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OB Approved What is "Overlanding"?
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I like the inclusiveness of the video message. Just retired and getting the Xterra ready for the road.
Good article, thanks for sharing. Sounds like an amazing adventure.
We have a great time and actually just finished another week long trip with the group last week. This time we hit several areas in Kentucky.
I have to say, I ve watched this video a few times. Love how you state it. I love the gear, the rigs, the clunkyness of things while driving. But that's for me. I don't care if I see a civic going by with the same intentions I do. As long as we're out having fun. Ride on brother.
P.s.-- I'm heading out to the east coast for a week soon, then hopefully getting in a possible trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. Making it a great year. Cheers.
P.s.-- I'm heading out to the east coast for a week soon, then hopefully getting in a possible trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. Making it a great year. Cheers.
Awesome video. I'm new to the forum. And really the lifestyle I suppose. I grew up camping stopped for a while and let life hold me back. Not anymore. My wife and I just took our 3 year old daughter on her first camping trip last weekend in the Pocono Mts in Eastern PA and she loved it. Sub freezing night temps, snow, the whole 9 yards. We just bought a 2001 R50 Pathfinder a few months back and I will slowly be upgrading it to be able to reach a few more destinations. Thank you for accepting any and all those who just want to go outside. I look forward to being a part of this community.
Pathfinder I
Welcome.to.the.group!....you.came.to.the.right.place,Amigo!
Off-Road Ranger I
I think that this is a great forum, a lot of great info and no egos.
During my down time I watch a lot of videos to keep my spirits up, learn more about Overlanding, and get ideas for new trips. The majority of videos I watch are by Mark Doiron, I find them to be the best overall videos and, to me, gives the best view of what to expect with Overlanding. He has a general destination in mind but really shows that the journey is the true destination.
Expedition Overland also has some really good videos but theirs are on the professional level. Theirs are also expeditions which most people can't fit into their schedule when they have a non-Overland related job. The thing I like best about theirs though is they really push the cultural side of Overlanding. Overlanding is not just about driving through the woods, its about exploring and that includes the people who live in those areas.
For most of us, non-Overland related job peoples, Mountain State Overland has the videos I enjoy the most. For one theirs are in the Appalachian Mountains (our neck of the woods) and combine short trips with stops to meet new people. They like to point out the cultural side of the region they are from, mostly music, and show what these areas have to offer. And, just as the other two, they show that Overlanding isn't about obstacles, its about paved roads, gravel roads, and dirt trails, what is necessary to get from point A to point B.
I know most people are focused on getting out into nature and spending time camping but Overlanding is much more than just that. As the video points out, its about getting out of your comfort zone and finding out what is different about where you are versus where you are from. Take the time to visit those small towns and little out of the way places, you might meet some great people. We have.
Expedition Overland also has some really good videos but theirs are on the professional level. Theirs are also expeditions which most people can't fit into their schedule when they have a non-Overland related job. The thing I like best about theirs though is they really push the cultural side of Overlanding. Overlanding is not just about driving through the woods, its about exploring and that includes the people who live in those areas.
For most of us, non-Overland related job peoples, Mountain State Overland has the videos I enjoy the most. For one theirs are in the Appalachian Mountains (our neck of the woods) and combine short trips with stops to meet new people. They like to point out the cultural side of the region they are from, mostly music, and show what these areas have to offer. And, just as the other two, they show that Overlanding isn't about obstacles, its about paved roads, gravel roads, and dirt trails, what is necessary to get from point A to point B.
I know most people are focused on getting out into nature and spending time camping but Overlanding is much more than just that. As the video points out, its about getting out of your comfort zone and finding out what is different about where you are versus where you are from. Take the time to visit those small towns and little out of the way places, you might meet some great people. We have.
Traveler III
Thanks for pointing these out. I'm now subscribed. Here's a direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalByDoiron/featured
Thank you brother. I'm seriously glad to find a place as accepting of newhat blood as you all are here.
Advocate II
So two days ago I was out riding the bicycle and I saw a 2016 VW GTI 4DR with a Tepui RTT on it. Overlanding is what you make it.
Advocate II
The guy works over at the Apple Campus near my place, I'll see if I can catch him.
Ha!
No!
But !... I know what want now, so at least all this motivation has a direction!
Advocate III
Great video and very inclusive. Looking to have the best the experience I can within the limits of my vehicle. Never had a bad moment yet.
Well said @Overland-Indiana! Your last sentence made me think of a quote I just read today:
“This instinct for a free life in the open is as natural and wholesome as the gratification of hunger and thirst and love. It is Nature’s recall to the simple mode of existence she intended us for.” – HORACE KEPHART, Camping and Woodcraft, 1917
Amen. I too was getting hung up with "keeping up with the Joneses". By the way, Joneses = XOverland!!! Since I have joined this amazing community on Overland Bound I have been focusing on being in nature, really being there. And building on the relationships with the people who have the same passion as I do to be out there in the wilderness albeit in person or online.
