Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers
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jscherb
Expedition Leader
One thing I have never seen on a Land Rover that's common (unfortunately) on Jeeps - angry bird/angry eyes or pretty much any type of goofy grill.
This one doesn't count - it belongs to Veronica Lemond, she's an author of a children's book featuring "Landy" the Land Rover.
Those are happy eyes, but let's hope angry bird eyes don't become a fad for Grenadiers like they were in the Jeep world. I'm sure they won't, the average Grenadier owner isn't like the average Jeep owner.
And while I'm at it, let's hope we never see the rise of "Duck Duck Grenadier" where people are lining up ducks on their dashboard.
This one doesn't count - it belongs to Veronica Lemond, she's an author of a children's book featuring "Landy" the Land Rover.
Those are happy eyes, but let's hope angry bird eyes don't become a fad for Grenadiers like they were in the Jeep world. I'm sure they won't, the average Grenadier owner isn't like the average Jeep owner.
And while I'm at it, let's hope we never see the rise of "Duck Duck Grenadier" where people are lining up ducks on their dashboard.
Zeep
Adventurer
Amen to that!One thing I have never seen on a Land Rover that's common (unfortunately) on Jeeps - angry bird/angry eyes or pretty much any type of goofy grill.
This one doesn't count - it belongs to Veronica Lemond, she's an author of a children's book featuring "Landy" the Land Rover.
Those are happy eyes, but let's hope angry bird eyes don't become a fad for Grenadiers like they were in the Jeep world. I'm sure they won't, the average Grenadier owner isn't like the average Jeep owner.
And while I'm at it, let's hope we never see the rise of "Duck Duck Grenadier" where people are lining up ducks on their dashboard.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Hanging tables.
This Land Rover has been converted to a mobile coffee shop and I'm posting it because of the hanging table - seems to just be a couple of ropes that wrap around the roof rack. The table rests against the body, and seems to be covered in cloth of some kind so it doesn't scratch the paint.
Here's a slightly smaller version, this one also hangs on a roll bar with wire rope, and the table appears to be a piece of either aluminum or stainless with a couple of bends in it. Looks like there's also a rubber mat on the table and I'll guess there's a strip of rubber on the back of the table where it contacts the body.
Either of these should be easy to make, and you could hang them from the Grenadier's roof bars.
This Land Rover has been converted to a mobile coffee shop and I'm posting it because of the hanging table - seems to just be a couple of ropes that wrap around the roof rack. The table rests against the body, and seems to be covered in cloth of some kind so it doesn't scratch the paint.
Here's a slightly smaller version, this one also hangs on a roll bar with wire rope, and the table appears to be a piece of either aluminum or stainless with a couple of bends in it. Looks like there's also a rubber mat on the table and I'll guess there's a strip of rubber on the back of the table where it contacts the body.
Either of these should be easy to make, and you could hang them from the Grenadier's roof bars.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
These storage pockets that go on the inside of a Land Rover hardtop are interesting.
They seem to install inside a Land Rover hardtop with no drilling. Something like this might be able to be hung on the two attachment points on the inside of the Grenadier's cargo area roof.
Another inside option for Land Rovers are these "side trims", panels that go inside the hardtop.
They seem to install inside a Land Rover hardtop with no drilling. Something like this might be able to be hung on the two attachment points on the inside of the Grenadier's cargo area roof.
Another inside option for Land Rovers are these "side trims", panels that go inside the hardtop.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Limpets
These seem like a good idea if you've got a changing room under your roof top tent.
I like the idea - just as he describes, sometimes if it's windy the wind causes a gap between the vehicle and the changing room fabric. It wasn't windy when this photo was taken and it 's on one of my Jeeps not the Grenadier, but in the wind the fabric moves around a lot and often comes away from the side of the Jeep.
From my reading of the description these seem to require making a hole in the fabric. If something like these suction cup clips I found on Amazon were used the clip could grab the fabric and no hole would be required.
