Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[eezplex]

Hello Paul, welcome to Overland Bound. I use trailsoffroad.com f or help in finding places to go, best wishes and glad you are here.

Thank you Kent!!

 

[DaleRF]

Hello Everyone, my name is Paul and I am new to all of this, but am super excited to get out on the road and explore. I have a 4.7L 2005 4Runner that I’ve had for years, I was at a crossroad last year where I either would look at buying a new (used) truck, or double down on my ol reliable 4Runner. It didn’t take me too long to reach my decision to keep and restore what I had.

As I started to look at what to upgrade I ran into a number of forums and YouTube videos that had amazing rigs. I was sold and committed to give my poor aging truck an overland profile. It’s taken me 6 months and with great support from Toytec, Gobi, ARB, and many other equipment specialists and my favorite body shop “West Chester Autobody’ in Ohio, to turn my old truck into a young vibrant 260K mile adventure mobile.

My intention for joining this community was to see if I could get insight and guidance from other members on good routes traveled in various parts of the country. I am going to take my first trip to NE ... Mount Washington in NH and Acadia National Park in ME. If anyone has any favorite spots in these two parks or any information to share on trails, I would be grateful.

Excited to be part of this community!!

Welcome from Arizona, Paul!

 

[roots66]

Northwest Florida
2020 JTR
I spend a ton of time outdoors..camping, hunting, etc...maybe it's not traditional, but when I heard about overlanding I thought "I've been doing this most of my life :-)". But I would still consider myself a novice of true
Overlanding.

Hello Dusty, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello, Happy to be here, I’m originally from AK so definitely not new to overlanding. Me and my family love the lifestyle, along with the dogs too. Oh and we have 2 Jeep’s we take when we go a WK2 and a KL.

Hello Rachael, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

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2) SW Washington. Vancouver area.
3) 2012 T4R Limited, Light MODs because I haven’t broke anything yet.
4) Lots of experience in the backcountry but little true overlanding experience. I just wish I found this site long ago.

Hello Tyler, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

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2. SW Arizona
3. 1986 Suzuki Samurai (with a 2010 Forester on the way)
4. Lots of light camping experience and off-roading, novice overlander

Hello Zach, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello Everyone, my name is Paul and I am new to all of this, but am super excited to get out on the road and explore. I have a 4.7L 2005 4Runner that I’ve had for years, I was at a crossroad last year where I either would look at buying a new (used) truck, or double down on my ol reliable 4Runner. It didn’t take me too long to reach my decision to keep and restore what I had.

As I started to look at what to upgrade I ran into a number of forums and YouTube videos that had amazing rigs. I was sold and committed to give my poor aging truck an overland profile. It’s taken me 6 months and with great support from Toytec, Gobi, ARB, and many other equipment specialists and my favorite body shop “West Chester Autobody’ in Ohio, to turn my old truck into a young vibrant 260K mile adventure mobile.

My intention for joining this community was to see if I could get insight and guidance from other members on good routes traveled in various parts of the country. I am going to take my first trip to NE ... Mount Washington in NH and Acadia National Park in ME. If anyone has any favorite spots in these two parks or any information to share on trails, I would be grateful.

Excited to be part of this community!!

Hello Paul, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Just getting started....
Based in north Florida.
Current vehicle: 2018 Chevy Colorado
Overlanding has a few significant draws for me. One, camping has always been a time to reset, relax and become more grounded. Therefore, obviously I'd love to build on that experience. Two, I'm a photographer, so there's the desire to document experiences, locations and memories. And three, I love to design, improvise and problem solve.

Hello Todd, welcome to the OB family.

 

[Chief_Brazil]

Hello, Just retired from USMC & USA service. Time to spend time with Family. Hope to meet up sometime.

 

[roots66]

Hello, Just retired from USMC & USA service. Time to spend time with Family. Hope to meet up sometime.

Welcome Josh. Thank you for your service and welcome to the OB family.

 

[YaBoiHuni]

Hey Everyone! Really looking forward to being apart of this community. I’ve been a longtime lurker and have decided to pull the trigger to build out my truck for overlanding and join ya’ll on adventures!

Location: Bay Area, CA

Rig: ‘08 Silverado LT (w/ lots of goodies)

Overlanding Experience Background: I would definitely say novice. I got around 2 or so years on my belt, but only ventured out every so often whilst going to Tahoe, San Diego or Dodge Ridge. My rig may not be the absolute best due to it being 2WD but it’s my first truck/vehicle (had since I got my license back in 2014) and it has outperformed many of my expectations and others while safely performing on trails.

Looking forward to adventuring with you!

 

[DaleRF]

Hey Everyone! Really looking forward to being apart of this community. I’ve been a longtime lurker and have decided to pull the trigger to build out my truck for overlanding and join ya’ll on adventures!

Location: Bay Area, CA

Rig: ‘08 Silverado LT (w/ lots of goodies)

Overlanding Experience Background: I would definitely say novice. I got around 2 or so years on my belt, but only ventured out every so often whilst going to Tahoe, San Diego or Dodge Ridge. My rig may not be the absolute best due to it being 2WD but it’s my first truck/vehicle (had since I got my license back in 2014) and it has outperformed many of my expectations and others while safely performing on trails.

