Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hello!

New to the site and looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Location: Detroit, MI
Experience: Novice

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning

You are in the Midwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY

Your Regional Director is @Mike W. The Regional Director will be able to get you in touch with a local Member Representative.

 

[Kent R]

New member, Jason King. My wife and I are new to the Overlanding experience. We have 2014 FJ Cruiser that we have started outfitting. We are located in the Houston Texas area. View attachment 137433View attachment 137433

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @brien for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Prerunner1982

 

[PapaDave]

Howzit, my name is Jon

Living out in Tracy, Ca at the moment

I drive an orange 2014 Subaru Crosstrek. Nothing much done to it aside from a set of Black Rhino Boxer wheels wrapped in Grabber at2’s.

Not much experience, mostly just small trails and mud pits.

Excited to meet some new people, and go on some new adventures!

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Hey John!

i am the Bay Area member rep and I can help connect you to a couple of meet ups that are happening near you. Feb 9th there are meet ups happening in Ripon and Pleasanton, so you get to choose to go east or west! :)

Both meetings are active as the Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) group Is headed out to Big Sur this weekend (trip is full) and the Central California (Ripon) group is headed up the Lost Coast over President’s Day Weekend.

Central California Meet Up

US West - Central California Monthly Meet Up

PLEASE NOTE...THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. For another nearby meet up please look for "Central Valley-Turlock Monthly Meetup". We will be meeting the FIRST SUNDAY of each month at Pedretti Park in Turlock. Lets get some trips on the books again! If you can make it we'll meet at the...

www.overlandbound.com

Tri-Valley Meet Up

US West - OLD East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA For info only

Please read Post #2 [/RP] Just come! Hang out for 2 hours discussing overlanding, looking at rigs, and planning trips! See post #2 for the current month’s info. See this month’s plan US West - East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA View Rally Point

www.overlandbound.com

If you have questions feel free to reach out

 

[PapaDave]

Hello forum members. Name is Jason hailing from Pacifica, CA, and I have pretty much finished my build on my 2010 Wrangler Rubicon. Not much to do when it comes a electric sway bar disconnect, dual Dana 44s with e-lockers! Just a lift, wheels, tires, winch, and you're all set. Completed a trip through the Rubicon trail, solo through the spring melt. Just added a top notch iKamper RTT and built an overland trailer... voila, its an RV for my family.
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Hey Jason!

Nice Jeep! I love my iKamper as well!

I am the Bay Area member rep and I can help connect you to meet ups that are happening near you. Feb 9th there is meet up in Pleasanton, it has a great regular turn out and active. For example the Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) group Is headed out to Big Sur this weekend but unfortunately the trip is full. However we have plans for February and March!

Tri-Valley Meet Up
US West - Tri-Valley Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA
Just come! :)View Rally Point Tri-Valley Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA STARTS MONTHLY ON DECEMBER 8TH EVERY SECOND SUNDAY MEET UP 1-3pm We are looking to gather together those living in the East Bay (and greater Bay Area) in downtown Pleasanton CA. Everyone is welcome as we look to gather...

www.overlandbound.com
If you have questions feel free to reach out

 

[RoamWithJon]

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Magic Mike

Here are two monthly meet-ups that are close to you.
Tri-Valley Livermore CA @PapaDave
US West - Tri-Valley Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA

Central California Monthly Meet-up Ripon/Modesto area; @RAWags
US West - Central California Monthly Meet Up

Awesome, thank you!

 

[M Rose]

@Claminator welcome to Overland Bound, the number one stop for all the Overlanding Information you can handle. like @Kent R said, he is the North West Regional Director, @Gabriel Bozeman is the closest Member Representative to you.

Check out Overland Bound Meetups for current activities planned throughout the Northwest Region, as well as the rest of the world.

Some important dates to for the year:

June 18-21 Northwest Overland Rally 2020, in Plain, Washington. Presale tickets are offers now through the end of March, be sure to grab them at the discounted rates. If you want to camp with fellow OB members, RSVP here, so I can make sure to get you in on the OB Camp Site.

July 3-6 4th of July Weekend at 2 rivers Ranch in Dayville, Oregon hosted by @2RiversRanchExpeditions. This is going to be a fun weekend with potluck dinner the first night, drive through the small town of Dayville in the 4th of July parade, fallowed by a 3 day trail run with two other remote camping spots, seeing country that the public doesn’t usually get to see.

Mike Rose
OB# 20990
Northwest ReGino Member Representative

 

[jmaya]

That EXO trip is gonna be amazing!! Plenty of pics and/or video will be required, y'know... !! Congratulations! That's a tough gig to book if I understand correctly. I'm really looking forward to your trip analysis!

And welcome to OB!

What did ya get??

I picked up pretty much everything ha! Tent, coleman stove, table, lamps, sleeping bags, chairs, cooler, cookware, and first aid kit, couple of plano cases, and some other misc items. the Overland bound checklist came in super handy

 

[jmaya]

Thank you, I have just requested to join the fb group as well.

 

[4runner925]

1991 Toyota 4runner
22RE 5speed
31x10.5x15
Stock suspension still



Hi everyone pretty new to all of this, still actually trying to get into the overlanding part of things just gone through a few Trails locally. Looking for guys near me to go exploring with.

