Good to meet you there Simon and George. We felt very lucky to be invited and loved both your setup and the Grenadier. Oh dear, going to need the lottery to come in.
Hi James - yes it was a great event and nice to get back to some sort of normality and meet people. I am just putting the Grenadier video together now but its a great concept and will be good for consumer choice and competition.
Simon…your films are always a joy to watch! You have certainly got the most technologically laden tent set up in the Camping Club….not for you the misery of gas lights and a Primus stove. It looks good for a night or two but in a rain lashed storm then maybe you might be a bit apprehensive…also can you touch the walls without leaks coming through…always a worry when we went camping (alright once!) in 1958,!! My Mum was not impressed so we bought a caravan instead? Good work…Carry on Camping!. 😎😎😎😎😎Richard.
Yes we had a tent - then as the children got bigger we got a caravan... but i think we are heading for "hybrid" camping where we do a night in a hotel then a night camping etc ! Mrs Powerful is yet to spend a night in the tent !
@@L663 Because of the current germ misery, I have pondered a motorcaravan but that would be a huge leap for Hilary!! My reasoning is at least we would be germ free inside it but the bathroom arrangements are the biggest concern…if we could sort that then an extra long Mercedes Sprinter automatic conversion appeals..but not an “ice cream van” on a Fiat chassis is just not for me…I would buy a set of chimes just to annoy the neighbours when we got home!!!😎😎😎😀😀😀😀😀
I had that tent for 10 years and used it a lot. The strap is a handle for climbing in or in out but it needs to be slid down to where the bracket holds the poles at the bottom. There should be a strap with a buckle that goes over the mattress at the foot side to help hold the mattress as you fold and unfold the tent. The extension if you choose to but it slide into the other part of the ladder and it doesn’t have to be removed to store the tent. In cold weather a good sleeping bag and perhaps a heater is all you’ll need. I spent several winter nights camping out in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado including in a few snow storms. The cover is very hard to put on in the cold with only one person. My kids were too little to help when I took them camping in it. FWIW I sold my ARB and someone else is still camping in it. We w have a bigger add shell tent, and f ARB made one the same size in a hard shell as my Roofnest Condor XL I would have bought the ARB without considering the others. The ARB I had was impeccable. I also kept it on all year and I only had to replace the cover 3 times. The first was due to me not taking it completely off and it was getting pinched with the tent open. The second time was several years later when it was torn on a limb, and the 3rd when I sold it because it looked bad, but it was still working perfectly.
Hi - thanks for the detailed reply - I will look for the straps and get this all worked out ! thanks for the advice - i knew they were there for a purpose !
Sub zero in a roof tent is fine, just need a winter sleeping bag, you will have frost on the inside but you get that with winter camping. Did a new year ski trip in mine. Loving the bar, you are bonkers please keep it up :-)
To add to your 4-bar-4, towards the top edge at the back, above the ‘juices’, you could put some little hooks (self-adhesive?) from which to hang bags of peanuts, pork-scratchings, crisps (punch a little hole in the top of the bag-seal if they don’t have one… also a little hook for a cloth in case of spillage…
Hello L663 and Team. First and foremost, thank you for the inspirational video. FYI, We have a heavy duty BEDOUIN roof tent (cotton) that would need replacing some day soon. What we love about the BEDOUIN tent, is the fact that we can also store our sleeping bags up there when folded away. Is this possible with the ARB tent? (I believe not as it is so compact). On a side note regarding the ladders sinking in soft ground; The first thing to do before setting up camp is 1. Relax! 2. Open and drink 2 cans of beer! 3. Squash the cans and use as a base for the ladder. Always works (coming from a n ADV Motorcycle rider who need to rest the bike in sand)😅
There is some room in the folded tent - the mattress remains in there...but not sure there is room for the sleeping bags too ! Thanks for the ladder support tip !
Great video , is the strap not for closing the tent when putting it away once you pull it past the half way point i would guess it would close by it's self.
Are you going to sell the 3D printed spacers? I might be in need of them. In the process of getting ready the 110 for a trip to Alaska. Thank you so much and please keep up the great work you do.
Hi Hector - Yes we are going to make the top half spacer too.... sounds like a cool project.... drop me a mail at contact@ powerfulUK dot com FAO Simon
@@L663 A foot to spread the load would work fine I guess and yes I imagine you are about 7st dripping wet but remember the average LR driver is a bit of a gammon.
