Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Shahn]

New to the forum, saw it mentioned in a youtube video when looking up DIY kitchen designs. I work a lot, so most of my stuff is projects and future builds or wants. I live in Houston TX, slowly building my 85 Dodge Ram and trailer. I also have an 85 Ramcharger that I've taken to Merus in Palo Duro Canyon, but it needs some work as well now. My plans are to build a camper trailer for the rooftop tent, so I can leave it at camp and drive either the Ram or Ramcharger when I'm exploring and wheeling. I have a lot of parts just waiting to come together and be used, but time hasn't been on my side the past year or so.

1985 Power Ram W350, 8" lift, 92 Cummins drivetrain on 37's.
1985 Ramcharger, 4" lift, 92 Cummins drivetrain on 37's.
M101 trailer frame, dodge stepside bed, and will have ladder rack, rooftop tent, camp shower, kitchen, etc....

Greetings Phillip, welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[Shahn]

Chris here, along with Kayla, a 3 yr pit/shephard mix. She's my ride-or-die; comes to work with me everyday, travels everywhere I go, determines whether or not I attend an event, etc.

I drive a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. Pic attached.

I love the outdoors. My hobbies all revolve around being outside. Exploring and traveling are in my blood. Kayla, as a pup, was found abandoned in the middle of literally nowhere. Don't know anything else about the time she spent surviving in the woods other than she's the only dog I've ever had that goes into a foraging mode (it's actually entertaining to watch her pick and choose which flowers and leaves she's going to eat, or bugs she digs up and either devours or casts aside. She prefers staying outside vs. inside when I'm working, and on the patio or backyard when at home. Suffice it to say, she loves the outdoors as well.

I spent a lot of time in my younger years off-pavement. My parents are US State Dept. retired, so I grew up overseas in under-developed and usually classified as 'danger-posts' countries. Safaris in Africa, a lot of off-pavement travel when we lived in Yemen (before the first Gulf War), and trekking and mountain biking when we were in Nepal as well as some off-roading. Dad had a 1989 2nd gen right-hand drive 4Runner when we lived there, which was the vehicle I started learning how to drive in.

With all of that said, I am a beginner/novice overlander. When it comes to technical driving/operating, recovery, navigating, etc I basically know nothing. I was just a kid, those things were handled by the adults. My role then was not distracting whoever was driving, and keeping myself busy with whatever activities would earn me scout badges. My only real experience off-roading has been on hard-packed mixed surface in 2wd drive vehicles, usually while ripping it vs crawling it (dirt roads when we lived in Poland, limestone and shell in SW Florida where I'm originally from, and hard dry sand/clay out west in Southern Cali and Arizona).

So, even though I feel like i have been overlanding since my childhood years, this introduction post serves as a timestamp marking the actual starting point of a hobby/lifestyle that evidently is supposed to be a huge part of who I am.

Greetings Chris, welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[Shahn]

Hi OB crew,

long time member #1011 but new to the forum based in SE England with various 4x4 vehicle "projects" that we use for adventuring overland.

Cheers
Steve

Greetings Steve, welcome to the forum!

 

[Prerunner1982]

@chau8238
Welcome from Oklahoma. Love the old school rigs.

 

[roots66]

New to the forum, saw it mentioned in a youtube video when looking up DIY kitchen designs. I work a lot, so most of my stuff is projects and future builds or wants. I live in Houston TX, slowly building my 85 Dodge Ram and trailer. I also have an 85 Ramcharger that I've taken to Merus in Palo Duro Canyon, but it needs some work as well now. My plans are to build a camper trailer for the rooftop tent, so I can leave it at camp and drive either the Ram or Ramcharger when I'm exploring and wheeling. I have a lot of parts just waiting to come together and be used, but time hasn't been on my side the past year or so.

1985 Power Ram W350, 8" lift, 92 Cummins drivetrain on 37's.
1985 Ramcharger, 4" lift, 92 Cummins drivetrain on 37's.
M101 trailer frame, dodge stepside bed, and will have ladder rack, rooftop tent, camp shower, kitchen, etc....

Hello Phillip (@chau8238 ), welcome to Overland Bound. I am one of your Local Experts for Texas.

