Experimenter II
Hello,
Glad to be here. I'm probably an oddball compared to most:
1) Not an offroader... yet:
2) Newport News, VA
3) 2017 VW GTI, but looking at 2016 and up Wranglers, 4Runners, and Tacomas...
4) I'm a total novice, but mechanically-inclined and prep-oriented. I'm a 30-year Coast Guard veteran. I off-roaded a '93 Pathfinder on easy trails and beaches in the 1990s. But I didn't keep the truck for long. I've only camped a few times as an adult, most recently was about two years ago on an overnight bicycle ride. I've been inspired by Overland Lifestyle to get out and see/do more. My wife and I are watching their series now. I'm a road warrior and enjoy driving tours. We'll start off with car-camping just to learn how to camp again, especially TOGETHER. We'll start at a nearby campground, then one that's about 100 miles away, then we'll do some camping road trips. Once we have a system for camping, then we'll look into getting a rig that can take us where our VWs cannot. I guess that's backwards compared to others here. Will we be "microlanding?"
Take Care,
Scott
Welcome from Arkansas and thank you for your service. I'm an Air Force brat.