Daves 06 SR5 Hilux - Aussie Touring Style
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Thanks guys 
Expeditionswest: The ARB Roof top tent is brilliant, I use it mostly for short overnight trips or when I'm too drunk at a party I just sleep outside someones house It's actually from Howling Moon, just rebadged. The floor and ladder is much stronger than the others I've seen on the market, I'm quite impressed with it.
Hilux_Max: Cheers, ah yeah, have you got your Lux up on there?
FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.
Lost Canadian: Yup, thanks for letting us know about this forum! It's pretty good!
ChuckB: WA is my favourite state, although we lack in the entertainment factor, QLD has to be the best holiday destination I reckon, try get there next time! I also often head down to Margs myself, it's a nice place.
Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.
Northern Explorer: Yeah they mostly do, Aussies have right hand drives, UK has the same, some asian countries have them and the US is all left hand drives.
Blair G: Which magazine do you get mate? 4WD Monthly? Yeah it's a Turbo Diesel Common-rail 4cyl 127kw powerhouse
Expeditionswest: The ARB Roof top tent is brilliant, I use it mostly for short overnight trips or when I'm too drunk at a party I just sleep outside someones house
It's actually from Howling Moon, just rebadged. The floor and ladder is much stronger than the others I've seen on the market, I'm quite impressed with it.Hilux_Max: Cheers, ah yeah, have you got your Lux up on there?
FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.
Lost Canadian: Yup, thanks for letting us know about this forum! It's pretty good!
ChuckB: WA is my favourite state, although we lack in the entertainment factor, QLD has to be the best holiday destination I reckon, try get there next time! I also often head down to Margs myself, it's a nice place.
Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.
Northern Explorer: Yeah they mostly do, Aussies have right hand drives, UK has the same, some asian countries have them and the US is all left hand drives.
Blair G: Which magazine do you get mate? 4WD Monthly? Yeah it's a Turbo Diesel Common-rail 4cyl 127kw powerhouse
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
This is another happy & sad moment..
Happy for this great rig,,,
Sad that we can't get the quality diesel toyotas over here in the USA.
Question:
Is that your cb antenna on the front bumper?
You mention HF radio, do you guys use HF more over there? what are the popular freq for travelers?
thanks
1leglance
Happy for this great rig,,,
Sad that we can't get the quality diesel toyotas over here in the USA.
Question:
Is that your cb antenna on the front bumper?
You mention HF radio, do you guys use HF more over there? what are the popular freq for travelers?
thanks
1leglance
1leglance said:
Yeah few people I know in the USA complain about that, although the power from a V6 or V8 Petrol is unbeatable
Yeah that's my antenna for the UHF, we use that for sitting on channel 11 which is the usual channel for calling up people or 40 where all the truckies sit on to chat. The frequency for our UHF is 477MHz
The HF radio is a Codan 8528 which is yet to be installed, just awaiting for a swing-out rear wheel carrier to be put on the back so I can mount the antenna and an overhead roof console so I have somewhere the radio head can be mounted. The HF is used for the VKS737 network and RFDS (Royal Flying Doctors Service) for emergency purposes. The VKS737 is a network of decent travelling-type people you can get weather updates from anywhere and utilise the radio as a mobile phone to make telephone calls. It's also good to chat to other travellers to see what the conditions are like in certain areas the other party may have been at. etc.
D4Dave said:Thanks guys
Expeditionswest: The ARB Roof top tent is brilliant, I use it mostly for short overnight trips or when I'm too drunk at a party I just sleep outside someones house
Hilux_Max: Cheers, ah yeah, have you got your Lux up on there?
FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.
Lost Canadian: Yup, thanks for letting us know about this forum! It's pretty good!
ChuckB: WA is my favourite state, although we lack in the entertainment factor, QLD has to be the best holiday destination I reckon, try get there next time! I also often head down to Margs myself, it's a nice place.
Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.
Northern Explorer: Yeah they mostly do, Aussies have right hand drives, UK has the same, some asian countries have them and the US is all left hand drives.