The Houston area has this meetup here: Recurring Bryan College Station Meet-up

Local information and involvement opportunities can be found here: Southwest Region (AZ/NM/TX/OK)

Looking to meet fellow members? Check out the Meet-Up event page: Overland Bound Meetups

Events in the SW region can be found here: Overland Bound Events SW Region

Want to know what members are planning? You can find out here: Overland Trip Planning

If you have any questions, please just let me know.

 

[roots66]

Chris here, along with Kayla, a 3 yr pit/shephard mix. She's my ride-or-die; comes to work with me everyday, travels everywhere I go, determines whether or not I attend an event, etc.

I drive a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. Pic attached.

I love the outdoors. My hobbies all revolve around being outside. Exploring and traveling are in my blood. Kayla, as a pup, was found abandoned in the middle of literally nowhere. Don't know anything else about the time she spent surviving in the woods other than she's the only dog I've ever had that goes into a foraging mode (it's actually entertaining to watch her pick and choose which flowers and leaves she's going to eat, or bugs she digs up and either devours or casts aside. She prefers staying outside vs. inside when I'm working, and on the patio or backyard when at home. Suffice it to say, she loves the outdoors as well.

I spent a lot of time in my younger years off-pavement. My parents are US State Dept. retired, so I grew up overseas in under-developed and usually classified as 'danger-posts' countries. Safaris in Africa, a lot of off-pavement travel when we lived in Yemen (before the first Gulf War), and trekking and mountain biking when we were in Nepal as well as some off-roading. Dad had a 1989 2nd gen right-hand drive 4Runner when we lived there, which was the vehicle I started learning how to drive in.

With all of that said, I am a beginner/novice overlander. When it comes to technical driving/operating, recovery, navigating, etc I basically know nothing. I was just a kid, those things were handled by the adults. My role then was not distracting whoever was driving, and keeping myself busy with whatever activities would earn me scout badges. My only real experience off-roading has been on hard-packed mixed surface in 2wd drive vehicles, usually while ripping it vs crawling it (dirt roads when we lived in Poland, limestone and shell in SW Florida where I'm originally from, and hard dry sand/clay out west in Southern Cali and Arizona).

So, even though I feel like i have been overlanding since my childhood years, this introduction post serves as a timestamp marking the actual starting point of a hobby/lifestyle that evidently is supposed to be a huge part of who I am.

Hello and welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hi OB crew,

long time member #1011 but new to the forum based in SE England with various 4x4 vehicle "projects" that we use for adventuring overland.

Cheers
Steve

Hello and welcome to the OB forum family.

 

[Gotham2112]

Chris here, along with Kayla, a 3 yr pit/shephard mix. She's my ride-or-die; comes to work with me everyday, travels everywhere I go, determines whether or not I attend an event, etc.

I drive a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. Pic attached.

I love the outdoors. My hobbies all revolve around being outside. Exploring and traveling are in my blood. Kayla, as a pup, was found abandoned in the middle of literally nowhere. Don't know anything else about the time she spent surviving in the woods other than she's the only dog I've ever had that goes into a foraging mode (it's actually entertaining to watch her pick and choose which flowers and leaves she's going to eat, or bugs she digs up and either devours or casts aside. She prefers staying outside vs. inside when I'm working, and on the patio or backyard when at home. Suffice it to say, she loves the outdoors as well.

I spent a lot of time in my younger years off-pavement. My parents are US State Dept. retired, so I grew up overseas in under-developed and usually classified as 'danger-posts' countries. Safaris in Africa, a lot of off-pavement travel when we lived in Yemen (before the first Gulf War), and trekking and mountain biking when we were in Nepal as well as some off-roading. Dad had a 1989 2nd gen right-hand drive 4Runner when we lived there, which was the vehicle I started learning how to drive in.

With all of that said, I am a beginner/novice overlander. When it comes to technical driving/operating, recovery, navigating, etc I basically know nothing. I was just a kid, those things were handled by the adults. My role then was not distracting whoever was driving, and keeping myself busy with whatever activities would earn me scout badges. My only real experience off-roading has been on hard-packed mixed surface in 2wd drive vehicles, usually while ripping it vs crawling it (dirt roads when we lived in Poland, limestone and shell in SW Florida where I'm originally from, and hard dry sand/clay out west in Southern Cali and Arizona).

