Thread: D130 - tray or tub

Oh and the tubs are also square at about 1.6m long and wide.
Means you can't really sleep in there without the back door down

Originally Posted by Benz

My 130 has a tub.
But that's mainly because it had it already.

I have a 150l water tank and 2 large draws in the back with a flat space for storage on top.
The drop down back makes a great table too

It is more then enough space for me and I'm travelling around oz.

Benz I really like your canvas where did you get that from and what was the approx cost? PM if you like

I'll go against the grain and say I actually prefer the look of a tray over a tub.

Far more practical for me, allows me to have a Trayon camper that can lift off, and more usable space, particularly if you need to take the drop sides off. I'd hazard a guess a little lighter than a tub also.

You can mount a tray high enough to fit 2 spares under the tray (or water, fuel, tarps or other gear that rarely needs to be accessible) and locked without the need for a canopy.

Trays don't look so bad if you beat them up a bit either

A tray with a decent head board provides a bit of roll protection.

A tray also allows side tool boxes underneath.

I think both have there merits, hcpu looks better and suits the vehicle but a canvas back is not the best for a touring set up , you can fit a Trojan expedition box or go as far as we are doing and fit a land rover specials vehicles quadtech body perfect for touring.

Tray offers the ability for a slide on camper and you can carry larger items in the back, but again some form of canopy would be required for a secure set up.

All depends on what you plan to do.

Originally Posted by Benz

My 130 has a tub.
But that's mainly because it had it already.

I have a 150l water tank and 2 large draws in the back with a flat space for storage on top.
The drop down back makes a great table too

It is more then enough space for me and I'm travelling around oz.

The Hannibal 130 rack looks very god. Did I sell that one?

Hi,
you need a tray for a slide on.



cheers

Originally Posted by newhue

Jas's cool red truck I feel could even have the top of the roof top tent on the same plain as the cab's roof.

I did think about that when building it.

If money was not an issue I would build the roof top tent into the canopy. I assumed this was well out of my price range and did not investigate it.

I vote for option "C" :- the 130 station wagon. This is the vehicle Land Rover should have made, and what I'm building at the moment (These photos courtesy of Nene Overland).
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But as previously stated, the tray is good for a slide-on camper, so a couple of photos of my old 130 with Trayon camper.

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