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Resurrecting this thread for anyone interested in 'evolution! The lifting roof I built has been great - I found an add-on rear tent thats been good to use with it and we've used it as a family with great success. However in marginal conditions - bearing in mind I live beyond 56°N latitude...

PS the alloy plate with hole is simply to cover an existing hole that was drilled for an earlier deadbolt, and the keyhole for the later one I fitted is in a different place, so for a new clean install you'll only have a 3/8th inch hole which can have a little swivel-cover to go over it. I'll...

Here you go - I fitted them to my ancient 110, and they fit perfectly. Had a gremlin with one of them which I fitted to the 110 a few years ago - so have sourced a replacement set. Locks are very very good and not expensive and they fit a LR 110/90 doorframe very neatly (apart from hole on the...

No adventures - well a sort-of adventure - a journey into rustland! Built a tent on the 110, cut out the bulkhead top and both footwells and repaired. Lost the leaky vents I never use anyway and now have another 10 years before I need to do again! Tent supports Tarpaulin State of front...

I've looked at a lot of adapted Land Rovers, all trying to make the best use of limited space. This is the most ingenious I've ever seen. And a great intimate piece of video too:

My suggestion is find the base vehicle you'd like, then take some night classes in carpentry, electrics, plumbing and basic mechanics - then you have two huge plus points - 1) you can build it yourself (and get help when stuck with the build) AND 2) when you travel with it you'll know how to...

:-) The fabric has been successful, but its comfort window is rather narrow. In strong winds you feel vulnerable and its very noisy. That said in strong wind and rain its not leaked other than a weep on a few stitch holes. In cold weather it gets condensation forming on the inside which can...

Hi Frank - yes minor bits and pieces, currently need to weld a panel in the front and the footwells need replacing (have the bits all zinc primed in the garage) and my doors will need replacing, but got two new ones and they're also all primed up and when the weather warms I'll get some paint on...

Highland Scotland Had a few days working up a remote Highland glen for an environmental client to photograph some pretty wild woodland. I use my 110 for working out of and had a rather jolly time! Woods were amazing, insects were hellish! A grand day out as we say over here!

Had a VERY brief encounter with a Swiss couple in my home town in Scotland. I was rushing through a carpark with two small children running late for a pizza-making birthday party in the local pizza shop when I saw their splendid home-made camper. It was based on a Toyota 4x4 pickup and had a...

Can you show us some photos of your conundrum and maybe that will help visualise what solutions are possible.

Some years ago I did a US tour on a Honda XL175. Carried all my camping gear and food, water and a small fuel can for emergencies (and for my stove). I bought it secondhand in LA and by the time I got to SF I'd done more than 4000 miles (I went via the desert - Mojave, Death Valley etc). I...

Wheeler Dealers? Good fun to watch but not for gaining any ideas on pricing and realistic profits. They NEVER EVER factor in their time - makes what they're doing a pile of nonsense. Even my 8 year old says "they're doing ALL that work for free daddy".

Yes I realise where you live, point I was making is that choosing a good one in the UK plus shipping it over is still likely less that the crazy prices you're looking at 'over there'.

Here you go, starting at $5000 in the UK list still leaves enough to get a galvy chassis and ship to to you.

I've had a weird set of symptoms with a 110 (1989) with tacho 'wandering' up and down, EGT gauge reading waaaay high temp dropping to ridiculously low temps, battery charging lights off and on etc etc - so I checked all earths, wiring to alternator, fuses and all the rest, all of which were...

What Ed said. Big killer is rusty chassis from road salt or from boat launching into the sea. However that's a general warning - in reality there are few reasons NOT to buy a coastal or Scottish vehicle if its in good condition, as it all comes down to maintenance and service histories. My...

Hi Victory - yes the company is Scotland Overland here based in Central Scotland. Hire rates are pretty reasonable (I think) for what you get (I have no connection with the company). It's around £170 high season per day (May to September) and £130 low season (November to February). So that's a...

Some relatives from England and a family they know from Texas hired two fully kitted out Defender 110's for a week to wander around the Scottish Highlands and Islands (this was just last week). I joined them for a couple of days with my own 110 and then left them to travel on their own...

Looks a bit like mine, except wrong country, wrong colour and probably wrong engine!