Pioneer I
- 11,171
- First Name
- Dave
- Last Name
- Spinks
- Member #
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3057
- Service Branch
- Royal Navy Veteran
There is a popular misconception that becoming a member of Overland Bound means you will get regular arranged meets and trips.
This was never what Overland Bound was about. It was about giving people the tools and knowledge to safely head off overlanding. It was and still is first and foremost a community based group focused on getting people together and out on the tracks and trails.
As a member in order to gain the most benefit from your membership you need to get involved. We have a number of members and Representatives that do arrange trips and meets on a regular basis and the best way to keep abreast of all these trips is to be actively involved in the forums, Facebook groups and Whatsapp groups that have all been set up for members to enable them to share information, share trip planning and arrange get togethers.
Also remember by being an OB Member you can join other regional groups such as Mid Europe where you can again get help and support when travelling out with our own region. In my case OB Members helped me out in Turkey when I needed a new intercooler and in Greece when the head gasket blew. In fact one OB member sent me to a garage with another OB member who replaced the head gasket and all done and completed including pressure testing the head in less than 36 hours.
Admittedly the Covid Pandemic and lockdowns put a massive dent in the social aspects of membership however we still maintained contact through the above mediums and some Zoom style meets. Some events were held but within Covid guidelines and this made planning and execution of the events difficult and social distanced something which goes completely against social ethos of membership.
These meets do not have to be large full scale meets or trips, it can be a coffee and tyre kick in a local care park, it can be 2 or 3 members getting together to camp for the weekend, it can be a Trail Guardian Style Cleanup. To put it simply it can be anything you want it to be that gets members out and about and meeting up, creating new friendships. No one says all members have to get on but by meeting members you can and will find some like minded friends and in doing say start to arrange your own events. A perfect example is I am currently enjoying a few days camping in the Cairngorms with my Grandson. I put out a shout to any local or passing OB members to come say hello and in doing so had 2 members come down to say hi and chat and another member change his plans slightly and come up and spend a night camping with us. Its as easy and simple as that.
OB Member Lee Quince and Harley came and joined us for a night.
All the most active members we currently have started out this way and now continue to meet and get together but all are still actively seeking new members and contacts to join in and in doing so build our community.
To put it bluntly if you don't participate don't complain when you say you got nothing out of your membership the choice is yours!
This was never what Overland Bound was about. It was about giving people the tools and knowledge to safely head off overlanding. It was and still is first and foremost a community based group focused on getting people together and out on the tracks and trails.
As a member in order to gain the most benefit from your membership you need to get involved. We have a number of members and Representatives that do arrange trips and meets on a regular basis and the best way to keep abreast of all these trips is to be actively involved in the forums, Facebook groups and Whatsapp groups that have all been set up for members to enable them to share information, share trip planning and arrange get togethers.
Also remember by being an OB Member you can join other regional groups such as Mid Europe where you can again get help and support when travelling out with our own region. In my case OB Members helped me out in Turkey when I needed a new intercooler and in Greece when the head gasket blew. In fact one OB member sent me to a garage with another OB member who replaced the head gasket and all done and completed including pressure testing the head in less than 36 hours.
Admittedly the Covid Pandemic and lockdowns put a massive dent in the social aspects of membership however we still maintained contact through the above mediums and some Zoom style meets. Some events were held but within Covid guidelines and this made planning and execution of the events difficult and social distanced something which goes completely against social ethos of membership.
These meets do not have to be large full scale meets or trips, it can be a coffee and tyre kick in a local care park, it can be 2 or 3 members getting together to camp for the weekend, it can be a Trail Guardian Style Cleanup. To put it simply it can be anything you want it to be that gets members out and about and meeting up, creating new friendships. No one says all members have to get on but by meeting members you can and will find some like minded friends and in doing say start to arrange your own events. A perfect example is I am currently enjoying a few days camping in the Cairngorms with my Grandson. I put out a shout to any local or passing OB members to come say hello and in doing so had 2 members come down to say hi and chat and another member change his plans slightly and come up and spend a night camping with us. Its as easy and simple as that.
OB Member Lee Quince and Harley came and joined us for a night.
All the most active members we currently have started out this way and now continue to meet and get together but all are still actively seeking new members and contacts to join in and in doing so build our community.
To put it bluntly if you don't participate don't complain when you say you got nothing out of your membership the choice is yours!
