Advocate III
- 5,584
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Rose
- Member #
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20990
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- W7FSB
- Service Branch
- US ARMY Retired
Hello Sean . Welcome to Overland Bound.Hi y'all, I'm Sean
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2) Elmira, Oregon
3) 1992 FJ80; 2006 4Runner
4) Overlanding Experience Background pretty much a Novice and longtime lurker
Nearly a year ago in a midlife crisis of sorts, I had a pulmonary embolism on Nov.3 2019 (not fun to say the least). Then a broken ankle while shoveling snow. With those my priorities and outlook on life changed quite a bit. Out went a truck, and in came the fj80. Got a great price, butt needed and still needs some love. So in came the 4Runner for daily driving while the fj80 gets some love. Not too many pics of either but plenty of mods to come.
FJ80: parts to be installed/worked on:
Front bumper (on order with Delta VS
Warn evo-s 10K
Arb compressor
Engine Refresh (in the shop - right now)
Birfeld Rebuild ( in the shop - right now)
New muffler and test pipes (no Emissions testing in my area)
Slee 3.5" lift kit (installed)
new headlights
new grille
Hi-lift
Recovery kit
White Knuckle Offroad Sliders
Plenty more to come: rear bumper, inverter, drawers, 35's, re-gear, arb lockers
4Runner
dual battery kit by Offgrid Engineering in Colorado (2 interstate AGM's have been installed but no pic)
HID low beam
LED Hi beams
Inverter
33" tires
I am the Northwest Director. @Munga Brown is your closest member representative in Yachts, Oregon. @jcgraves3 is the Willimate Valley Member Rep, and @Big G is the Southern Oregon Rep
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Lastly, we have a monthly conference call on the third Sunday of the month starting November 15th, 2020 at 19:30 hours Pacific Time. I encourage everyone to participate in these calls as we mentor each other on various topics. November we are discussing Portable Power options.
Inland Northwest Monthly Conference Call
I am hosting an impromptu conference call this Sunday at 7:30 Pacific covering preparedness and step to take “When Things Go Sideways”.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome Daniel and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound