We love our Defender, bought it some 21 years ago in London as we both were attending their Royal Free Medical School. Weekends were often spent touring with classmates. Initially, we had planned on selling it before returning, then decided a road trip of Europe and China would be nice. We joined the Peace Corps as physician's and spent some 11 years touring the continent. On our return to California, shipped our rig to Port Elizabeth, NJ and drove to San Francisco where we purchased a Townhouse in the Tenderloin District and began a total interior refit. Our youngest girl is an avid skier and she uses Mulberry for trips to Tahoe.
Hey kika, it’s actually called a snorkel. It’s used to raise the Air intake to keep water spray that can hydro lock the engine. In fact, if it’s installed properly, you can drive through a creek without hydro locking the engine. Do some research and take note that you already have a proper off road snorkel and it should work so long as it’s installed properly.
I just love seeing the systems you've designed to work for you. Like the removable storage on the roof. You identify real problems and find such organized and aesthetic solutions to them. Clearly the minds of architects at work.
Your customization of this truck is so fucking cool, it doesn't even look real. It looks more like something in a good graphic novel! Can't wait to see the interior tour!
Lived on a DZ in my 24' Class C motorhome for 15 years. LOVED it. I'm whatever's the opposite of claustrophobic. Got married, bride was having none of that nonsense, so I had to get used to home ownership again. BUT, we did not buy a couch. We bought a futon ... 😁
If I may...your 'farm truck' is actually a brilliantly engineered British innovation. In 1947 Maurice Wilks took the Willis Jeep and redesigned it as the Land Rover to meet the restrictions of materials in the post WW2 world of Britain. It went into production in 1948. The resulting innovation has many unique features including low gear 4 wheel drive, locking differentials and a power take off that allowed British farmers to use the Land Rover to pull a variety of farm machinery across fields. The Land Rover quickly became the 'must have' vehicle for expeditions, armed forces, farmers and adventurers around the world. It stayed in production (subjected to engineering advances) for 75 years. Your adventures and life on your Land Rover has a deep history of development and worldwide use. Welcome to eternal British engineering!!
I drove a rover all over Germany on road and off road from 72-75. I was in the Brit. army. If we drove a truck it was a Bedford hi-lo ratio, 4 wheel drive.
@computiNATEor totally agree, but it's turned into more than a farm truck. When all the gamies come down to the village sometimes to meet in the village and there's 20/30/40 of these on the street its amazing. To be used by the SAS during the WW2. It's more than a farm truck, in my opinion.
Feels strange to have finally caught up after bingeing. Lots of Defender fans here in Kenya, spent many hours in them and they do love to leak 😂. Looking forward to seeing Uma sailing on the east African coast!
If you do a Norway winter road trip and fancy company (a second truck for potential recovery purposes), gimme a shout. I drove up into the Arctic Circle from the UK in 2020. There are some epic roads and routes. I have a good schedule which can be adjusted to accommodate whatever speed you like to drive and how long/per day you are comfy driving. I've just had my truck fully serviced and need a snowy road trip to test it out.
I lived in a 34' motor home for two years. You guys have more stuff on the outside of the vehicle than I had in my whole rig. Amazing. And we haven't seen the inside yet.🙂🙂
Love it! So much personalization for your travels. It’ll be interesting to see the cost of shipping to different parts of the world when you’re back on Uma.
From what we've seen so far, if we don't need it fast, we can ship a 20ft container anywhere in the world for about $2k. So not cheap... but better than buying, or even renting something when we get there. And we don't need to ship it everywhere, just across the major oceans once or twice.
I’ve been waiting for this tour! I think what you guys have done to the truck is really cool. And that you can ship it anywhere in the world when you want to mix things up is really convenient.
Great adaptations. The paint flake that had come off on the bonnet/hood had some rust on the now open metal - question is if the rust came after the flake fell of or if the rust pushed it off. Seems a thing to look a bit deeper into. The awning - first thing I thought, wow, you only need a few tent poles, some cloth and you can turn that into a bungalow tent.
The awning has velcro all around the edge, and has poles/legs that can be deployed. They already make an attachable "wall" that wraps around it for added enclosure. We just don't have it....yet.
