Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hey everyone, a newb to OB. I am here in Ketchikan, Alaska, and looking on the map there aren't a lot of us OB folks up here. My rig is a 1997 Land Cruiser Collector's Ed w 238k. I have to scour the ranks here to find out what I should be doing first. Thanks and look forward to meeting some of you at some point.

Welcome to Overland Bound
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[Kent R]

Gene here from Charlotte, NC. Newb to overlanding, but hoping to change that soon. Just signed up, waiting with great expectation for my badge number
Rig: F250 Super Duty
Ham: KG4YPJ

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.
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Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @NC-Trooper
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You might be interested in the OB Friday night Ham Net;

Ham Radio Weekly NET - Overland Bound

There will be a weekly NET for all Overland Bound members who have a valid Ham license. This will be on Echolink conference node 357087 (Starlink) every Friday Night at 5:30pm PST. You can also connect thru Allstar HUB Node 41120 DMR TG-3148905 IRLP Reflector 9256

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[Hanzo]

I’m up in the northwest part of “The Mitten” right on the coast of Lake Michigan. My rig is a 2007 Tundra RCSB, but I’ve had a few Land Cruisers (60 & 80 series’s) and a v8 4Runner too. Not much experience overlanding but I have traveled a bit.

My current rig:

 

[Blake87]

Hello,
My name is Eric

Location: Wake Forest NC
Current vehicle: 1987 4runner, also wife has 80 series Landcruiser
Overland experience: Beginner, have done a good amount of offroad driving but not much extended camping. So try to learn how to use gaia, and other map programs.

My 4runner is in the build up process, hope to be done by end of March or beginning of April. Wife's Landcruiser is pretty good to go, just minor tweaks.

 

[Cpol]

New vehicle line up for the family..GX470 build coming up... my childhood friend will attempt to do his GX 470 as well.. hopefully two builds will be done at the same time...

 

[freak4life]

Hello Overlanders...
New member here as well as new to the Overlanding way. I have camped and been outdoors all my life. Have had bigger campers, medium campers, tents, but ever since it all started that meant load up, head to the lake, and park it for the weekend. We are ready for more. We are looking forward to new places, exploring, meeting great people, and learning. Just plain adventure as there are so many beautiful places and things we have never taken the opportunity to see. Based in south central Kansas we're pretty much right in the center of it all and ready to travel to find something that resembles a trail!

Starting with our 2020 Jeep Renegade because that's what we have. Also have a teardrop trailer we will be dragging along. Both are being rigged and geared up for the roads ahead. I'm sure wants and needs will change through the future but that's how we're starting out. Can't start until we just get out there. Should be fun and still room for the 2 furry ones!

Hope to see and meet many of you out there.
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Hello Bruce, welcome from Phoenix, try trailsoffroad.com.

 

[freak4life]

Hello,
My name is Eric

Location: Wake Forest NC
Current vehicle: 1987 4runner, also wife has 80 series Landcruiser
Overland experience: Beginner, have done a good amount of offroad driving but not much extended camping. So try to learn how to use gaia, and other map programs.

My 4runner is in the build up process, hope to be done by end of March or beginning of April. Wife's Landcruiser is pretty good to go, just minor tweaks.View attachment 187537
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Hello Eric, welcome from Phoenix, you have a couple of very nice rigs.

 

[freak4life]

New vehicle line up for the family..GX470 build coming up... my childhood friend will attempt to do his GX 470 as well.. hopefully two builds will be done at the same time...View attachment 187596View attachment 187597View attachment 187598View attachment 187599

Hello Chris, a warm welcome from Phoenix, what is that white stuff on the ground?

 

[Bruce D]

Hello Overlanders...
New member here as well as new to the Overlanding way. I have camped and been outdoors all my life. Have had bigger campers, medium campers, tents, but ever since it all started that meant load up, head to the lake, and park it for the weekend. We are ready for more. We are looking forward to new places, exploring, meeting great people, and learning. Just plain adventure as there are so many beautiful places and things we have never taken the opportunity to see. Based in south central Kansas we're pretty much right in the center of it all and ready to travel to find something that resembles a trail!

