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Thanks Kojack, we all had a great day out in the forests. Some more pics: Lunch stop... The afternoon sections were a lot drier and dustier... Packing up for the trip home... The aftermath... The cleanup can wait until the weekend, but I did treat the GC to new air...

We took the Jeeps on a 'shakedown' up to Kielder at the weekend on a 4x4 safari organised by the local mountain rescue team. It was a great couple of days with a great group of people, and unexpectedly there was a Wrangler and a Cherokee to make up the Jeep contingent amongst the ubiquitous Land...

I've posted this in the Jeep section but thought it might be helpful here too... These waffle boards are pretty cheap and readily available here in the UK, so figured it was worth taking a pair on our Euro trip this summer 'just in case', and mostly for their ability to bridge gullies and the...

Thanks WillBeck, yes it's home made and part of my storage/kitchen setup in my WK. There's a build thread here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/152652-WH-(WK)-Preparation-for-the-Pyrenees Hi coop, yes we have baking parchment AKA greaseproof paper here, and I did line the base...

Thank you, HercDriver, I have had quite a bit of practice over the years. Things are coming along nicely and most of the Jeep prep. is done. There's still some refining to do and some wiring for the cool box battery cutoff. We're planning a camping weekend in the next couple of weekends, then...

Thanks for the pointer Warrior, I did try it with the wind deflector folded, but was concerned about the overhanging oven scorching the wooden drawer sides. I will look into it more closely at the weekend when I have another go.

For some reason Coleman don't/won't sell the oven here in the UK. When I enquired, Coleman in the US referred me to the UK distributor, who in turn referred me back to Coleman. So in the end I had to order one from the US. I've had it since Christmas but not given it a proper trial on my twin...

My WK had the 20x9J Startech wheels shod with Pirelli P Zero 265/45 tyres. I'm not sure what back spacing they (and won't be able to find out until I go over to my storage place), but they worked fine with no spacers. This is the only pic I can find before I swapped to the 17's. Plenty of...

Thanks Jeedreamer, we're all looking forward to the trip and I hope the photos will do it justice. I managed to get quite a bit done this weekend finishing off the build. All the major parts are now done, I just need to tidy up some of the details and bracketry. I'm planning on giving it all a...

Thanks both, I've been running around with it over the last week and as well as being functional I think it adds a bit of interest to the rather bland WK interior. I'm still planning on adding some extra mounts on it for phone and CB mic, but not decided on the exact positioning yet. Spent some...

Got the mount installed today...

I've been working on this flip-forward mount for the last few weeks and finally got it fitted into the Jeep today. Its mainly to mount an 8" tablet to use as a trip computer to follow roadblock tulips, and detailed OS map navigation, but will also serve to mount phones, CB mic and other kit that...

Nearly there now! I spent last weekend trying to finish off the mount which involved making quite a few changes to the tablet frame to get it to mount lower. In the end I cut down the frame and made a 3mm ali plate for the tablet to mount to, and mounted this with some welded tabs to the...

It would definitely be possible and nearly all the Commanders in Europe are CRDs. The big issue would be that the Commander is definitely not a practical or comfortable proposition for transporting 6 people and their gear. As much as I loved mine, I now have to admit, despite appearances, it was...

You'd need to jump on a train (easy from London) but the Imperial War Museum at Duxford is worth a with a visit. http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford

Thanks Glogaltrol, I'm really looking forward to the trip. I actually did some testing and tweaking today to check how stable it would be. I was either going to use some springs or some sort of stay rod to keep the tablet vertical. So I tried some temporary springs to hold the tablet frame...

Spent a bit more time on the dash mount today.... Making up the brackets/hinges for the main frame. Tacking the other mating half of the hinge to the tablet frame. I tapped an M4 hole for the hinge pin. I decided on slotted brackets so that the tablet mounting frame can be lifted off...

Thanks for the extra info Jim I will keep a watch on it, and keep an eye out for new one too. I am pretty sure (from working on both) that the exhaust routing etc, is identical between the XK and WK. When I am next underneath I may investigate some shielding.

Thanks zeep, I've been more used to working with metal recently, so it made a nice change working with a different material and techniques.

I use Photoshelter. Like some of the other suggestions its not free, but there are plenty of template/custom options which may fit with what you are looking for.