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  1. JackW

    Post pictures of your Land Rover.

    Well if we are going to get "artistic"
  2. JackW

    Adding crossbars to hard shell roof top tent

    The first batch of 25 production units are being assembled now - they will start taking orders for the second batch around January. He used a Kickstarter campaign to fund the first batch. I think the price will be competitive - around $2800 but don't quote me on that - the kickstarter...
  3. JackW

    Adding crossbars to hard shell roof top tent

    The new Terrapod clamshell tents will be available with a rack option - not sure what the weight rating is but it should hold a couple of kayaks. Contact Chad and he can give you an engineering assessment of the weight capacity. I've got one on order - I've visited Terrapod headquarters in...
  4. JackW

    Aluminum Clam Shell RTTs

    You might want to look at the Terrapod roof tents as well, built of aluminum extrusion and 1" thick composite panels. Super light and low profile, I've been following them since Chad built his first prototype and have got one on order for delivery around early January. The four prototype units...
  5. JackW

    New Defender News

    Hydrogen fuel does have promise but you have to remember that is the most reactive element in the periodic table. It will readily combine with almost anything - rapidly and sometimes violently. You have to very careful in the selection of materials it comes in contact with - hydrogen...
  6. JackW

    New Defender News

    As someone who has owned twenty different Land Rovers over the last 48 years and driven hundreds of thousands of miles in them I can see Andrews point. The Ineos Grenadier looks more like what he (and I) would see as an ideal off road platform - more rugged than the new Land Rovers, inline six...
  7. JackW

    New Defender News

    Its held on with six bolts down either side - looks like it could be easily removed.
  8. JackW

    New Defender News

    I just watched the PowerfulUK videos of the winch kit installation that they are making. They have three so far - preparation and cleaning, removal of the old bits and installing the winch mount and they are doing a pretty good job of explaining the steps so far. I am impressed with the design...
  9. JackW

    How much extra fuel do you take?

    I added a 10 gallon auxiliary fuel tank to my Defender 90 diesel so I now have a range of around 400 miles plus a 5 gallon Jerry can on the roof to get another 80-100 miles. Sometimes diesel pumps are farther apart in the back country so I like to be prepared.
  10. JackW

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    Yes, our 6'0" - 180 is a veritable midget in the land of giants - but in Costa Rica in 1974 I had to duck to stand up in the Bluebird bus that was running the route from the west coast up to San Isidro ferrying the native population into town in the morning and back in the afternoon. The...
  11. JackW

    Shower Tent/Privacy Enclosure

    Anybody need a great deal on a very lightly used Pahaque shower tent? I think it's only been used for two weekend camping trips. I also have a brand new Thetford porta-potti that is too big to fit in the storage compartment of my new Eriba Puck. I'll put an ad up in the marketplace. The Eriba...
  12. JackW

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    I'm trying to talk him into subtracting about six inches of length to bring it down to normal human size. Since it will be going on a short wheelbase Defender it will overhang the front windshield a bit more than I really want. It will be one of the first Solo models he will build so it will be...
  13. JackW

    Shower Tent/Privacy Enclosure

    Hilldweller is a bad influence (again) - ordered a Joolca this morning to replace my Pahaque shower tent that is very nice but required about five minutes to setup (or more if you're out of practice).
  14. JackW

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    I'm not going to have to stand on my roof tent because mine will be "special". I'm trying to get Chad to make it "more special" but he is resisting. But the rack is a great option.
  15. JackW

    Last resort fire starter?

    Doling out cupfuls from the five gallon can of diesel on my Defender works pretty well too. Its something I usually have with me. Diesel burns slow enough to evaporate the water in wet stuff so it will catch fire.
  16. JackW

    Defender Build out

    Thanks, I've got a 45 qt Engel so it's a little smaller than your Dometic. Do the full size Wolf boxes fit to the right or are they the smaller Cub boxes? My wife had the ability to completely fill the back of the Discovery 5 we had until we got the 110 and I was wondering how I'm going to...
  17. JackW

    Defender Build out

    How hard were the Lucky 8 rock sliders to install - specifically dealing with the factory undertray? I have a set on order for mine and wondering if they are an easy install. How about some more pictures of the rear storage compartment? I'd like to see some detailed pictures of your fridge box.
  18. JackW

    Tired of all the "crap" RTT's. So I made my own. - TERRAPOD!

    Not a problem - except you won't fit in the one I'm getting - being the oversize human that you are.. that mention above of the RTTx-SOLO ? I've volunteered to be the test dummy for that one. We're guessing around 75 lbs.... I went and visited Terrapod World Headquarters a couple of weeks ago -...
  19. JackW

    Anything compete with the Superlite for weight and cost..?

    As the owner of an older Maggiolina for over eight years and with several hundred nights spent enjoying its benefits, I've looked at as many different brands of roof tents as I could to evaluate a possible replacement at some point in the future. The Maggiolina has been a superb tent with a few...
  20. JackW

    Looking for RTT opinions

    The Aliner suggestion of a a good one, my youngest sister had one and loved it. I'm not sure how it would stand up to long sections of rough road though. My other sister bit the bullet and bought a four wheel camper for her Toyota Tundra. She absolutely loves it and uses it frequently. Her...
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