Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Oilhorsejack]

1.) My name is Jack
2.) Located in East Texas
3.)I just bought an ‘04 Lexus GX470 for my wife/ family and own a ‘97 FJ80 40th Anniversary Edition for me :)
4.) I’m a Land Cruiser nerd but very much a novice overlander. My wife and I hope to build the GX into a family overlanding rig slowly over the next few years.

 

[Mr.Stormtrooper]

Happy to be here. From northern TN between Nashville and The Smoky Mountains. Have a 2015 Rubicon and recently sold a 2008 Rubicon. Love getting out on trails. Hope to venture out more this summer.

 

[Radred12FJTT]

Nice color scheme!

We apparently like the color red. Lol

 

[Cendee]

Hello everyone! My name is Erik. My family and I live in Gilbert,AZ. My wife and I are new to overlanding but are no strangers to off road culture and backwoods camping. We are a Toyota family. The wife’s rig is a 16 4Runner trail premium, mine is a 12 FJ Cruiser trail teams and an 89 Toyota pickup. So incredibly stoked to be a part of this community. Thank you for accepting me into this amazing community.

Welcome from Utah. You will love it here!

 

[Cendee]

Greetings from Athens, Greece, South Europe! Glad to be here!

I drive a Toyota RAV4 mk 2, MY 2007, 2000cc 150HP petrol, AWD, bought new by me.
I have made a few modifications: lifted some 2" or a little less, skid plate under the front side, roof rack with some Hella lights on

Unfortunatelly I have no Overlanding Experience Background till now


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Welcome for Utah. Is this a recent picture? What months do you get snow there?

 

[Cendee]

Happy to be here. From northern TN between Nashville and The Smoky Mountains. Have a 2015 Rubicon and recently sold a 2008 Rubicon. Love getting out on trails. Hope to venture out more this summer. View attachment 90292

Nice Jeep. Im kinda partial to them myself. Welcome to OB.

 

[PNW EXPLR]

Greetings from Athens, Greece, South Europe! Glad to be here!

I drive a Toyota RAV4 mk 2, MY 2007, 2000cc 150HP petrol, AWD, bought new by me.
I have made a few modifications: lifted some 2" or a little less, skid plate under the front side, roof rack with some Hella lights on

Unfortunatelly I have no Overlanding Experience Background till now


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Hey, Welcome. Great shot in the snow.

 

[RheoRunner]

Live in the Kansas City area. Long time auto enthusiasts, but novice at Overlanding. Love the outdoors and travel a lot with my wife and dogs.

Me: ‘16 Tacoma TRDS DCSB w/ Alu-Cab and ARB RTT - primary rig
Wife: ‘06 4Runner - Daily

Will be hitting some weekend trips this spring/summer. Prepping for an extended trip in AZ, UT, CO, NM in September. Have a lot of questions regarding permits, reservations, and regulations at state parks, etc. Excited to dive into this forum.

Cheers,
Rob

 

[76_overlander]

Greetings from Athens, Greece, South Europe! Glad to be here!

I drive a Toyota RAV4 mk 2, MY 2007, 2000cc 150HP petrol, AWD, bought new by me.
I have made a few modifications: lifted some 2" or a little less, skid plate under the front side, roof rack with some Hella lights on

Unfortunatelly I have no Overlanding Experience Background till now


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Welcome here :)

 

[Kent R]

Live in the Kansas City area. Long time auto enthusiasts, but novice at Overlanding. Love the outdoors and travel a lot with my wife and dogs.

Me: ‘16 Tacoma TRDS DCSB w/ Alu-Cab and ARB RTT - primary rig
Wife: ‘06 4Runner - Daily

Will be hitting some weekend trips this spring/summer. Prepping for an extended trip in AZ, UT, CO, NM in September. Have a lot of questions regarding permits, reservations, and regulations at state parks, etc. Excited to dive into this forum.

Cheers,
Rob

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
Overland Bound Meetups

Overland Trip Planning

Trip planning and questions.

www.overlandbound.com

You are in the Midwest Region but also at the corner of four of our regions, local information can also be found in the “Overlland Bound by Region”

North America

www.overlandbound.com

Here is the link to contact your Regional Director.
Overland Bound Regions!

 

[Kent R]

Happy to be here. From northern TN between Nashville and The Smoky Mountains. Have a 2015 Rubicon and recently sold a 2008 Rubicon. Love getting out on trails. Hope to venture out more this summer. View attachment 90292

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
Overland Bound Meetups

Overland Trip Planning

Trip planning and questions.

www.overlandbound.com

You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overlland Bound by Region”
North America

This is a link to the Overland Bound Southeast Rally.
Overland Bound Rally Southeast 2019! i

Here is the link to contact your Regional Director.
Overland Bound Regions!

