Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[tnunn90]

Hey guys, my name is Tyler Nunn (30), live in Albuquerque, NM. My Rig is a 2016 Ram 1500 with minimal modifications so far. I have a camper shield with self built lockable drawers in the bed of the truck and running on BF Goodyear 275/65 All Terrain tires. First, upgrade I’m looking to do will be replacing running boards with rock-sliders. I look forward to meeting those in the community and hopefully hit the trails with some people.

 

[RamBound]

Hello! My name is Josh and I'm Excited to be Part of the Group.

Location - Wisconsin
Rig - None Currently. Sold my Jeep Rubicon last year and now have a Bronco on Order and will get delivery on that (fingers crossed) mid 2021.
Experience - Zero Overland Experience, but I grew up camping, hiking, etc. and also love cars, modifications, etc. This combines 2 interests of mine and I'm ready to get started.

Thanks!

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello Tyler (@tnunn90 ) , welcome from Oklahoma.

You are in the Southwest Region. Check out the Southwest Region sub-forum for local information and involvement opportunities.

Here is the link to the forum calendar and Meet-Up event page: Overland Bound Meetups
Or to check out what other members are planning go here: Overland Trip Planning

I am one of the SW Region Member Reps, @USStrongman is also a Member Rep located in west Texas, so if you have any questions let either of us know.
If you are on Facebook feel free to join us there as well, Overland Bound – Southwest.

 

[blindrooster]

newbie here, bought a 96 land rover discovery 1 with a 5spd and 210k miles on it over the summer. After some basic maintenance and building a wooden platform in the back for storage and sleeping I've been absolutely loving it. Pic below was taken during a camping trip on ocracoke island NC in September.

 

[KM4DWS]

Hi, I'm Nathan!

I'm in the south MS area (which is unfortunately very far from most overlanders ).

I have family strung from Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian to Biloxi to Ocean Springs, I don't get down there as much as I should.

Welcome from the Mountains in Western North Carolina.

 

[WolfDraco]

Hello.. I hail from Louisville KY, driving a 2020 Ford Ranger STX FX4 stock. I am a novice and really just enjoy being in nature and seeing what the truck can do.

 

[jgencinc]

I'm John.
Next year I'm selling everything I own and taking off to see the country.

I am an old camper and backpacker, but living in a truck will be new for me.

I have a 2017 Ram 1500 Laramie. I am undecided on whether to get a cap, or rack and roof top tent.

Hoping to learn a lot before it's time to go.

 

[Kent R]

I'm John.
Next year I'm selling everything I own and taking off to see the country.

I am an old camper and backpacker, but living in a truck will be new for me.

I have a 2017 Ram 1500 Laramie. I am undecided on whether to get a cap, or rack and roof top tent.

Hoping to learn a lot before it's time to go.

Welcome to Overland Bound John
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the East Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative to you is @Wawa Skittletits
Your Regional Director is @Nomadik Nova
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[Kent R]

Hello.. I hail from Louisville KY, driving a 2020 Ford Ranger STX FX4 stock. I am a novice and really just enjoy being in nature and seeing what the truck can do.

Welcome To Overland Bound
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Hank Outdoors
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[Kent R]

newbie here, bought a 96 land rover discovery 1 with a 5spd and 210k miles on it over the summer. After some basic maintenance and building a wooden platform in the back for storage and sleeping I've been absolutely loving it. Pic below was taken during a camping trip on ocracoke island NC in September.

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Welcome to Overland Bound
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the East Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative to you is @JRElaxED
Your Regional Director is @Nomadik Nova
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[Kent R]

Hello! My name is Josh and I'm Excited to be Part of the Group.

Location - Wisconsin
Rig - None Currently. Sold my Jeep Rubicon last year and now have a Bronco on Order and will get delivery on that (fingers crossed) mid 2021.
Experience - Zero Overland Experience, but I grew up camping, hiking, etc. and also love cars, modifications, etc. This combines 2 interests of mine and I'm ready to get started.

Thanks!