 

[jmaya]

New member, Jason King. My wife and I are new to the Overlanding experience. We have 2014 FJ Cruiser that we have started outfitting. We are located in the Houston Texas area. View attachment 137433View attachment 137433

Welcome! Good to see another Houstonian join the group.

 

[MGalvinized]

New guy here, from the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
My build is my wife's daily, her 2007 Honda Pilot EX-L. currently it's got a 2" lift, 30" Hankook all terrains, and misc. oem accessories. Going for the off-road/overland capability and look.

 

[M Rose]

welcome @MGalvinized , Nice Pilot. You are in the Northwest Region. @Kent R is the Northwest Regional Director. @Gabriel Bozeman is your closest Member Representative.

Check out Overland Bound Meetups for current activities planned throughout the Northwest Region, as well as the rest of the world.

Some important dates to for the year:

June 18-21 Northwest Overland Rally 2020, in Plain, Washington. Presale tickets are offers now through the end of March, be sure to grab them at the discounted rates. If you want to camp with fellow OB members, RSVP here, so I can make sure to get you in on the OB Camp Site.

July 3-6 4th of July Weekend at 2 rivers Ranch in Dayville, Oregon hosted by @2RiversRanchExpeditions. This is going to be a fun weekend with potluck dinner the first night, drive through the small town of Dayville in the 4th of July parade, fallowed by a 3 day trail run with two other remote camping spots, seeing country that the public doesn’t usually get to see.

Mike Rose
OB# 20990
Northwest ReGino Member Representative

 

[Big G]

1991 Toyota 4runner
22RE 5speed
31x10.5x15
Stock suspension still



Hi everyone pretty new to all of this, still actually trying to get into the overlanding part of things just gone through a few Trails locally. Looking for guys near me to go exploring with.

Hi Daniel, welcome to the OB community.

 

[Big G]

New guy here, from the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
My build is my wife's daily, her 2007 Honda Pilot EX-L. currently it's got a 2" lift, 30" Hankook all terrains, and misc. oem accessories. Going for the off-road/overland capability and look.
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Welcome to the OB community Martin. Nice looking ride.

 

[M Rose]

@4runner925 , welcome to OB. You are in the US southwest Region, @brien is your Regional Director.

please post pictures of your ride in a build thread. We love pictures and Stories here.

being newish to overlanding, you chose the right place to come learn. Lots of great information and people here. Check out Overland Bound Meetups for groups in your area. Also the member map will point you to members close to you.

 

[Munga Brown]

Welcome from Oregon, enjoy!

 

[C.Copperpot]

I'm new here and just getting started with overlanding. Reading alot on this forum and getting excited about some trips. I have a stock 2002 Xterra. Working on basic maintenance items currently.

 

[AdventureGuy]

Welcome Scott! I see you live in San Antonio. My daughter lives there also. Nice area but crowded!

Yep! 2 mil pop. Thats why we're moving to a small town in the AZ mountains in a few years.

 

[Magic Mike]

Hello forum members. Name is Jason hailing from Pacifica, CA, and I have pretty much finished my build on my 2010 Wrangler Rubicon. Not much to do when it comes a electric sway bar disconnect, dual Dana 44s with e-lockers! Just a lift, wheels, tires, winch, and you're all set. Completed a trip through the Rubicon trail, solo through the spring melt. Just added a top notch iKamper RTT and built an overland trailer... voila, its an RV for my family.
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Very Nice and welcome to Overland Bound. As @Kent R stated I am one of your U.S. West Member Representatives. Please feel free to contact me at anytime, if you have any questions or concerns. You can also contact our Regional Director @Narbob, or your other Member Representative @PapaDave if the need arises.

Be sure to browse through the New member threads for some very good information and it will also help you when navigating the OB website.

Check out Rally Points and the Calendar for monthly meet-ups, trail runs and trainings. These are great places to meet other like minded people.

Also in March there is a scheduled Mojave Road trip planned. This trip is scheduled for March 12-16th and it is a combination trail run and trail clean-up. This will be a great place to meet a lot of new members because it has been designed for this purpose. If you have never been on the Mojave Road it is not a hard trail, but it is super beautiful. You can find all the details on Rally Points.

Look forward to meeting you out on the trail.

 

[Magic Mike]

Howzit, my name is Jon

Living out in Tracy, Ca at the moment

I drive an orange 2014 Subaru Crosstrek. Nothing much done to it aside from a set of Black Rhino Boxer wheels wrapped in Grabber at2’s.

Not much experience, mostly just small trails and mud pits.

Excited to meet some new people, and go on some new adventures!

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Very Nice Subi, use to have a 2006 STI and loved it. Welcome to Overland Bound. As @Kent R stated I am one of your U.S. West Member Representatives. Please feel free to contact me at anytime, if you have any questions or concerns. You can also contact our Regional Director @Narbob, or your other Member Representative @PapaDave if the need arises.

Be sure to browse through the New member threads for some very good information and it will also help you when navigating the OB website.

Check out Rally Points and the Calendar for monthly meet-ups, trail runs and trainings. These are great places to meet other like minded people.

Also in March there is a scheduled Mojave Road trip planned. This trip is scheduled for March 12-16th and it is a combination trail run and trail clean-up. This will be a great place to meet a lot of new members because it has been designed for this purpose. If you have never been on the Mojave Road it is not a hard trail, but it is super beautiful. You can find all the details on Rally Points.

Look forward to meeting you out on the trail.