 

[Kent R]

View attachment 902911.) My name is Jack
2.) Located in East Texas
3.)I just bought an ‘04 Lexus GX470 for my wife/ family and own a ‘97 FJ80 40th Anniversary Edition for me :)
4.) I’m a Land Cruiser nerd but very much a novice overlander. My wife and I hope to build the GX into a family overlanding rig slowly over the next few years.

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
Overland Bound Meetups

Overland Trip Planning

Trip planning and questions.

www.overlandbound.com

You are in the Southwest Region and close to the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overlland Bound by Region”
North America

This is a link to the Overland Bound Southeast Rally.
Overland Bound Rally Southeast 2019! i

Here is the link to contact your Regional Director.
Overland Bound Regions!

 

[Razorwalker]

Hello All!

My name is Patrick "Razorwalker" Lynch. I'm currently living in Franklin, NC. I am 44 years old and have been overlanding on and off my entire life. I grew up traveling across our great nation in the back of a converted school bus, then later in life, I had two different Mitsubishi Montero's that I traveled in. Currently, I am about to lose my job and house (sorta a good thing :) ), and am in the process of liquidating most of my possessions and getting back on the road doing what I love. I'm currently trying to pick up this van (pics attached), 2002 Dodge Ram 3500. Started life out as a Verizon Tower Repair truck. Has a battery bank, solar panels on the roof, 240 AMP alternator, 5500 Watt Omen Generator, 13,500 BTU Dometic AC, LED lights all around, and tons of new parts on it. Batteries can be charged from Gen, Solar or Alternator, so I'll have plenty of power. I plan on taking out all the metal shelving, and adding in a Dometic frig, bed, sink, outdoor shower, ARB awning, and a bunch more. I'll be on a very limited budget starting out, which is why I chose this van. Usually, the most expensive conversion to any vehicle besides mechanical (engine, drivetrain, etc) is the power. Thankfully, this van has all that already built in. Eventually, I'll add a 2 or 3 inch lift and add a 4x4 conversion to it as well. Would love to hear from others that have vans on how it's working out for you and any tips or ideas before I start building it out. Thanks and happy to be here :)

 

[Cendee]

Live in the Kansas City area. Long time auto enthusiasts, but novice at Overlanding. Love the outdoors and travel a lot with my wife and dogs.

Me: ‘16 Tacoma TRDS DCSB w/ Alu-Cab and ARB RTT - primary rig
Wife: ‘06 4Runner - Daily

Will be hitting some weekend trips this spring/summer. Prepping for an extended trip in AZ, UT, CO, NM in September. Have a lot of questions regarding permits, reservations, and regulations at state parks, etc. Excited to dive into this forum.

Cheers,
Rob

Welcome from Utah. Reach out to me with any questions you may have. Let me know when you will be in my area and I would love to show you around.

 

[RatherBSnowboarding]

Hello everyone. My name is Daniel. I recently quit my job, put my house on the market and bought a Patriot Campers X1. For the past ten years ish I have been working hard and living in the Low Country of South Carolina and am now relocating to northern Idaho. Over the next month or so I will be taking the back roads across the country while I wait for the snow to melt on my property at my final destination.

My Rig: Is a 2018 Ram 3500, 6.7L Cummins stock with 35" BFG KO2 DT, towing a Patriot Campers X1GT. AEV front bumper with winch to come.

My Location: In a few months will be Bonner County Idaho.

My Experience: I would call intermediate. For the past ten years there has not been much adventure in my life and prior to that I don't think Overlanding was a term used much in the US but I have done a weeks long trip to Baja (before passports were required) and explored many areas in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and others. I can't wait to start again a little older and a little wiser. Well, I'm defiantly older.

Please feel free to reach out and I will look forward to seeing you all on the trail.

Daniel

 

[Cendee]

Hello everyone. My name is Daniel. I recently quit my job, put my house on the market and bought a Patriot Campers X1. For the past ten years ish I have been working hard and living in the Low Country of South Carolina and am now relocating to northern Idaho. Over the next month or so I will be taking the back roads across the country while I wait for the snow to melt on my property at my final destination.

My Rig: Is a 2018 Ram 3500, 6.7L Cummins stock with 35" BFG KO2 DT, towing a Patriot Campers X1GT. AEV front bumper with winch to come.

My Location: In a few months will be Bonner County Idaho.