Starting with our 2020 Jeep Renegade because that's what we have. Also have a teardrop trailer we will be dragging along. Both are being rigged and geared up for the roads ahead. I'm sure wants and needs will change through the future but that's how we're starting out. Can't start until we just get out there. Should be fun and still room for the 2 furry ones!

Hope to see and meet many of you out there.
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Hello Bruce, welcome from Phoenix, try trailsoffroad.com.

I will certainly do that. Thanks for the note!

 

[Kent R]

Hello,
My name is Eric

Location: Wake Forest NC
Current vehicle: 1987 4runner, also wife has 80 series Landcruiser
Overland experience: Beginner, have done a good amount of offroad driving but not much extended camping. So try to learn how to use gaia, and other map programs.

My 4runner is in the build up process, hope to be done by end of March or beginning of April. Wife's Landcruiser is pretty good to go, just minor tweaks.View attachment 187537
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Welcome To Overland Bound Eric
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 @NC-Trooper
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[Kent R]

I’m up in the northwest part of “The Mitten” right on the coast of Lake Michigan. My rig is a 2007 Tundra RCSB, but I’ve had a few Land Cruisers (60 & 80 series’s) and a v8 4Runner too. Not much experience overlanding but I have traveled a bit.

My current rig:

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 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 @Ohio Valley Overland & @James.Laidlaw
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[JayDub_4Motion]

Greetings from the UK, just finishing our family off grid camper for some overland adventures when covid allows with wife, 2 boys and dog. Uk only this year hoping to push up to the artic circle in norway 2022.

 

[benwillis57]

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.

 

[freak4life]

Greetings from the UK, just finishing our family off grid camper for some overland adventures when covid allows with wife, 2 boys and dog. Uk only this year hoping to push up to the artic circle in norway 2022.

 

[freak4life]

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.View attachment 187658

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.View attachment 187658

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.View attachment 187658

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.View attachment 187658

hello Benjamin welcome from Phoenix

 

[Kent R]

Hello, my name is Benjamin Willis. I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and drive a 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat FX4. Pretty novice to the whole thing, Ive been on one trip to Colorado with my family before in my dads Cherokee and we’re getting ready for another trip to Colorado this summer.View attachment 187658

Welcome To Overland Bound Benjamin
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
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 @Cwilli17
If you need any advise about Colorado on your trip dont hesitate to contact the local Member Rep @trail_runn4r or the Regional Director @Neal A. Tew
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[Kent R]

Greetings from the UK, just finishing our family off grid camper for some overland adventures when covid allows with wife, 2 boys and dog. Uk only this year hoping to push up to the artic circle in norway 2022.

Welcome to Overland Bound
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @professorpool
Your Regional Director is @Polaris Overland 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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[gmcnew]

Hello everyone.
I am an old 4wheeler since buying my first Jeep Wrangler in 1991. Yes, I am a Jeep guy and still have my original 1991 YJ. It has been sidelined for several years, but I hope to make it my restoration project in the coming year. I have also owned a Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Commander (currently undergoing my own Overlander build) and a Compass. Not sure that I would consider the Compass a Jeep, but is makes a decent commuter car. I am also an avid backpacker and spend most of my backpacking in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. Primarily in the Dolly Sods area.

I have been watching the Overland movement for some time and thought what a great way to combine two things I really enjoy. My 2006 Commander is currently stock, but I am slowly adding to it so that it will be more Overland worthy. You know, the typical cabinetry, food prep, tents and slightly more aggressive off road capability. I am not making a mudder, that was the old days with my YJ. I just want to get out and enjoy the primitive and seclusion of Overlanding. I am really looking forward to getting out into the Greenridge area of Maryland in the next few months to start testing gear.
Hopefully I will see some of you out on the trail.

Thanks,
Gilbert

 

[graybaker]

Hi there!
1) Don't have a picture on my desktop yet, just phone. So those will come later.
2) Sacramanto, CA
3) 2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i
4) Novice. I used to take my 2004 4Runner on lots of BLM roads and have continued to do the same in the Subie!

 

[JakaB]

Greetings from Europe - Slovenia my name is Jaka.
This is my rig: 2002 Land Rover Discovery 2
Been around overlanding for let's say 15 years mostly Europe and also a bit of Northern Africa.