Thread: Packing for 4x4 trips...show us how you do it

I'm with you there. We're just on our way home from a 4000km trip and we're already thinking about better ways to do it next time.

I definitely now see the benefits in a good drawer system and having stuff like on board air. On that subject, when I get to it I'll be putting my compressor under the drivers seat where the factory CD stacker was.

I'm keen on a full roof rack and roof tent too. saves to hassel and keeps you up off the deck.

plastic storage boxes works OK for me, i only buy the cheap ones and replace as the break

Personally, I use a mixture of the following:

• Plastic PELI cases. Sealed, air tight and used to store sensitive equiment.
• Aluminium Zarges boxes. Food (the cases are sealed & the ally reflects heat) & Spares.
• Duffel bags. Personal gear, clothing, etc...
• Drawer unit. Kitchen & cooking.

The boot is separated with shelving to make things accessible, even when packed, with a load guard to separate everything from the passenger area.

As for packing... It's down to whatever works for you. Stick to the basics of heavy at the bottom and then the things you need regularly close to hand. My kit tends to interlock and with the duffels on top of it all, it'll all stay in place. However, if needed, a ratchet strap over it all usually keeps it all together.

Also, don't forget the lunch stop... Nothing worse than having to unpack everything just to have lunch!! I have the food & kitchen stuff close to hand and before leaving camp in the morning, I'll fill a flask with how water to have a cuppah with lunch.

The most important thing of all is to keep it light and think very carefully about EVERYTHING you take.

Good luck.

M

Enquiring minds want to know!

Simon

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Enquiring minds want to know!

Simon

Wow !

We use the big plastic suckers the ADF uses. Dust and water proof, two slide neatly side by side into a 130 HCPU tray.

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when I get to it I'll be putting my compressor under the drivers seat where the factory CD stacker was.

I have my Max air compressor under my passenger seat, when you are on the side of the road you don't want you door open to on coming traffic. works great.

A metal load barrier provides plenty of places to attach fastners like elastic/octopus straps to hold things from shifting around. On a trip into the Kimberley we had a guitar strapped to the barrier up above the rest of the load. My D2 has a couple of metal rings on the load space floor, a combination of these and the load barrier usually provide you with enough anchoring points for etheir occy straps or small ratchet straps.

The smaller stuff can be grouped into plastic crates. I obtained a couple of straight sided crates to maximise the packing space. They stack as well as pack side by side. They are modular so you can get them in different capacities and they still pack efficiently. Try and avoid the clear plastic crates with little wheels as the plastic cracks easily. Some people use milk crates or similar I find them a bit restictive as the cube size is a bit small for anything longet than about 300 mm.

Basic shelving can easily be knocked up by using ply to help reduce the amount of restacking to gain access.

These are the cases the ADF use they are made by Trimcast