Love how you guys have fun and also create top notch videos, do seriously good truck selection and upgrades! Then the whole boat project too. As the truck is the nearest thing to a couch, perhaps she needs some re-touching every now and then? There's nothing like regular maintenance.
Excellent truck and great updates tour. You could 3D print a new extended and curved mirror arm. That would give you a better rear view, and clear the rain guard. The arm won't hit the uh snorkle due to the curve of the printed arm ??
As always, you plan and implement projects like superstars… you took a plane assed Land Rover and tweaked it to be the coolest functional home on wheels anyone would ever want … ok, wow us again on the inside mods, can’t wait!
Small point of little interest. The "Diamond" pattern on your protective plate is widely known as "chequer plate". Those that play board game will understand. The raised bits can come in a different pattern known as "Durbar Pattern".
Wow all those modifications are really impressive. It would be very interesting if you could also explain how you do it for the regular car inspection. ;) Thank you for these awesome videos
Since the mirror arm can flip out of the way if it's bumped, could you add a small block/protrusion between the air intake and the mirror arm that will cause the mirror to fold in when you open the passenger door? Maybe something with a roller at the end so as the mirror arm hits, it's not being scratched by the block?
The European classification system defines trucks as “motor vehicles with at least four wheels, used for the carriage of goods”. They have a mass of more than 3.5 tonnes. Under this system, trucks are either classified in the N2 category (weighing more than 3.5 tonnes) or N3 (weighing more than 16 tonnes). N3 vehicles are also referred to as ‘heavy trucks’ or ‘heavy commercial vehicles’. The end-use of trucks varies widely - they may for instance be used for long-haul or regional delivery, for construction or for municipality use. Depending on their mission, most trucks are custom-built on an individual basis, often in a multi-stage process, in order to meet specific requirements. They can vary from the number of axles to the size of the engine, fuel tank or cab, to the height of the chassis.
Cool video! Reminds me of growing up in northern Australia in the late 70s/ early 80s. My sister and I as little kids bouncing around in the back of the Toyota Landcruiser on bush roads on our way to school. Really enjoyable show and good information. Thanks!
I bet you could transit the farm truck to any country in the world with one of Nate and Kara's daily drop Pro plane deals! if not, my uncle drove his Mustang from Germany back to Canada I'm sure you can go anywhere by land or by Sea in style! Thanks for Sharing!
I am sure a customizer would pay you, for an official design on that truck as a side job. You are architects so I am sure you could do the drawings and spec. Or you could just put it out as a book.
Simply an awesome vehicle and your upgrades to it have been fantastic. I'd say she needs a name, and at least by the end of Uma's refit, she deserves a new paint job. :)
People in North America would give kidney to own that "truck". I didn't say my kidney, just someones kidney. 😮 The upgrades were well worth the effort use you 've gotten out them.
So... How're you going to transport your truck aboard Sailing Vessel Uma? Oh, come on! You can't leave it behind! Perhaps you can preposition it in various places as you travel...
Farm Truck!!!! As a big fan of the Land Rover Defender (not the new one though, not yet at least), AND having spent years in one when I was serving in the British Army, it is far from being a 'farm truck', whatever that is. Love you guys, but I can imagine you're going to get quite a bit of flack for that lol.
It's always interesting to look at your creativity at work... Deeply uninterested in trucks (don't like any fossil fuel burning stuff, that's why I like to follow people that move (mostly) under wind power) but your storytelling skills still kept me engaged for the whole video.
It's 100 * harder to live in your vehicle while doing that kind of work- hopefully you make a lot on TH-cam... So you can blow it on cool things like your boat. :)
truck looks great. maybe you should put aircon and heating after all. also the right outside mirror if you move it back words a few centimeters and bold it on the door it shouldn hit the plastic tube of the air intake. while open or close door. cant wait for interior. thank you for all those years.
I hate LED headlights lol… on ordinary roads for busy areas, they blind you. Half the time it looks like the person has full beam on, when really they don’t as it’s just the LED strength.
Not the lights fault. They just need to be adjusted properly. We have a dial inside that turns the angle of the beam up and down so we can dial it in depending on how much weight we have in the back.
I love you both I enjoy your videos please let me know how much you bought the truck and how much you spent on upgrades so far are you planning to sell the truck in feature thank you
Dan and Kika! Please look into Edison motors out of BC! They are converting trucks to hybrids and amazing! I think you's would be into it for the truck!
