Hello all. I'm officially saying, hello. I've been lurking for a little while, wondering if this forum is where I should be. I am not much of an “overlander”. I would rate myself as a sub-novice. I have camped, hiked, car camped and kept the fire lit in the backyard until the morning birds told us to go to bed.
I stumbled into the concept of overlanding in my preparation for going to Baja this November. (RTTs sucked me down this worm-hole. I'm kinda a sucker for cool gear.) I will be supporting my friend's attempt to complete The 1000 (Fire Guys Racing).
My platform is a 2007 F150 XLT SuperCab (Link to Build thread) with about 67,000 on the clock. I talked myself out of buying a new truck a few years ago because my truck is paid for and apparently, my life is not fulfilled without projects that involve fabricating, welding, machining, tinkering, and thinking obsessively about how to do it myself and make it better, cooler, lighter and faster. Besides, I can do a lot of mods for the price of a $650 / month payment.
I hale from the North Center part of Fly-over country, sandwiched in-between the Sconnies and the Dakotas.
So, while I may be the nicest misanthrope you ever meet, the following principles give you a good insight to me:
You can something from everyone.
If it is worth doing, it is worth over doing.
Leave it better than you found it.
Good enough never is.
I stumbled into the concept of overlanding in my preparation for going to Baja this November. (RTTs sucked me down this worm-hole. I'm kinda a sucker for cool gear.) I will be supporting my friend's attempt to complete The 1000 (Fire Guys Racing).
My platform is a 2007 F150 XLT SuperCab (Link to Build thread) with about 67,000 on the clock. I talked myself out of buying a new truck a few years ago because my truck is paid for and apparently, my life is not fulfilled without projects that involve fabricating, welding, machining, tinkering, and thinking obsessively about how to do it myself and make it better, cooler, lighter and faster. Besides, I can do a lot of mods for the price of a $650 / month payment.
I hale from the North Center part of Fly-over country, sandwiched in-between the Sconnies and the Dakotas.
So, while I may be the nicest misanthrope you ever meet, the following principles give you a good insight to me:
You can something from everyone.
If it is worth doing, it is worth over doing.
Leave it better than you found it.
Good enough never is.
