Leaky roof
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So I got It'l Dodat (that's my Landrover's love-hate name, shortened from: - if I want to do this, it will do that.... If i want to do that, it will blooming well do this.....)
Any how, I got him back from the doctor yesterday and it's all good, so there's me, early evening, back into the thick of things, re- arranging the layout down the left side, with the things I got to sort out what diddn't work with my 4 day shakedown, and my new general purpose storage box. (I've posted pics about that in part 2 & 3)
So here is what I've NOW got: -
A two compartment general storage unit, one uptop the other, the new one needs to be slightly modified to account for the freezer's 12v lighter plug, and to access form the front. the original cupboard is ontop of the new one, which cans the idea I had to use the new one as a cooktop for crappy weather.
BUT I figured this out, if I attach two bath-chain supports to each side of the door of the original one, when I open it, it's a perfect little table top for my Trangia cooker... I'll have to do pics...
Upside of all of that is, my big (4L) kettle, my scullary basins and my bag for charchol / briquettes are stowed a heck of a lot more convieniently & neatly
My wardrobe: - Originally I used a back-pack, on the front passanger seat, but that entails scratching out everything, so I bought a plastic 3 draw - sliding bin unit to put on the front passanger seat, facing the door so that I have full access....
Works brilliantly! I tilted the seat slightly "over-forward" and the unit sits square & upright.... Problem is I can't see the off-side rear view mirror from the driver's position....
So here are my options: -
1) A fender mount trailer rear-view mirror, but that's going to bugger up the exterior asthetics (got one)
2) Store the whole unit on the bed when driving, but moving that back-n-forth's between the bed and it's place on the passenger seat's going to get very tired very quickly
3) remove the top bin and only have 2 bins, then I can see the mirror over the top of the 2 bins.... But what do I do with the third bin? a bit pointless moving one bin back & forth.....
wadda I do.....wadda I do.....wadda I do.....wadda I do.....
Then: -
watching utube about nomads, I "picked up on" someone who uses an umbrella at the back over their tailgate kitchen. Now I've always carried an umbrella.......... I call it my portable tree, because generally where I want to stop and have a snack / enjoy the view, there isn't a tree in sight, so i"ve long since organised a 3m brolly but on a bracket at the front.
This time my bicycle sits up front and my cook space is at the back... So now the brolly is a bit dysfunctional.
My portable tree
Roofrack layout, driver's side
Having seen that blooming good idea, I've scrounged some metal off cut's (from the scrap steel bin at the rubbish dump) :angel: and will soon be making a bracket that locks into the left side rear farm-jack jacking bracket.. so there will be more pics on the way.
HDR, Thanks for your interaction, I value that...
So.... Like I say.... It's a sickness
Any how, I got him back from the doctor yesterday and it's all good, so there's me, early evening, back into the thick of things, re- arranging the layout down the left side, with the things I got to sort out what diddn't work with my 4 day shakedown, and my new general purpose storage box. (I've posted pics about that in part 2 & 3)
So here is what I've NOW got: -
A two compartment general storage unit, one uptop the other, the new one needs to be slightly modified to account for the freezer's 12v lighter plug, and to access form the front. the original cupboard is ontop of the new one, which cans the idea I had to use the new one as a cooktop for crappy weather.
BUT I figured this out, if I attach two bath-chain supports to each side of the door of the original one, when I open it, it's a perfect little table top for my Trangia cooker... I'll have to do pics...
Upside of all of that is, my big (4L) kettle, my scullary basins and my bag for charchol / briquettes are stowed a heck of a lot more convieniently & neatly
My wardrobe: - Originally I used a back-pack, on the front passanger seat, but that entails scratching out everything, so I bought a plastic 3 draw - sliding bin unit to put on the front passanger seat, facing the door so that I have full access....
Works brilliantly! I tilted the seat slightly "over-forward" and the unit sits square & upright.... Problem is I can't see the off-side rear view mirror from the driver's position....
So here are my options: -
1) A fender mount trailer rear-view mirror, but that's going to bugger up the exterior asthetics (got one)
2) Store the whole unit on the bed when driving, but moving that back-n-forth's between the bed and it's place on the passenger seat's going to get very tired very quickly
3) remove the top bin and only have 2 bins, then I can see the mirror over the top of the 2 bins.... But what do I do with the third bin? a bit pointless moving one bin back & forth.....
wadda I do.....wadda I do.....wadda I do.....wadda I do.....
Then: -
watching utube about nomads, I "picked up on" someone who uses an umbrella at the back over their tailgate kitchen. Now I've always carried an umbrella.......... I call it my portable tree, because generally where I want to stop and have a snack / enjoy the view, there isn't a tree in sight, so i"ve long since organised a 3m brolly but on a bracket at the front.
This time my bicycle sits up front and my cook space is at the back... So now the brolly is a bit dysfunctional.
My portable tree
Roofrack layout, driver's side
Having seen that blooming good idea, I've scrounged some metal off cut's (from the scrap steel bin at the rubbish dump) :angel: and will soon be making a bracket that locks into the left side rear farm-jack jacking bracket.. so there will be more pics on the way.
HDR, Thanks for your interaction, I value that...
So.... Like I say.... It's a sickness