Just one question - where is the registration letters ZB allocated to your Landrover (By the way, It is NOT a TRUCK, it is a Landrover or perhaps a "Landie", but never a Truck.) Never come across this registration plate combination before. Is it somewhere new, in Sardinia? Apart from that, best of luck at the show, If I have the time, I will try to find you
The guy from “sailing with Thomas” has taken your comments out of context. Trying to make you look like a fool. I know quite a bit about rudders and I agree with you. I hope you respond.
Not worth it. People are entitled to their own opinion. But If we responded to everyone who disagreed with us, we’d have no time left to do anything productive.
Not sure why people bother watching these videos if all they want to do is to leave such negative comments. Don't like it then move onto something else. There's plenty of choice with thousands of boat and van life channels.
Binged watched from day one, now up to date and have to wait on weekly videos. Serious withdrawals. Thanks for being there.
Literally exactly the same experience when I discovered this channel a couple of years ago
I can't believe I was engaged for half an hour when I usually skip ahead to the inside on boat, car, or house tours. Well done.
We love our Defender, bought it some 21 years ago in London as we both were attending their Royal Free Medical School. Weekends were often spent touring with classmates. Initially, we had planned on selling it before returning, then decided a road trip of Europe and China would be nice. We joined the Peace Corps as physician's and spent some 11 years touring the continent. On our return to California, shipped our rig to Port Elizabeth, NJ and drove to San Francisco where we purchased a Townhouse in the Tenderloin District and began a total interior refit. Our youngest girl is an avid skier and she uses Mulberry for trips to Tahoe.
The storytelling and editing skills are just off the charts, you guys could give a master class in keeping viewers interested!
Hey kika, it’s actually called a snorkel. It’s used to raise the Air intake to keep water spray that can hydro lock the engine. In fact, if it’s installed properly, you can drive through a creek without hydro locking the engine. Do some research and take note that you already have a proper off road snorkel and it should work so long as it’s installed properly.
I just love seeing the systems you've designed to work for you. Like the removable storage on the roof. You identify real problems and find such organized and aesthetic solutions to them. Clearly the minds of architects at work.
Sadly the boat, no matter what they do, won't be a as good as if they bought something newer.
No frills, everything has a place and a good reason for being there. Can’t wait for the interior.
Your customization of this truck is so fucking cool, it doesn't even look real. It looks more like something in a good graphic novel! Can't wait to see the interior tour!
Lived on a DZ in my 24' Class C motorhome for 15 years. LOVED it. I'm whatever's the opposite of claustrophobic. Got married, bride was having none of that nonsense, so I had to get used to home ownership again. BUT, we did not buy a couch. We bought a futon ... 😁
If I may...your 'farm truck' is actually a brilliantly engineered British innovation. In 1947 Maurice Wilks took the Willis Jeep and redesigned it as the Land Rover to meet the restrictions of materials in the post WW2 world of Britain. It went into production in 1948. The resulting innovation has many unique features including low gear 4 wheel drive, locking differentials and a power take off that allowed British farmers to use the Land Rover to pull a variety of farm machinery across fields. The Land Rover quickly became the 'must have' vehicle for expeditions, armed forces, farmers and adventurers around the world. It stayed in production (subjected to engineering advances) for 75 years. Your adventures and life on your Land Rover has a deep history of development and worldwide use. Welcome to eternal British engineering!!
...and a seriously lousy turning circle. Only Americans would find it acceptable. But you can't have everything.
As a British person, it’s a farm truck.
Once you have made it on TH-cam the Land Rover can be referred to as a farm truck.
@@vynleshmynle7372that’s a risky precedent to set there.
I drove a rover all over Germany on road and off road from 72-75. I was in the Brit. army. If we drove a truck it was a Bedford hi-lo ratio, 4 wheel drive.
That was a very cool episode! Love all the work you have done on the truck! Very Smart! Looking forward to the next episode.
From the git go, you two have constantly amazed me with your creative solutions to manage your rig… wet or dry
It’s not a farm truck, its a land rover, an amazing piece of British history.
… which was designed to be a farm truck. It had a power take off like a Model T or a tractor. Nothing wrong with that.
