I'm am avid wild camper/bushcrafter, usually favoring ground dwelling, or hammock & tarp, however I fancy taking the kids camping on our farm and using the 110. I was thinking of rigging a tarp somehow to the side of the 110 (no roof rack - that'll be another thread!).
Has anyone done this and let's see your wild camping set ups using your defenders.
I have more than one or two hammocks and tarps etc, but living “away up here” it’s much easier to find a quiet spot off the beaten track, usually by canoe.
I have occasionally thought about what you’ve outlined - using the car as one anchor, and then a suitable tree - but probably harder to get that to work than you’d assume initially, but then we come up against the definition of “wild camping” and that wouldn’t comply. Using your own land you have more scope.
They’re older now, but had often taken two kids/two canoes/three hammocks out for this kind of trip. Priceless!
Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8
in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi
not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
I regular sling a hammock between my 110 and a tree for lazy afternoons at camp. However, my 110 has a roof rack making it very easy to attach the hammock.
Used to use a tarp angled down the side of the Landrover all the time back in the day when the lanes weren’t so busy.
Doubled back to form a ground sheet. I couldn’t afford a roof tent so it was a quick wild camp.
If weather was bad we used three hammocks inside the vehicle but this was a bit cozy.
I’ve found anything that keeps the kids warm and dry works.
Someone used to sell a tent that rolled out off the roof on to the side of the vehicle, good idea but never saw one in the flesh.
Enjoy your time with the kids they grow up fast and start inviting you out on wild camps.
Hard to keep up with them with a full back pack now.
We have the roof tent, and the proper awning with sides etc etc, but I’ll still pack a single/solo tarp. If the wind/weather is unkind, with a bit of cunning tarpology, it can be a makeshift awning, or a windshedder to protect other stuff.
Second the comments about the kids. One minute they’re following you on adventures - the next they’re away off and setting up home on their own!
Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8
in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi
not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Those that use the tarp off the side, was this tied of to a roof rack? I could use some bank like/cord over the roof, but keen on better ideas.
I can just rig the tarp like in the pic, or a tent type thing if it's just me and the boy, but quite fancy using the wagon as a windbreak depending on wind direction.
If you don’t have a roof rack (I do ) there will be any number of small - type clamps that would do the same job. I’m guessing, but I imagine if you googled “small C clamps” or similar you’d find something.
What I had in mind initially was a CB aerial gutter clamp, but there will be dozens of options I reckon. Easily strong enough for a tarp mounting.
Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8
in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi
not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Small loop of paracord tied into the side eyelets and the knot then shut in the doors.
Rear corner, there was a hole in the back corner of the roof gutter so passed a small carabiner/paracord through there
Front, longer piece of paracord round the screen and shut in the drivers door.
If the tarp was deeper (only 3m from memory) and used with a couple of upright poles, guyed out, you could create a decent liveable space for fraction of the cost of a premade awning.
OK a little more faff than a ready to go, but if its just for a night under canvas with the kids, perfect. I chose the luxury option of a camp cot and bivvy bag, but then it was Oct/Nov when I did it.
2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone
2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW
This is perfect! Exactly that I'm looking to do. I didn't think about just putting them through the doors - after all, it's not load bearing. Looks like a great setup. Thanks!
2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
