Is Overlanding Dead?

[smritte]

The flip is great spots like this are not crowded any longer.

Is that over near Holcomb ranch? If so I was just there a few weeks ago. Three years ago, if you didn't get there early friday you couldn't get a good spot.
I wonder if this means I can go back to calling it off-road camping again?

 

[roots66]

if there is a decline in rally points you might think about creating one

I agree. However, my original one, going on 5+ years now, has dropped to all but non-existent. I've been the only one showing up for the last several months. So, it's not like there isn't something available. The folks just don't attend anymore.

 

[Kent R]

I agree. However, my original one, going on 5+ years now, has dropped to all but non-existent. I've been the only one showing up for the last several months. So, it's not like there isn't something available. The folks just don't attend anymore.

I believe that the original idea of a meet up was great but that may have run its course, people I talk to want rally points for trips and not everyone wants to work on a trip then put out an open invite.
Overlanding or what ever you want to call it is what we make it, but its defiantly not dead just not as visible maybe.

Ill try to get in touch with you when we swing through TX next June.

 

[Kevin108]

Still, I got a lotta love for those GM s-series trucks from 84 to 94.

I dreamed of finding that truck again some day and buying it back. Being able to modify and build it with my adult skill set and budget, it would have been amazing. And I did find it. Sadly, totaled and sold by the insurance company. I don't know how to track it down from there. https://ucars.pro/vin/1GCCT14B6F2100641

 

[roots66]

I believe that the original idea of a meet up was great but that may have run its course, people I talk to want rally points for trips and not everyone wants to work on a trip then put out an open invite.

Yeah, I think so too. Unless you're doing this full time, it's hard to set up trips around work schedules.

Overlanding or what ever you want to call it is what we make it, but its defiantly not dead just not as visible maybe.

Exactly. The overland bandwagoneers have moved on to the next popular thing, so nearly all the Instatweettubers have gone away. Which, I'm fine with since it makes the trips we do take much more peaceful.

Ill try to get in touch with you when we swing through TX next June.

That would be cool. It's not a very big state, so should be easy to find us.

 

[CR-Venturer]

For those of us who really get it, who got into overlanding because we genuinely LOVE vehicle based adventure, Overlanding will never die because the things that make it great never change. The bandwagon jumpers will disappear, but all the better for us diehards.

 

[NorCal Explorer]

The fad is over except for the die hards. This site used to be 4-5 pages of new posts everyday….now maybe 2-3 posts for a whole day. Looks like the party is over.

Well the party is over for me since I am almost 65 and my rig has 400,000 miles on it. Does any one know if you retire from the group do you keep your badge number or does it go to another new member?

 

[Arcbulldog]

i have spent way to much money and built several rigs but I still have my and love my 80 and now the new LC 250. The adventure will continue and the community as a whole is and has always been great. The outdoors in my happy place and as helped me keep what's left of my sanity in this crazy world.