Thread: Show us your camping set up

If I could afford one of those maggiolina's I'd get one for sure ...

Originally Posted by rafiki

she hasn't seen it yet..... thought I'd better change it before she does...

doint forget to mention that the diet is working well and that she hasn't got much more to lose??

I keep my setup pretty simple because of the very limited storage space in the Jeep. I've got a 6-person canvas touring tent (as seen in the background), and furniture consists of a small table, 2 chairs, esky, sleeping stretcher, and depending if I'm away for a while I'll take the kitchenette. There's the usual stuff like a 20lt water container, Trangia and a cheapo Gasmate stove, food, normal cooking and eating gear, toolkit and basic recovery gear, blah blah.

Excuse the lack of Landy's in the pics btw, I'll be getting a Disco very soon, and my mate's getting one for his wife! :P

Travelling Solo and light.
Sleep in the back using the gap betwween the front seats for my head.
I could fit canvass doors and drop the sides down all nice and snug.
On this trip I tied the swag to the side of the Jeep which can been seen just to the left of the vehicle.


On this trip I up graded to sleeping in the back of the Jeep trailer and cooked on the tail board of the Defender.

This trip was the first time camping with the missus before I was silly enough to marry her.
She drove the defender and I drove the Jeep.
We slept together in the rear of the Defender.......nice and friendly like

The night in the back of the defender lead to marrage and kids which in turn lead to this

and this

and this



when I get a chance ( without family ) I still like to rough it and kept it simple.
I normally sleep in the back of the 101 with the sides rolled down and just use the tail gate to cook on.







If I take my Studebaker I can throw in a vinyl lounge and set up a three man tent inside under the rear body canvass(plenty of room)like if I was camping on the ground.
If it rains I sit on the lounge in the back under the 12 volt light in front of the primas
Note the small crane with electric winch to lift 200litre drums and motor bikes in the back...plenty of room and it is hard to beat sleeping next to your favorite Two wheel machine whisle in your favorite Ten wheel machine.

And as the man said.............

"Beat that!"

Ron, I reckon you've just about killed that thread, because the big truck tops it all.

Interesting article done by a Portland, Oregon, television news company on a German couple touring North America in their Defender:

German couple takes a trip of a lifetime in unique Land Rover | KATU.com - News - Portland, Oregon | Outdoors Featured

Defenders are pretty scarce around here, with or without the rooftop tents!