Sofasurfer
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Looks like a tent......with a vehicle inside. Why? Buy a big tent, put it up next to your Landy.
Sofasurfer
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Millsy90
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Yep after this video i am swaying hard towards the Tuff-Trek soft top for me too. I would however like to know if anyone has had any dealings with Front Runner - https://overlandgear.uk/collections/camping-storage/products/roof-top-tent I have heard good things about them and is quite a chunk cheaper than the Tuff-Trek 'If' the quality is as good.
Si Click
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Frontrunner are one of the big South African manufacturers. Their stuff is tested in harsh conditions and they seem to have an excellent reputation for intelligent design and tough materials. The only thing I would say is that it is a very lightweight tent designed with an African market in mind and which may not be ideal for European conditions.
Cheers here ye go...…..….
https://direct4x4.co.uk/collections...wnings/products/270-expedition-camping-awning
Roof tent takes less than a minute to put up, awning takes a wee bit longer if you want to peg it down or put the
sides on, putting a traditional tent up or down in pi$$ing rain & wind is a pita then you have to store it inside the
motor or trailer, then when your home you need to air it so then you put it back up again.
Everything on the roof is out the way & so simple to deal with.
If you're going on a homage to the Wilks family I'll wave to you when you pass, as I farm the land that Spencer's house is on. Also do you know that (Big) Duncan Fraser died a couple of years back?
v8250
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Hi def90man, we'll definitely wave...in fact, you'd be welcome to join us for a mug tea and chocolate bourbons! didn't realise BDF had passed away, but this won't stop us having a great time. Doesn't the granddaughter of Maurice Wilks have a small distillery on the Isle...thought I'd read it somewhere...possibly Ben Fogle's book. Your message is quite timely as have just bought the Tuff-Trek TT02 tent and annex on eBay this evening. With an eBay coupon and Tuff-Trek discount have managed to pay £1295 instead of £1695 which is a cracking price for a new unit...the saving will go towards the fuel bill !!
didn't realise BDF had passed away, but this won't stop us having a great time. Doesn't the granddaughter of Maurice Wilks have a small distillery on the Isle...thought I'd read it somewhere...possibly Ben Fogle's book. Your message is quite timely as have just bought the Tuff-Trek TT02 tent and annex on eBay this evening. With an eBay coupon and Tuff-Trek discount have managed to pay £1295 instead of £1695 which is a cracking price for a new unit...the saving will go towards the fuel bill !!
Hi def90man, we'll definitely wave...in fact, you'd be welcome to join us for a mug tea and chocolate bourbons!
You could have saved a wee bit more on this one
...…...https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tuff-Tre...098922?hash=item44470224aa:g:~v4AAOSw3QldbNms
It's Spencer's granddaughter Cathy has the distillery at Kilchoman. The Wilks family bought Laggan estate in the '30's and it was sold in about 2001, but Cathy and her husband bought the house when the estate was sold.
You can stay at Laggan in your new tent if you want. I'll hold you to a bourbon too
This is their house next to the farm steading
You can stay at Laggan in your new tent if you want. I'll hold you to a bourbon too
This is their house next to the farm steading
Si Click
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Not a bad price for an unused one with an annex. But the roof rack needs to go in the bin. Way too fragile for overland use; legs are too thin and 3 legs per side should be a minimum. That thing would not last a day on corrugations, let alone serious off road use.You could have saved a wee bit more on this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tuff-Tre...098922?hash=item44470224aa:g:~v4AAOSw3QldbNms
v8250
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You could have saved a wee bit more on this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tuff-Tre...098922?hash=item44470224aa:g:~v4AAOSw3QldbNms
I did see that one but as above the rack looks too fragile and was unsure of the excess marks on the base of unit - if folk allow a brand new unit to be this marked I didn't want the interior marked/damaged too. The Land has an external Safety Devices roll cage so will either make a couple of extra cross bars or find a good solid rack to bolt to the cage
v8250
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Up a little bit early today, the heavy duty rain proving better than the alarm clock so thought a little online research into roof tent mounting systems for anyone with a roll cage and came across these little beauties. hopefully they'll help others reading this thread in the future
https://www.lrparts.net/20-6000-755...erfect-for-land-rover-defender-roll-cage.html
https://www.lrparts.net/sacs001-dou...-piece-for-fitment-to-defender-roll-cage.html
https://www.lrparts.net/dacs001-dou...-piece-for-fitment-to-defender-roll-cage.html
so thought a little online research into roof tent mounting systems for anyone with a roll cage and came across these little beauties. hopefully they'll help others reading this thread in the future https://www.lrparts.net/20-6000-755...erfect-for-land-rover-defender-roll-cage.html
https://www.lrparts.net/sacs001-dou...-piece-for-fitment-to-defender-roll-cage.html
https://www.lrparts.net/dacs001-dou...-piece-for-fitment-to-defender-roll-cage.html
Sofasurfer
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£1700. . . . . !
No wonder blinged up lands get nicked.
No wonder blinged up lands get nicked.
v8250
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£1700, indeed...and that's a reasonably priced roof tent. Needless to say, the tent+annex will be kept in the garage when not in use.
v8250
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Hi Dave, most tent manufacturers recommend at least three mounting points/cross bars for secure installation. The roll cage has only two cross bars where the tent will be mounted. I may contact Safety Devices and ask them to make an additional cross bar, or go buy some 40/45mm tube and make one myself...could do with some welding practice. This is the cage fitted to mine, you can see it only has two bars. It would be worth seeing what type is fitted to your son's LR... http://www.safetydevices.com/expedi...90+Ninety-1983-1990-3-door-Hard+Top/261/1775/
