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 Pyrenees - recommendations for the "must see" sect |
Ratty43
 25th Jul 2023 10:25pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 26 · Views: 3360 · Subject: Pyrenees - recommendations for the "must see" sect |
| This was our first wild camp on the west side. If you would like coordinates I should be able to pull them out of our GPS track. |
| Pyrenees - recommendations for the "must see" sect |
Ratty43
25th Jul 2023 7:25pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 26 · Views: 3360 · Subject: Pyrenees - recommendations for the "must see" sect |
| I would agree that the eastern portion is much more scenic, the flip side is that the west had more opportunities for remote camping. The east was busier and a lot of the lanes felt too close to civil ... |
| 130 rock and tree slider dimensions |
Ratty43
30th May 2023 10:49am
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Forum: 130 · Replies: 3 · Views: 1134 · Subject: 130 rock and tree slider dimensions |
| Thanks for the offer! I've been meaning to update this as in the end I realised that if push came to shove I would have to modify a set. I've gone for the Safariequip ones which, by a minor miracle ju ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
2nd May 2023 9:27pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
One other thing to bear in mind is that the box will flex away from the cab so if you do go down this route look to use something flexible for the link.
Also meant to say - cracking 110 you have th ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
2nd May 2023 9:23pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
| It's a good question and one we're still discussing! We don't have a crawl through, although it would be possible through the rear window as you say. The downside is that it opens up a good route for ... |
| 130 rock and tree slider dimensions |
Ratty43
29th Mar 2023 10:29pm
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Forum: 130 · Replies: 3 · Views: 1134 · Subject: 130 rock and tree slider dimensions |
| Evening all, I'm looking to fit tree sliders to Randy but have a bit of a conundrum due to the Quadtech box on the back. This sits lower than the cab sill height but being wider I'm hoping that they w ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
28th Dec 2022 11:11pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
Apologies for the delay in getting around to this, been a busy time both work wis.and land rover wise, but we made it safely across the Pyrenees, and what a trip it was.
We followed 8619simon's rou ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
14th Sep 2022 6:04pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
| I can't quite believe it can be so simple but having tightened the rocker cover bolts we haven't lost any oil in 6 hours and a hundred miles of driving. They were tightened to the correct torque when ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
14th Sep 2022 9:20am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
Thanks James. I seem to have cured the hub leaks with self amalgamating tape.
As for the engine oil (300tdi) it's lost a fair amount, around a litre over the course of 150 miles yesterday. Last nig ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
13th Sep 2022 8:30pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
| I'll add a proper update once we are back but today saw us arrive in the Pyrenees, currently stopped at a France Passion place (brilliant setup, 30 euros to join and free stops all over France). The v ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
4th Sep 2022 11:10pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
Been a bit quiet of late, largely because we've been working away trying to get him ready for our trip down to the Pyrenees. We set off in Friday so not long to go now.
Sarah has been working away ... |
| Paddocks / SP panels |
Ratty43
30th Jun 2022 9:20pm
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Forum: Series Land Rovers · Replies: 4 · Views: 1593 · Subject: Paddocks / SP panels |
| I bought the SP ones to fit to my 127 in place of one piece doors. They seem well made and lined up well to the tub capping and bulkhead. That said I went for them as they do a set with the correct ch ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
27th Jun 2022 8:12pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
Really starting to come together now, I got the fridge wired in and installed last week.
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/27378/normal_PXL_20220624_160203182.jpg
The supplied ... |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
27th Jun 2022 8:07pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
| Really starting to come together now, I got the fridge wired in and installed last week. |
| 130 Camper Conversion |
Ratty43
18th Jun 2022 8:08pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 111 · Views: 27238 · Subject: 130 Camper Conversion |
| Been a bit quiet as we were working in getting Randy ready for the Adventure Overland Show. The main part of this was tuning the engine, what should have been simple took a while weekend because the f ... |
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