So much work. So many decisions. So much to do. TROOPY BUILD | 4xOverland
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- Rear table solution not found. Side steps sorted. Lighting tests done. A bad roof console made good. My office (the driving seat) is finished. Planning maps installed in the workshop.
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The last 5 minutes made this whole video. It put the rest of my life into perspective as I move into "retirement". Thank you, Andrew!
Totally agree! AND his smile at the end!
100% agree
I'm only just catching up with your stories and enjoying them very much. I love that you're following you dreams, and that you're able to bring them to us. I've always said that everything with camping is a compromise. Every serious trip I've done so far (I'm 54) I've changed my mind with how to do it. Much to the better half disgust. :-) Experimenting can get expensive. What bought me to you was my decision to order a troopy. This will become our retirement vehicle after the I work my last 5 years to pay off the lease. The decision came about due to the reliability, and the load and towing capacity. I never wanted to tow but it's just easier for our preferred style of travel. With the mate, I just set a stretcher swag under the awning. The MAP. I have one the same. It started during my motorcycle travels 20 yeas ago. It's in a frame and I remove it to add each trip. I have a different colour now for the 4WD travels. I have ridden in each state. One trip was a lap with camping gear in a little trailer that took 62 days in 2013. Another down the middle in 2018 and a lap of Tassie in 2010. As you said, there's still some big gaps, so now the 4WD has come to the fore. Thanks for the experiments, the ideas and your candour.
Gary. Gladstone QLD
You can get aluminium extrusion that the LED strips slot into which is a much more robust mounting system, they also have a light diffuser on them so that the light isn't so harsh on your eyes
Also you want to get the Pearl disfuser cover to clip onto the Ali. FYI I got the last 35 lengths from Ullrich, apprently a few months wait.
Just noticed your comment after submitting a similar suggestion…
def use the aluminium extrusion with diffuser and have a look on alibaba can get 2.4ghz wifi remote RGB controllers so no need for line of sight and can be done fair distance away remote looks user friendly too, Tillyslights in osbourne park seem to have everything you would need also.
The aluminium comes flat or 45 degrees so the light points down
Just paused the video and scrolled down to comment and saw this as #1. But yeah, ^ this right here
Andrew, I'm a signwriter and we use RGB led modules in outdoor lighted signage from SALED Australia that will do exactly what you want. A quality remote controller as well as a fixed switch...
i always watch your videos, the last 2 minutes from this one were really motivating. Thanks for sharing your life experiences. vicente from Chile, 45 years old.
Just got back from the weighbridge. 2003 disco 2a. Bigger tyres, aftermarket suspension, fully loaded for a long expedition. Custom interior. Full barwork, lights, roof rack, 12v system, winch, the works etc. Still 160kg below factory GVM. Stoked!! If you need some tips Andrew, shoot me a message 😉 however I do run the car totally stripped out...no insulation whatsoever. Not for everyone 😅
Hi Andrew, Caprivi dashboardcovers are still manufactured and available from their factory in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa. I agree with you - a great product.
May God bless you with many more years of exploring. Watching your videos from Botswana. You're an inspiration sir
I agree with all - use the extrusion with diffusers. Also you can get a remote receiver that connects to your phone via bluetooth. I've used it and it works well. It even has a microphone on it and you can set different lighting effects based on music or noise picked up by the mic.
Although a bit pricey, I would recommend Philips hue lights. They offer RGB led strips and a whole range of other lights that can be networked wirelessly. You can control them via wireless buttons, sliders, and of course your phone. You can create scenes (presets) for outdoor and indoor, add pir sensors, etc.
Hardkorr strip lighting, one strip will do white, natural and orange light, you can connect together as many as you like and comes with an external on/off dimmer and colour selection controller… I fitted some to my awning and it’s made a huge difference to be able to undo the awning bag, press a button and have lights straight away.
Andrew, I had very similar considerations for the interior lighting in my camper. I also went with an RGB led strip, *however* I used a high-strength, matching width, double-sided tape to adhere them, rather than the garbage adhesive they come with. Additionally, you can get RGBWW (WW for warm white) strips which have alternating RGB and dedicated white chips. Highly suggest the warm white, specifically, as it's a much more pleasing white vs the typical led whites.
