Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers

[jscherb]

Windshield Visor

I've seen more than a few Land Rovers in the magazines over the years that have a visor over the windshield.

Visors were available for Defenders too:

I've never seen a visor on a Grenadier.

A company named Lund made them for quite a few vehicles and I've seen them on pickups; they also made a version for Jeeps and I came across one a few years ago that was cheap so I couldn't resist experimenting with it. I never installed it but I did do a few posed photos.

I kind of like the look, but I didn't install it on any of the Jeeps because a) I doubt it would have much actual function and b) it probably generates wind noise at speed and c) most importantly because it would make it even harder for tall people like me to see when a stoplight above turns green.

But they're not uncommon on Series Land Rovers. Maybe not for Grenadiers?.

 

[jscherb]

Jerry Can Cover

From South Africa, I found this in one of the Land Rover magazines:

I did a little research and discovered that jerry can covers were apparently military issue:

When I saw this it started me thinking about the "Rotopax bulge", I posted this photo earlier in the thread:

Rotopax are very susceptible to bulging like that due to fuel expanding in the heat; their instructions say that the containers should be regularly vented manually and they won't warranty containers that fail if they have not been vented. Thinking about that problem, I designed an insulated cover for Rotopax containers:

After doing the design drawing it seemed like a good idea so I sewed one:

It has a PALS grid so MOLLE and Grab & Go stuff can be attached:

I also sewed a matching gear bag to attach to it:

That photo in a Land Rover magazine started this project.