You could also look at a custom interior with a bed inside. There are some good options that would work for two people. But it works better with a pop top since you get more headroom.
2011 Land Rover Defender Icarus Rough Edition
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I will pick up the car on sunday. Can shoot some more pictures then to show you some specific thats good to know if you plan to invest in an Icarus.
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Awesome work, am over in the UK we should try to meetup sometime when my Jeep finishes, putting the Expedition 3 RTT on next month with front runner rack as well!
This summers plan is 4 weeks visiting the Scottish Islands and Highlands. I need to finish a trip from 3 years ago I couldn't complete due to illness. That said, if the weather looks bad we will head south to the Pyrenees or maybe head for Slovenia. We had hoped to get to Slovenia last year but 3 weeks wasn't long enough without more one night stops and we tend to like a couple of days to explore each stop we make. We tend to driver for two or three hours, stop for lunch somewhere nice and then drive for another couple of hours in the afternoon and start looking for a camp site around 4pm.
Nice! The Expedition 3 looks great! You must be itching to get it fitted now that summer is coming..
Love to meet up sometime. I'm also getting more and more in to photography and always enjoy meeting talented people like yourself. Really enjoyed looking through your portfolio!
We have been talking about taking a trip to the UK/Ireland but not sure if that is in the cards for this year. We have a 16 month old son who's interest in staying in his car seat is getting smaller by the minute :( So we will probably stay in Scandinavia for the Summer to keep those long drives to a minimum. Will you do any traveling this summer?
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O ya a fair bit of travels planned for the rest of the year, might even end up in Morocco, but will be hitting the Alps and Dolomites for sure as well as Highlands and Snowdonia. Folks come out in November though and that will be mostly air travel. I am in the UK until at least 2019 though and have another friend up in Sweden so I am sure I will be up in your area with or without the Jeep at some point! Thanks for the kind words on my work, hopefully once the Jeep is up I will be able to stay out longer and go more remote!
Quick update. Things are moving along with the interior. Bought a second hand unit, so there will be some changes made to the unit.
Once finished the units will be wrapped to match the color scheme of the rig.
Outlets, switches and water filling spout is going in.
Also, the Frontrunner water tank is in.
Trying out the space on the fridge substructure with a snomaster 40l. Will hopefully be able to fit the 60l with dual compartment so we get both fridge and freezer in the rig.
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Once finished the units will be wrapped to match the color scheme of the rig.
Outlets, switches and water filling spout is going in.
Also, the Frontrunner water tank is in.
Trying out the space on the fridge substructure with a snomaster 40l. Will hopefully be able to fit the 60l with dual compartment so we get both fridge and freezer in the rig.
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Extra work/reverse light is going in.
Then it's about time to wrap things up [emoji6]
Then it's about time to wrap things up [emoji6]
Everything is almost done for now. Just waiting for a connection hose for the water filling spout.
This is what it will look like.
This is what it will look like.
Can I ask if you had to have the sides strengthened to take the weight of the roof and two people sleeping up there?
It is a really nice job you have had done there.
It is a really nice job you have had done there.
No reinforcements has been made. It's approved by TUV, so it should be fine. A bit more top heavy off course but thats the same with RTTs in general. Used to have a Maggiolina Grand Tour Large, that weighs around 75kg + standard roof + roof rack. The Icarus weighs in at 125kg so the difference is not that much.
I know LR states 150kg of roof load for expeditions, standard roof load 75kg, so it will hold but you have to be a little careful around the bends.
I know LR states 150kg of roof load for expeditions, standard roof load 75kg, so it will hold but you have to be a little careful around the bends.
@Dr Defender thanks! No more addons, but got it through registration as a motorhome which saves me tons in both taxes and insurance!
Beautiful 110 congratulations.
How do you use the 5 doors I haven't really thought of a use for them, they certainly look cooler but I think they would get in the way of storage? How much does the Icarus top cost(ish)
Because I'm looking at the cost of pop toping my 110 commercial td5
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We are soon a family of 4 + a dog so 4 of the doors are used for just getting in and out. We actually use it as our daily drive right now.
The door behind the driver (rear left) is used for accessing the fridge and storage below the fridge.
Cost is about €9-10.000 fitted in Europe.
We are soon a family of 4 + a dog so 4 of the doors are used for just getting in and out. We actually use it as our daily drive right now.
The door behind the driver (rear left) is used for accessing the fridge and storage below the fridge.
Cost is about €9-10.000 fitted in Europe.
Oh I see I have a family of 6 (me included) so mine can't be a daily it's more of me and the oldest boy for long weekends, my family daily is a Volvo XC90 with air suspension (up to 75mm lift) when we go as a family I have a home made camper trailer Australian style. Do you regret the popping of your 110 or your choice, would you recommend it. And what would you reccomend to do first to mine.
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