Advocate III
- 5,584
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Rose
- Member #
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20990
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- W7FSB
- Service Branch
- US ARMY Retired
Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.Hi everyone! Totally new here. New to overlanding, off-roading, and owning a 4x4 vehicle. I have always been a sports car person for my weekend cars, but as my girlfriend loves to go hiking and I’m interested in camping more (used to camp all the time as a kid, but not as much as an adult) I figured this would be a good place to soak up some information.
I recently purchased a 2021 Colorado ZR2 Bison Edition. I already can see that the Sport bar and sport lights weren’t very good options to have for over landing but I think it’ll be over for now. I have a couple plans so far, mostly looking into Decked bed storage and getting ALL of the basics for camping, recovery gear, and most likely a winch too just in case.
I live in Tacoma WA and am super excited to hopefully meet some people as well since I know going with more people is a lot more safe.
My biggest goal is to soak up a ton of information so I’m not a noob in a brand new truck who has absolutely no trail etiquette etc. Want to respect the land and all the patrons who use it.
Excited to be here!
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