@computiNATEor totally agree, but it's turned into more than a farm truck. When all the gamies come down to the village sometimes to meet in the village and there's 20/30/40 of these on the street its amazing. To be used by the SAS during the WW2. It's more than a farm truck, in my opinion.
Not only great sailors but great camping driver too! Very well done UMA crew! Bravi, bravi bravissimi! 😊
Feels strange to have finally caught up after bingeing. Lots of Defender fans here in Kenya, spent many hours in them and they do love to leak 😂. Looking forward to seeing Uma sailing on the east African coast!
Leave it to a couple of architects to build out an awesome 4wd camper for full time living ; ) Bravisimo !
If you do a Norway winter road trip and fancy company (a second truck for potential recovery purposes), gimme a shout. I drove up into the Arctic Circle from the UK in 2020. There are some epic roads and routes. I have a good schedule which can be adjusted to accommodate whatever speed you like to drive and how long/per day you are comfy driving.
I've just had my truck fully serviced and need a snowy road trip to test it out.
I lived in a 34' motor home for two years. You guys have more stuff on the outside of the vehicle than I had in my whole rig. Amazing. And we haven't seen the inside yet.🙂🙂
Great truck, loving it, for the rust get some single coat anti rust white paint and put a halt to the rust 🎉
Any other TH-cam channel would have the truck conversion/upgrade as the main focus and theme - sailing uma does that and a boat lol.
Love it! So much personalization for your travels. It’ll be interesting to see the cost of shipping to different parts of the world when you’re back on Uma.
From what we've seen so far, if we don't need it fast, we can ship a 20ft container anywhere in the world for about $2k. So not cheap... but better than buying, or even renting something when we get there. And we don't need to ship it everywhere, just across the major oceans once or twice.
@ Definitely cheaper than renting! Good call! Anxious to see all the interior upgrades 😊
You guys nailed practicality utility and esthetics. What a kickass unit you created here.
Having lived in my car in Australia, i can highly appreciate the changes you've made!
You have been making a "Swiss army knive" kind of vehicle out of a normal Landrover Defender . Nice work you two !
I’ve been waiting for this tour! I think what you guys have done to the truck is really cool. And that you can ship it anywhere in the world when you want to mix things up is really convenient.
The biggest benefit of those rain guards is they prevent the whomp whomp air pressure changes when windows are open.
When i saw what you bought, i was sooooo happy for you both and knew you wouldn't be disappointed. Landies ae ace.❤
Great adaptations. The paint flake that had come off on the bonnet/hood had some rust on the now open metal - question is if the rust came after the flake fell of or if the rust pushed it off. Seems a thing to look a bit deeper into.
The awning - first thing I thought, wow, you only need a few tent poles, some cloth and you can turn that into a bungalow tent.
The awning has velcro all around the edge, and has poles/legs that can be deployed. They already make an attachable "wall" that wraps around it for added enclosure. We just don't have it....yet.
@@SailingUma - Darned, yet another invention of mine that already exists ;)
Love how you guys have fun and also create top notch videos, do seriously good truck selection and upgrades! Then the whole boat project too. As the truck is the nearest thing to a couch, perhaps she needs some re-touching every now and then? There's nothing like regular maintenance.
Truck is the furthest thing from a "couch". Maybe you miss understood the metaphor.
Excellent truck and great updates tour.
You could 3D print a new extended and curved mirror arm.
That would give you a better rear view, and clear the rain guard. The arm won't hit the uh snorkle due to the curve of the printed arm ??
As always, you plan and implement projects like superstars… you took a plane assed Land Rover and tweaked it to be the coolest functional home on wheels anyone would ever want … ok, wow us again on the inside mods, can’t wait!
In my country, it is common to call them snorkels as nickname for them. You, as an engineer, used the right name for it.
Small point of little interest. The "Diamond" pattern on your protective plate is widely known as "chequer plate". Those that play board game will understand. The raised bits can come in a different pattern known as "Durbar Pattern".
That tilting roof I bet really helps with your solar energy capture.
Wow all those modifications are really impressive. It would be very interesting if you could also explain how you do it for the regular car inspection. ;) Thank you for these awesome videos
What inspection? Here they only check a few basic parameters every 2 years.