My Experience: I would call intermediate. For the past ten years there has not been much adventure in my life and prior to that I don't think Overlanding was a term used much in the US but I have done a weeks long trip to Baja (before passports were required) and explored many areas in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and others. I can't wait to start again a little older and a little wiser. Well, I'm defiantly older.

Please feel free to reach out and I will look forward to seeing you all on the trail.

Daniel

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.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Planning a trip, tell us about it. Have questions? Many here to help!
www.overlandbound.com

You are in the Northwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
North America
www.overlandbound.com

Here is the link to contact your Regional Director.
Overland Bound Regions!

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hello All!

My name is Patrick "Razorwalker" Lynch. I'm currently living in Franklin, NC. I am 44 years old and have been overlanding on and off my entire life. I grew up traveling across our great nation in the back of a converted school bus, then later in life, I had two different Mitsubishi Montero's that I traveled in. Currently, I am about to lose my job and house (sorta a good thing :) ), and am in the process of liquidating most of my possessions and getting back on the road doing what I love. I'm currently trying to pick up this van (pics attached), 2002 Dodge Ram 3500. Started life out as a Verizon Tower Repair truck. Has a battery bank, solar panels on the roof, 240 AMP alternator, 5500 Watt Omen Generator, 13,500 BTU Dometic AC, LED lights all around, and tons of new parts on it. Batteries can be charged from Gen, Solar or Alternator, so I'll have plenty of power. I plan on taking out all the metal shelving, and adding in a Dometic frig, bed, sink, outdoor shower, ARB awning, and a bunch more. I'll be on a very limited budget starting out, which is why I chose this van. Usually, the most expensive conversion to any vehicle besides mechanical (engine, drivetrain, etc) is the power. Thankfully, this van has all that already built in. Eventually, I'll add a 2 or 3 inch lift and add a 4x4 conversion to it as well. Would love to hear from others that have vans on how it's working out for you and any tips or ideas before I start building it out. Thanks and happy to be here :) View attachment 90396View attachment 90397View attachment 90398View attachment 90399View attachment 90400View attachment 90401View attachment 90402View attachment 90403View attachment 90404View attachment 90405View attachment 90406View attachment 90407

Looks awesome! Welcome!

 

[SFarrell]

Hello,

Glad to be here. I'm probably an oddball compared to most:

1) Not an offroader... yet:

2) Newport News, VA

3) 2017 VW GTI, but looking at 2016 and up Wranglers, 4Runners, and Tacomas...

4) I'm a total novice, but mechanically-inclined and prep-oriented. I'm a 30-year Coast Guard veteran. I off-roaded a '93 Pathfinder on easy trails and beaches in the 1990s. But I didn't keep the truck for long. I've only camped a few times as an adult, most recently was about two years ago on an overnight bicycle ride. I've been inspired by Overland Lifestyle to get out and see/do more. My wife and I are watching their series now. I'm a road warrior and enjoy driving tours. We'll start off with car-camping just to learn how to camp again, especially TOGETHER. We'll start at a nearby campground, then one that's about 100 miles away, then we'll do some camping road trips. Once we have a system for camping, then we'll look into getting a rig that can take us where our VWs cannot. I guess that's backwards compared to others here. Will we be "microlanding?"

Take Care,

Scott

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hello everyone. My name is Daniel. I recently quit my job, put my house on the market and bought a Patriot Campers X1. For the past ten years ish I have been working hard and living in the Low Country of South Carolina and am now relocating to northern Idaho. Over the next month or so I will be taking the back roads across the country while I wait for the snow to melt on my property at my final destination.

My Rig: Is a 2018 Ram 3500, 6.7L Cummins stock with 35" BFG KO2 DT, towing a Patriot Campers X1GT. AEV front bumper with winch to come.

My Location: In a few months will be Bonner County Idaho.

My Experience: I would call intermediate. For the past ten years there has not been much adventure in my life and prior to that I don't think Overlanding was a term used much in the US but I have done a weeks long trip to Baja (before passports were required) and explored many areas in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and others. I can't wait to start again a little older and a little wiser. Well, I'm defiantly older.

Please feel free to reach out and I will look forward to seeing you all on the trail.

Daniel

Welcome Daniel! I'm in Western Washington so if your ever over here, hit me up!

 

[BlueLineOverland]

Hello! This seems like a great resource to gain some knowledge, wisdom and understanding of the magic called over-landing! When Snowageddon happened in the lovely Northewest recently I found myself falling in love with overlanding. My rig is a 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad with some simple mods however more to come with time. Can anyone lead me to the regional ambassador for the Puget Sound area?

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Good looking rig! Welcome from Arkansas