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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 811   
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Wow that was such a cool looking vehicle and then he started and messed it all up.
Everyone their thing . |
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21st Nov 2023 8:55pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 197 
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Personally I think it looks great, besides it was done to maximise storage and to do a job, not look cool. They are travelling the world, not posing on instagram.
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22nd Nov 2023 8:02am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3334 
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^^^^^ I think you'll find they are posting prolifically on instagram, youtube and facebook
They have 130k followers on youtube alone.  |
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22nd Nov 2023 8:45am |
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| BrickBox Member Since: 05 Oct 2021 Location: Wales Posts: 642  
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Something has to fund the travels I guess.. 2008 2.4 110 Utility XS.
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22nd Nov 2023 9:42am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Defo built to do a specific task. I would love to know the difference in weight between the two setups. |
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22nd Nov 2023 9:53am |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: Bath Posts: 1074 
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Well, however they fund it they are doing something many on here dream about, so fair play to them.
Personally I think its a cracking high quality build and they've utilised to the max the flexility that the Defender and 130 platform gives them.  Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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22nd Nov 2023 11:20am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3334
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I totally agree, if you can get paid for doing it as well even better (I'm not sure 130k youtube would pay for it but I expect they get some sponsorship on the back of it.
I drove from Cape Town to the North Cape of Norway a few years back in my Camel 110 (in the days before youtube), a bit of video based cash generation on the way up would have been nice  |
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22nd Nov 2023 11:30am |
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| Will.I.AM Member Since: 16 May 2013 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 344 
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It doesn't look the nicest 130 but i must say it was probably not done for looks. It is one incredibally well thought out and planned 130 - i have done a EU trip in a well equiped disco 3 and done other journeys in a hilux/defender but to have something like this would transform travelling and the ability to live well out of a vehicle. Defender 130 HCPU TD5
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22nd Nov 2023 11:49am |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 197
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Whilst travelling the world. Big difference between the numerous builds that will never set foot off road or go further than the local Sainsbury’s just built to look cool and people who have been travelling the world for 6 years and post about it on social media. Not sure what you found so hilariously funny but we can all use that emoji 🙄🙄 |
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22nd Nov 2023 7:04pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 197
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I believe Leigh works in the offshore oil industry, he has been away a few times during the build doing some work to pay for it and their continuing travels.
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22nd Nov 2023 7:08pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 197
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Double post
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22nd Nov 2023 7:19pm |
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| MarkBrown Member Since: 03 Oct 2022 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 333 
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I think it looks great, particularly the extended cab.
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22nd Nov 2023 8:11pm |
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| SteveG Member Since: 29 Nov 2011 Location: Norfolk Posts: 656 
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I would guess that after living out of a Defender for six years, whilst driving it around the world, they’d have a pretty good idea of how they’d want to change it. No doubt it wouldn’t be for everyone and many would do it differently, but I suspect it meets their particular needs and wants. 👍
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22nd Nov 2023 8:17pm |
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| Andrew95 Member Since: 27 Jul 2022 Location: Midlands Posts: 59 
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That's right, he works FIFO on the rigs as a plumber I believe. That's why there is such a big time gap between what they post on IG (current time) and YT (several weeks previous) - its so they can still update regular videos whilst he is away. |
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30th Nov 2023 11:32am |
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