I'm currently considering a JK Unlimited with a Phoenix Pulse pop-up as my daily driver and camping rig. I've considered many options and gone back to the drawing board a few times. For my DD purposes, I'll need seating for 4. For camping, it will be me and the wife plus our 75lb Ridgeback. If possible, I would like to have a top-down sleeping option for extreme weather conditions.
Which leads me to my question:
Has anyone attempted to put Land Rover Dormobile-style front & rear bucket seats into an Unlimited? They fold down into single beds over 6' long. The dimensions and setup seem similar enough that you could fabricate mounts for the Dormobile seats. There is a company in the UK making new seats for both new and old Dormobile applications (picture below).
It looks like they mount on a flat surface level with where they will lay flat. For the rear seats, I am envisioning a wooden base extending from the cargo floor about halfway into the passenger compartment. Enough to still have legroom, but also provide the mounting surface these seats need. It would even provide room under the base for storage (I'm thinking a Front Runner 10-gallon footwell water tank). For the front seats, you could just build an underseat storage box for them to sit on.
It's not a cheap option and would require plenty of work, but I think it might make for a perfect daily driver/camping rig. Seating and sleeping for 4 in a Jeep!
Link to manufacturer:
http://www.dormobile.co.uk/
Picture:
Which leads me to my question:
Has anyone attempted to put Land Rover Dormobile-style front & rear bucket seats into an Unlimited? They fold down into single beds over 6' long. The dimensions and setup seem similar enough that you could fabricate mounts for the Dormobile seats. There is a company in the UK making new seats for both new and old Dormobile applications (picture below).
It looks like they mount on a flat surface level with where they will lay flat. For the rear seats, I am envisioning a wooden base extending from the cargo floor about halfway into the passenger compartment. Enough to still have legroom, but also provide the mounting surface these seats need. It would even provide room under the base for storage (I'm thinking a Front Runner 10-gallon footwell water tank). For the front seats, you could just build an underseat storage box for them to sit on.
It's not a cheap option and would require plenty of work, but I think it might make for a perfect daily driver/camping rig. Seating and sleeping for 4 in a Jeep!
Link to manufacturer:
http://www.dormobile.co.uk/
Picture:
