Freelander 1 5 door floor load capacity

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Kerlaan

Kerlaan

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I shall be travelling to Hungary from NW France to collect a lot of household items. I am planning on removing the rear seats to make better use of the load space.

Is there a floor reinforcement panel in the commercial variant to distribute loads or is the floor robust in the 5 door Hippo enough as is? It looks okay to me. It is surprising how heavy plates, pots, pans and so on can be.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.
 
I took the rear seats out of my old F1 for a bit, thinking it would give the dog (and me) a lot more space. In reality, it’s a right pain, as @Arctic2 says, you just gain the footwells, but of course it creates a big ‘gap’ between the bed of the rear and the front seats.

I soon put them back in.
 
Thanks @Arctic2 and @Freddie, I had them folded down last year when moving from Austria to Hungary, then back to France. I felt I would have a “flatter” and larger space but your comments have been helpful. I’m pondering on it all now 🤔.
 
…take them out and see if it suits your need - it’s a quick job, literally would take you 10 mins.
The footwell space might be good for you for your trip, especially if you have soft stuff that can use that space, then load flat across the top of everything.
 
If you are interested, I can go and measure the dimensions (although mine is a 2001 FL1 Td4, not a facelift so maybe the centre console etc is not the same, so dimensions you would need wouldn’t be exactly same?) Not rocket science tho.
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I have converted my 5dr to a van and it's so practical for hauling large dogs of course but all kinds of stuff. The floor will handle heavy stuff. If you think about how much the rear seat and 2 or 3 persons + their stuff in the rear compartment weigh.

My current setup includes Variocage double XL cage and I still have floor space for lot's of stuff.
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If you need as much space as poss then take out the seats, get yourself some of those vac bags for soft stuff, they save a huge amount of space.

Dont forget you have to go back for your seats :).

J
 
marjon said:
If you need as much space as poss then take out the seats, get yourself some of those vac bags for soft stuff, they save a huge amount of space.

Dont forget you have to go back for your seats :).

J
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The vac bags are a good call - we have them somewhere (never used 🙄).

I think the OP is doing a ‘round trip’, as opposed to one way, but those seats are a pain to ‘store’!
 
Bife said:
If you are interested, I can go and measure the dimensions (although mine is a 2001 FL1 Td4, not a facelift so maybe the centre console etc is not the same, so dimensions you would need wouldn’t be exactly same?) Not rocket science tho.View attachment 347422

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THANKYOU @Bife - those photos are incredibly helpful. I appreciate that you took the time to photograph and share. To see that space (in)directly is super. I can put the emergency and daily need items in the footwell under the board.

BONUS, I can save on hotels on my trip out to Hungary. It takes me 4 days and 3 nights to destination and hotel costs are getting insane!
 
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Freddie17 said:
The vac bags are a good call - we have them somewhere (never used 🙄).

I think the OP is doing a ‘round trip’, as opposed to one way, but those seats are a pain to ‘store’!
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Yep, the soft stuff is vac'd and it is indeed a round trip. The seats will be in my workshop ready to re-install upon return.
 
Stance said:
I have converted my 5dr to a van and it's so practical for hauling large dogs of course but all kinds of stuff. The floor will handle heavy stuff. If you think about how much the rear seat and 2 or 3 persons + their stuff in the rear compartment weigh.

My current setup includes Variocage double XL cage and I still have floor space for lot's of stuff.
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This is also helpful @Stance - It reminds me to anchor cargo nets in layers to the structure to keep the contents in place. In Germany, one of my pass throughs, the police issue on the spot fines for poor loading internally. I recall seeing an older lady with her laden suitcases thrown onto the back seat being drawn over the coals and a 90 euro fine.

I think I will fabricate a security board to stop forward load motion in the event of a emergency stop or collision.
 
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