Hi I have a similar conversion on my Defender, done by Alucab in Cape Town. We have used it in South America for the past year. But it was cold, and we urgently need a heater. What make and model did you use? And how does one istall it? Is it a DIY job? Thanks
Hi, the heater is an Eberspacher, but I don't know the model number (it is not our truck), but we did a test drive/camp which might seem familiar to you vehicle-wise: th-cam.com/video/Agx9ytn-sSc/w-d-xo.html It may be an idea to approach the builders of the vehicle (in France): www.rrconcept.com/V2/toit-relevable-defender.html, using the kit from ExTec (in Germany - who designed the conversion): www.ex-tec.de/ It does seem like a challenging install - unless you're rather brave or a seasoned DIYer (which most overlanders are, by necessity in my opinion)... I follow 4xOverland and the Alucab conversion looks to be of similar quality and usability (not much out there in camperland that wasn't dreamed up first by a Saffa or Aussie?) Icarus looks rather cool... Let us know if you have a blog on your South American adventures, love to read/watch it. And - if I am correct - I should be able to sign off with: 'hoe lyk 't daar...',
Between the front seats is the large 'box' with seperate section above. Also the bottom cupboards of the kitchen area and underneath the seating can be utilised as well as the cupboard they use for their caméras/laptops, but you could naturally have a couple of soft bags for clothing. Pretty generous if you're creative... Nicely finished, and a good alternative to a fullblown van. Cheers for the comment 👍😎
I'm a bit of a Defender fan, and boy this one has a lot of good stuff squeezed into it. It is beautifully kitted out. I'm off to watch Part 2 in a moment. My own camper is Toyota Troopy, and here in Australia we most prefer the warmer weather camping [Sept to April/May]. I must say that I really like the sound of that diesel heater to enjoy the snowy areas.
Awesome vehicle, i've always felt the biggest design flaw in the defender is the rear door not being closer to the full width of the rear, say for, slide out drawers. Apart from that i love it.
So nice to hear French people talking in English 👍 The car is really nice 👋 The best of this built, I think is ... A English car... Redone from a French company... With German parts... All to see on a US Media Platform on a Chinese made electronic devise 🖖
Yeah,it better be for the price it cost.A costumer of ours had parts of this interieur for his 110 and it cost him 13K Euro.....not fitted.Just in pieces like a big buildingkit.
This is so cool. But ive always thought that roof top tents or even this system are not really the safest place to sleep in because its fairly easy to break in. What do you think about that? In thinking about doing this to my defender but that stops me a bit.
I would agree they are not as safe as a closed RV - in major towns and cities, which is where you normally have a bigger chance of running into trouble with theft 😕 . However it could be argued that the idea here is to find the most remote places, off the beaten track 🤔
I don't think there's anything particularly special about it honestly, but it uses the better (that's obviously subjective) system of mounting the bed on air struts as well to get it out of the way like some other companies also do. That's the easiest part of a pop top build though and you could even do that yourself to a build like the one in this video. Making a larger sleeping platform and adding two struts to it shouldn't be that hard. The important part is the build quality of the outer part of the pop top itself. You want it water proof, you want it safe, you want it light, you probably want to be able to put solar etc. on top of it etc. That's the important part to look out for, and I'm sure you can get any pop top company to make the exact type of bed that you want as that's easy compared to what else goes into a pop top.
Same old design faults, can't swing a cat in it, as she says lacks leg room and space in the rear. Table too small, have to cook outside on the tailgate, (hopefully not in the rain but probably wearing your coat!) shower outside, weather permitting and despite spending all the money - you're still shitting in the hedge!
Very nicely done. Great to see a well thought out realistic set up.
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I have a similar conversion on my Defender, done by Alucab in Cape Town. We have used it in South America for the past year. But it was cold, and we urgently need a heater. What make and model did you use? And how does one istall it? Is it a DIY job?
Thanks
Hi, the heater is an Eberspacher, but I don't know the model number (it is not our truck), but we did a test drive/camp which might seem familiar to you vehicle-wise: th-cam.com/video/Agx9ytn-sSc/w-d-xo.html
It may be an idea to approach the builders of the vehicle (in France): www.rrconcept.com/V2/toit-relevable-defender.html, using the kit from ExTec (in Germany - who designed the conversion): www.ex-tec.de/
It does seem like a challenging install - unless you're rather brave or a seasoned DIYer (which most overlanders are, by necessity in my opinion)...
I follow 4xOverland and the Alucab conversion looks to be of similar quality and usability (not much out there in camperland that wasn't dreamed up first by a Saffa or Aussie?) Icarus looks rather cool...
