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PAfozzy

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Contributor I

233
Ephrata, PA, USA
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16948

Greetings all from Eastern PA! I am brand new to the concept of overlanding and all-wheel drive/4x4's. I recently switched from a VW Jetta which I ran for years and just acquired this 2014 Subaru Forester XT Touring. At this point the only modification I am aware of is the roof basket and the new emblem, but I think the previous owner may have updated the headlights to Morimoto and it has twin Hella horns.

It is my daily driver and was purchased primarily so I would have a car that I could easily transport a kayak and that I could drive places our two Jetta's couldn't. Some video's and posts on overlanding got me thinking that I could do a whole lot more with my vehicle and hope to do some basic mods in the future to improve its offroad ability. @Wawa Skittletits build thread has been inspirational. Funds are extremely tight with my wife pursuing a degree to lead into medical school and myself planning on starting into college soon as well but a few small mods here and there are on the radar.

By night I am a Paramedic in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties and by day I am an excit.... nevermind, by day I mostly sleep LOL. Other than fishing, hunting, hiking and backpacking my primary hobby is leatherworking, you can see my extremely small stock of leather products on Etsy - JEleathercraft

A rookie to overlanding but I spent a few years growing up on a farm which gave me some basic mechanical knowledge, I am also a volunteer firefighter and rescue tech and a paramedic so I hope I wouldn't be completely useless on an expedition. :)

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Wawa Skittletits

Local Expert East Region USA
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Expedition Master I

5,079
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
First Name
Drew
Last Name
Hawley
Member #

1537

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WRBZ674
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USN veteran
Welcome to Overland Bound! Great to see another Subaru driving member and the fact that you hale from the great state of Pennsyltucky is a bonus. I appreciate the compliment and I’m always glad to help so feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions.
 

Razorrc

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Off-Road Ranger I

2,221
Everson, PA, USA
First Name
MICHAEL
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SULKOWSKI
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16324

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Welcome to OLB from Southwestern Pennsyltucky.
 

PAfozzy

Rank I
Launch Member

Contributor I

233
Ephrata, PA, USA
Member #

16948

Thank you guys! I did look up MtnRoo and will see about becoming more involved with that crew. Thanks for the suggestion!
 

Tuck1562

Rank IV
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Enthusiast III

1,146
Lancaster, PA, USA
First Name
Jeff
Last Name
Krause
Member #

19827

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KC3RQG
New hear from Lancaster.. new to overlanding and OB myself. Hope to see and meet more from area.
Welcome