I am also here at OGT. I am white Land Cruiser in center flying Texas Flag.
Overland Expo West
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Advocate III
Pathfinder III
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- First Name
- Kent
- Last Name
- Reynolds
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1632
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- K6KNT
- Service Branch
- Retired Firefighter
I wish I was going to be there, my post is from last years event.
As for exhibiter, we dont have a booth but we do have one of our Ambassadors Deb Lee giving a talk about the new OB1 app.
Pioneer I
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- Erich
- Last Name
- Stokes
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44335
Nice to meet you in person this weekend, we were in the OGT Pando in the corner of the arena, I was pulling it with a Honda Passport this weekend.
Advocate II
I drove up from Houston on Wednesday, last week, stopping overnight in Las Cruces. Getting to the Expo on Thursday was a welcome site with tall trees and many campers getting set up. Plus the temps were in the 60s. The Premium Camping was a nice setup, distance-wise from the event, but it was quiet. I was surprised how many people went to bed at 8:30. I'm curious how camping went in the other areas.
Here are some pics of the drive, the camp setup, and of @TrailRecon's booth. Met Brad and Regina and they're super nice although, I bet, a bit tired after walking and many pictures.
Here are some pics of the drive, the camp setup, and of @TrailRecon's booth. Met Brad and Regina and they're super nice although, I bet, a bit tired after walking and many pictures.
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Advocate II
Advocate II
KC's booth had some cool retro rigs and there were a lot of other unique setups. It was interesting to watch the TFL guys do their videos. Andre and Nathan walk quick!
My claim to fame is being in the background of their video at 11:52 (tan jacket).
My claim to fame is being in the background of their video at 11:52 (tan jacket).
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Advocate II
'Wet' described Friday but Saturday was beautiful. I forget the username of the OB member here with the XJ but it looked great in person! X-Overland was cool to see. Their rigs look amazing in person and are so well built up. I also got to meet the @Lifestyle Overland family and they're awesome! They were definitely some of the friendliest people there.
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Advocate II
I wish I would have taken more pictures but a lot of them would be more-or-less copies of pictures you'll see on the thousand recap videos of the event. Chris at Venture4WD was a delight to meet in person. He's open and very candid about his travels, life, and youtube channel. I could have talked with him much longer about stock tank pools and minimal modification requirements. The Toyota area was fun and Baja 1000 racer Brandon Walsh drove me around in a TRD Pro 4R sliding it over the muddly hills while off camber to its limits. Go figure that Toyota brought a professional race-truck driver.
Not shown because I, unfortunately, forgot to take any pictures was meeting Dan Grec with The Road Chose Me and hanging out with him one evening. He was awesome in person and has such a unique outlook on life and a passion to travel.
It was such a fun event and was so cool to be fully immersed in the overlanding community. I'll definitely be coming back next year with family and friends in tow.
Not shown because I, unfortunately, forgot to take any pictures was meeting Dan Grec with The Road Chose Me and hanging out with him one evening. He was awesome in person and has such a unique outlook on life and a passion to travel.
It was such a fun event and was so cool to be fully immersed in the overlanding community. I'll definitely be coming back next year with family and friends in tow.
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Advocate III
Trail Blazer III
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- First Name
- Dave
- Last Name
- Ballard
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20527
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- N7XQP
- Service Branch
- Fire/EMS/SAR
Great photos Nathan, Chris is always a pleasure to visit with, and Dan is exactly the same in person as he is on his videos, looking forward to seeing his new rig at the PNW expo this year. We also found Clay and the entire crew from X Overland to be very engaging and they spent lots of time with people visiting their booth, Props go to the creators and DIY build folks that spent a lot of time outside in the rain storms Friday and not hiding somewhere. We did manage to keep our wallets in our pockets for the most part and not buy more than we could carry back on the two mile walk to our VRBO..lol Despite the bad weather on Friday, all in all a good time and we would probably go again if we could camp on site and were going to be in the area for other reasons, not sure we would make another dedicated trip, especially since we have the PNW Expo much closer now.