You really are a gentleman
Yes. In front of mind. No truer words
“As you get to my age that time limit becomes more infront of mind” I wish you long healthy years andrew,
I’m in my mid40s and already feeling the same
I know what you mean. Work to live, not live to work.
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True
That was a really good video!! Thankyou Andrew!
Love the fact that you’ve been to oman, not money people know about our lovely nature diverse country.
I've missed this kind of videos. Can't wait for the next one. Please more.
Andrew Im absolutely staggered at how much you haven’t enjoyed the east side of Australia yet 😮 There is SO much to see and experience over here mate. When you are allowed to travel again, come over and enjoy 👍
Try running a bead of silicon for the light strip. It would hold and can take up some vibration. It should also be easy enough to remove if you don’t like the lights.
For instant kitchen make naro draw that slide against the door. Like Drifta idea. You get what you need and no extra weight. Cooctop with bench. In one
As usual great video, a like the time limits, definitively true, I personally saw my Dr yesterday with advises my to do a small biopsy next week to check same think she notice on my scan🤔.... I think I should travel more with my 1988 westfalia Syncro, mayby I should hurry....
Watching Andrew fiddle with RGB lights was interesting.
I love your enthusiasm Andrew. Thanks for sharing mate
There is a lot of different solutions when it comes to RGB if you look at accessories for computers, when mounting the RGB strips you can use brackets and small neodymium magnets with mounting holes. No more residue from glue and no drilling holes in the body of the car.
You are motivating young guys like us as well. Do plan a trip to Northern areas of Pakistan 🇵🇰 as well, you'll witness a miraculous natural beauty here.
Thanks for taking us along Andrew!
The emergency hammer on the roof console can become a projectile in the event of extreme braking or a major collision which can definitely hit anybody’s head or face ✌🏻
Hey Andrew, I love the reason why you display the maps! I am excited to see your development of the rear door cooking table. I admire that you take the opportunity to tailor equipment to your needs and explain the why.
Thanks...Andrew
Can't get enough of your travel stories
That last part of the video hit different
We wish you many more healthy and wholesome years to your future Andrew
Canada. Overland in Canada. Its wonderful!
I look forward to the day when we see a video of an overland build that has so many creature comfort mods in the vehicle that the owner realizes they might as well have just as well stayed home. =oD
It’s not about the cooking, lighting comforts. It’s about where you go, and if you can get there, and how much you can see and enjoy when you are there.
If you have the comforts, then you enjoy the travels.
Your tour around Aussie motivated me to try something like this in the future.
Come down to Ecuador South America, Ill be honored to tour around with you and help you pin out your map. GREAT WORK Andrew
I’m watching this lighting conundrum with eager anticipation. I’m puzzling over the very same issue right now converting a brand new van to a camper.
I’m thinking Wifi modules hooked up to a phone app connected to something like a set of dimmable terralume rock lights.
Nothing hardened in my head yet, but I’m researching and puzzling over it as you are.
I was thinking wifi as well.
Stedi make RGB rock lights, designed for underbody but I mounted one to the tailgate on my D4 and it was perfect for night time lighting out the back of my vehicle for the drawers and table, I feel 2-3 of them in the interior might work alright. Only concern would be creating hot spots of light but mine seemed to diffuse well enough.
As for the strip LED's the standard glue on them sucks, even if it adhered at first guarantee the first hot day they would come loose, you would need to go and buy a decent double sided tape to apply them with.
Depends on what surface you stick them to, i have supercheaps on the tailgate glass of my ute for 6 years without ever coming off
We use the same RGB Led lighting on the campervan. The one I ordered has a Bluetooth app that also allows you to adjust the lights from outside the vehicle. it has about a 5 meter range. We had to use some silicon to mount the lights to the caravan as we had the same issue with the glue. they have been up for 12 months with out any issues & they are externally mounted.
The last 5 minutes tho...saw it thrice.
You'd need to run a little portable wifi modem (no internet connection required) but I use laser LED smart bulbs. They run on household voltage and household fittings but the do all different brightness and colour and can be controlled simultaneously from your phone. Setup of 3 bulbs cost less then 50 bucks, bit more with the fittings I'd guess.
