Hey all! Newbie joining in from Nampa, Idaho! Traditionally more of a backpacker, my wife and I are dabbling in overlanding and stoked to learn and grow in this adventure. We have a 98 Ford Expedition, and since it still has some good bones, we are using her as our first rig to help us learn and decide what we ultimately want.
Thanks for the community!
Welcome to the Team, Let me first say that it's all about the adventure and less about the rig (Just my opinion, as I use to have a blast in my Ford Edge from AZ to ID, AZ to FL). I miss those day's of just toss the pups in the SUV and off we went on a weekend puppy adventure.
The Ford Expedition will serve you well; now I would make sure that you have your recovery points set, Comms, Water, and Fuel Storage planned out. You will find a post - Overlanding Gear which covers the 3 primary cases to pack for on this Forum. Don't be like me that packs 6 to 10 cases and only uses 3 to 4.
I use to live in Caldwell for work, and I would spend my weekends from McCall to Red Fish Lake and the snow fall was insane. You have so much real estate to cover that I'm sure the both of you will have a blast. Do you plan on going winter camping, or just Spring and Summer?
Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season.