My Defender 110 build up for South American travels

[dzzz]

cool.
any solar?

 

[Ruined Adventures]

I never updated, but I got rid of the fridge listed earlier in this thread. It was fine for a night, but any longer than that and I would need to start the truck. This wasnt good enough for me so I broke down and bought and Edgestar scratch and dent and it arrived the day before I left. It was the small size, but I dont remember the liters off the top of my head, 47l maybe? I am glad I didnt go with anything bigger. This fridge is large enough.

43 quarts. Great deal if you get a scratch n' dent or open box unit.

Unfortunately we had to get rid of ours because it was TOO big for our tiny 4runner

 

[ExploringNH]

No solar on board. We can stop for about 3-4 days now without needing to start the motor (and leaving a huge safety margin in our starting battery). This has proved to be enough for us as we are rarely in one spot for more than a couple of days. It would be a nice peace of mind thing to have but the budget didn't allow for it.

I was really shocked at how big the edgestar was when I opened it up. I am very glad I didnt go with the 86qt or whatever it is.

 

[dzzz]

How do you now feel about a RTT compared to your initial desire for a pop top?

 

[ExploringNH]

How do you now feel about a RTT compared to your initial desire for a pop top?

I think there are benefits and downsides to both methods but I would still really like a pop-top.

The tent has been fine and there are plenty of people that I have met on this trip that have spent far more time in their tents than I have in mine. I think it is a perfectly viable option. I have also met plenty of people with pop top trucks of one variation or another, including one pop top Defender. I really like the way they are set up and I think they offer a lot of versatility.