The rear door table was the first thing i build and installed to my Defender. Perfekt for cooking, quick coffee. I attached a elastic net on the table (which is then after unfolding under the table) with all the coffee equipment. Perfekt. You will enjoy your new product.
For the lighting, it might be worth looking into some DMX controllable lights. That opens up a plethora of control options both wired and wireless.
Am glad you been in UAE and Oman but most interesting and tough place and fascinating is The Empty Quarter desert of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦.
I know you don't need it, but you are simply the best at this
@Andrew. Your idea to use RGB remote controlled light strips is exactly what I am in the process of doing. However, I suspected the tape would not handle the Australian heat. My plan is to use aluminium channels which can be purchased specifically for led strips including a diffuser which slides in the channels. The strips can then be affixed into the channels (e.g. with zip ties or heat resistant glue) and the channels can be screwed onto the interior panels. I own an LC76 so same principle as a troopy in terms of fixing points.
Finally some troopy action
A lot has changed in your camping needs from the early Botswana days in a Range Rover to really needing a remote for your camping lights😂
I think it's important to understand the difference between 'need' and 'want'.
Totally agree with you on age vs traveling. ❤️ You focus on the world, I’m more than happy focusing on the fantastic world of Central and North America.
I just love watching Andrew’s videos, I don’t even care about the content, he puts Attenborough to shame
Fantastic 👍👍
It’s like I’m watching Top Gear. Perhaps it’s the accent? Well presented mate, I enjoy watching your content. 🤙🏽 I’d recommend getting some double sided gorilla tape to keep those LED strips held up. We’ve had ours in conditions up to 43 degrees Celsius and they haven’t called fallen down yet. JayCar sells an LED strip light controlled by an app on your mobile phone. Stedi also has a lighting kit called the Surface 6 that is RGB and might be suitable for you too. Also controlled by a mobile app.
Very interesting - what you are busy with and what you still have in your vision. Dreading that "if I only had [more] time" Thanks for keeping at it !
Starting to really come together nicely 👍
Great Mods Andrew.
The best part of the video Is how you pronounce Derby - thank you.
I was born in Derby in the UK, grew up in SA and then returned to the UK. I now live in Melbourne Australia for the past 14 years. One massive bug I have is how Australians pronounce Derby. Sweet Jesus!!
You will like Chile and Argentina!
Very very cool Andrew . And yep bring on the lights I’m keen . Also I designed my own drop down rear table for the same reason, and I love mine . Love ur work Mr
Hardkorr Lighting do everything you want without a remote. You would need to source a Bluetooth module or wifi module of some description. I'm sure Heiner would know of such a product. The switching system Hardkorr uses is hardwired and not remote, but does change colour and dim... So close yet so far.
Hi there
Having checked the comments, so sorry if know already or read it.
The German power switch- can adjust the brightness not hue though or can save profiles works with phone or overlander map GPS.
Godox tube lights are brilliant to adjustments colour and power I’ve thought about fixing them inside and also use outside (not waterproof)
Any way take care will carry on watching, just at the bit your strip lights aren’t working out.
Go steady
Sam
This will probably get lost in comments, regardless.
Have you looked at RGB rock lights, repurposed. They're 12V, multiple can be daisy chained, some does come with remotes/most controlled with a mobile phone app, dimmable.
I think that'll help with your lighting conundrum.
Check the Aussie Arvos video on lighting. They did an amazing DIY with wireless remote sensor and motion sensor from ebay. Good one to try . They change both inside and outside of his Land cruiser with a remote and boot light with motion. Worth a try for your build.
My 10 y/o son has those led lights with the remote in his room. They are awesome!
Just get a better double adhesive tape, Andrew.
I found the best 2xtape I’ve ever used at a DollarStore. The tape is soft/gelly like with a red protective plastic.
Thanks for the journey on how to dress up a vehicle for touring. I am from Costa Rica Central America and love to travel to see nature. My country is SMALL compared to many of the places you have traveled. However, it has a unique option with several micro climates, active volcanos, 2 ocean shores and the highest biodiversity per square kilometer. It is a place to travel short distances but be able to see so many wonders. I strongly recommend to have a look. You could visit so many places in a week. An example you could have breakfast at the sun rise on the Caribbean travel trough the rain forests and have dinner at sun set in the pacific coast go from 0 m to 3000m over see level in 2 hours, visit 4 active volcanos in a place where 30% of the land is national parks protected. Just a suggestion. Have a great trip
Hi Andrew. If you were happy with the remote controlled strip lighting the simple fix, I’ve found, is to use 3M brand double sided tape.
