Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Michael “Txcigarcop” my 01 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 home base is Dallas,TX. I’ve been camping for close to 20 years and officially overlanding for the last 5 or so years. I have an intermediate level of off-roading and outdoor skills.

Welcome to Overland Bound Michael
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[Kent R]

Hi all - new member here.

Located in Central Ohio and looking forward to testing out my 2011 Land Rover Discovery 4 where I can.

While new to this definition of Overlanding, I am experienced in camping, hiking, back country driving in past military time.

Happy to be here - Lex

Welcome to Overland Bound Lex
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.
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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 @James.Laidlaw & @Ohio Valley Overland
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[M Rose]

Mark and Teresa here, 2013 JKU Jeep Wrangler - our get to anywhere we want to go rig!

After a ground tent and back of the pick up tent, we built a homebrew off road capable trailer to carry the gear where we want to go. Last year took us from Oregon to Canada via the Washington State Back Road Discovery Route (WABDR) around 600 milesish off road. Several trips into the back country of Central Washington, down into Arizona across Oregon, Idaho and Utah and Nevada and California on the return.

Many lessons were learned putting it all together and logging countless miles and nights in the roof top tent. Lessons that will transfer over to the next build, which hopefully we will trim 1000 pounds or more from the next one. This year we also got a new addition to the pack... currently 10 months and 93 pound fur missile German Shepherd that loves to ride in the jeep and loves to sleep in the roof top tent! This last trip he was too heavy for me to pack up and down the ladder so we put his crate in the annex room.

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Hello Mark and Teresa, Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @Ubiety is your closest member representative.
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.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[M Rose]

Hello all,
My name is Andreas.
Living in Vancouver, BC
My Rig(s): ‘95 Landrover Discovery 1 (all stock),and newly acquired ‘08 Landrover LR3 HSE (all stock).
I’ve got about year under my belt of off-roading, but still a novice.
Looking forward to be getting out there.

Hello Andreas, Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @Gabriel Bozeman is your closest member representative.
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.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[Amadreas]

Hello all,
My name is Andreas.
Living in Vancouver, BC
My Rig(s): ‘95 Landrover Discovery 1 (all stock),and newly acquired ‘08 Landrover LR3 HSE (all stock).
I’ve got about year under my belt of off-roading, but still a novice.
Looking forward to be getting out there.

Welcome to Overland Bound Andeas
Your Regional Director is @M Rose for additional help or information.
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.
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Overland Trip Planning
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Thanks for the welcome.

 

[legrena]

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Greeting Overlanders!
My name is Sergio I am a new member #26640 and this is my very brief into:
First things first, behold, my 2021 TrdPro 4Runner in Lunar Rock! I took deliver of it in October and it had a full 1 mile on it.
I reside in the Pittsburgh, PA vicinity and I just started to venture (back) into the overloading domain.
I am super, super glad to have stumbled on this forum, thanks to YouTube.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can over the coming years to exchange stories but mostly to learn.
Enough of the I statements.
Rock-On!

Welcome to Overland Bound Sergio
I like the color of your rig, I don't think I have seen that one yet
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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Thanks, Kent! It was lunar rock or white. I went with the special color. Wife likes it so you know how that goes.

 

[eriefisher]

Hey all! eriefisher here. I live about an hour west of Niagara/Buffalo between the lakes(Ontario and Erie) in Southern Ontario, Canada. Other than some semi regular road trips it's been a while since I've done any serious overlanding, at least off road anyway. I am recently retired/declared disabled, so I have started to take my passion of fly fishing to another level and overlanding will been the means by which it happens. Although it was something i did participate in when younger I won't likely be rock crawling or mud bogging but after the initial road drive I will be heading into the wilderness. Likely alone most of the time.
My current vehicle is a 2014 Nissan Titan SV King Cab with about 225k(140000mile). Really good condition and extremely well maintained. I will be scouring the forum for ideas about outfitting it better but right now other than a cap she's bare bones stock. Any suggestions let me know please.
My main goal this year is to drive west the the Columbia and Skeena river systems in B.C. to meet up with some friends and catch a few steelhead. This will be of course after I try and exhaust all the options here in the land of lakes(this likely will never happen).

Anyway, glad to be here,
Dan

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to post a pic of my rig.

 

[TK-421]

Hello there. I'm new to the forum as well. I live about 45 Min SE of Niagara Falls.

I've hunted bear in Ontario and caribou way up in Quebec by the Hudson Bay (24 hour drive N of Buffalo) ... and went scuba diving in Tobermory...great shipwrecks there.

My wife and I want to do some overland exploring now.
If you know of any good overlanding type drives/trails/trips nearby, please let me know.


4 Runner is a bit dirty at the moment.....

 

[T. Stanley]

Hey all! eriefisher here. I live about an hour west of Niagara/Buffalo between the lakes(Ontario and Erie) in Southern Ontario, Canada. Other than some semi regular road trips it's been a while since I've done any serious overlanding, at least off road anyway. I am recently retired/declared disabled, so I have started to take my passion of fly fishing to another level and overlanding will been the means by which it happens. Although it was something i did participate in when younger I won't likely be rock crawling or mud bogging but after the initial road drive I will be heading into the wilderness. Likely alone most of the time.
My current vehicle is a 2014 Nissan Titan SV King Cab with about 225k(140000mile). Really good condition and extremely well maintained. I will be scouring the forum for ideas about outfitting it better but right now other than a cap she's bare bones stock. Any suggestions let me know please.
My main goal this year is to drive west the the Columbia and Skeena river systems in B.C. to meet up with some friends and catch a few steelhead. This will be of course after I try and exhaust all the options here in the land of lakes(this likely will never happen).