Looking forward to adventuring with you!

Welcome, Semisi, from Arizona!
Welcome Aboard!

 

[roots66]

Hey Everyone! Really looking forward to being apart of this community. I’ve been a longtime lurker and have decided to pull the trigger to build out my truck for overlanding and join ya’ll on adventures!

Location: Bay Area, CA

Rig: ‘08 Silverado LT (w/ lots of goodies)

Overlanding Experience Background: I would definitely say novice. I got around 2 or so years on my belt, but only ventured out every so often whilst going to Tahoe, San Diego or Dodge Ridge. My rig may not be the absolute best due to it being 2WD but it’s my first truck/vehicle (had since I got my license back in 2014) and it has outperformed many of my expectations and others while safely performing on trails.

Looking forward to adventuring with you!

Hello Semisi, welcome to the OB family.
You shouldn't worry about having 2WD. Plenty of folks on here do this with the same setup. Check out this for more. 2WD Rigs

 

[M Rose]

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2) SW Washington. Vancouver area.
3) 2012 T4R Limited, Light MODs because I haven’t broke anything yet.
4) Lots of experience in the backcountry but little true overlanding experience. I just wish I found this site long ago.

Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @jcgraves3 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

 

[wk2.thing]

Hello, Happy to be here, I’m originally from AK so definitely not new to overlanding. Me and my family love the lifestyle, along with the dogs too. Oh and we have 2 Jeep’s we take when we go a WK2 and a KL.

Hello Rachael, welcome to the OB family.

Hi Rachael!

 

[wk2.thing]

Hey all

New to overlanding in civilian life but did plenty of the Army version lol. Glad to join the team. I live in Tennessee and drive a lifted and partially armored 2017 JGC (work in progress). My wife goes along on trips and she drives a 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk with a lift. Our most recent trip was to the Georgia traverse with our Boxer puppy name Gaia (yes like the gps app). Look forward to meeting some of you.

Mike

 

[roots66]

Hey all

New to overlanding in civilian life but did plenty of the Army version lol. Glad to join the team. I live in Tennessee and drive a lifted and partially armored 2017 JGC (work in progress). My wife goes along on trips and she drives a 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk with a lift. Our most recent trip was to the Georgia traverse with our Boxer puppy name Gaia (yes like the gps app). Look forward to meeting some of you.

Mike

Hello Mike. Thank you for your service and welcome to the OB family.

 

[Cloud9ineteen]

Hi everyone. My name is Wayne, and I am new to overlanding. Coming from the tarmac where I participated in SCCA events in mostly Time-Trials and Autocross. I love the idea of the adventure that overlanding promises. I've always loved Land Rover Discoveries and have, for the past 10 years owned a few but never had the confidence in them to take them off into the mountains. Recently, I decided to buy a mid-sized truck, but I didn't want to by a Tacoma because, well, they are fairly common. Nothing WRONG with that, but I wanted something a *little* different. Not, "Rare", just a little different, so I purchased a 2021 Ford Ranger with the Tremor package.

Now I need to use it. I don't intend to keep her this pretty for long. I have a bed rack and roof rack being built. I am ordering a set of upgraded bumpers that can support a winch, turbo upgrades, and exhaust.

These are pictures from our last trip into the Cascades. The truck (lots of upgrades coming) and my Wife and youngest son, Erica and Jack.

 

[M Rose]

Hi everyone. My name is Wayne, and I am new to overlanding. Coming from the tarmac where I participated in SCCA events in mostly Time-Trials and Autocross. I love the idea of the adventure that overlanding promises. I've always loved Land Rover Discoveries and have, for the past 10 years owned a few but never had the confidence in them to take them off into the mountains. Recently, I decided to buy a mid-sized truck, but I didn't want to by a Tacoma because, well, they are fairly common. Nothing WRONG with that, but I wanted something a *little* different. Not, "Rare", just a little different, so I purchased a 2021 Ford Ranger with the Tremor package.

Now I need to use it. I don't intend to keep her this pretty for long. I have a bed rack and roof rack being built. I am ordering a set of upgraded bumpers that can support a winch, turbo upgrades, and exhaust.

These are pictures from our last trip into the Cascades. The truck (lots of upgrades coming) and my Wife and youngest son, Erica and Jack.

Hello , 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

 

[roots66]

Hi everyone. My name is Wayne, and I am new to overlanding. Coming from the tarmac where I participated in SCCA events in mostly Time-Trials and Autocross. I love the idea of the adventure that overlanding promises. I've always loved Land Rover Discoveries and have, for the past 10 years owned a few but never had the confidence in them to take them off into the mountains. Recently, I decided to buy a mid-sized truck, but I didn't want to by a Tacoma because, well, they are fairly common. Nothing WRONG with that, but I wanted something a *little* different. Not, "Rare", just a little different, so I purchased a 2021 Ford Ranger with the Tremor package.

Now I need to use it. I don't intend to keep her this pretty for long. I have a bed rack and roof rack being built. I am ordering a set of upgraded bumpers that can support a winch, turbo upgrades, and exhaust.

These are pictures from our last trip into the Cascades. The truck (lots of upgrades coming) and my Wife and youngest son, Erica and Jack.

Hello Wayne, welcome to the OB family.