Land Rover Ideas for Grenadiers
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jscherb
Expedition Leader
From Land Rover Owner, a fully built storage system for the inside of a Discovery:
This next view is from the front. One side of the split rear seat is removed and there's storage and the accessory electrical system in its place.
Back to the first photo - did you notice the drawer fridge? They're fairly common in big rigs but almost unheard of in expedition vehicles. It's a Dometic 31-quart: https://defender.com/en_us/dometic-ac-adapter-9105330082
I used a Dometic drawer fridge in a slide-out kitchen design I did for Tentrax trailers. Everything folded up and slid into a box that mounted on the tongue of the Tentrax (or most any other trailer tongue). The drawer fridge was accessible even when the full kitchen was stowed, it was very handy.
I had the Dometic drawer fridge here for a while while when I was doing the design.
I posed it on my MORryde Trail Kitchen just to see how it might work out in that application.
I think drawer fridges are worth considering for an expedition build.
This next view is from the front. One side of the split rear seat is removed and there's storage and the accessory electrical system in its place.
Back to the first photo - did you notice the drawer fridge? They're fairly common in big rigs but almost unheard of in expedition vehicles. It's a Dometic 31-quart: https://defender.com/en_us/dometic-ac-adapter-9105330082
I used a Dometic drawer fridge in a slide-out kitchen design I did for Tentrax trailers. Everything folded up and slid into a box that mounted on the tongue of the Tentrax (or most any other trailer tongue). The drawer fridge was accessible even when the full kitchen was stowed, it was very handy.
I had the Dometic drawer fridge here for a while while when I was doing the design.
I posed it on my MORryde Trail Kitchen just to see how it might work out in that application.
I think drawer fridges are worth considering for an expedition build.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Ideas for a Quartermaster? An issue of Land Rover Monthly features this HiCap pickup on the cover:
It's outfitted for shooting, and has two drawers in the bed with a nice wooden floor above the drawers.
The right side drawer is for guns and the other is for drinks. I never thought guns and alcohol really went together but maybe in the U.K. they do
On either side of the drawers are power outlets - on the left 240vac outlets (the standard in the U.K, bottom photo) and on the right side (top left photo) are 12v outlets and a battery monitor.
The drawers and some of the power outlets could be done in a Quartermaster. Probably couldn't repurpose a fuel filler bezel like on the Land Rover because the Quartermaster's fuel filler is behind a door. There is extra space inside the filler door on the gasoline models but it's debatable whether it would be a good idea to combine electrical connections and the fuel filler behind that door.
It's outfitted for shooting, and has two drawers in the bed with a nice wooden floor above the drawers.
The right side drawer is for guns and the other is for drinks. I never thought guns and alcohol really went together but maybe in the U.K. they do
On either side of the drawers are power outlets - on the left 240vac outlets (the standard in the U.K, bottom photo) and on the right side (top left photo) are 12v outlets and a battery monitor.
The drawers and some of the power outlets could be done in a Quartermaster. Probably couldn't repurpose a fuel filler bezel like on the Land Rover because the Quartermaster's fuel filler is behind a door. There is extra space inside the filler door on the gasoline models but it's debatable whether it would be a good idea to combine electrical connections and the fuel filler behind that door.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
From an Instagram post by Exmoor, for Defenders and Series Land Rovers - front-facing fold-up seats for the cargo area.
Here's what Exmoor says about them:
These mount to the rigid rear wheel arches in the Defender; different mounting would be required for the Grendier. Also not sure if there's enough room in the cargo area of a Grenadier for something like this.
Another jump seat option: When I had a Jeep Scrambler I installed fold-up side-facing jump seats, they took up very little space when folded and were the favorite seats of my then-young sons. They were salvaged from a Toyota FJ40; I fabricated mounts for the seats and seat belts to the body of the Scrambler.
Here's what Exmoor says about them:
These mount to the rigid rear wheel arches in the Defender; different mounting would be required for the Grendier. Also not sure if there's enough room in the cargo area of a Grenadier for something like this.
Another jump seat option: When I had a Jeep Scrambler I installed fold-up side-facing jump seats, they took up very little space when folded and were the favorite seats of my then-young sons. They were salvaged from a Toyota FJ40; I fabricated mounts for the seats and seat belts to the body of the Scrambler.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
We've got electrical connections on the roof of the Grenadier (well, some of us have that option anyway), but here's a solution for vehicles that don't, and it could be a solution for additional electrical connections on the Grenadier.
They mount on the roof and provide a waterproof way to seal electrical cables running through the roof.
