Off-Road Ranger I
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- Thread starter Lifestyle Overland
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Hello I'm Thomas, north Alabama, and my rig is Atlas. Atlas is a 2003 lexus gx470. I actually wanted a landcruiser, but the gx470 was 5k cheaper and had a lot less miles.
I'd say I'm a novice. My only previous experience is abusing a Carolla (silver slug) off roading and traveling in it.
I'd say I'm a novice. My only previous experience is abusing a Carolla (silver slug) off roading and traveling in it.
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denhabr
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- First Name
- Bradford
- Last Name
- Denham
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- KF6PSL
- Service Branch
- US Army
Hello everyone. My name is Brad and I just happened upon this well-sorted site/forum after searching for Mitsubishi rally | dakar | overlander vehicles. When I came upon "Overland_Mitsu"''s build of his Outlander Sport: Mitsubishi Outlander Sport light over land build ...I knew I was in the right place! Have no idea why I didn't find this site before?
Location: Sandy (Salt Lake City), Utah
Previous Vehicle: 1996 Bronco XL Pre-runner/Chase Truck (just sold it in July to a KoH Racer who lives in Moab...see images below)
Candidate Vehicle: 2022+ Mitsubishi Outlander (?)
Previous Experience/Why?: Moderate weekend off-roader with more of a focus on desert chase truck work, performance rally communications (ham radio) support in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, and support of ultra-marathon events here in Utah. No overnight stays in the field (had enough of that crap in the Army)...but I am willing to consider doing some of that again in the future before (and after) I retire in five years. I started off-roading because I got into supporting SCCA pro-rally in the mid-'90s in SoCal, Nevada, and Arizona. in the mid-90s...but then I only had a Ford Escort GT, and that wasn't a very good 'rally support vehicle'. So throughout the late '90s and early '00s, I visited a number of the off-road fab shops in SoCal that I could find when traveling on various business trips. After all that research, I planned my build and bought my '96 Bronco in 2008 here in SLC and embarked upon my 'rally support vehicle' build. The Bronco served me well for 13 years but earlier this year it was time to let it go. And that is what I did, and now a KoH racer living in Moab is the proud owner of my Bronco and is using it as a bonafide pre-runner!
So my wife and I are now setting our sights on a true overlander / rally-inspired / Dakar-look crossover/SUV, and I think the new 2022+ Mitsubishi Overlander fits the bill.
A couple of pictures of my former '96 Bronco are attached...along with an idea of what I want the "Overlander Outlander" to look like here sometime soon (the attached image is of the 2022 Overlander as it competed in the 2021 Rebelle Rally just a week ago in SoCal and Nevada...complete with Mitsubishi Ralliart Dakar livery!)
Welcome all suggestions, and thanks for having me!
Location: Sandy (Salt Lake City), Utah
Previous Vehicle: 1996 Bronco XL Pre-runner/Chase Truck (just sold it in July to a KoH Racer who lives in Moab...see images below)
Candidate Vehicle: 2022+ Mitsubishi Outlander (?)
Previous Experience/Why?: Moderate weekend off-roader with more of a focus on desert chase truck work, performance rally communications (ham radio) support in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, and support of ultra-marathon events here in Utah. No overnight stays in the field (had enough of that crap in the Army)...but I am willing to consider doing some of that again in the future before (and after) I retire in five years. I started off-roading because I got into supporting SCCA pro-rally in the mid-'90s in SoCal, Nevada, and Arizona. in the mid-90s...but then I only had a Ford Escort GT, and that wasn't a very good 'rally support vehicle'. So throughout the late '90s and early '00s, I visited a number of the off-road fab shops in SoCal that I could find when traveling on various business trips. After all that research, I planned my build and bought my '96 Bronco in 2008 here in SLC and embarked upon my 'rally support vehicle' build. The Bronco served me well for 13 years but earlier this year it was time to let it go. And that is what I did, and now a KoH racer living in Moab is the proud owner of my Bronco and is using it as a bonafide pre-runner!
So my wife and I are now setting our sights on a true overlander / rally-inspired / Dakar-look crossover/SUV, and I think the new 2022+ Mitsubishi Overlander fits the bill.
A couple of pictures of my former '96 Bronco are attached...along with an idea of what I want the "Overlander Outlander" to look like here sometime soon (the attached image is of the 2022 Overlander as it competed in the 2021 Rebelle Rally just a week ago in SoCal and Nevada...complete with Mitsubishi Ralliart Dakar livery!)
Welcome all suggestions, and thanks for having me!
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mface7
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Welcome, Brad! You might want to check out this newer Utah thread...nice to have locals to connect to: Where’s the Utah people at?? Love the Bronco, BTW. It'll be cool to see what you do with the new rig.
Off-Road Ranger I
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- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
Off-Road Ranger I
- 4,418
- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
Off-Road Ranger I
- 4,418
- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
Off-Road Ranger I
- 4,418
- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
Off-Road Ranger I
- 4,418
- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
Off-Road Ranger I
- 4,418
- First Name
- Shahn
- Last Name
- Brown
- Member #
29302
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS - WRQD549
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Hi Everyone!
We are Mary and Warren. Thanks for having us in the group.
Our Location is in Mesa, AZ
Our Rigs are a 2017 JK and a 2020 JT
Our experience is Beginner, still building our rigs. We look forward to getting out there!
We are retired commercial photographers, so if you have any photography related questions, we would be happy to help out!
Looking forward to building overland friendships here! DM us, we would love to hear from you!
Mary and Warren
We are Mary and Warren. Thanks for having us in the group.
Our Location is in Mesa, AZ
Our Rigs are a 2017 JK and a 2020 JT
Our experience is Beginner, still building our rigs. We look forward to getting out there!
We are retired commercial photographers, so if you have any photography related questions, we would be happy to help out!
Looking forward to building overland friendships here! DM us, we would love to hear from you!
Mary and Warren
Expedition Master I
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- Vance
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- Ely
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- WRNX949 is my GMRS, haven't taken my test yet but working on the HAM
- Service Branch
- USAF BRAT
Expedition Master I
- 8,095
- First Name
- Vance
- Last Name
- Ely
- Member #
28800
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- WRNX949 is my GMRS, haven't taken my test yet but working on the HAM
- Service Branch
- USAF BRAT
Welcome to the GX Family and to Overland Bound! A Silver Carolla is my daily driver. First car was a 1974 Toyota Corona, died after a little over half a million miles. Hope your GX keeps you going down the road/trails just as long.
Off-Road Ranger I
- 3,507
- First Name
- Mike
- Last Name
- Roots
- Member #
16968
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS: WSGB862
- Service Branch
- USAF Spook
Off-Road Ranger I
- 3,507
- First Name
- Mike
- Last Name
- Roots
- Member #
16968
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS: WSGB862
- Service Branch
- USAF Spook
Hello Bradford, welcome to the OB family.
Off-Road Ranger I
- 3,507
- First Name
- Mike
- Last Name
- Roots
- Member #
16968
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS: WSGB862
- Service Branch
- USAF Spook
Hello Mary & Warren, welcome to the OB family.
