Thread: 1978 SWB O'night bed

Have done it on a series 1 but no photos. as long as they all line up it should work fine. I just had 2 pieces of wood that would sit there.

I've seen a few on the internet that are made with a board from back to front, with a hinge just behind the rear bulkhead to allow the extra 'leaf' to fold back from the passenger seats when driving. Usually supported by screw-on legs at the front. Some I've seen rest on the dash but I'm not sure how strong it is in the S3 so would go the legs to the floor. Obviously some sort of support frame at the rear as well. I think this would be ideal for camping and is what I'm planning on doing. You can leave the platform in the rear and lash luggage on top.

Gromt on here has a Series I - with a nice setup. He probably has photos in his thread - hopefully he will be along shortly...

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Gromt on here has a Series I - with a nice setup. He probably has photos in his thread - hopefully he will be along shortly...

Here I am............

DSCN1625 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Not sure how the bulkhead & 'dashboard' line up on a later Series (I could wander down the garden & look I suppose). The first owner made up a series of parts that allow a bed to be installed from dash to tailboard.

DSCF2539 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Saw a Series III at Cooma in 2008 where a cover had been made to go over the raised 'catflap' so you slept from bulkhead to the end of the lowered tailgate.

Here it is

DSCF3646 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Just need someone to run up the cover and some way to attach to the back of the vehicle then you could use a stretcher/swag/mattress on the floor.


Colin

That last idea is what I used when I owned a swb Series 2, but I just used a tarpaulin. All of mine since 1965 though have been lwb!

You could check what Bezzitec in England make for them for ideas

Great minds etc.

Was thinking of this sort of setup only a few days ago. Amazing what ones thought processes can project.

Hello from Brisbane.

One small downside - there nearly always is one - to fitting beds inside Series Land Rovers, especially 88” trucks, is the condensation that usually builds up on the inside of the unlined roof. Probably more of an issue in colder seasons and regions (UK comes to mind).

From all accounts the unwanted shower of drips can be moderately annoying. Perhaps no different to driving in the rain anyway?

Lining the underside of the roof seems to be the standard solution.

Cheers,

Neil