Thread: Dust sealing

Originally posted by Michael2
hmmm a hyperbaric Land Rover. You could probably call it a medical device and get some sort of Tax exemption A road trip wouldn't just be soothing for the mind, it could have other therapeutic effects too :!: A popular conversion for divers, those at high altitude, burns victims, sportsmen recoving from knee surgery ....

In the circa 1950 Series 1 Land Rover expedition from London to Singapore, done by a combined Cambridge-Oxford team, they found that placing wet towels on the floor significantly reduced cabin dust levels during desert crossings. A book of the expedition entitled "First Overland" makes for fascinating reading. Unfortunately I lent my copy to someone 15 years ago. If anyone comes across a copy at a 2nd hand book shop, be sure to buy it.

Another hint is to seal any small holes (such as around the tail lights or floor). Just a pin hole can suck dust in if the cab has a lower air pressure to the atmosphere.

Sorry to get a little off the thread here, but if you're interested, they're redoing that run next year sometime. 50 year aniversary of the trek looks like, as the original was in 1955.
Info should be found at www.golden-overland.com
Haven't looked at the site yet, but got the info from land rover world mag.

Originally posted by landrovermick
In the army we used to roll the sides up and put the back down - worked a little bit - a tad hard on a hard top......

Mick

not hard at all with them flash new can openers you can get from kate's kitchen shop down the road...

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