Gerry can holder...brilliant! It looks like a disco bar for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, but the intention is genius, although I am not sure any self-respecting Aussie would be seen in the bush with that decor...lol
Really looking forward for the secondary battery video. In our last camping trip, defender gave low battery warning after our 2nd day (ignition was always off) and after the 5th or 6th day it literally died! I even opened the doors with the actual key and we were so lucky that we had a booster with us. So any of you see a low battery warning please take it serious 😂
I have the two odd straps in mine but they are low to the ground and sometimes I use them as safety straps when first finding the ladder rung on exit. The ‘bar’ is a clever idea but if it’s stocked while travelling you would need a lump of foam to prevent contents damage. There are products you can buy to go under the mattress to prevent moisture absorption. You will find the mattress gets a bit wet underneath and will need airing from time to time. Speaking of airing, NEVER EVER fail to fully dry the RTT if it gets moisture in it. Finally, you could consider a small gas heater and/or 12v electric blankets. 😀👍🏻🙏🏽😷🦘
Hi Jon - yes this video was taken while camping at the Ineos road show this weekend. I put my name down for a place and got invited - the Ineos guys did not know I had a small TH-cam channel but I soon got busted out. We booked the Sat night as that offered camping ! The Defender got a few looks from the Ineos team but they really looked after us ! Video on the Grenadier coming very soon...
Great video - but the music on the time-lapse was far too loud. Setting the replay level to hear you speak the music blasts out very loud when it starts and needs to be reduced quickly. You just need to get a better balance between the music and speech levels. Excellent video (as always) but with this one thkng that does need adjusting.
I looked at many tents and decided to go for a cheap one from Prime tech which has been brilliant, our family have had some brilliant times in it with our trusty td5 disco! We have mounted it on a Sankey trailer and we’ve been all over Scandinavia and Europe including the Arctic circle and last year we were in the outer Hebrides and Wales…it’s been brilliant. On the Scandinavia trip me and my wife and both boys slept in the tent and around Scotland we even had our border collie in with us! That trip the boys wanted their own tent which made things easier! Highly recommend these tent if you like adventure but don’t expect luxury, this one looks the part on the new Defender boys so well done. You put the order in on the Ineos yet Simon?
We definitely want a video about the aux battery
Yes please to the secondary battery instal.
Yeah we want second battery video!
Love to see the second batty install
Good to meet you there Simon and George. We felt very lucky to be invited and loved both your setup and the Grenadier. Oh dear, going to need the lottery to come in.
Hi James - yes it was a great event and nice to get back to some sort of normality and meet people. I am just putting the Grenadier video together now but its a great concept and will be good for consumer choice and competition.
Brilliant guys and the 4bar4 a unique Land Rover accessory if ever there was one😁🍺
Also would love to see how you put power on the Passenger Rear "A" Pillar please
Yeah me too
Do you have the part number on the WiFi box? Very interested in learning more about this set up.
Simon…your films are always a joy to watch! You have certainly got the most technologically laden tent set up in the Camping Club….not for you the misery of gas lights and a Primus stove. It looks good for a night or two but in a rain lashed storm then maybe you might be a bit apprehensive…also can you touch the walls without leaks coming through…always a worry when we went camping (alright once!) in 1958,!! My Mum was not impressed so we bought a caravan instead? Good work…Carry on Camping!. 😎😎😎😎😎Richard.
Yes we had a tent - then as the children got bigger we got a caravan... but i think we are heading for "hybrid" camping where we do a night in a hotel then a night camping etc ! Mrs Powerful is yet to spend a night in the tent !
@@L663 Because of the current germ misery, I have pondered a motorcaravan but that would be a huge leap for Hilary!! My reasoning is at least we would be germ free inside it but the bathroom arrangements are the biggest concern…if we could sort that then an extra long Mercedes Sprinter automatic conversion appeals..but not an “ice cream van” on a Fiat chassis is just not for me…I would buy a set of chimes just to annoy the neighbours when we got home!!!😎😎😎😀😀😀😀😀
I had that tent for 10 years and used it a lot. The strap is a handle for climbing in or in out but it needs to be slid down to where the bracket holds the poles at the bottom. There should be a strap with a buckle that goes over the mattress at the foot side to help hold the mattress as you fold and unfold the tent. The extension if you choose to but it slide into the other part of the ladder and it doesn’t have to be removed to store the tent. In cold weather a good sleeping bag and perhaps a heater is all you’ll need. I spent several winter nights camping out in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado including in a few snow storms. The cover is very hard to put on in the cold with only one person. My kids were too little to help when I took them camping in it. FWIW I sold my ARB and someone else is still camping in it. We w have a bigger add shell tent, and f ARB made one the same size in a hard shell as my Roofnest Condor XL I would have bought the ARB without considering the others. The ARB I had was impeccable. I also kept it on all year and I only had to replace the cover 3 times. The first was due to me not taking it completely off and it was getting pinched with the tent open. The second time was several years later when it was torn on a limb, and the 3rd when I sold it because it looked bad, but it was still working perfectly.
Hi - thanks for the detailed reply - I will look for the straps and get this all worked out ! thanks for the advice - i knew they were there for a purpose !
