P38A 4x4 Camper

I'm thinking about converting my 2000 hdse into a go anywhere camper. The kind where you can tow an offroad quad.
What I'm thinking is a fold out (solid or canvas) for the tailgate/hatch to get length for a full length bed, which will be a side mounted rock and roll with extentions. Skinny kitchen on other side or maybe a swingout and extend out the back with a lobsterback awning. Also thinking of putting a pop top.
Anyone got any advice or experience. Your thoughts are appreciated

I like Hotels.... so no help from me!!

Dopey said:

I like Hotels.... so no help from me!!

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Me too. And my boat is better than any camper van anyway.

Company called Carawagon used to stuff like that for Landies
Not sure about Rangies tho

viking56 said:

I'm thinking about converting my 2000 hdse into a go anywhere camper. The kind where you can tow an offroad quad.
What I'm thinking is a fold out (solid or canvas) for the tailgate/hatch to get length for a full length bed, which will be a side mounted rock and roll with extentions. Skinny kitchen on other side or maybe a swingout and extend out the back with a lobsterback awning. Also thinking of putting a pop top.
Anyone got any advice or experience. Your thoughts are appreciated

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Use your hdse to tow a caravan

tow a caravan, much simpler!!

thats if the diesel is strong enough

Oddly enough I was looking at conversions the other day.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=landrover+camper+van&FORM=HDRSC2

I have just built a platform in the back and have mattress on platform and boxes under platform and use tail gate for a small stove and cook on it.
I have used this car for extensive extended overland trips usually about 6 to 8 months at a time into places like Russia and Mongolia and only use hotels occasionally.
To make more room inside I have also built a swing away spare wheel carrier .

Thanks Ovalander and Gold Rover. As for the reat of you SHAME! Yer bunch of softies.
Actually as I'm in France a motor home is much more usable than caravan. I will look at the provided info and keep you informed on how the project goes.

viking56 said:

Thanks Ovalander and Gold Rover. As for the reat of you SHAME! Yer bunch of softies.
Actually as I'm in France a motor home is much more usable than caravan. I will look at the provided info and keep you informed on how the project goes.

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Nothing soft about a 65ft narrowboat. Weighs 23 tons, and hard as steel, because that it what it is made of.

I may even get it over on the French canals when I have done the British system, anywhere I can't get from the water, a hotel takes up the slack!

viking56 said:

Thanks Ovalander and Gold Rover. As for the reat of you SHAME! Yer bunch of softies.
Actually as I'm in France a motor home is much more usable than caravan. I will look at the provided info and keep you informed on how the project goes.

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My model won't go anywhere she cannot plug in a hair dryer..d

tomcat59alan said:

My model won't go anywhere she cannot plug in a hair dryer..d

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! also have two invertors for charging my laptops /phones so a hir dryer should be no pr

ovalandrover said:

! also have two invertors for charging my laptops /phones so a hir dryer should be no pr

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I suggest you try that outside your own house before trying it in the wilderness.

Inverters, and hair dryers, come in a wide variety of sizes. I would guess the inverters you have are about 500W. A hairdryer will usually draw about 1KW, maybe more for a good one.

The inverter in my boat is 3KW, they are pretty expensive, and hardwired into both 12v and 230v electrical systems. When the engine is running, I use it for the fridge, toilet macerator, and charging phones, laptops, and ecigs.
For larger loads, and for everything when the engine is switched off, I use my 230v generator.
The inverter might do the job, but I don't want to find out by buying a new one, or a new bank of leisure batteries.

Shouldn't have too many problems getting your narrowboat cross to france, been done before and proved reliably seaworthy. I personally invaded this heathen country in a viking boat (ergo my moniker).

viking56 said:

Shouldn't have too many problems getting your narrowboat cross to france, been done before and proved reliably seaworthy. I personally invaded this heathen country in a viking boat (ergo my moniker).

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North Sea Ferries?

Aarrrrhhhh!

viking56 said:

Shouldn't have too many problems getting your narrowboat cross to france, been done before and proved reliably seaworthy. I personally invaded this heathen country in a viking boat (ergo my moniker).

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I know people that have done it, but an easier route is to take the boat to the Medway, get it craned onto a truck, and go over on the ferry. There is a specialist company that do the trip, I think it is a couple of k for a 65 foot boat. I am a long way from invasion planning yet, still got 1500 miles of UK system to cover.

The sea trip must have been a great experience, though, and I will consider the options when the time comes.

Jimmy Saville's Range Rover camper is probably still for sale somewhere.

Grrrrrr said:

Jimmy Saville's Range Rover camper is probably still for sale somewhere.

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He should have been buried in it.

tomcat59alan said:

He should have been buried in it.

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Should have been cremated in it that vehical doesn't deserve a rrc history don't want to think what that bxxxxxd got up to in it