"Off the Grid" Fall 2017
- Thread starter Mark D
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Enthusiast III
Signed up for my first OTG Rally!! Beyond excited! See you all there.
Enthusiast III
Thank you for posting the link. Purchased driver/passenger. I hope there will be a Sacramento OB meet up and convoy to Camp Edison.
Enthusiast III
Bought driver and passenger, Campbell CA.
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Influencer II
Pathfinder I
Influencer I
Just tried to buy tickets and it show that they are sold out. Very sad, I started this thread to make sure I didn't miss the trip. Have fun.
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Hi Mark, I am very sorry to read that you missed out. I did too. The "driver" option must have sold out within hours of today's second round becoming available to regular members who did not go last year. I guess that a lot of the founder 500 and those regular members who went last year were eager to go back again this year. They would have been able to start purchasing their seats yesterday as part of the timed release announced a few days ago. I can understand their excitement. The "driver with trailer" still seems to be open as well as the "passenger" option but I don't know for how long more.
I have a question. Can a driver who is not planning to bring a trailer purchase the "driver with trailer" option and just pay the extra fee for it? The sold-out "driver" option is $175 and the "driver with trailer" option is $200. Perhaps, you can still go if this is an option?
I would like to thank you for starting this thread as it was an invaluable resource for many including myself who were interested in going but lacked the basic information about how to apply and when tickets would go on sale. The regular updates when they became available were invaluable. Demand was just very high given the almost exponential growth of Overland Bound over the last year.
Advocate III
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Bigger is not always better, and the desert is as fragile, even more fragile, an environment than any place else. I know the desert well, especially the Chihuahuan Desert, and would be strongly opposed to any ginormous, epic, event concentrating on vehicles meant to go off-road. Might be 'leave no trace' in spirit, but it would definitely leave a lasting trace on the desert.
It would also leave a lasting and bad impression of overlanders in the minds of those living there.
The tendency towards even larger and larger gatherings, especially if most/all vehicles are to be active in a concentrated space, feels very against the whole idea of overlanding.
Mark my words, it will be detrimental to how overlanding and overlanders are perceived and detrimental to overlanding itself.
We don't have to be the biggest-baddest, we don't have to be number one, we don't have to be huge.
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Bigger is not always better, and the desert is as fragile, even more fragile, an environment than any place else. I know the desert well, especially the Chihuahuan Desert, and would be strongly opposed to any ginormous, epic, event concentrating on vehicles meant to go off-road. Might be 'leave no trace' in spirit, but it would definitely leave a lasting trace on the desert.
It would also leave a lasting and bad impression of overlanders in the minds of those living there.
The tendency towards even larger and larger gatherings, especially if most/all vehicles are to be active in a concentrated space, feels very against the whole idea of overlanding.
Mark my words, it will be detrimental to how overlanding and overlanders are perceived and detrimental to overlanding itself.
We don't have to be the biggest-baddest, we don't have to be number one, we don't have to be huge.
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@Mark D I purchased mine on the assumption I won't have to work. For me sadly, I don't get my next months schedule until the 24th of the previous month. If it turns out I have to work mine would be up for grabs (I would give you first chance). I feel bad that you did show interest and made it known on the forums yet couldn't get some. Btw, I got driver and passenger. Hopefully this is ok with The OB group.
Mark I would be willing to give up my spot for you, Just me know ....
Influencer I
Brian, that is super cool and thank you BUT! I did not notice the "driver with trailer" and since I will be bringing my trailer I purchased my ticket this morning. Thank you again!
Benefactor
Pathfinder I
Oh man that sucks. I just happened to be looking at my e-mail when it came through. It sounds like next year may be easier to attend. [emoji1303]
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Excellent news! I just checked again and even the "driver with trailer" option is sold out now. Just the "passenger" option remains now, which I guess is only useful to someone who already has a "driver" or "driver with trailer" pass already. I hope that you have a great time!!!!
Benefactor
I was able to get a Driver/Pasenger tickets. Looking forward to attending. We are putting together an event for the SouthWest, so I will be attending it also. I'm looking forward to seeing how it's done, so we can reproduce the success of OTG West, in the SouthWest.
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Traveler III
I was able to get in near the end last night. So glad we we squeezed in. We are coming from the southwest now - well northern AZ to be specific - and would love to get a convoy going or join up with one.
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Influencer I
Not sure how that would work but I'd be interested when you find out.
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