- First Name
- Logan
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2020
- Threads
- 1
- Messages
- 2
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- 6
- Location
- Missouri
- Website
- www.ozarkmountainoverland.com
- Vehicle(s)
- Ford Explorer
- Your Bronco Model
- Base
- Thread starter
- #1
Hey all! After a few years of lurking on here I figured I'd go ahead and make an account ahead of the reveal!
I'm from SW Missouri, right in the heart of the beautiful Ozark mountains. I was lucky enough to grow up here and spend lots of time outdoors camping, kayaking and hiking. As I got older my friends and I started embarking on our own adventures here in the Ozarks and eventually beyond. In the three years since I've graduated HS I've done over 100,000 miles of traveling across the US.
My trusty steed for all those miles is slightly unconventional. I've taken my 03 Explorer places where it had no business being. Up switchback trails of the Alpine loop, stuck deep in red Arkansas mud, and through dozens of rushing creeks here in the Ozarks. In the few years that I've owned this truck we've used it for overland style travel in the Southwest, the Rockies, the Pacific Northwest, Black Hills, UP of Michigan, and just about everywhere else west of the Mississippi.
I say all this to try and sway any perception that some of these mid generation Explorers can't make great overland rigs or are horribly unreliable. Like any vehicle, maintenance and knowing the vehicles limits are key. I enjoy driving something unique that I thoroughly enjoy wrenching on and taking to new places.
Anyways, I've been waiting and following every rumor for the upcoming Bronco since I was a junior in high school at this point. I can remember sitting in advisory and first reading rumors stemming from the UAW contract. I've always been a total FoMoCo fanboy and I'm fortunate to be in a position where next spring, aside from any insane markups, I'll be able to purchase one after dreaming about it for all these years.
Planning on picking up a two door in whatever the most base config with the 2.7 is. Grabber Blue or Race Red, then mounting some 35s on Raptor takeoffs. Have kind realized over the years that a more modest and flexible build is better than some hardcore overland build.
But in the meantime, here's some more of my Ex! Cheers!
03 Explorer Eddie Bauer
-4.0 V6 (204k)
-2"Front/1.5"Rear leveling kit
-235/80R17 Treadwright Wardens on stock wheels finished in gunmetal grey.
-RIGd Ultraswing Multifit tire carrier
-66" Yakima Round Bars, Kuat Mini Skinny roof basket w/ extension to haul my Gazelle hub tent.
-Custom rear drawer system
-Plethora of RAM mounts
(P.S. if you're a fellow Explorer enthusiast join our group on Facebook, Overlandish Explorers)
I'm from SW Missouri, right in the heart of the beautiful Ozark mountains. I was lucky enough to grow up here and spend lots of time outdoors camping, kayaking and hiking. As I got older my friends and I started embarking on our own adventures here in the Ozarks and eventually beyond. In the three years since I've graduated HS I've done over 100,000 miles of traveling across the US.
My trusty steed for all those miles is slightly unconventional. I've taken my 03 Explorer places where it had no business being. Up switchback trails of the Alpine loop, stuck deep in red Arkansas mud, and through dozens of rushing creeks here in the Ozarks. In the few years that I've owned this truck we've used it for overland style travel in the Southwest, the Rockies, the Pacific Northwest, Black Hills, UP of Michigan, and just about everywhere else west of the Mississippi.
I say all this to try and sway any perception that some of these mid generation Explorers can't make great overland rigs or are horribly unreliable. Like any vehicle, maintenance and knowing the vehicles limits are key. I enjoy driving something unique that I thoroughly enjoy wrenching on and taking to new places.
Anyways, I've been waiting and following every rumor for the upcoming Bronco since I was a junior in high school at this point. I can remember sitting in advisory and first reading rumors stemming from the UAW contract. I've always been a total FoMoCo fanboy and I'm fortunate to be in a position where next spring, aside from any insane markups, I'll be able to purchase one after dreaming about it for all these years.
Planning on picking up a two door in whatever the most base config with the 2.7 is. Grabber Blue or Race Red, then mounting some 35s on Raptor takeoffs. Have kind realized over the years that a more modest and flexible build is better than some hardcore overland build.
But in the meantime, here's some more of my Ex! Cheers!
03 Explorer Eddie Bauer
-4.0 V6 (204k)
-2"Front/1.5"Rear leveling kit
-235/80R17 Treadwright Wardens on stock wheels finished in gunmetal grey.
-RIGd Ultraswing Multifit tire carrier
-66" Yakima Round Bars, Kuat Mini Skinny roof basket w/ extension to haul my Gazelle hub tent.
-Custom rear drawer system
-Plethora of RAM mounts
(P.S. if you're a fellow Explorer enthusiast join our group on Facebook, Overlandish Explorers)
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