85_Ranger4x4
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I sleep in the back of mine so the thought of having "something" back there in the event of poor weather is appealing.
Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers
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I sleep in the back of mine so the thought of having "something" back there in the event of poor weather is appealing.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Been There, Done That
This photo taken from the other side... In November I had the Grenadier in the Moab area and did the Gemini Bridges trail but to get back down to the river I took the Shafer Switchbacks and Potash Road instead of Long Canyon so I don't have a photo of the Grenadier under the Long Canyon rock so this photo of my Jeep taken a few years ago will have to do for now...
This rock feature is about halfway down Long Canyon. Long Canyon Road runs from the high ground west/northwest of Moab town down to the Colorado River and it's a fun way to end the day and head back to town.
A fun, scenic, relatively easy day out from Moab is to start on the Gemini Bridges Trail, make a side trip to the bottom of the Bull Canyon Trail, take a short hike from the end of the Bull Canyon trail to see the Gemini natural bridges from the bottom, then go back the way you came out of Bull Canyon and pick up the Gemini Bridges trail again to the Bridges; take a walk across the natural bridges and enjoy the view, then head back to town down Long Canyon and back up to Moab along the Colorado river and if you have time make a stop to see the dinosaur tracks and petroglyphs on Potash Road at the Poison Spider trailhead.
This photo taken from the other side... In November I had the Grenadier in the Moab area and did the Gemini Bridges trail but to get back down to the river I took the Shafer Switchbacks and Potash Road instead of Long Canyon so I don't have a photo of the Grenadier under the Long Canyon rock so this photo of my Jeep taken a few years ago will have to do for now...
This rock feature is about halfway down Long Canyon. Long Canyon Road runs from the high ground west/northwest of Moab town down to the Colorado River and it's a fun way to end the day and head back to town.
A fun, scenic, relatively easy day out from Moab is to start on the Gemini Bridges Trail, make a side trip to the bottom of the Bull Canyon Trail, take a short hike from the end of the Bull Canyon trail to see the Gemini natural bridges from the bottom, then go back the way you came out of Bull Canyon and pick up the Gemini Bridges trail again to the Bridges; take a walk across the natural bridges and enjoy the view, then head back to town down Long Canyon and back up to Moab along the Colorado river and if you have time make a stop to see the dinosaur tracks and petroglyphs on Potash Road at the Poison Spider trailhead.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Long before AluCab came along...
One of the first pop-top campers for the Land Rover was made not in the U.K. or even Europe but in Colorado in the 1960's. It was called the X-Panda-Cab and was available for 109 Land Rover 88's and 109's. It was basically a pop-up frame that bolted between the factory hardtop sides and roof (it's so nice that Land Rover hardtops cab be disassembled!). Latches are inside so the top can be raised or lowered from the inside.
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Unlike the present day Alucab, it opens in the front.
A sales brochure:
Check the jerry can mounts too...
The sleeping platform was made of sheets of plywood; one could be moved aside to allow stainding inside the tall end of the camper:
The entire Land Rover hardtop/X-Panda-Cab removed:
Installation on the Series Land Rover was very easy because the factory hardtop roof just unbolted. Something like this for the Grenadier would require cutting the roof.
One of the first pop-top campers for the Land Rover was made not in the U.K. or even Europe but in Colorado in the 1960's. It was called the X-Panda-Cab and was available for 109 Land Rover 88's and 109's. It was basically a pop-up frame that bolted between the factory hardtop sides and roof (it's so nice that Land Rover hardtops cab be disassembled!). Latches are inside so the top can be raised or lowered from the inside.
bbbbbbbb
Unlike the present day Alucab, it opens in the front.
A sales brochure:
Check the jerry can mounts too...
The sleeping platform was made of sheets of plywood; one could be moved aside to allow stainding inside the tall end of the camper:
The entire Land Rover hardtop/X-Panda-Cab removed:
Installation on the Series Land Rover was very easy because the factory hardtop roof just unbolted. Something like this for the Grenadier would require cutting the roof.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
poptoproofs.co.uk (https://www.poptoproofs.co.uk/shop/product-info.php?id=30392) offers a wide range of pop-ups for different vehicles. They install over a hole cut in the roof.
Last I checked it was GBP 2255.00 (+451.00 VAT) or about $3700 USD, it's an insert that can be installed in many roofs. They have an online installation guide (https://www.poptoproofs.co.uk/installation_guide.php), but basically you cut a hole in the roof and install the pop-up over the hole.
They come in a wide range of sizes and styles to fit many vehicles: https://www.poptoproofs.co.uk/datasheets/Size-Guide-2020-V4.pdf
Might be able to adapt one of these to the Grenadier?
Last I checked it was GBP 2255.00 (+451.00 VAT) or about $3700 USD, it's an insert that can be installed in many roofs. They have an online installation guide (https://www.poptoproofs.co.uk/installation_guide.php), but basically you cut a hole in the roof and install the pop-up over the hole.
They come in a wide range of sizes and styles to fit many vehicles: https://www.poptoproofs.co.uk/datasheets/Size-Guide-2020-V4.pdf
Might be able to adapt one of these to the Grenadier?
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Here's another Defender pop-up conversion. From DriveLodge, it also gets installed over a cutout in the factory roof. There's no pricing on the web site but other I've seen some sources say they sell for about 2k GBP ($2700), installation extra.
A closer look at the fitting between the pop-top panel and the factory roof:
Their web site: http://drivelodge.co.uk/new-products/land-rover-defender-110-product-description
A closer look at the fitting between the pop-top panel and the factory roof:
Their web site: http://drivelodge.co.uk/new-products/land-rover-defender-110-product-description
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Land Rover Owner had a feature on Dormobile camper conversions for Series Land Rovers. The opening photo spread:
I was wondering what a Dormobile-style camper top would look like on a Grenadier, so I did a little photo-editing...
Some interior shots... the Dormobile conversion involves cutting a large hole in the roof so it's possible to stand inside; there are provisions for beds inside the Land Rover and for two bunks up top.
I think a Dormobile-style top for a Grenadier would be much better than a tilting pop top, if only for headroom reasons.
I was wondering what a Dormobile-style camper top would look like on a Grenadier, so I did a little photo-editing...
Some interior shots... the Dormobile conversion involves cutting a large hole in the roof so it's possible to stand inside; there are provisions for beds inside the Land Rover and for two bunks up top.
I think a Dormobile-style top for a Grenadier would be much better than a tilting pop top, if only for headroom reasons.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Pop-up campers for the Grenadier don't have to be so expensive. I believe an Alu-Cab starts at $12,000 or more, but on the other side of the Atlantic, where pop-tops seem to be more popular, conversions like the Eco Poptop pictured below were starting at 2400 GBP (about $3300) a few years ago, including installation.
Seems like a business opportunity - I would think a pop-top that starts at about half the price of an URSA Minor should do well in the market.
Seems like a business opportunity - I would think a pop-top that starts at about half the price of an URSA Minor should do well in the market.