So, even though I feel like i have been overlanding since my childhood years, this introduction post serves as a timestamp marking the actual starting point of a hobby/lifestyle that evidently is supposed to be a huge part of who I am.

Hi Chris and Kayla! Great looking build on the Taco. Welcome to OB!

 

[Bengt N]

Chris here, along with Kayla, a 3 yr pit/shephard mix. She's my ride-or-die; comes to work with me everyday, travels everywhere I go, determines whether or not I attend an event, etc.

I drive a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. Pic attached.

I love the outdoors. My hobbies all revolve around being outside. Exploring and traveling are in my blood. Kayla, as a pup, was found abandoned in the middle of literally nowhere. Don't know anything else about the time she spent surviving in the woods other than she's the only dog I've ever had that goes into a foraging mode (it's actually entertaining to watch her pick and choose which flowers and leaves she's going to eat, or bugs she digs up and either devours or casts aside. She prefers staying outside vs. inside when I'm working, and on the patio or backyard when at home. Suffice it to say, she loves the outdoors as well.

I spent a lot of time in my younger years off-pavement. My parents are US State Dept. retired, so I grew up overseas in under-developed and usually classified as 'danger-posts' countries. Safaris in Africa, a lot of off-pavement travel when we lived in Yemen (before the first Gulf War), and trekking and mountain biking when we were in Nepal as well as some off-roading. Dad had a 1989 2nd gen right-hand drive 4Runner when we lived there, which was the vehicle I started learning how to drive in.

With all of that said, I am a beginner/novice overlander. When it comes to technical driving/operating, recovery, navigating, etc I basically know nothing. I was just a kid, those things were handled by the adults. My role then was not distracting whoever was driving, and keeping myself busy with whatever activities would earn me scout badges. My only real experience off-roading has been on hard-packed mixed surface in 2wd drive vehicles, usually while ripping it vs crawling it (dirt roads when we lived in Poland, limestone and shell in SW Florida where I'm originally from, and hard dry sand/clay out west in Southern Cali and Arizona).

So, even though I feel like i have been overlanding since my childhood years, this introduction post serves as a timestamp marking the actual starting point of a hobby/lifestyle that evidently is supposed to be a huge part of who I am.

Hallo to you both
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N

 

[Mike_in_MO]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

 

[Bengt N]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

Hallo Mike
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N

 

[roots66]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

Hello and welcome to the OB family.

 

[freak4life]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

Hello Mike, welcome to you and your wife to Overland Bound.

 

[El-Dracho]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

Hi Mike,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern

 

[OTH Overland]

1) Innsbrook, Missouri (about 50 miles west of St. Louis)
2) 2011 Ford Expedition - can’t part with it so planning to use it for overland camping.
3) New to overlanding. My wife and I have lots of camping experience. We are now in our 60’s. Believe overlanding will allow us to continue to enjoy backcountry adventures without having to carry everything on our backs.

Welcome to Overland Bound from Washington State.

 

[wesmade]

Just joined and also new to overlanding. I have a 2023 Bronco Sport Badlands. So far I have just been going to campsites, but hope to add in a few trails and off grid camping soon. I live near Allentown PA. I have figured out western PA had some good sites as well as New Jersey.

 

[KOA]

Old member back for more action!

We are Kootenay Overland Adventures! KOA for short. We are a family of outdoor people in the kootenays of BC.

 

[Bengt N]

Old member back for more action!

We are Kootenay Overland Adventures! KOA for short. We are a family of outdoor people in the kootenays of BC.

Welcome back Matt
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N

 

[Bengt N]

Just joined and also new to overlanding. I have a 2023 Bronco Sport Badlands. So far I have just been going to campsites, but hope to add in a few trails and off grid camping soon. I live near Allentown PA. I have figured out western PA had some good sites as well as New Jersey.
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Welcome to OBO Wes
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N

 

[Kent R]

Just joined and also new to overlanding. I have a 2023 Bronco Sport Badlands. So far I have just been going to campsites, but hope to add in a few trails and off grid camping soon. I live near Allentown PA. I have figured out western PA had some good sites as well as New Jersey.
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