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Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2221

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

That looks really smart - a job well done

19th Apr 2025 2:01pm

trickster5000

Member Since: 12 Dec 2015
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 518

Cheers all for the comments.

Managed a few weekends away in it now, cracking setup - so many advantages to the roof tent over a ground tent and the height it's mounted on the trailer makes for a really nice working height for folding/unfolding.

Made some brackets to fit gas struts to the lid to hold it up while packing/unpacking which work well (I won't mention how severely wrong I got my force calculations first time around

), still a few improvements on the list - simple leisure battery setup charged via an Anderson connector on the car when driving, some check-chains on carabiners for the tailgate to make a table for cooking/meal prep, got a few tie down points/brackets to think about for water containers/jerry cans too.

But on the whole, very pleased and ready to give it a bit more of a test this summer.

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'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html

20th May 2025 9:29pm

Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3823

Hello

This looks great, I did ours years ago as a camping / bike trailer for some summer holidays & the like,

Its not been used for a while and this gives me inspiration to maybe use it again !!

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One thing for sure they are a solid bit of kit and tow very very well

21st May 2025 9:30am

Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Posts: 2340

1984 Defender 90 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel HT Auto Pennine Grey

Looks like a really nice job 👍
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen.

50 Shades of Pennine Grey

21st May 2025 4:04pm

keith

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 2253

Great job and perfect base camp. Did ours 15 years ago and still in great shape.

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21st May 2025 5:21pm

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2221

Stacey007 wrote:
Hello

This looks great, I did ours years ago as a camping / bike trailer for some summer holidays & the like,

Its not been used for a while and this gives me inspiration to maybe use it again !!

Click image to enlarge

One thing for sure they are a solid bit of kit and tow very very well

I remember driving alongside your combo and waving many years ago on the m6 on our way to SW (which I think was your destination also). Looked very well equipped and packed 👍

21st May 2025 8:45pm

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