Blair G: Which magazine do you get mate? 4WD Monthly? Yeah it's a Turbo Diesel Common-rail 4cyl 127kw powerhouse
I do get 4wd monthly. I am amazed at how well you do and get the whole camping thing as a whole. Great products,great attitude and great trucks. One of these days I will come and visit your country. NZ is on the list as well.
Blair
Sorry I forgot to also mention in regards to my post about how I utilise our roof top tent for quick overnight stays.
We also have a 2002 Cub Off-road Spacematic Camper trailer which we take on extended trips, which consists of the following specifications:
28L GAS Hot water system
68L Water Tanks (x2)
Flojet Water pump
64 Watt UNI-Solar Panel
5amp Solar regulator
120Ah Deep Cycle Battery
Battery box with external lugs
Sony XPlod MP3 Car Stereo with Speakers
Outboard holder on drawbar
Tinny rack on top
3.6m alloy tinny with 10hp Mercury outboard
9Kg Gas bottle holder with smaller backup bottle holder
Toolbox mounted on drawbar
Disc mechanical brakes
Leaf springs with greasable shackles & shock absorbers
Tregg Hitch
Slide-out kitchen with sink and twin gas burner cook top and table.
Full Annex
Landcruiser wheels
Nothing beats having a hot shower anywhere, anytime
We also have a 2002 Cub Off-road Spacematic Camper trailer which we take on extended trips, which consists of the following specifications:
28L GAS Hot water system
68L Water Tanks (x2)
Flojet Water pump
64 Watt UNI-Solar Panel
5amp Solar regulator
120Ah Deep Cycle Battery
Battery box with external lugs
Sony XPlod MP3 Car Stereo with Speakers
Outboard holder on drawbar
Tinny rack on top
3.6m alloy tinny with 10hp Mercury outboard
9Kg Gas bottle holder with smaller backup bottle holder
Toolbox mounted on drawbar
Disc mechanical brakes
Leaf springs with greasable shackles & shock absorbers
Tregg Hitch
Slide-out kitchen with sink and twin gas burner cook top and table.
Full Annex
Landcruiser wheels
Nothing beats having a hot shower anywhere, anytime
D4Dave said:Sorry I forgot to also mention in regards to my post about how I utilise our roof top tent for quick overnight stays.
We also have a 2002 Cub Off-road Spacematic Camper trailer which we take on extended trips, which consists of the following specifications:
28L GAS Hot water system
68L Water Tanks (x2)
Flojet Water pump
64 Watt UNI-Solar Panel
5amp Solar regulator
120Ah Deep Cycle Battery
Battery box with external lugs
Sony XPlod MP3 Car Stereo with Speakers
Outboard holder on drawbar
Tinny rack on top
3.6m alloy tinny with 10hp Mercury outboard
9Kg Gas bottle holder with smaller backup bottle holder
Toolbox mounted on drawbar
Disc mechanical brakes
Leaf springs with greasable shackles & shock absorbers
Tregg Hitch
Slide-out kitchen with sink and twin gas burner cook top and table.
Full Annex
Landcruiser wheels
Nothing beats having a hot shower anywhere, anytime
Insult to injury! The one thing I am growing to like is the whole camper trailer idea. In your opiion what is the most popular trailer in Australia currently?
Blair
Blair G said:
I would have to say it would have to be a pioneer (www.pioneercampers.com.au)
Cheers
Dave
Schattenjager
Expedition Leader
Thanks for the input! If you have a chance, I would REALLY appreciate seeing a picture or two of the inside and roof top of your shell. I would much rather take your stealth approach than tac on a ladder rack. Not having any imagination to speak of, pictures would help me a lot.
D4Dave said:Thanks guys
FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.
Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.
Schattenjager said:
No worries mate, I will try get some photo's this weekend for ya... I know what ya mean
BajaTaco said:
Cheers mate. Yeah I am getting between 9.2-10.3L per 100Kms which is absolutely great. I get a good 1000Km's out of my long range tank before needing to fuel back up. That's with the roof top tent on there too.