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Okay so it's early days and I'm in the planning stage CAD (Cardboard Assisted Design) so be gentle with me. The idea is to fabricate a winch bumper as close to the original as possible using plate steel 6mm for the tray and 3mm for the extremities. The first battle is a mental one psyching...

We've have an ex military 110 defender with no sound insulation or door cards, so this weekends project is to fabricate a practical solution to our storage problem in the cab. The doors are single skin aluminium on a steel frame so the idea is to create a pocket for "stuff" on each door. I...

Repair and mods in my workshop with coffee cake beer and gossip View Rally Point

We spent a long time camping out of the back of our defender and were starting to feel that we could do a little better, Nicky has some health issues that were starting to make camping difficult. We decided to plan out a system so we no longer had boxes stacked up in the back and we could set up...

My wife and I have been considering our options for extra work top cooking space without hauling another table around with us, we came up with the idea of using our recovery board as a sort of fold down shelf which has gone a good way to solving our little issue. What do you think? Cheers...

Hi my name is Paul and 23yrs ago on the 3rd Jan 2001 my wife Nicky and our dog Mutley left England for good... we had an old camper and 3k in cash with the idea of exploring europe/world. We spent our first winter in Chamonix Mont Blanc it was a bit of a shock as -25°C in an old van is a...

Hi, I think I have completed all the trophies in the ambassador badge, is it supposed to show up somewhere on my profile or have I missed something. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers Paul

Finally I have to use the tyre repair kit we have carried around for ages, definitely a bit of kit to get you out of a sticky spot. We picked up a random screw which was giving us a slow puncture. Fingers crossed it will hold as it will be my first time .

Christmas dinner is on the way, duck breast in a plum sauce with fried potatoes on the campfire. Bon appetit.

Hi, I have responded to some posts in the q&a forums and I don't seem to have been awarded the points, is there something I am doing incorrectly? Thanks for your help. Cheers Paul

Driving off the tarmac in France is widely available for now, although "off road" leaving the trail is illegal with some quite expensive fines. I have been living and driving in France now for 23yrs with 4x4 and motorbikes if you follow the rules and you are polite and discreet I personally...

Meeting up for a brew and a chat with new and old friends in the Limousin. Se retrouver pour une bière et discuter avec de nouveaux et anciens amis dans le Limousin. View Rally Point