Thread: Defender storage spots

Same as Craig, on the transmission tunnel drivers side in front of the handbrake.

It's never got in the way, believe it or not.

Defender does not have central locking so when I'm around the only access I can be sure of is via drivers door as all other doors stay locked.

I look at the gauge every now and then and it still shows green but it is coming up to ten years old.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

I thought with certain types of extinguisher, you were supposed to alter the position of them every so often, otherwise with corrugations and so on the powder contents can solidify at the bottom?

dont know if thats true or not?

Originally Posted by JamesH

Same as Craig,

I look at the gauge every now and then and it still shows green but it is coming up to ten years old.

Yes you should shake the fire extinguisher every now and then because yes the powder does settle on the bottom...we rotate ours every now and then ...and do hold it upside down and give it a good shake


Mrs ho har

Exactly as Mrs Ho Har says.
You do not have to change positions / locations.
Just take it out of the cradle once a month ad turn upside down, rotate and give a shake. Same before you use it if you have time as it will give better duration and dispersion. These units can be recharged but usually is more cost effective to just buy a new one (talking 0.4 - 0.5 kg units)

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Yep, I mount quite a lot of stuff on the bulkhead behind the seats in my 90.

I thought with certain types of extinguisher, you were supposed to alter the position of them every so often, otherwise with corrugations and so on the powder contents can solidify at the bottom?

dont know if thats true or not?

ALl my winch controls are hard wired internally and externallY.

Tools and recovery gear is stored under the seats, expensive spares are in 2 boxes, one behind each seat or in teh cubby box.

Definately true. I have seen a few fail from compaction while showing fully charged. A good rotation and shake once a month takes care of this. This applies to all extinguishers inc 9kg units. As a matter of course we turn them all upside down before using to mix contents.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Definately true. I have seen a few fail from compaction while showing fully charged. A good rotation and shake once a month takes care of this. This applies to all extinguishers inc 9kg units. As a matter of course we turn them all upside down before using to mix contents.

I know this is an argueable point, but technically speaking the contents shouldn't compact, as the powder is under pressure and therefore in suspension.

Compaction was certainly an issue in the older types which had a dry nitrogen cylinder inside the extinguisher. With these you could unscrew the head, remove the cylinder, stir up the powder and replace cylinder and head.

Finally got round to a spot for the winch controller, wheel spanner and a few other odds and sods. The item is out of a Series1 Disco rear door and I plated the inside with a section of alumminium. I have a few more pics.

Fire extinguisher always mounted in a position where it can gather the least amount of momentum in the event of an incident/accident, but is also readilly available for deployment during an emergency. Behind a cargo barrier or similar is essential, even if mounted low in the front of the vehicle, it could cause horrific injuries to passengers legs/feet, if knocked out of its cradle under high G's.
As for the winch controller, do you mean the box or the remote?.Wasn't there a thread recently that advised hiding the control box under the bonnet, due to a'holes disengaging the winch, winding out cable, ie around the vehicle lengthways, then shorting the controller on with a bent nail or paper clip, and running off while the winch rewinds!. Not a pleasant thought!.
Store the remote where you can find it, before you go off road, and if there's a chance you may need it, plug it in, and have the thing hanging though your drivers side window!.

I am usually mild mannered but what really gives me the irrits when travelling is the frequent need to rearrange the rear of the Defender to get to the fridge or the storage boxes. The culprits are usually the soft goods: pillows, coats ,sleeping mats and bags.

The idea is to use the roof space at the rear not so much for storage when moving but to stow stuff whilst camped and when stopping for meal breaks.

So I did a bit of googling and found this in an obvious place:

Milford Industries

This is how I have rigged it:







I haven't used it in anger yet so it needs road testing.

I'm impressed with the fixing options that come with it.

I have restrained the front edge with an EPDM strap stretched between the handles behind the rear seats (put there for the 7 seater). If and when Milford make a cargo barrier for this model that will take over the support for the front edge.