Let us know if you have a blog on your South American adventures, love to read/watch it.
And - if I am correct - I should be able to sign off with: 'hoe lyk 't daar...',
Amazing conversion. Out of interest, where would you store your clothes and extra food? It looks like every inch is already being used
Between the front seats is the large 'box' with seperate section above. Also the bottom cupboards of the kitchen area and underneath the seating can be utilised as well as the cupboard they use for their caméras/laptops, but you could naturally have a couple of soft bags for clothing. Pretty generous if you're creative... Nicely finished, and a good alternative to a fullblown van. Cheers for the comment 👍😎
Nice adveture vehicle I'm thinking of getting a freelander 2 for mine.
I really like the system to close the cabinet. 110 is very made for camper conversion. I would like my 90 become a 110 :p
Marco_au_boulot we had our previous 90 setup very nicely with a custom sliding drawer. Worked like a treat. You're right though, 110 are perfect.
Tours and Tales.com what diesel-heater is installed in the Defender?
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I'm a bit of a Defender fan, and boy this one has a lot of good stuff squeezed into it. It is beautifully kitted out. I'm off to watch Part 2 in a moment.
My own camper is Toyota Troopy, and here in Australia we most prefer the warmer weather camping [Sept to April/May]. I must say that I really like the sound of that diesel heater to enjoy the snowy areas.
Nice defender110! My car defender 110 pick-up😜
Wow you have a Defender in Aussie, Europe and Africa....Neat. I have one in Zimbabwe and one in the USA too.
BulawayosFinest #LandyNuts rule! We love Héléne and Chris' 110. Their aussie truck is a flatbed 130 pickup. Cool hey? Both of yours 110s?
BulawayosFinest wow you from Zimbabwe
I love Zimbabwe very much
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Awesome vehicle, i've always felt the biggest design flaw in the defender is the rear door not being closer to the full width of the rear, say for, slide out drawers. Apart from that i love it.
So nice to hear French people talking in English 👍
The car is really nice 👋
The best of this built, I think is ...
A English car...
Redone from a French company...
With German parts...
All to see on a US Media Platform on a Chinese made electronic devise 🖖
Haha 👌 perfect
Best cabinets ive seen in a lot of time
Yeah,it better be for the price it cost.A costumer of ours had parts of this interieur for his 110 and it cost him 13K Euro.....not fitted.Just in pieces like a big buildingkit.
I REALLY wish ExTec cabinets were available in the USA
Beautiful
El veiculo perfecto para el mas grande abanico. Desde buscadores de oro a testigos de Jehová
This is so cool. But ive always thought that roof top tents or even this system are not really the safest place to sleep in because its fairly easy to break in. What do you think about that? In thinking about doing this to my defender but that stops me a bit.
I would agree they are not as safe as a closed RV - in major towns and cities, which is where you normally have a bigger chance of running into trouble with theft 😕 . However it could be argued that the idea here is to find the most remote places, off the beaten track 🤔
Amazing defender,very well made..thumbs up ofcourse..
Greetings from Yemen
Great so see that Chris and Helene are still into Defenders. Met them years ago in Botswana 😊
Yes, they get around quite a bit 👍
Botswana - awesome place!👌🤩
That's really amazing!!!!
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Entertainment and Information is great. Thank you.
Very good car. Congratulations!
nice wagon
Süper
Fascinating is the interior design
Nice defender.well finished inside.
Derrick Murphy This is about as good as it gets I think - very professional
How much did this cost
Lots of videos on these great vehicles........but no-one wants to mention the costs
Amazing 👍
Amazing :-)
The bed from Alu cab(south africa) is better.
Sérgio André thanks for the tip, we'll check it out :-)
I don't think there's anything particularly special about it honestly, but it uses the better (that's obviously subjective) system of mounting the bed on air struts as well to get it out of the way like some other companies also do.
That's the easiest part of a pop top build though and you could even do that yourself to a build like the one in this video. Making a larger sleeping platform and adding two struts to it shouldn't be that hard.
The important part is the build quality of the outer part of the pop top itself. You want it water proof, you want it safe, you want it light, you probably want to be able to put solar etc. on top of it etc. That's the important part to look out for, and I'm sure you can get any pop top company to make the exact type of bed that you want as that's easy compared to what else goes into a pop top.
too much "ok, yes,ok,ok,yes"...
Same old design faults, can't swing a cat in it, as she says lacks leg room and space in the rear. Table too small, have to cook outside on the tailgate, (hopefully not in the rain but probably wearing your coat!) shower outside, weather permitting and despite spending all the money - you're still shitting in the hedge!