Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[JacksonRL]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

Welcome to Overland Bound, Thomas! So much information here. Hope we can help!

 

[Uniquely Us Adventures]

Hello from Nash Vegas!

The other day, my Doctor said "You need to get a hobby." I am a semi-retired workaholic who has decided revisit the activities I enjoyed in the past. Fishing, camping and traveling the highways and byways. I feel confident this community can help fulfill my needs.

Hallo Brian
Welcome to OBO
WBR
Bengt N
Sweden

Welcome! Glad to have ya on board!!

 

[Uniquely Us Adventures]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

Welcome to Overland Bound, Thomas! So much information here. Hope we can help!

Welcome happy to help how ever possible! If you have question..

 

[Uniquely Us Adventures]

Hi everyone!

Location: Ontario, Canada
Rig: 2020 Ford Ranger
Experience: Novice

Welcome how do you like the Ranger?!

 

[Lopeztracker74]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

 

[freak4life]

Hey all!

Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA. Driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Sport short bed. Novice on the overlanding front. Truck is about to get a makeover, so will upload a picture after all the mods are done

Hello David, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

Hello Thomas, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

Hello Jose, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Kent R]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

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 can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members.
RESOURCE MAP
Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com

 

[Kent R]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

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 can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members.
RESOURCE MAP
Adventure and Expedition App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Local information for any of our regions can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com

 

[Kent R]

Hey all!

Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA. Driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Sport short bed. Novice on the overlanding front. Truck is about to get a makeover, so will upload a picture after all the mods are done

Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information.
You can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members. There is a meet-up south of you a couple of hours, you can find it on the map.
RESOURCE MAP
Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
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.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com
If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com

 

[JacksonRL]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

Welcome to Overland Bound! Nice set up!

 

[Uniquely Us Adventures]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

Hey welcome and epic buildout! Would love to see more of that thing! Really cool!!

 

[Shahn]

Hey all!

Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA. Driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Sport short bed. Novice on the overlanding front. Truck is about to get a makeover, so will upload a picture after all the mods are done

Hello David, welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[Shahn]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

Hello Thomas welcome to Overland Bound! Can't wait to see pics of the new Rebel!

 

[Shahn]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

Hello Jose, welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[Coreymol]

Hello fellow overlanders I located in Central Florida. We currently own 2013 Jeep wrangler unlimited sport. We were pulling a overland pop-up but it weight close to 5,000 pounds. My wife and I decided to build our own using a 6x10 cargo trailer fully loaded it's weight around 2,500. Say travel to all out there.

Welcome to overland bound! I used to live in Deltona.

 

[Coreymol]

Hey all!

Hailing from Santa Barbara, CA. Driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Sport short bed. Novice on the overlanding front. Truck is about to get a makeover, so will upload a picture after all the mods are done

Welcome. And can’t wait to see your posts. Look around here in the forums. Lots of great info and inspiration

 

[Coreymol]

Hi all,
new member here. No real overlanding experience but very drawn to the concept.I'm in the Pacific NW ( NW Oregon ). A good many years of car camping. Mostly to developed campsite ( ie at least pit toilet and a picnic table ). Always tent camping. Did rent a off-road capable tear drop last summer. We didn't take it off road, but it was eye opener and a game changer, most especially the galley kitchen at back. My wife hates clutter and taking forever to set up / tear down ( not to mention getting packed up to actually leave ). Glancing around the forum and the website / you tube channel I see we have lots of good ideas to learn from to improve our game ! We camp with 2 kids as well, they are at least old enough to be helpful now !
Campgrounds getting so crowded these days, anything reservable has to be booked 6+ months in advance and gets booked up within minutes of availability opening up. Takes all the fun out of spontaneous camping and makes it into the proverbial "rat race". Hence getting off the beaten track and being self sufficient seems to be the way to go.
I drive a 2007 Outback XT (5 sp manual ), other vehicle is a '15 Toyota Highlander, which we usually take camping with the kids. I run Falken Wildpeak tires on both cars. It's not a good camping trip for me unless I come back with dust on the vehicle. Got to get off pavement onto forest / logging roads at least !
I'm in the process of upgrading my vehicle rather radically : 2022 RAM 1500 Rebel on order ! Lots to learn about what I can do in terms of Roof top tents, tonneau covers and all that stuff.
Looking forward to gleaning some good tips from the community here.

Welcome to Overland Bound! Search the forums. There is a ton of great information here and lots of inspiration for builds and mods. Enjoy!

 

[Coreymol]

Hi everyone!

Location: Ontario, Canada
Rig: 2020 Ford Ranger
Experience: Novice

Welcome to overland bound. Search the forms. And you’ll learn a lot.