Recent content by ralphhardwick

Bump, thanks for that. However that must be an error on their part as the arms can't extend any further than the folded width of 1.4m. That's why I need someone who actually has one to let me know. All the figures online seem to vary and conflict.

Hello all. Is there anyone out there with a Hannibal Rear Awning who can tell me how far out the awning extends from the rear of the roofrack. I have a side awning but am considering the rear one as well. However I have a disco 1 and want to work out exactly how much it will cover. Any help...

chopper007 you can read about my solar setup here I have gone for an 80W panel because I want to run a fridge when camping. You could probably just get one of the smaller dashboard mounted 'battery savers' if you just need to keep your battery in good condition. Something like this...

Readysalted I'm glad you're enjoying the website. I am in the lucky position that my disco can be a bit of a 'toy'. My wife has a Freelander 2 which we use for general use and she uses it to commute to work. Up until recently I used the disco to take me to the airport and back each week as I...

I was going to put a link in the article to discoparts.com, but when I searched it was a dead page. Looking on some of the forums it would seem that the company is no more, having shut down some time ago. This is where I first got the idea from Landroverdiscovery.net Perhaps these...

I'm afraid not. I did plan to make something myself but when I saw the discoparts bracket I decided on that route instead. It may be worth looking at some of the other rear bumper makers to see if they have something similar.

New article added Rear recovery socket For your enjoyment.

After an abortive trip to Morocco earlier this year, we are preparing for a trip to the Tunisian Sahara in October 2010. My car is fairly well prepared but we are making many more mods over the next few months. I have detailed some of these and I will be adding plenty more on my website...

Hi all. During a recent trip to morocco numerous engine faults occured which completely ruined the holiday. The main one being a major overheating which blew the head gasket and warped the head. This was fixed but a few hundred miles later one of the rocker assembly studs 'pulled' out of...