Thread: Defender Minimalism

Originally Posted by justinc

Strictly not really ' legal' however its simplicity is appealing to me. Just remove the stop start cable (from the electric motor) at the injector pump, and buy a tractor pull stop cable from any agricultural equipment store. I used a Kubota item from memory. It is red and obvious☺

Jc

Elegant simplicity JC. I like it. ...Same potentially with a 300tdi?

Originally Posted by justinc

. Just the better half and an oztent and some camping gear and we're away☺☺☺
Jc

...ah yes, but how much camping gear? ...anything you 'think you might need'?

Originally Posted by MrLandy

Intriguing weeds! What do you think would be the minimum mods you could do for Iceland? Fantastic plan by the way...

Minimum? I could jump in the way it is now, stock as a rock from factory.......it doesn't even have a radio or air-con.

The whole minimalist thing can be taken 2 ways I guess.

I know I prefer to have the things that will.make thing easier while I am out for a week (fridge, chainsaw, campngrill, sleeping mat etc) I could go out without them and tough it out (I slept on the ground under the stars for a week straight while racing across the desert of SA in an adventure race but that's a whole other story).

My idea of this minimalist is make your truck have everything you need, but when anyone looks in there you could be just popping down to the shops to grab some milk. Therein lies the challenge for me, I am usually stumped at the double self inflatable sleeping mat - I tried an air bed but it was the pits.

Originally Posted by JoeFriend

The whole minimalist thing can be taken 2 ways I guess.

I know I prefer to have the things that will.make thing easier while I am out for a week (fridge, chainsaw, campngrill, sleeping mat etc) I could go out without them and tough it out (I slept on the ground under the stars for a week straight while racing across the desert of SA in an adventure race but that's a whole other story).

My idea of this minimalist is make your truck have everything you need, but when anyone looks in there you could be just popping down to the shops to grab some milk. Therein lies the challenge for me, I am usually stumped at the double self inflatable sleeping mat - I tried an air bed but it was the pits.

I hear you. SWAG. SWAG. SWAG. Fridge maybe (it's winter). Matches yes. Chainsaw no. Shiraz yes. Tarp yes. Eggs, bacon, frypan yes. Spare axles, fuel on your roof, rattle gun and compressor no.

Originally Posted by MrLandy

I hear you. SWAG. SWAG. SWAG. Fridge maybe (it's winter). Matches yes. Chainsaw no. Shiraz yes. Tarp yes. Eggs, bacon, frypan yes. Spare axles, fuel on your roof, rattle gun and compressor no.

Haha, pack it all provided no one can see it I say - doesn't mean you need to use it. I can pack all of that plus my gear to ride my mountain bike and clothes for 2 weeks and all people will see is my mattress, which is pretty much the same as a swag.

I reckon the Bush Tucker Man always had it about right. About the fanciest thing he had was his engel fridge sitting up high and dry.
Atleast thats what we saw infront of the camera.

Originally Posted by JoeFriend

Haha, pack it all provided no one can see it I say - doesn't mean you need to use it. I can pack all of that plus my gear to ride my mountain bike and clothes for 2 weeks and all people will see is my mattress, which is pretty much the same as a swag.

Sounds perfect 👍