Pathfinder III
- 4,017
- First Name
- Steve
- Last Name
- Marchiando
- Member #
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11655
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- KI7POE
Ian,I just joined last week and look forward to slapping the Overland Bound medallion on my YJ when it arrives later today.
I'm on the wrong side of middle agedom, family man, a veteran with gallows humor, charmingly obnoxious (debatable), and based out of the Columbia Basin, Eastern Washington.
My vehicle is a 1991 Jeep Yj w/ 4.0 and three-speed automatic. Like all offroading/expedition vehicles, the project is never "done" and I keep plugging away at it. The build is geared more towards expedition than wheeling, but I do plan on upgrading the rear axle, installing lockers, and putting some 35s on it to tackle some trails like the Rubicon.
I'm a lifelong outdoorsman but new to Overlanding. One of my Backpacking buddies and I are going out once or twice per month and learning as we go. We plan on driving the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route next summer and taking a couple months to meander up to Deadhorse when I retire in a little less than two years.
My other passions include backpacking, photography, traveling, spending time with my family, and interrupting conversations to show people pictures of whatever upgrade I made to my Jeep that week.
Thanks for having me.
Welcome to the OB family. Wanted to invite you to our monthly conference call. It happens on the thirs Sunday of the month at 7:30 PST. The details are in the Rally Point Power Systems.
This call will be based on super simplifying power draw calculations and estimating power requirements. Leaning towards trying to answer the question of :What do I need? I don't plan on promoting any particular products, bit more concepts and top level system requirements as people start down the power systems rabbit hole.
Everyone is invited !
-Steve