The Official Unofficial New Jersey Thread

[DLWilson]

My daughters want to go to the Pine Barrens and "look for the Jersey Devil". A Batsto meet and legal trail run would be great!

 

[Ian McAdorey]

Currently working on a trail ride for the end of August! I will keep everyone up to date with a meeting spot!

 

[Triple Locked N Loaded]

Hello everyone. Just joined up and found this thread. I live in the Montgomery County PA so not too far from you guys. I drive a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek and would love to join for some rides through the Pine Barrens or anywhere else out your way that isn't too crazy for my car.

 

[04land]

Hello everyone. Just joined up and found this thread. I live in the Montgomery County PA so not too far from you guys. I drive a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek and would love to join for some rides through the Pine Barrens or anywhere else out your way that isn't too crazy for my car.

Welcome.

@Ian McAdorey just posted a meet i think in the end of August under the other NJ thread. Take a look at that one.

 

[Ian McAdorey]

Hello everyone. Just joined up and found this thread. I live in the Montgomery County PA so not too far from you guys. I drive a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek and would love to join for some rides through the Pine Barrens or anywhere else out your way that isn't too crazy for my car.

Welcome! You're not the only one out there, and we are far from alone! Look for the event we have coming with the gents over at MtnRoo Northeast, a group of offroading Subarus.

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[Triple Locked N Loaded]

Thanks Ian I'm a member on the fb group. Can't wait to come on out, hopefully it's a day I have off.

 

[Ian McAdorey]

The Rallypoint link is below! It is my first time using the tool so I hope it comes out alright for everyone. Let me know if you have any questions!

https://www.overlandbound.com/event/mtnroo-northeast-x-garden-state-overland-x-team-subie-snails/

 

[TRD_RTC]

New to Overlanding and this site. I live on JBMDL. Are their regular meets and group rides around?

 

[Hank Outdoors]

Hey guys! I figured I would make up a thread that's strictly for all things happening in NJ and all talk about NJ. The talk can be about anything that has to do with overlanding, camping, kayaking, mountain biking, geocaching, hiking, meet and greets, and guided trail rides by us, Mid-Atlantic Expeditions.

Please try and keep this thread clean from any other off subject talk. We are here for anything that deals with fun in the outdoors, not to hear about how the Flyers won or how much the Eagles suck haha.

I would love to hear about what part of NJ you're from, your rig(s) (adventure bikes/enduros included), and the kinds of things you like to do outside. I would also like to hear a little background about you, like what got you into overlanding in general, favorite trip you've taken, and what overlanding means to you. I'll start below.

Also, @MAX-Phil and I are planning on doing a meet and greet sometime in March. We will post more about it once we get the logistics figured out.


Ok, so I'm Leon and I'm Co-owner/Co-Founder of the two man team Mid-Atlantic Expeditions. I enjoy all sorts of outdoors activities like hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, camping, adventure bike riding, overlanding, geocaching, exploring, and trail riding. Pretty much if it involves adventure and the outdoors, count me in!

As for my rigs, I have a 2016 Toyota TRDPro 4Runner with a few mods and I also have a 2016 Honda Africa Twin (CRF1000L) and it too has a few mods.

What got me into overlanding? I would have to say that after moving to NJ in 2009 and getting out to see all that NJ has to offer by way of roadtrips here and there, it made me want to do more of that through out other states. Having been in the "offroading" scene almost my whole life, I had already had the built rigs and I wanted to incorporate the off-roading aspect to my adventures. I heard about overlanding back in 2010 when it was still relativiely unheard of and felt that it was right for me.

One of my favorite trips taken...hrmm that's a tough one...I would have to say they've all been my favorite since they're always fun and full of adventure but one that stands out the most was the first "overlanding" trip I took. I posted a huge 2 day event, back in like 2010/2011, on the FJ Cruiser/4Runner/Tacoma forums which involved starting at one point and driving to camp a few hours away. Camping out that night and then the next day drive a few more hours to our dinner spot. The whole trip was offroad and within NJ. One of the best trips I've taken so far, even though there are soo many more day trips that were just as great.

What overlanding means to me, well to me it's self reliant travel going from point A to point B while enjoying the adventure along the way. Overlanding to me doesn't strictly involve off-roading or traveling down only dirt roads, it's about taking the backroads and roads less traveled to your destination, seeing things you've never seen before, experiencing the culture of the area, all while being self reliant on the things you bring with you and pick up along the way.

Haha ok, I'm done talking about myself and I hope it gives you insight to who I am. Can't wait to read your post below! And stay tuned for any events we may post on here!

@Wawa Skittletits @Chris Jones

 

[MuckSavage]

Looks like a good night for a snow ride thru the pines!

 

[KC2BUN]

Looks like a good night for a snow ride thru the pines!

Wish i could

 

[tacoclifford]

Did anyone end up going through the pines? Iv never been there in the snow

 

[MuckSavage]

Did anyone end up going through the pines? Iv never been there in the snow

@theorangekl if you never did, you gotta do it! Quiet, peaceful......there's nothing like it!

 

[tacoclifford]

@theorangekl if you never did, you gotta do it! Quiet, peaceful......there's nothing like it!

Iv done it in the winter and the summer it is very quiet as it is. I can only imagine how peaceful it is after a fresh snowfall

 

[4xGrace]

So are there any new trips for NJ or the surrounding areas in the works

 

[MuckSavage]

So are there any new trips for NJ or the surrounding areas in the works

Most of my NJ rides are spare of the moment "I think I need to go to the woods today"

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

So are there any new trips for NJ or the surrounding areas in the works

Keep an eye out for upcoming events and if you haven't already please consider joining the OB East group on Facebook.

 

[tacoclifford]

Need some trail time! Anyone want to do something this Saturday(the 24th)? Pine barrens?

 

[KC2BUN]

Need some trail time! Anyone want to do something this Saturday(the 24th)? Pine barrens?

Possibly
Where would we all meet up at?

 

[tacoclifford]

Possibly
Where would we all meet up at?

No idea. I don’t live in the area. Last time I was there I started near Bastos village office. I believe that’s in the south west corner of the park. Or we can meet anywhere else. We could even hit a different area. I’m open to whatever. I just wanna do a little exploring!