It’s readily available from most auto stores and I haven’t had any trouble in all the applications I’ve used it.
The key is to wipe the surface with alcohol wipes or preptone.
I’m loving this build series.
Wish you good health for many more years and miles to come.
Hey Andrew, i've used the LED strip lighting before & had the same problem with the glue. I bought a roll of double sided tape & stuck the strip to the tape before installing.
They were still in place 5 years later when i sold the vehicle.
They were installed inside a standard Flexiglass canopy.
Hey Andrew. Have a look at the Lytworx smart neonflex 5m kit
Bunnings has it.
It's not a flat strip light setup, it's much nicer and diffuses the light and it looks like a nice solid turbo of light.
And being thicker you can mount it with screws or little brackets if you need. And has a smartphone app that you have full control of, dimmable, color select ect
Hey Andrew, you need hard korr lights with remote. Works well 👍
If you use 3M double sided tape on the led roll it will stay on. I have experimented several times. The 3M tape is the stuff they stick rear vision mirrors on with.
The rear door table is great. Maui have had them in their rental Troopies for years. We have one on the rear door of our Aus Troopy and our 76 series here in NZ I made myself. Neither required cutting into the back door.
Stedi RGB rock lights, have them inside my canopy and they work great. Light isn’t too harsh but still enough to use for general cooking ect. All controlled through the stedi app which is great, can turn them on and off as well as select colours and brightness. 👌
Try 3M VHB tape for the strip lights, it will hold. It’s designed to hold panels together on the interior of things such as aircraft or ambulances and has about as much or more holding power as rivets. As for the remote switching of lights, we have a few options here in the USA such as SPod. It’s basically a distribution block already wired with switches, relays, and a circuit board. You can have physical switches in the vehicle as well as wirelessly connect to the system with your phone or tablet via an app which then allows you to remotely switch on or off, dim, and several other options (note that you can connect most any accessory to this switching system) Not sure if they ship over there but it’s worth a shot, they’re good people.
The led strips did the same in my vehicle. I stuck them with clear silicone sealant. Also the diffuser strips will give a nicer finish. The led strips can also be controlled from a phone app but you would need some sort of WiFi hotspot for the phone and lights to connect to.
Thank you for another video, I value your opinion😎👍
Awesome episode Andrew. Very inspiring. Wishing you a very blessed 2022. 😎😇
you can put your LED light strips inside polycarbonate tubing. Maybe use a but of foam door seal to hold in place inside the tube and use some saddle clamps to fit to the Troopy.
Time to sharpen the trusty pocket knife . Clearly that's the go to pocket knife . For what it's worth , I think I have 8 or 10 pocket knives . My Case brand one was my daily til it became too dull , so now I'm carrying a Kershaw cheapo til I get hold of a quality knife sharpener.
I like that you experiment with stuff.
if you aren't aware, those led light strips are typically marketed to and used by the computer world. people want shiny lights in their pc cases.
the lighting system you describe is used by the motorhome industry. they use "multi-plex" wiring for all the lights and attach them to some kind of smart panel. a popular one is "firefly."
they have an app you can use to control everything from as well. no idea what the cost on that is or if they have setup that would let you forgo the touchscreen(smart panel). you could do your inside and outside lights as two different groups, have all the control that you wanted and do it from your phone. again, not a clue what the price on something like that is. pretty sure firefly is an australian company though, if that helps.
Hi mate. Looked through the comments here, but it doesn't look like you've been recommended HardKorr.
I've been using their LED light bars for some time. Switchable for white, warm white and orange. You can add on multiple 50cm bars in line to the same switch. Now, it isn't a remote switch, but the switch can be mounted somewhere convenient, like the rear barn doors.
You might try some hard mountable Rock lights that are controlled via Bluetooth from your phone
Expedition essentials makes a flip down table with a stove or that holds a stove I think it will work for what you want. Expedition essentials is local to me in Ferndale Washington United States. They make nice things I really like their paper towel holder.