Welcome to Overland Bound Josh.
Good luck with the Bronco, that's going to be an exciting platform for overlanding.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
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 closest Member Representative to you for local information is @MTB-WI
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[Kent R]

Hey guys, my name is Tyler Nunn (30), live in Albuquerque, NM. My Rig is a 2016 Ram 1500 with minimal modifications so far. I have a camper shield with self built lockable drawers in the bed of the truck and running on BF Goodyear 275/65 All Terrain tires. First, upgrade I’m looking to do will be replacing running boards with rock-sliders. I look forward to meeting those in the community and hopefully hit the trails with some people.

Welcome to Overland Bound Tyler.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the Southwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative is @Prerunner1982 & @USStrongman
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[spazegun2213]

Hey there! I just joined because I bought a '99 e250 that has been outfitted as a camper. I'm slowly building a lift and adding some more appropriate gear to it, and hope it will take me on many adventures!

 

[Stuntman Mike]

I have a 2014 AWD SExpress.
Based in Michigan.

 

[TheMortells]

Hey Everyone!

My name is Mike, and my wife (Dani) & I recently upgraded our old rig (2014 GMC Sierra 1500 with a canopy camper set up) to a 2020 AEV Prospector with a Scout Olympic camper! We are based in Denver, CO area but are planning on traveling around the US as much as possible over the next 6-9 months while our jobs are allowing us to 'work from home'. Our long term goal is to do the Pan American sometime in either 2022 or 2023, so feel free to reach out if you have any tips or tricks for that journey!

Attached are a couple pictures of our new rig, though you can see more on our Instagram (TheMortells). We also have pictures of our old rig on there as well.

I have been overlanding since I bought the GMC back in 2014, but also grew up in a family that traveled/camped a lot so I am fairly experienced though there is still plenty that I need to learn! Some items on my 'To Learn' list before our Pan American trip are wilderness first aid, more advanced recovery methods, and basic Spanish!

I am looking forward to getting involved on this forum so please don't hesitate to reach out :)

Mike

 

[Funner98]

Hello everyone. I am so happy to be on this forum. Newbie here with my 1998 4runner, located in Oakland - have had it for about 4 months now, unmodified. I love it. Been scouring all kinds of online resources as I learn more about overlanding.
I will be making modifications slowly, as I figure out what I am interested in doing long term. Camping is a given, as well as fly fishing. Wanting to explore and venture out into the wild. Can't wait to learn more and open to any and all suggestions. Cheers!

 

[Oakster]

Hi all - I'm glad to have found this forum. I'm returning to the overland/vehicle camping world after being without a 4x4 for 5 sad and painful years!

I love backpacking, snowcamping and car camping just about anywhere, and fortunately every type of climate and geography is...sort of, nearby. We're in Oakland California, which means I can get to low desert, high deert, the coast, subalpine and alpine regions; the downside is most anywhere I really want to visit is a solid 4-10 hour drive! My first 4x4 was a Jeep TJ Wrangler back in 1998 - a great vehicle of mediocre build quality. I loved that loud, torquey, big personality vehicle, but not the constant struggle to fit gear into its minuscule space. Its straight-six engine was the bomb for climging trails, but feeding that engine to just GET to the mountains ( at 11 or 12 miles per gallon) was a bit painful.

My next vehicle was 2000 Isuzu Trooper - what a fantastic overland vehicle. Much more space than the Wrangler, better gas mileage, superb four wheel drive train (especially on snow) tons of storage...Anyway I still miss that rig but the second time I was rear-ended did the old Trooper in.

I really hesitate to call my current vehicle a "rig" as it's a bone-stock 2018 Subaru Forester (Premium trim, I believe) that I'm currently taking over from a family member. I haven't even taken a picture of it yet, but it's lightly used (less than 8,000 miles) and has a lot of potential. I have a good sense of the trade-offs I'm making with the Forester - it's not really a 4x4, and I know I'll miss not having a low-range transfer case, but I''m going to love getting 25 or 30 MPG on the drive TO the trailhead, and I think it will be a pleasant daily driver for the 98+% of the time I'm on crowded roads in the Bay Area. I'm just learning about Foresters, but I expect I'll add more lighting, a solid rear hitch (mostly as a recovery point) and some skid plates.

