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Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

6,274
Sparreholm, Södermanland, Sweden
First Name
Bengt
Last Name
Nordrup
Member #

30728

Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Hallo Taylor
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N
 

freak4life

Local Expert
Member

Contributor II

1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Hello Taylor, welcome to Overland Bound.
 

Explorer I

808
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Dutch
Member #

44821

Hi there Overlanders!

My name is Robert and I am a pretty novice overlander. I've done Australia, Balkans, Baltics and Ukraine till now. This in a Suzuki Grand Vitara and Prado 120. Now for the coming 2-3 years I'll be living and overlanding in Mongolia.

I'll be starting from scratch. I just bought a Land Cruiser 200 V6 (2008). Which is kind of stock. That is, it now has a 140 Liter petrol Tank and a 6th wheel rack. With 125k kilometers on the clock it's still young. It was mainly used in the city.

The plan:
Roofrack with tent
Old Man Emu BP51 Shocks
Drawers
Power supply
AT tires, maybe some Mud ones too.

I hope Overland Bound can be of help, though currently it looks like it's aimed at US only and no metric system. Lack of a metric system will be annoying, especially if i add sights to the App as signs will be in metric.

Helping to build the App in Mongolia will be a goal of that is somehow possible. But i haven't gone that deep in the App yet.

Anyways, hope to see you on the forum soon, or maybe even on the road?! Plenty of events i noticed.

Nice to meet you,
Robert
Hi Robert welcome to OB.
Whilst OB started in the US I can assure you there is a big active OB Community out with the USA.

I'm jealous you are getting to spend so much time in Mongolia exploring. How are you getting there, is it an overland trip to get there?
We drove there from the UK back in 2018 and enjoyed 2 months exploring the country. 2 Years wouldn't actually be enough though and I could and would quite happily spend 2 years there.

I did start adding some of our Wild Camps to the app so make sure to check them out as these were the cream of the crop from our time there although all were exceptional. Mongolia is a nomadic country so wild camping is normal but be prepared to have a Mongolian family rock up 3 deep on a motorbike to check you out and smile a lot.

For our trip to Mongolia we changed our set up to be more suitable for Mongolia travel so I'm always happy to help, discuss and advise where I can.

Look forward to seeing your trips and following your progress.

Any questions etc give me a shout

Dave
Sorry for the late reply Dave, i am still not used to the forum setup.

Work brought us to Mongolia. Lucky, i hope.

I've checked the Mongolia App map, but haven't found any spots of interest yet. Maybe 2 or 3 points in Ulaanbaatar itself and that's it. It brings a bit of doubt to me whether to pay for me creating the Mongolia map. Mostly because there are few users. Though that may be a catch 22.

Thanks for the offer of help. For the moment i am in a hurry to set the LC200 up to be out on the road in 2 weeks from now. Made my 1st mistake already :-(.
 

Wandering_Scotty

Rank VII
Member

Pioneer II

5,332
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
First Name
Scotty
Last Name
Joseph
Member #

31623

Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Welcome Taylor! You’re going to love that Chevy Colorado, it’s a great platform. I look forward to seeing the build. Happy Trails.
 

ScotiaJeep

Rank II
Member

Pathfinder II

470
San Martin, CA, USA
First Name
Rob
Last Name
Miner
Member #

31758

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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
 

Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

6,274
Sparreholm, Södermanland, Sweden
First Name
Bengt
Last Name
Nordrup
Member #

30728

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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Hallo Rob
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N
 

Kent R

Executive Director
Staff member
Mod Team
Moderator
Member

Pathfinder III

5,200
El Dorado, Ca
First Name
Kent
Last Name
Reynolds
Member #

1632

Ham/GMRS Callsign
K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Welcome to Overland Bound
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If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com
 

El-Dracho

Ambassador, Europe
Moderator
Member
Supporter
Investor

Off-Road Ranger III

13,288
Lampertheim, Germany
First Name
Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
Member #

20111

Ham/GMRS Callsign
DO3BE
Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Hi Taylor and welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

El-Dracho

Ambassador, Europe
Moderator
Member
Supporter
Investor

Off-Road Ranger III

13,288
Lampertheim, Germany
First Name
Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
Member #

20111

Ham/GMRS Callsign
DO3BE
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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Hi Rob,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

Wandering_Scotty

Rank VII
Member

Pioneer II

5,332
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
First Name
Scotty
Last Name
Joseph
Member #

31623

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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Welcome and hello from San Jose, CA! If you’re ever interested in going to Hollister, I try to make it out there at least once a month. Also there’s a lot of amazing places to wheel & camp just a few hours from the South Bay. Just hit me up!
 

