The eighteen months of our Land Rover restoration project brought us into contact with many people who in their own…
Category Archives: 4. Outfitting
Once the basic mechanical and body components are restored there is a whole other category of necessary work before one can contemplate using it without being dependent on hotels and other faciltities which may be few and far between. This includes fridge and sound systems and the necessary dual-battery electrical system, perhaps with auxilary solar, a stove with all the necessary kitchen gear and associated storage systems, water system, sleeping arrangement, etc.
Living out of the Land Rover
So how do we get everything in the Land Rover? Laura chimes in with her comments on “overlandingâ€. It’s one…
Custom Awning
In anticipation of hot sun and abundant rain Laura and I have decided some sort of awning to offer protection…
MUDSTUFF Dash Console
The “dashboard ” of older Defenders between the drivers panel and the passenger door is notable for its very basic…
A Woodstock for Landy Lovers
Who ever heard of such a thing as a Land Rover Festival? But there it was, featured on the sheet…
Demoblization
Almost two years ago when this blog was started just before we purchased the beat-up 15+ year old Land Rover…
Dual Battery System
We had purchased a National Luna 52 litre “Weekender” fridge the first time we visited South Africa, which has now…
Getting the Goods
After more than two months the outfitting hardware we had shipped from South Africa in March finally arrived in Accra…
A Shopping Spree Like No Other
Now that the restoration stage is pretty much complete we have to get serious about adding the things that will…
Planning the Outfitting Stage
This is the first post in the Expedition/Outfitting category of the West African Wander blog, one year after we first…