Since the mirror arm can flip out of the way if it's bumped, could you add a small block/protrusion between the air intake and the mirror arm that will cause the mirror to fold in when you open the passenger door? Maybe something with a roller at the end so as the mirror arm hits, it's not being scratched by the block?
Hello,
I'm convinced that somehow you managed to hide an inflatable couch in this nice truck !! ;) nice job , as usual bye
The European classification system defines
trucks as “motor vehicles with at least four
wheels, used for the carriage of goods”.
They have a mass of more than 3.5 tonnes.
Under this system, trucks are either
classified in the N2 category (weighing
more than 3.5 tonnes) or N3 (weighing
more than 16 tonnes).
N3 vehicles are also referred to as ‘heavy
trucks’ or ‘heavy commercial vehicles’.
The end-use of trucks varies widely -
they may for instance be used for long-haul
or regional delivery, for construction or for
municipality use.
Depending on their mission, most trucks are
custom-built on an individual basis, often
in a multi-stage process, in order to meet
specific requirements. They can vary from
the number of axles to the size of the engine,
fuel tank or cab, to the height of the chassis.
The overwhelming majority of YT viewers for this sort of content are American. You target the audience.
More Importantly, we grew up calling a truck and truck. So that's what we still call it.
I really wish you would fit a foghorn on Uma, with the same sound as in your intro.
That would be super fun!!
This truck is hard AF and I’m jealous AF - I love it
So glad you're making a truck tour!
Cool video! Reminds me of growing up in northern Australia in the late 70s/ early 80s. My sister and I as little kids bouncing around in the back of the Toyota Landcruiser on bush roads on our way to school. Really enjoyable show and good information. Thanks!
Ahah you should get sponsored by Decathlon with all the gear you have
Nice to have a tour of the 110!
Goddamnit. For a second I thought your bumper sticker map had remembered New Zealand. Alas it's just a smudge on the paint.
I bet you could transit the farm truck to any country in the world with one of Nate and Kara's daily drop Pro plane deals! if not, my uncle drove his Mustang from Germany back to Canada I'm sure you can go anywhere by land or by Sea in style! Thanks for Sharing!
Wow you’ve done so much. More than most van life channels. Amazing vehicle.
I am sure a customizer would pay you, for an official design on that truck as a side job. You are architects so I am sure you could do the drawings and spec. Or you could just put it out as a book.
you two are the cutest couple on TH-cam.
Simply an awesome vehicle and your upgrades to it have been fantastic. I'd say she needs a name, and at least by the end of Uma's refit, she deserves a new paint job. :)
Thank you! Looking forward to the second part. Very inspiring.
Good times 🎉 I like that you customize all your vehicles. Sailboats or campers. I do the same thing 🎉
People in North America would give kidney to own that "truck". I didn't say my kidney, just someones kidney. 😮 The upgrades were well worth the effort use you 've gotten out them.
So... How're you going to transport your truck aboard Sailing Vessel Uma? Oh, come on! You can't leave it behind! Perhaps you can preposition it in various places as you travel...
Don't forget we bought a 20ft container.... it's not just for the temporary shop.
With all the knowledge and experience you two have gained i smell a business opportunity . You definitely should be profiting off this knowledge. IJS
What happens to the Defender when you complete Uma's renovations?
In recent past videos they mentioned they gonna keep/ship/store the Defender for land side exploration as they sail Uma. So I remember.
Farm Truck!!!!
As a big fan of the Land Rover Defender (not the new one though, not yet at least), AND having spent years in one when I was serving in the British Army, it is far from being a 'farm truck', whatever that is.
Love you guys, but I can imagine you're going to get quite a bit of flack for that lol.
It's always interesting to look at your creativity at work... Deeply uninterested in trucks (don't like any fossil fuel burning stuff, that's why I like to follow people that move (mostly) under wind power) but your storytelling skills still kept me engaged for the whole video.
Hi you too, long time watcher❤❤
Indeed, this is not a truck. It is a landrover defender.
It's 100 * harder to live in your vehicle while doing that kind of work- hopefully you make a lot on TH-cam... So you can blow it on cool things like your boat. :)
Maybe for you. But for us, the truck was a much better choice. That's why we made it. Certainly not for everyone.
