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tomthyme

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Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area, TX, USA
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Tom
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Hello Folks,
My wife and I have had RVs for years, and one of us is quite excited to get out of the campground and into the places where we can see starts, smell the forest, and enjoy some peace and quite. My wife is not terribly opposed, but she does have some basic hygiene, and bug concerns. I would like her to grow to enjoy the wilderness as I was raised doing the same. My mind is filled with romantic visions of sleeping under the stars with no one around for miles. I want to be realistic. What I am thinking is first a day drive, perhaps a camp lunch, a little hike and head back home. We have a 2020 RAM Power Wagon with a camper shell. It would be great if we could find some folks in the DFW area for meet ups, coffees, etc. Any help or support would be appreciated.
Be safe you guys!
Thanks
Tom
 

OTH Overland

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Tom, from personal experience, allways have a portable toilet (folding style w/ bags, or a port-a-potty if you have the space) and a pop up shower/changing room tent along, even on day trips. Just having the ability to quickly create a clean and private bathroom space goes along way with folks who are new to the great outdoors. Last thing you want to do is scare someone off with some delapated outhouse, or just wide open country side as a restroom. A few creature comforts go along way to making sure the experiance is a good one.
 
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Hello Folks,
My wife and I have had RVs for years, and one of us is quite excited to get out of the campground and into the places where we can see starts, smell the forest, and enjoy some peace and quite. My wife is not terribly opposed, but she does have some basic hygiene, and bug concerns. I would like her to grow to enjoy the wilderness as I was raised doing the same. My mind is filled with romantic visions of sleeping under the stars with no one around for miles. I want to be realistic. What I am thinking is first a day drive, perhaps a camp lunch, a little hike and head back home. We have a 2020 RAM Power Wagon with a camper shell. It would be great if we could find some folks in the DFW area for meet ups, coffees, etc. Any help or support would be appreciated.
Be safe you guys!
Thanks
Tom
Welcome to Overland Bound Tom
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”
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Some great local contacts are; in Texas @Roots66 & @Coreymol, and in the DFW area you can also contact @Prerunner1982
You can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members.
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Here is a Midwest expo in MO MOORE EXPO April 8-10, 2022
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

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Hello Tom (@tomthyme ), welcome to Overland Bound. I am one of your Southwest Region Member Rep for Texas. The other is Corey (@Coreymol).

There are a few DFW area meetups you can check out here: DFW OB meet and greet & DFW - Meet & Greet & Ft Worth West Meetup

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.
 

ZRex

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Welcome to OB, Tom! We're glad to have you here!

Cheers from Eastern TN,
Mike