Anyway, glad to be here,
Dan

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to post a pic of my rig.
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Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice and be sure to check out the vehicle build threads, you can get tons of ideas just by seeing what other members have done to their rigs.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hello there. I'm new to the forum as well. I live about 45 Min SE of Niagara Falls.

I've hunted bear in Ontario and caribou way up in Quebec by the Hudson Bay (24 hour drive N of Buffalo) ... and went scuba diving in Tobermory...great shipwrecks there.

My wife and I want to do some overland exploring now.
If you know of any good overlanding type drives/trails/trips nearby, please let me know.


4 Runner is a bit dirty at the moment.....

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice and be sure to check out the vehicle build threads, there are many ways to outfit your rig, you just might find some inspiration there.

 

[eriefisher]

That's some hard driving. 24hrs to Hudson bay is a good haul.
There isn't much in the way of good trail close by here but in and around Ottawa/Mattawa and through the Kawartha's there are some maintained trails. Many of the trails I used to run on many years ago no longer exist. Instead we have condos, great! I will let you know what I come up with.

 

[Kylewillis_24]

Hello everyone,

I’m new to the overlanding culture but not to the off-road world. Looking forward to learning with y’all and enjoying the outdoors with our vehicles!

I drive a 1997 Chevy Z71, could still use more accessories to be more survivable

 

[T. Stanley]

Hello everyone,

I’m new to the overlanding culture but not to the off-road world. Looking forward to learning with y’all and enjoying the outdoors with our vehicles!

I drive a 1997 Chevy Z71, could still use more accessories to be more survivable

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice. Be sure to check out the vehicle build threads, there is inspiration at every turn, just waiting to be discovered, I know I got quite a few really good ideas from other members.

 

[Sethcnelson]

Hello fellow Overlanders! I just got started last summer and setup my 2018 Dodge Durango RWD with a rooftop tent for camping with the kids. I’ve expanded my fleet to a 1981 Shasta Class C 22’ RV which will be my main rig with the little kids. Still renovating it but I’m so excited to get back out there (between the CA wildfires and COVID limitations we’ve been so couped up!!)

Cheers!

 

[Magic Mike]

Location: Vallejo, California
Rig: Ford F150 4x4 with Decked system storage. Have put down a deposit on an AntiShanty Pro for July 2020 delivery. Midnight Ranch Hand front bumper on order.
Experience: Camping, small trailer, and truck camper. Am scheduled to take a 2 day basic off-roading course from Badlands Offroad Adventures in a couple of weeks.
Plans: Fluid. Probably closer to boon docking and moderate off-pavement. Alternate with international travel when Covid lifts.
Married. Retired.
95 pound Boxer that hunts pheasants.
Walk 4 to 6 miles a day and lift weights.
Hobbies: figure drawing and painting, cooking.
Have certifications in RV maintenance and RV electrical earned after I retired.
Hoping to avoid RV paid campgrounds as much as possible...prefer friends or just by myself (wife optional, dog required). View attachment 186819

Welcome to Overland Bound, I am one of your U.S. West member representatives. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me @Magic Mike anytime. You can also contact our Regional Director @Narbob if the need arises.

Make sure and browse the New Member thread. They contain some great information and will help you navigate the Overland Bound website. Also keep an eye on Rally Points and the member calendar for upcoming local meetups, trail runs and possible training opportunities.

Looking forward to meeting you out on the trail.

P.S. great looking dog, we have a Boxer as well. They are great travel buddies. Ours loves to go on trips with us.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hello fellow Overlanders! I just got started last summer and setup my 2018 Dodge Durango RWD with a rooftop tent for camping with the kids. I’ve expanded my fleet to a 1981 Shasta Class C 22’ RV which will be my main rig with the little kids. Still renovating it but I’m so excited to get back out there (between the CA wildfires and COVID limitations we’ve been so couped up!!)

Cheers!

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice.

 

[ruralpunk]

Hey All,

I'm Gretchen From Nelson, BC, Canada I'm no stranger to back-country camping or off-roading. I'm joining this form to get help planning a rig build (JL), to help me get farther than I can currently go. Currently I'm ripping around in my '06 Forrester, but I've had several first and second Gen Toyota pickups over the years. Really excited to have something that is both a little more capable and accessible.

 

[YoshidaBK]

Hi my name is Bruce

1) Fremont, CA
2) 2009 Acura MDX
3) novice
Love to take the family camping and hiking and now wanted to start overlanding.

I had the pleasure of meeting some of you during in Nov’20 @ Mojave Desert clean-up. It was a great experience and look forward to more adventures.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hey All,

I'm Gretchen From Nelson, BC, Canada I'm no stranger to back-country camping or off-roading. I'm joining this form to get help planning a rig build (JL), to help me get farther than I can currently go. Currently I'm ripping around in my '06 Forrester, but I've had several first and second Gen Toyota pickups over the years. Really excited to have something that is both a little more capable and accessible.

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice. If you want some serious ideas on how to build your next rig, check out the vehicle build threads, I know you can find Ideas and inspiration to help with your build, I found several really good ideas by checking out other members rigs.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hi my name is Bruce

1) Fremont, CA
2) 2009 Acura MDX
3) novice
Love to take the family camping and hiking and now wanted to start overlanding.

I had the pleasure of meeting some of you during in Nov’20 @ Mojave Desert clean-up. It was a great experience and look forward to more adventures.

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice. Be sure to check out the vehicle build threads, you might just find something your MDX needs to get to the next level.