Lone Wolf 1965

Rank VI
Member

Influencer I

3,037
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
First Name
Dale
Last Name
Gregory
Member #

31030

Service Branch
U.S. Navy
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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Welcome to Overland Bound
 

freak4life

Local Expert
Member

Contributor II

1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
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Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Hello Rob, welcome to Overland Bound.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Hi there Overlanders!

My name is Robert and I am a pretty novice overlander. I've done Australia, Balkans, Baltics and Ukraine till now. This in a Suzuki Grand Vitara and Prado 120. Now for the coming 2-3 years I'll be living and overlanding in Mongolia.

I'll be starting from scratch. I just bought a Land Cruiser 200 V6 (2008). Which is kind of stock. That is, it now has a 140 Liter petrol Tank and a 6th wheel rack. With 125k kilometers on the clock it's still young. It was mainly used in the city.

The plan:
Roofrack with tent
Old Man Emu BP51 Shocks
Drawers
Power supply
AT tires, maybe some Mud ones too.

I hope Overland Bound can be of help, though currently it looks like it's aimed at US only and no metric system. Lack of a metric system will be annoying, especially if i add sights to the App as signs will be in metric.

Helping to build the App in Mongolia will be a goal of that is somehow possible. But i haven't gone that deep in the App yet.

Anyways, hope to see you on the forum soon, or maybe even on the road?! Plenty of events i noticed.

Nice to meet you,
Robert
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Greetings from Ventura, CA. I’m Omar and I‘m new to this website and to the overlanding community. I just got my ‘22 4-Runner Off Road Pro last Sept while living in the Washington DC area. I drove across the country for a new job in Feb23. Now that I’m in CA, I really want to get into overlanding; I’m definitely a novice (unless watching YouTube videos count). Then again, if it weren’t for watching a video by Lifestyle Overland, I might not have found this site and community, so I’m grateful for his vid and channel for helping me get one step closer to making my overlanding goals a reality! I‘ve still got work to do on my setup, but this is a pic of my rig (The Gaucho) in Newport, RI back in Dec ‘22.

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Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
View attachment 258983
Hello. I’m super excited to be a part of this community.
I‘m a newbie to off-roading with Death Valley and Hollister Hills in California with Cal4West under my belt. And soon Moab.
I have a 2022 Jeep Rubicon with a factory lift, winch and off-road tires. Also, I have a small off-road camper with a tent on top which I used for the first time at Hollister Hills. I love to camp and look forward to adventures with others to places such as Anza Borrego, Baja and all over.
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

OTH Overland

Local Expert Washington, USA
Member
Investor

Trail Blazer III

4,847
Camano Island, WA, USA
First Name
Dave
Last Name
Ballard
Member #

20527

Ham/GMRS Callsign
N7XQP
Service Branch
Fire/EMS/SAR
Good morning! My name is Taylor and I’m currently living in the PNW. I’m 29 years old and work in the petroleum industry. I’m an avid camper who’s currently waiting on a 2023 Colorado trail boss to start getting into more remote areas to camp. I hope to learn a lot about navigation, gear, and want to meet people up here to plan trips with!
Taylor, Welcome to Overland Bound, we are a a bit north of you just past Seattle. Congratulations on your new rig, looking forward to seeing some photos after you get it, and as you kit it out. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions as you dig through the website or app. Keep an eye on the Calendar and Rally Point tabs for events if you looking to meet up with other folks. There are a couple of good events coming up where you can meet all kinds of other overlanding types, look at rigs and have the opportunity to take some classes and look at way to much gear that is available for sale . .lol The Northwest Overland Rally in Plain, WA (Near Leavenworth) June 15 through 18th (event published on Rally Point) and the much larger PNW Overland Expo in Redmond (Bend) OR July 7th thru the 9th, both with day or weekend passes and camping.