'Uma on wheels', the Land Rover to Uma the sea rover.
truck looks great. maybe you should put aircon and heating after all. also the right outside mirror if you move it back words a few centimeters and bold it on the door it shouldn hit the plastic tube of the air intake. while open or close door. cant wait for interior. thank you for all those years.
I hate LED headlights lol… on ordinary roads for busy areas, they blind you. Half the time it looks like the person has full beam on, when really they don’t as it’s just the LED strength.
Not the lights fault. They just need to be adjusted properly. We have a dial inside that turns the angle of the beam up and down so we can dial it in depending on how much weight we have in the back.
Beautiful home on wheels
Boohoo! I wanted to see the inside. Okay, until next time. Thanks.
I am a cheesemaker so everything I own is Stainless steel. Believe me, Stainless steel rusts.
In Europe and definitely UK, This NOT a Truck! Its a Land rover
Cool
Love the truck. We want more truck videos! :)
Great job guys
I'm going to have a hissy fit cos I wanted to see the inside!
Next week.
Thanks for sharing all your good solutions and ideas 😀
I love you both I enjoy your videos please let me know how much you bought the truck and how much you spent on upgrades so far are you planning to sell the truck in feature thank you
HalleluYAH Truck is looking sweet as. Love the Defenders.
Cool truck. I was thinking , if you get stuck in sand dunes an anchor would be useful.
Great tour my friends. Love your truck! 💛😇
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Love the installed ARB. Since I last commented about it, I’ve sold my 4Runner. What’s the only thing I kept? The ARB.
Awesome truck 😃 love your videos you both are amazing … Widdle Wadder 😂 is that the actual brand of the ladder or ?
Dan and Kika! Please look into Edison motors out of BC! They are converting trucks to hybrids and amazing! I think you's would be into it for the truck!
They're doing such cool stuff, and insuring that it's user maintainable, which is priceless
Id love to see how you put the tent on it
We didn't. It came with the truck.
See I can't find one in the states with it- they are an add on the top of roof racks@@SailingUma
It was a good choice
It's not a truck. It's a Land Rover
Just one question - where is the registration letters ZB allocated to your Landrover (By the way, It is NOT a TRUCK, it is a Landrover or perhaps a "Landie", but never a Truck.) Never come across this registration plate combination before. Is it somewhere new, in Sardinia?
Apart from that, best of luck at the show, If I have the time, I will try to find you
Truck
@@chilly6883truck in the Uk would basically be a lorry…. So no, not a truck. - from, a Brit.
Truck @@brionyhall4250
Truck @@brionyhall4250
It's a wagon.
They stopped making real landrovers years ago. These are just comfort wagons.
5..4..3..2..
13:27 if water did not flood the cab, would that make it more likely to float (away)?
You look like you are in the english countryside....what you have done is what most landie owners do......👍
The old ones had aluminium body panels. Is that no longer the case? Very cool truck!
May of the panels are aluminium, but not all. Some are still steel.
super looking forward to the interior
❤❤THE BEST BY TEST OVER MANY MANY YEARS..😂❤❤
Incredible truck! I would/could own one! Great video!❤
Gorgeous and perfect ! 😍
We honestly need to equal competitor to Starlink.
Why? So we can have double the satellites polluting the night sky?
Just a heavy curve on the mirror arm is all you need...
Very nice tour,,, a good tiny house.
The guy from “sailing with Thomas” has taken your comments out of context. Trying to make you look like a fool. I know quite a bit about rudders and I agree with you. I hope you respond.
Not worth it. People are entitled to their own opinion. But If we responded to everyone who disagreed with us, we’d have no time left to do anything productive.
@ Wise decision. I just got angry at the guy. He is jealous, because have more subscribers.
Not sure why people bother watching these videos if all they want to do is to leave such negative comments. Don't like it then move onto something else. There's plenty of choice with thousands of boat and van life channels.
20:54 passenger side is also ambiguous.
hi Guys !!!
one video per week is not enough, but We love You all the same 😉😋😛
let's go !!!
Calling a Land Rover a truck is just so funny.
Great tour
Great job
Longest Boat renovation ever
Haha... have you seen Sail Life?!? Also faster than building new. But whose counting.