I looked them up on the company's web site:
There are a few other variations, this is the manufacturer's page: https://www.scanstrut.com/marine/power-boat/cable-seal/horizontal. They seem to be intended for the marine market, but using them on a Land Rover roof is a good use for them too. They are available on Amazon.
Before I saw these I had a similar idea for rooftop connections on my Wranglers. I made a connector housing out of fiberglass that matches the front foot of the roof rack and installed SAE connectors in each one. They work very well and look factory.
But when I added a rack-mounted solar panel to my Grenadier, I considered hijacking one of the roof top electrical connections but decided a better idea would be to run a new connection and save the factory connection for something else. I added the connection to one of the existing electrical points on the roof, and used an SAE connector because those are the connectors I've used on two of my Wranglers for the rooftop solar. Adding the connection was pretty strightforward, I ran the wire behind the c-pillar trim and down below the rear seat where I installed my solar controller.
They mount on the roof and provide a waterproof way to seal electrical cables running through the roof.
I looked them up on the company's web site:
There are a few other variations, this is the manufacturer's page: https://www.scanstrut.com/marine/power-boat/cable-seal/horizontal. They seem to be intended for the marine market, but using them on a Land Rover roof is a good use for them too. They are available on Amazon.
Before I saw these I had a similar idea for rooftop connections on my Wranglers. I made a connector housing out of fiberglass that matches the front foot of the roof rack and installed SAE connectors in each one. They work very well and look factory.
But when I added a rack-mounted solar panel to my Grenadier, I considered hijacking one of the roof top electrical connections but decided a better idea would be to run a new connection and save the factory connection for something else. I added the connection to one of the existing electrical points on the roof, and used an SAE connector because those are the connectors I've used on two of my Wranglers for the rooftop solar. Adding the connection was pretty strightforward, I ran the wire behind the c-pillar trim and down below the rear seat where I installed my solar controller.
85_Ranger4x4
Well-known member
Is this a good idea? Is it even legal to tow two trailers here in the U.S.?
I've seen RV's towing a Jeep with a trailer behind the Jeep, but I don't think I've seen a vehicle towing two trailers (except for 2- and 3-trailer semi trucks).
It depends on the state, it is fairly common around here for people to pull a trailer with a boat or ATV's behind their camper.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Found this random photo in Land Rover Owner, it wasn't part of an article so there wasn't any explanation of any of the details. Some interesting things - the rear window has been replaced with diamondplate. For security? The small windows on either side of the rear door have mylar insulation inside them. For security, insulation or both? There's a plywood cargo platform in the rear receiver. But no cargo on it? Spare on the roof, I do that often. Jerry can on the side? Common in the Land Rover world and becoming common in the Grendier world. And what's that bag hanging on the ladder for?
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The writing on the bag is "Ocean Pack 30", it's available on Amazon.
I wonder why it's hanging on the ladder? Anyone have an idea what might be in it that caused them to hang it out there? Dirty laundry? Trash?
Dry bags show up regularly in the Land Rover magazines:
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A while ago I received a sale email from Major Surplus featuring several dry bags:
Anyone use dry bags as part of their overlanding kit? Anyone hang them outside like the photo above?
The writing on the bag is "Ocean Pack 30", it's available on Amazon.
I wonder why it's hanging on the ladder? Anyone have an idea what might be in it that caused them to hang it out there? Dirty laundry? Trash?
Dry bags show up regularly in the Land Rover magazines:
A while ago I received a sale email from Major Surplus featuring several dry bags:
Anyone use dry bags as part of their overlanding kit? Anyone hang them outside like the photo above?
Zeep
Adventurer
Possibly just looking for some added privacy for sleeping inside the rig!Found this random photo in Land Rover Owner, it wasn't part of an article so there wasn't any explanation of any of the details. Some interesting things - the rear window has been replaced with diamondplate. For security? The small windows on either side of the rear door have mylar insulation inside them. For security, insulation or both? There's a plywood cargo platform in the rear receiver. But no cargo on it? Spare on the roof, I do that often. Jerry can on the side? Common in the Land Rover world and becoming common in the Grendier world. And what's that bag hanging on the ladder for?
The writing on the bag is "Ocean Pack 30", it's available on Amazon.
I wonder why it's hanging on the ladder? Anyone have an idea what might be in it that caused them to hang it out there? Dirty laundry? Trash?
Dry bags show up regularly in the Land Rover magazines:
A while ago I received a sale email from Major Surplus featuring several dry bags:
Anyone use dry bags as part of their overlanding kit? Anyone hang them outside like the photo above?