My suggestion on campground lights: weak, non dimmable for reliability and placed bellow your eye sight, pointing down. ex: under side steps or bumpers lighting only the ground so you can see where you put your feet. This never blinds you and its' also stealthy in a relatively short distance. It's the only light I always keep on all night until going for bed.
I know you can't go many places with this medical crisis but your emphasis has changed so much since I followed all of your early books in South Africa which I've still got. All this stuff on cooking/lighting/aesthetics, etc., is most definitely what 4x4 travelling is not about in my opinion. Van Zyl's Pass, a potjie, my old Defender and good company is.
Cape York trip is something you should do
Not sure if its been mentioned already but have you thought off using a smart home system?
Wifi smart breakers, Sonoff seems to be the better one.
Yes you'll have to have your phone with you and probably a wifi router but the automation and endless control you'll have just from your phone will be crazy.
Brent (Cape Town)
Try self powered wireless light switch. Its currently used for house electrical purpose. Pretty sure the genius at Klarmann can work something out.
I'm surprised that it's taken you so long to discover the strip leds. They've been a favourite of the budget builder for the last ten years. The receiver is the weak point. You can get ones with Bluetooth. Upgrade with some good 3m double side tape.
I've had LED Strips in my workshops for years. But never in a vehicle.
@@4xoverland I see. It does put them under a lot more stress. I'm currently using an LED strip reverse and tail light unit for internal and external use on my discovery 2. Built in red and white lights, much more robust, excellent coverage, come with a protective cover and 3m tape. Not dimmable but a really comfortable light level. They're about 1 metre long each. Not sure how you'd remote it but they take up almost no space. I I use on off on switches. Maybe worth a 5 minute look.
Hello Andrew, just a thought to consider while designing the drop-down stove.
With electric hobs, depending on the material they can keep heat for much longer than you'd like, so if you wanted to pack up and go quickly after a cooked meal, and cant wait for the elements to cool down, you'd need some form of protection between the hotplates and the part hanging off the door.
Or you could release the product with the warning "Wait until your heating elements are cooled down before packing away."
Alternatively, you could have a cover plate that would normally act as a bench on top of the stove, which would have heat insulation underneath, allowing you to chop, flip the cutting board up and go straight into cooking, then just flip the cutting board back down, give it a wipe down and fold the whole thing away. This would likely require some form of completely custom-made stove, as finding one that will fit in a slim drop down table while having the extra insulated cutting board layer might be difficult.
Hope I'm explaining this right. Good luck Andrew.
I use LED strip channels, makes it easier to mount and spreads the light a bit and I like that. I also dont glue them down, that makes them rattle a bit in the channel, but I don't mind.
Re. lighting: A 'Shelly RBGW2' controller might help solve your problem (available from a number of places in Australia). Of course you wouldn't need the WiFi function but you could wire a number of physical switches conveniently located around the vehicle back to the controller. The negative is that you'd need to play a sort of 'morse code' on the physical switch to activate each lighting mode ('scene'). That could be obscure for other people using your vehicle. That said you could also put certain smarts based on time of day - maybe automatically choosing red after midnight or automatically turning off at sun rise and such like.
Hi Andrew see you updated your logo looks very original like it 👍
A great list of ultra-first world problems. "I want it red, and I want it that bright."
I love watching this build
Hi Andrew, I have been watching your videos for over a year now and just realized I wasn't subscribed. I now am. Sorry from a huge fan :)
That LED light strip is just fine. Just investigate aluminum extrusions with a diffuser. Better controlled with WLED app on phone and use a Digi Uno or Digi Quad to drive it wirelessly.
Hi Andrew for your lighting, this might be a couple months late but i would look at a product called Type S - it a underglow lighting used in the drifting world. Auz show stock the product and the quality it amazing.
Here in Canada we have some nice options for aluminum rock sliders. Plenty strong for overlanding applications and no corrosion from all the road salt they put down in winter!
Andrew I really enjoyed that video, I love to see other people ideas and how they put them into reality without paying someone to do it for them, not everyone can afford that.
Thankyou Dennis
Another outstanding video Andrew !
Supernova lights sell fully dimmable and colour selectable rock lights for those purposes. I just bought some to be used in the exact way you described.