OMG i thought the side box was useless, but you have opened a new horizon for me, very epic 😎
Me too.
please do a video on the 2ed battery
George is awesome, great demo of the roof tent
Simon, looking forward to the D4 Molly plate and the side box. 😀 Please get it done 🙏
The second battery install is becoming very important. Many Defender owners are discovering that the battery routinely dies while setting up camp
Yes the Defender battery soon gives "Low Battery" warning.
The 4 bar 4 is brilliant! 😂
Glad you liked it !
Love the bar idea, need a way of keeping it at 2 degrees while driving and need a way of plugging it in for when you're at a campsite or mates house!
That would be cool!... see what i did there ? !
Second battery set up please!
Thanks so much for the videos! I would love to see how you installed a dual battery system in your Defender
I will cobble together a video !
Sub zero in a roof tent is fine, just need a winter sleeping bag, you will have frost on the inside but you get that with winter camping. Did a new year ski trip in mine.
Loving the bar, you are bonkers please keep it up :-)
Let's see what you've done with the Aux Battery?
Very interesting T-Shirt!
I was at an Ineos Grenedier Launch event !
Oooooh. This is great! I am really curious to know more about the battery - its something I am trying to figure out the best solution.
To add to your 4-bar-4, towards the top edge at the back, above the ‘juices’, you could put some little hooks (self-adhesive?) from which to hang bags of peanuts, pork-scratchings, crisps (punch a little hole in the top of the bag-seal if they don’t have one… also a little hook for a cloth in case of spillage…
Snacks on cards are on order !
Hello L663 and Team.
First and foremost, thank you for the inspirational video.
FYI, We have a heavy duty BEDOUIN roof tent (cotton) that would need replacing some day soon.
What we love about the BEDOUIN tent, is the fact that we can also store our sleeping bags up there when folded away.
Is this possible with the ARB tent?
(I believe not as it is so compact).
On a side note regarding the ladders sinking in soft ground;
The first thing to do before setting up camp is 1. Relax! 2. Open and drink 2 cans of beer! 3. Squash the cans and use as a base for the ladder.
Always works (coming from a n ADV Motorcycle rider who need to rest the bike in sand)😅
There is some room in the folded tent - the mattress remains in there...but not sure there is room for the sleeping bags too !
Thanks for the ladder support tip !
Definitely want to know more about full aux setup.
excellent the 4x4 bar 👍😁
Thanks! 👍
The 4 bar 4 is amazing!!!!!!!
Great video , is the strap not for closing the tent when putting it away once you pull it past the half way point i would guess it would close by it's self.
Are you going to sell the 3D printed spacers? I might be in need of them. In the process of getting ready the 110 for a trip to Alaska. Thank you so much and please keep up the great work you do.
Hi Hector - Yes we are going to make the top half spacer too.... sounds like a cool project.... drop me a mail at contact@ powerfulUK dot com FAO Simon
Midge free - you sold me
Great job! 👍
Great walkthrough, you mentioned there is a video for how you drill holes and wire wires in the rear panel. I can’t find it, can you link it? Thx!
Sorry I need to do this !
You're both mad. in a good way. Keep up the entertainment
Best compliment you could give us ! thanks !
Anything to add to the bar? A lot more beer!
You have a fair bit of overhang there, if that ladder is on soft ground and sinks you might put quite a bit of strain on the roof rack.
With my slim figure surely not... i did consider a 3D printed "foot" for the ladder....
@@L663 A foot to spread the load would work fine I guess and yes I imagine you are about 7st dripping wet but remember the average LR driver is a bit of a gammon.
Hey Simon. Can you please do a secondary battery video or the challenge with doing so?
Definitely the second battery & outdoor waterproof sockets with WiFi control....
Excellent as always
Gerry can holder...brilliant!
It looks like a disco bar for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, but the intention is genius, although I am not sure any self-respecting Aussie would be seen in the bush with that decor...lol
But I designed it with the Australian audience in mind !
@@L663 😆 bloody nora!
Really looking forward for the secondary battery video. In our last camping trip, defender gave low battery warning after our 2nd day (ignition was always off) and after the 5th or 6th day it literally died! I even opened the doors with the actual key and we were so lucky that we had a booster with us. So any of you see a low battery warning please take it serious 😂
Yes I think it wakes up the pivi every time the door is opened and this may add to battery drain - it needs "camping mode" in the app
@@L663 Simon thank you so much for your reply. "Camping mode" would be awesome!
Awesome! Love the Gerry Can 4 bar 4!
Glad you liked it - we had fun with this idea and although tongue in cheek I think this will be here to stay !
Anyway of heating the tent?
I have the two odd straps in mine but they are low to the ground and sometimes I use them as safety straps when first finding the ladder rung on exit.
