Iain_U1250
Explorer
The ceiling has worked out great - just gives that extra bit of headroom and looks good.
![DSC04508.JPG DSC04508.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60417-240882353eaa176af6b6526be11a42fd.jpg)
I had to clean out the back completely, and sand the floor in preparation for the real Jarrah floor panel
![DSC04506.JPG DSC04506.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60416-b2d15f25f4a2cf95c5ad3af4e6212c27.jpg)
The floor arrived today, along with a whole load of panels for the cabinets etc. We did a trial fit of the cabinets - figured our how to have proper access to the diesel stove once everything is fitted - it won't be easy, so I hope I don't need to be fiddling with it on a regular basis.
This is what it looks like with the cabinets in.
![DSC04513.JPG DSC04513.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60418-5d965e7bdc375e9c622f317803d85bb0.jpg)
View from the other side
We have nowhere near the amount of storage that I've seen on some trucks - and that is on purpose as the amount of stuff you carry will always be such that it fills every possible area. We are used to traveling for weeks living out of a Land Rover Defender, with a very limited amount of storage and it is easy to adapt.
We don't have a full height wardrobe, things like jackets etc will be hung on the door when being used, or packed away in the boot when not in use. We have one large drawer for clothes - we test fitted them loading my clothes ( about 1/4 of the drawer) and my wife's clothes ( 3/4 of the drawer) and there was enough for a fresh change of clothes for 14 days. There is a drawer for shoes - 3 pairs for me and 8 pairs for wifey.
The locker over the bed and at the end of the bed will easily hold underwear, swimming costumes, socks etc .
The drawer under the seat will hold all the food and other supplies - it holds enough groceries for about 4 weeks and with a 35lt freezer, and 65lt fridge, we should be OK. The only full height cupboard and the front overhead locker will hold things like camera lenses, flashes, batteries etc. There is another storage box behind the chairs, much more difficult to access as you have to winds the seats forward but it will hold the more valuable goods like backup disk drives, etc, and we even have two safes for the real valuables (hidden somewhere in the truck
)
The idea on this layout was to have very little about waist height, so that we can create a nice open feeling, rather than the effect of living in a wardrobe. I think we have succeeded, we have plenty of light with the three large windows and skylights, and it never felt claustrophobic, even when there was three of us moving around in the back today, plenty of space to pass each other and with one person sitting on the bed, and the other two on the chairs it was fine. If we get more than one visitor, then it will be outside entertaining only - after all this is our bedroom.
We have an outside hatch for tools - limited to one large toolbox which will hold all the spanners, sockets, air-tools I have been using to work on the truck and have space for filters, hoses, fan belts and other small things. The rear storage boxes behind the wheels will hold oils and other service fluids, gas bottles and gas stoves, groundsheets, campfire equipment, recovery gear etc. and maybe even my little welder. The two long tubes under the camper sub-frame hold all the long things like tent poles, fishing rods etc, spare air lines, brake lines, hoses etc (up to 3.6m long).
The side hatch compartment holds all our water related stuff - hoses, pumps, filters etc.
The boot area under the bed is the mains storage area - this is where all the camping gear goes, chairs and tables etc (we have two of these chairs)
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and we will get a decent table to match, maybe this one
![IMG_2235.jpg IMG_2235.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60423-9f3e1e6c6db41b21c0fe33967092823b.jpg)
- got to have style whilst camping![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The boot is where all the clothes that we will not be using will be packed away - in our Wolfpack storage boxes - all the winter gear - all vacuum bagged It also holds our "washing machines" - two 25lt sealed drums and a 12v spin dryer if we can find one like I've seen people in Europe can get. It will also house the outside shower, a table that folds out of the back hatch cover, and various other things. I look at people who drive around the world in Land Rovers and Land Cruisers, they have less space than we do so I know it is possible to make do with a lot less stuff than we will be carrying.
Back to the progress - the floor is in - and it looks great, a really good finish and super smooth, we will need some no-slip polish on it.
