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  1. JackW

    Replacement Ladder for My Rooftop Tent?

    The roof tent is on my D-90 with the 300 TDI but I do have two Series IIA's - the 1966 109 diesel wagon in the background and a 1967 88" that I'm doing a frame up restoration on but it's on hold until.tbe new shop is done. Driving old Land Rovers helps me stay young at heart at age 72.
  2. JackW

    Replacement Ladder for My Rooftop Tent?

    I use one of these 8.5 ft telescoping ladders - steps are much more comfortable than the steel Maggiolina ladder. My ladder has some hooks riveted to the upper section and I have section of T-slot aluminum bolted to the outside edge of my roof rack for the hooks to slip into for a secure...
  3. JackW

    Off road lights

    I ran 5" GE aircraft landing lights in the high beam sockets of my Corvair back in the early 1970's - very inexpensive and very bright! I've run a wide variety of lights over the last 50 years and my favorite by far are the Baja Designs LP6 lights that I put on my Defender 90 to replace a set of...
  4. JackW

    FRS Radio Mounted Outside Vehicle?

    I'm real tired of my crappy FRS radios so I have decided to step up to a GMRS radio. One of my friends has the Midland MXT725 and really likes it but there are not many places to stick a magnetic mount antenna on an aluminum bodied Land Rover. I was leaning toward getting the Midland but then...
  5. JackW

    Casper & Outono - 2x 1998 Discovery 1 Builds

    The interior refinement of the 110 is what really keeps me from having a Grenadier on order right now. As we were driving home in my 110 from the demo ride both my passenger and I were thinking that it seemed a bit unrefined in comparison and being the grumpy old men that we are we were both...
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    Casper & Outono - 2x 1998 Discovery 1 Builds

    I really liked the light blue when I test drove them at an off road park north of Atlanta last year - but the green with a white roof would be hard to resist. I have three friends with Grenadiers and another one is due to be delivered next month and they all love them. I really like my 2020...
  7. JackW

    Terrapod RTT

    You can email Chad directly at caustin@terrapodadventure.com - I haven't talked to him lately but as far as I know he's still building them. They have a contact them button their website where you can send them an inquiry. I was using mine at Uwharrie last fall - very comfortable.
  8. JackW

    Is this why JLR are dropping Land Rover?

    My local dealer - Land Rover North Atlanta - recently removed all of the Jaguar signage from their showroom and no longer sells Jaguar automobiles - they are strictly Land Rover now. It would appear that adding the Defender to the Range Rover/Discovery families that they were already selling...
  9. JackW

    Frame mounted air compressor

    I've got an air tank from a Range Rover Classic mounted to the frame of my Defender 90 just outside of the right hand frame rail. The compressor is mounted in the cubby under the right passenger seat with a breather hose running up to a small air cleaner behind the seat back. I have air lines...
  10. JackW

    Best sturdy camp table?

    I have a Kovea action one folding bamboo table that I bought at one of the Overland Expo events a few years ago. They have a large and a medium size (I like the medium size). It's a great table that is height adjustable.
  11. JackW

    when is it time to move on.

    I traded the D5 in on the new 110 when it was introduced - but it never gave me any issues during the 3 years and 24,000 miles I owned it. I rarely took the D5 on any of the trails I happily traverse in the new Defender but the few times I did it proved to be very capable. I did get almost 640...
  12. JackW

    when is it time to move on.

    My D5 diesel would tow a 3500 lb trailer at 70+ mph without even breathing hard - and get over 20 mpg doing it. It was a great tow vehicle. It also was pressed into service to tow a friends wooden sailboat to Beaufort, SC
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    when is it time to move on.

    I went from an LR3 to a D5 diesel to a 2020 Defender 110 P300 with the 4 cylinder. It's a great truck and I couldn't be happier. It's my twentieth Land Rover - I still have a D90 with the 300 TDI and two old Series IIA's. The Defender 110 is our daily driver and it's been phenomenal. The D5 was...
  14. JackW

    Lets talk shovels

    I carry a folding black military shovel and an early version of the DMOS that I bought when they were introduced. The folding shovel fits almost anywhere and the DMOS mounts to the bulkhead behind the passenger seat of my D90 with a couple of quik-fists. Jonathon Hanson wrote an article a few...
  15. JackW

    Garmin Overlander

    Garmin strikes again - after they dumped the Monterra (right after I bought one) now they drop support for another expensive device after only a couple of years. I'm using Gaia on a Samsung tablet very successfully and have a box of obsolete Garmin devices down in the basement. They are not...
  16. JackW

    Best privacy tent/shower/toilet enclosure? Best compact "toilet" for WAG bags?

    My sister and I both have the Joolca shower tent - she uses hers a lot more than I do and says its the best shower tent she has seen at any of the many events and campgrounds they have been to. I had a Pa Ha Que shower tent that was a bit of a pain to set up - the Joolca is sturdier and sets up...
  17. JackW

    Best LR3 Cell Phone Mount Option?

    I use ProClip mounts in all of my vehicles. Excellent products that I have used in an LR3, D90, D5, new 110 and a Miata.
  18. JackW

    Which Defender to Get?

    The 265/70R18 BFG AT KO2 tires I'm running on my P300 are 32.6" tall - no clearance issues once I trimmed 1/4" off of a small lip on the leading edge of the front mud flaps. Its gone everywhere I was willing to drive it so far.
  19. JackW

    Electric Chain Saw

    I sold my Stihls and bought the EGO 56V 18" chain saw - tested it out on a fallen 16" pine tree in the corner of my back yard. Walked through it "like buttah" - for my needs this thing is going to work just fine - especially since I have three batteries that will work on it. I got a padded case...
  20. JackW

    Which Defender to Get?

    I know a bit about Land Rovers since I've owned twenty of them over the last 51 years. I bought my first Land Rover (an old Series II 88" wagon) in 1972. In addition to these three I'm restoring a 1967 SIIA 88" pickup. The diesel powered D-90 is my choice for rugged trails but I've been very...
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