These seem like a good idea if you've got a changing room under your roof top tent.
I like the idea - just as he describes, sometimes if it's windy the wind causes a gap between the vehicle and the changing room fabric. It wasn't windy when this photo was taken and it 's on one of my Jeeps not the Grenadier, but in the wind the fabric moves around a lot and often comes away from the side of the Jeep.
From my reading of the description these seem to require making a hole in the fabric. If something like these suction cup clips I found on Amazon were used the clip could grab the fabric and no hole would be required.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Window Vents
Something like this might be useful for a Grenadier used for camping, I don't think I've seen a Grenadier version of these yet. But I wonder how much venting they really provide and if they do work how much cooler they would keep the inside of a closed Grenadier in the hot sun.
Something like this might be useful for a Grenadier used for camping, I don't think I've seen a Grenadier version of these yet. But I wonder how much venting they really provide and if they do work how much cooler they would keep the inside of a closed Grenadier in the hot sun.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Been there, done that.
Everyone takes this photo when they cross into the Arctic:
So I did too (I did this in one of the Jeeps, it was before I owned the Grenadier. I hope to do it again some day in the Grenadier):
My expedition was a little over 9,000 miles round trip:
A few months after that trip, I ran into Alex Debogorski of Ice Road Truckers fame at the SEMA Show:
We struck up a conversation about the Dalton Highway in Alaska and I told him I had done something I bet he had never done... swim in the Arctic Ocean:
The water was pretty cold, these icebergs were visible a bit further out to sea. And this was in July.
With a laugh Alex shot right back saying he had done something I had never done - drive on the Arctic Ocean. Touche!
Everyone takes this photo when they cross into the Arctic:
So I did too (I did this in one of the Jeeps, it was before I owned the Grenadier. I hope to do it again some day in the Grenadier):
My expedition was a little over 9,000 miles round trip:
A few months after that trip, I ran into Alex Debogorski of Ice Road Truckers fame at the SEMA Show:
We struck up a conversation about the Dalton Highway in Alaska and I told him I had done something I bet he had never done... swim in the Arctic Ocean:
The water was pretty cold, these icebergs were visible a bit further out to sea. And this was in July.
With a laugh Alex shot right back saying he had done something I had never done - drive on the Arctic Ocean. Touche!
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Here's a photo from one of the magazines that started me thinking about propane tanks.
I have a propane stove that I sometimes use on expeditions so I was thinking about how to mount a tank on the Grenadier. I adapted this Jeep mount to the Grenadier's ladder:
For the Jeep, the mount bolts to the tailgate hinges, but for the Grenadier I attached this grid plate to the ladder to bolt the tank mount to:
Then there's the question of securing the tank. I found this one in one of the Land Rover magazines:
Seems like it would be inconvenient to undo a turnbuckle whenever you wanted to remove the tank, so I came up with a solution that uses some webbing, two hooks and a ratchet strap mechanism. It works very well.
I have a propane stove that I sometimes use on expeditions so I was thinking about how to mount a tank on the Grenadier. I adapted this Jeep mount to the Grenadier's ladder:
For the Jeep, the mount bolts to the tailgate hinges, but for the Grenadier I attached this grid plate to the ladder to bolt the tank mount to:
Then there's the question of securing the tank. I found this one in one of the Land Rover magazines:
Seems like it would be inconvenient to undo a turnbuckle whenever you wanted to remove the tank, so I came up with a solution that uses some webbing, two hooks and a ratchet strap mechanism. It works very well.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Does anyone really care how much noise airing down makes? For ninety bucks U.S.? Really?
I think they should also offer a patch you could sew on your jacket to go with it...
I had these patches made for Overland Outfitters a few years ago. I haven't checked but they probably still have some available.
I think they should also offer a patch you could sew on your jacket to go with it...
I had these patches made for Overland Outfitters a few years ago. I haven't checked but they probably still have some available.