![DSC04520.JPG DSC04520.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60421-ba354c03fcc465c95bf480c3af16cb68.jpg)
It needed a lot of weight and straight edges to ensure it was flat whilst the glue cured
![DSC04521.JPG DSC04521.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60415-fe2ed19a14180903b59953fcf68c6ef6.jpg)
![DSC04508.JPG DSC04508.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60417-240882353eaa176af6b6526be11a42fd.jpg)
I had to clean out the back completely, and sand the floor in preparation for the real Jarrah floor panel
![DSC04506.JPG DSC04506.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60416-b2d15f25f4a2cf95c5ad3af4e6212c27.jpg)
The floor arrived today, along with a whole load of panels for the cabinets etc. We did a trial fit of the cabinets - figured our how to have proper access to the diesel stove once everything is fitted - it won't be easy, so I hope I don't need to be fiddling with it on a regular basis.
This is what it looks like with the cabinets in.
![DSC04513.JPG DSC04513.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60418-5d965e7bdc375e9c622f317803d85bb0.jpg)
View from the other side
![DSC04515.JPG DSC04515.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60419-ad1a8fd4e26d7074397051b0d16d6bee.jpg)
We have nowhere near the amount of storage that I've seen on some trucks - and that is on purpose as the amount of stuff you carry will always be such that it fills every possible area. We are used to traveling for weeks living out of a Land Rover Defender, with a very limited amount of storage and it is easy to adapt.
We don't have a full height wardrobe, things like jackets etc will be hung on the door when being used, or packed away in the boot when not in use. We have one large drawer for clothes - we test fitted them loading my clothes ( about 1/4 of the drawer) and my wife's clothes ( 3/4 of the drawer) and there was enough for a fresh change of clothes for 14 days. There is a drawer for shoes - 3 pairs for me and 8 pairs for wifey.
The locker over the bed and at the end of the bed will easily hold underwear, swimming costumes, socks etc .
The drawer under the seat will hold all the food and other supplies - it holds enough groceries for about 4 weeks and with a 35lt freezer, and 65lt fridge, we should be OK. The only full height cupboard and the front overhead locker will hold things like camera lenses, flashes, batteries etc. There is another storage box behind the chairs, much more difficult to access as you have to winds the seats forward but it will hold the more valuable goods like backup disk drives, etc, and we even have two safes for the real valuables (hidden somewhere in the truck
The idea on this layout was to have very little about waist height, so that we can create a nice open feeling, rather than the effect of living in a wardrobe. I think we have succeeded, we have plenty of light with the three large windows and skylights, and it never felt claustrophobic, even when there was three of us moving around in the back today, plenty of space to pass each other and with one person sitting on the bed, and the other two on the chairs it was fine. If we get more than one visitor, then it will be outside entertaining only - after all this is our bedroom.
We have an outside hatch for tools - limited to one large toolbox which will hold all the spanners, sockets, air-tools I have been using to work on the truck and have space for filters, hoses, fan belts and other small things. The rear storage boxes behind the wheels will hold oils and other service fluids, gas bottles and gas stoves, groundsheets, campfire equipment, recovery gear etc. and maybe even my little welder. The two long tubes under the camper sub-frame hold all the long things like tent poles, fishing rods etc, spare air lines, brake lines, hoses etc (up to 3.6m long).
The side hatch compartment holds all our water related stuff - hoses, pumps, filters etc.
The boot area under the bed is the mains storage area - this is where all the camping gear goes, chairs and tables etc (we have two of these chairs)
![IMG_1888-2.jpg IMG_1888-2.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60422-2fd8ec4d8b186288a633cfcb622c3586.jpg)
and we will get a decent table to match, maybe this one
![IMG_2235.jpg IMG_2235.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60423-9f3e1e6c6db41b21c0fe33967092823b.jpg)
- got to have style whilst camping
The boot is where all the clothes that we will not be using will be packed away - in our Wolfpack storage boxes - all the winter gear - all vacuum bagged It also holds our "washing machines" - two 25lt sealed drums and a 12v spin dryer if we can find one like I've seen people in Europe can get. It will also house the outside shower, a table that folds out of the back hatch cover, and various other things. I look at people who drive around the world in Land Rovers and Land Cruisers, they have less space than we do so I know it is possible to make do with a lot less stuff than we will be carrying.
Back to the progress - the floor is in - and it looks great, a really good finish and super smooth, we will need some no-slip polish on it.
![DSC04520.JPG DSC04520.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60421-ba354c03fcc465c95bf480c3af16cb68.jpg)
It needed a lot of weight and straight edges to ensure it was flat whilst the glue cured
![DSC04521.JPG DSC04521.JPG](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/60/60415-fe2ed19a14180903b59953fcf68c6ef6.jpg)