Recent content by jscherb

This isn't exactly a Land Rover idea for Jeeps; it's a U.S. idea that made it to the U.K. Back in 2017 I was given one to test, so I took it on a camping trip to Death Valley. It was useful as part of the camp setup, but I offered the company two criticisms: - It's pretty big. That's...

A storage box on the front bumper? No, it's a cover for the winch: This is the first "winch box" I've seen.

Been there, done that: Nepal A photo from an article about a Land Rover road trip around Nepal: I've got photos of villages like that but I won't post them because they bring back memories of unbelievable traffic jams. The first jam was about 3 hours, it was because a truck struck and...

Are these trash cans? The article is about an England to Australia expedition in in 1965 but no mention is made of what appear to be trash cans hanging on the back quarters. In the back they've mounted the tail lights higher so the cans can fit. Would be a little harder to relocate the...

Unlikely. The fenders are aluminum and so are the fender plates.

Arguably yes they have a purpose but realistically they're probably more of a fashion accessory. They protect the fender so it can be used as a work surface and strengthen it so it could be stepped on but those uses are probably infrequent and not mission critical.

I found that fabric in a shop in the Delhi Cantonment (a large military area near New Delhi, India) a few years ago. Seemed like a good pattern for off-road accessories so I bought a few yards. It's waterproof so good for things that might be outside the vehicle. I've made a bunch of things...

I was looking at the Bison Gear Fender Plates on their web site and figuring what shipping from Poland ($80) plus the tariff (15%) would be so I looked around in the U.S. and I think I got one of the last sets available that came in before the tariffs. In this photo they're just setting in...

I had some fabric left over from other projects so I sewed a quick jerry can cover out of it. The new cover addresses what I consider some design flaws in the first two commercial covers in the last post - mine has holes in the side for a locking strap, it doesn't have a hole in the lid to...

From time to time the Land Rover magazines mention jerry can covers, one that's often mentioned is this one from Camp Cover in South Africa: https://www.campcover.co.za/product/jerry-can-cover-ripstop-20-litre/ They are available in the U.S., OK4wd sells them. A while backb they featured it...

I saw this item in one of the magazines: It's not really an idea specifically for Land Rovers or Jeeps, but it was in a Land Rover magazine and caught my attention. And it reminded me of these pouches I saw the other day at Home Depot...

This isn't strictly a Land Rover idea because Quickfists are a U.S. product, but they have been featured in the Land Rover magazines a few times: In use holding a hatchet on a Defender rear door: I use a pair to secure a small shovel to the overhead/swing-down Molle panel in my JKU...

Overland Outfitters has a product they call the SpareSide Bag, it's intended to mount on the side of a spare tire; two are mounted on the sides of the spare in this photo of my Wrangler. It's a match for their larger SpareHopper bag that I've got on both my Wrangler and on my Grenadier...

A special edition Discovery was offered some years a ago in Italy and it included a picnic basket: If Ineos wants to include a picnic bag with some special edition Wrangler, I've got one for them, I designed and sewed this one a while back. It hangs on the back of the seat: It has a...

A UK company offers this tent. Can't tell if the tent can be closed off once you pull the vehicle away but it might be a good tent for people who want to take the Jeep away from a base camp during the day. There's something similar offered in the U.S...