Looking forward to connecting with the overland community and getting out more.

Brian

 

[Kent R]

Hi all - I'm glad to have found this forum. I'm returning to the overland/vehicle camping world after being without a 4x4 for 5 sad and painful years!

I love backpacking, snowcamping and car camping just about anywhere, and fortunately every type of climate and geography is...sort of, nearby. We're in Oakland California, which means I can get to low desert, high deert, the coast, subalpine and alpine regions; the downside is most anywhere I really want to visit is a solid 4-10 hour drive! My first 4x4 was a Jeep TJ Wrangler back in 1998 - a great vehicle of mediocre build quality. I loved that loud, torquey, big personality vehicle, but not the constant struggle to fit gear into its minuscule space. Its straight-six engine was the bomb for climging trails, but feeding that engine to just GET to the mountains ( at 11 or 12 miles per gallon) was a bit painful.

My next vehicle was 2000 Isuzu Trooper - what a fantastic overland vehicle. Much more space than the Wrangler, better gas mileage, superb four wheel drive train (especially on snow) tons of storage...Anyway I still miss that rig but the second time I was rear-ended did the old Trooper in.

I really hesitate to call my current vehicle a "rig" as it's a bone-stock 2018 Subaru Forester (Premium trim, I believe) that I'm currently taking over from a family member. I haven't even taken a picture of it yet, but it's lightly used (less than 8,000 miles) and has a lot of potential. I have a good sense of the trade-offs I'm making with the Forester - it's not really a 4x4, and I know I'll miss not having a low-range transfer case, but I''m going to love getting 25 or 30 MPG on the drive TO the trailhead, and I think it will be a pleasant daily driver for the 98+% of the time I'm on crowded roads in the Bay Area. I'm just learning about Foresters, but I expect I'll add more lighting, a solid rear hitch (mostly as a recovery point) and some skid plates.

Looking forward to connecting with the overland community and getting out more.

Brian

Welcome to Overland Bound Brian.
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions. For local information about trips and meet-ups contact your NorCal Member Representative; Bay Area @PapaDave
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
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[Kent R]

Hello everyone. I am so happy to be on this forum. Newbie here with my 1998 4runner, located in Oakland - have had it for about 4 months now, unmodified. I love it. Been scouring all kinds of online resources as I learn more about overlanding.
I will be making modifications slowly, as I figure out what I am interested in doing long term. Camping is a given, as well as fly fishing. Wanting to explore and venture out into the wild. Can't wait to learn more and open to any and all suggestions. Cheers!View attachment 179031

Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions. For local information about trips and meet-ups contact your NorCal Member Representative; Bay Area @PapaDave
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Tread Lightly | Online Courses
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course

 

[Kent R]

Hey Everyone!

My name is Mike, and my wife (Dani) & I recently upgraded our old rig (2014 GMC Sierra 1500 with a canopy camper set up) to a 2020 AEV Prospector with a Scout Olympic camper! We are based in Denver, CO area but are planning on traveling around the US as much as possible over the next 6-9 months while our jobs are allowing us to 'work from home'. Our long term goal is to do the Pan American sometime in either 2022 or 2023, so feel free to reach out if you have any tips or tricks for that journey!

Attached are a couple pictures of our new rig, though you can see more on our Instagram (TheMortells). We also have pictures of our old rig on there as well.

I have been overlanding since I bought the GMC back in 2014, but also grew up in a family that traveled/camped a lot so I am fairly experienced though there is still plenty that I need to learn! Some items on my 'To Learn' list before our Pan American trip are wilderness first aid, more advanced recovery methods, and basic Spanish!

I am looking forward to getting involved on this forum so please don't hesitate to reach out :)

Mike

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Welcome to Overland Bound Mike & Dani.
Good looking rig.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in our Rocky Mountain Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
OB Members Colorado
Social Media:
Telegram; OLB - Colorado
RM FB; Facebook Groups
Our Rocky Mountain Regional Director is @Neal A. Tew
The closest Member Representative is @the_runn4r & @Fortis Overland
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