The ‘bar’ is a clever idea but if it’s stocked while travelling you would need a lump of foam to prevent contents damage.
There are products you can buy to go under the mattress to prevent moisture absorption. You will find the mattress gets a bit wet underneath and will need airing from time to time. Speaking of airing, NEVER EVER fail to fully dry the RTT if it gets moisture in it.
Finally, you could consider a small gas heater and/or 12v electric blankets. 😀👍🏻🙏🏽😷🦘
Is that roof rack that came with the suv? I didn't know that is strong enough to put roof tent. Nice.
Yes that is the expedition roof rack !
Show installs please, you know we like them.
LandroBAR ?
Love the vids
What did you think of the grenadier?
Loving the T shirt
Yes what nice guys at Ineos to give me a company branded T Shirt !
Where do you keep the potty in case you get caught short in the night? I know, 'Gerry' can on one side and a 'Jerry' can on the other...........
A funnel in the tent and a pipe down to the ground. As an ex camper going for a pee is a real pain.😀
So Simon you have been to the GRENADIER road show as that's the only place you can get a T-shirt like that .What did you think of it ????
Hi Jon - yes this video was taken while camping at the Ineos road show this weekend. I put my name down for a place and got invited - the Ineos guys did not know I had a small TH-cam channel but I soon got busted out. We booked the Sat night as that offered camping ! The Defender got a few looks from the Ineos team but they really looked after us ! Video on the Grenadier coming very soon...
@@L663 Thought so was there on Wednesday Impressive vehicle heavy duty or what the panard rod was over an inch in diameter nice thick chassis .
Another video on Secondary Battery please.
We are looking at ways to do this
Think you need to add a smoke machine / foam machine to the 4 Bar 4 !!!
Genius....need to find a miniature one !
I think the pouches hanging on outside the tent are to store your shoes before getting inside.
Yes these are totally genius !
@@L663 They really are!
Maybe the strap that’s surplus maybe holds the mattress up to stop it getting trapped
That would be a good idea but not sure how that quite works... I need to look again... but i like the way your thinking !
*Battery
Does it have a weight limit?
Great video - but the music on the time-lapse was far too loud. Setting the replay level to hear you speak the music blasts out very loud when it starts and needs to be reduced quickly. You just need to get a better balance between the music and speech levels. Excellent video (as always) but with this one thkng that does need adjusting.
Sorry about that - I will need to look at that -
Is that your home in the background just in case?
I wish - that house must have a great view !
Really nice! ☀️🍺
You need a built in bottle opener in your bar haha
Yes that was ordered but did not arrive in time... its here now !
And front!
Here you go - i just did this for you...
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Could the dog lead be for pulling the frame up initially?
Yes good idea... but still not sure how useful that would be.
Pls mk a video of u guys installing a hst rear upgrade on to a freelander 2 2008 plzzz
As you asked so nicely
th-cam.com/video/6QhSX2ZBfcE/w-d-xo.html
Grenadier T shirt ! 🤔🙄😳😂😂😂
Branded Powerful UK...
Boom!
Arthur you nailed it ........... FIRST !!
👏👏🍻🇧🇷
Where's the Pimms?
We will have it ready for our next trip..
The I watch your videos on the Defender, the more I think I should have bought a Defender and not the Disco 5.
You need to paitent the 4 bar 4.
Thanks Jay - we have the video to show we were the first with the 4Bar4 !
Isn‘t it called „Jerrycan“?
No in homage to the great and wonderful man that is Gerry McGovern it has been re-maned the "Gerry Can Holder"
I looked at many tents and decided to go for a cheap one from Prime tech which has been brilliant, our family have had some brilliant times in it with our trusty td5 disco!
We have mounted it on a Sankey trailer and we’ve been all over Scandinavia and Europe including the Arctic circle and last year we were in the outer Hebrides and Wales…it’s been brilliant. On the Scandinavia trip me and my wife and both boys slept in the tent and around Scotland we even had our border collie in with us! That trip the boys wanted their own tent which made things easier!
Highly recommend these tent if you like adventure but don’t expect luxury, this one looks the part on the new Defender boys so well done.
You put the order in on the Ineos yet Simon?
Music in time laps loud
oops sorry !
👌👍🙋♂️🤷♂️❤️❤️🙏🙏
Hi Mr Virdi hope you enjoy the video - especially our "Gerry Can Holder"
@@L663 Hi 👋 if you don’t mind I can call mini bar .
Thanks 🙏
@@mvirdi2333 Indeed it is more like the Mini bar you get in a hotel.... maybe i need to add some choclate bars too !
@@L663 too hot 🥵 for chocolate 🍫 in this weather need dry fruit 🍎.
Thanks 🙏
Warranty invalid I think 🤣
Surely not....