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Austin, TX, USA
First Name
John
Last Name
Bowman
Howdy yall, the name’s John. Slowly getting into overlanding, but been camping and outdoors-ing all my life. My pandemic project was a trailer I built from scratch because I’m too tall to sleep comfortably in my ‘06 Tacoma. Hopefully I can figure out how to post a pic with this intro. I can never leave well enough alone, so I’m in the midst of a solid axle swap on my truck. Love going to the beach, but want to branch out and go elsewhere too as time/funds permit.
 

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Kozysnack

Rank VII
Member
Investor

Expedition Master I

8,095
Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
First Name
Vance
Last Name
Ely
Member #

28800

Ham/GMRS Callsign
WRNX949 is my GMRS, haven't taken my test yet but working on the HAM
Service Branch
USAF BRAT
Howdy yall, the name’s John. Slowly getting into overlanding, but been camping and outdoors-ing all my life. My pandemic project was a trailer I built from scratch because I’m too tall to sleep comfortably in my ‘06 Tacoma. Hopefully I can figure out how to post a pic with this intro. I can never leave well enough alone, so I’m in the midst of a solid axle swap on my truck. Love going to the beach, but want to branch out and go elsewhere too as time/funds permit.
Welcome John
 

Michael Golden

Rank VI
Member

Explorer I

4,240
Tampa Fl
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Golden
Member #

28987

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KG4BCN
Service Branch
U.S. Army
Howdy yall, the name’s John. Slowly getting into overlanding, but been camping and outdoors-ing all my life. My pandemic project was a trailer I built from scratch because I’m too tall to sleep comfortably in my ‘06 Tacoma. Hopefully I can figure out how to post a pic with this intro. I can never leave well enough alone, so I’m in the midst of a solid axle swap on my truck. Love going to the beach, but want to branch out and go elsewhere too as time/funds permit.
Welcome to the Overland Bound Community. Glad to have you join us.
 

Kent R

OB Executive Director
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Pathfinder III

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

1632

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K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
Howdy yall, the name’s John. Slowly getting into overlanding, but been camping and outdoors-ing all my life. My pandemic project was a trailer I built from scratch because I’m too tall to sleep comfortably in my ‘06 Tacoma. Hopefully I can figure out how to post a pic with this intro. I can never leave well enough alone, so I’m in the midst of a solid axle swap on my truck. Love going to the beach, but want to branch out and go elsewhere too as time/funds permit.
Welcome to Overland Bound John
Great looking build.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the Southwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Texas Member Representative is @Roots66, and in the DFW area you can also contact @Prerunner1982
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com
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
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
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Member III

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

16968

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USAF
Hello John (@LoneStarMatterhorn ), welcome to Overland Bound. I am your Southwest Region Member Rep for Texas. Nice setup you have. Beach trips are definitely more doable in CTX since they are closer. I enjoy the mountains too, but like you said, time/funds limit these trips for me as well.

We have a local monthly meet up in Round Rock the first Saturday of the month: Recurring - North Central Texas Meet & Greet Hope to see you there.

There is also a San Antonio Meet Up here you can check out: San Antonio Monthly Meetup - Eisenhauer Park

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

Also, if you are on Facebook, feel free to join us there as well - Overland Bound – Southwest

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