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JARowley



Member Since: 28 Dec 2022
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Camping / Sleeping in P400e?
Hi guys - Wondering how practical it is to sleep / camp in the p400e?

My ideal is to sleep in the back of the P400E, but obviously with the raised boot floor is this practically possible? I'm guessing with a blow-up mattress in the back it may cushion the raised area slightly. Is this possible?

Alternative option - Fill the boot and get a roof tent. Probably more practical... In this case, does anyone have any pictures of the P400E boot with a boot liner that (at least partially) fits well?

Pics etc would be great?
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Cheshire110



Member Since: 26 Jul 2013
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Best car I’ve ever slept in!

The slightly raised boot floor isn’t a big problem, I just got 2 ‘pieces’ of mattress foam, one thicker than the other - the thicker bit goes over the folded second row seats and the thinner bit in the boot.

Sliding the front seats forwards gives you a full 190cm length and I cut a notch into the foam which locates nicely on the upright part of the middle row seats when folded.

The P400e is ace because you can use the heater and stuff without running your engine 👍

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Click image to enlarge Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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G&T



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That’s my preferred option David. You should have seen the looks in the dealership as I tried the length of the boot space with me stretched out. It certainly made the RR suits look a tad confused. Very Happy
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JARowley



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Cheshire110 wrote:
Best car I’ve ever slept in!

The slightly raised boot floor isn’t a big problem, I just got 2 ‘pieces’ of mattress foam, one thicker than the other - the thicker bit goes over the folded second row seats and the thinner bit in the boot.

Sliding the front seats forwards gives you a full 190cm length and I cut a notch into the foam which locates nicely on the upright part of the middle row seats when folded.

The P400e is ace because you can use the heater and stuff without running your engine 👍


Is this a custom-built matress?
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Cheshire110



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Nope just bought generic foam mattress pieces (2 pieces which combine to give 130x190cm from memory) and trimmed to shape - wasn’t too hard at all. I’ve then got a fitted sheet which works quite nicely tucked underneath. Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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Moo



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Cheshire110 wrote:
Best car I’ve ever slept in!

The slightly raised boot floor isn’t a big problem, I just got 2 ‘pieces’ of mattress foam, one thicker than the other - the thicker bit goes over the folded second row seats and the thinner bit in the boot.

Sliding the front seats forwards gives you a full 190cm length and I cut a notch into the foam which locates nicely on the upright part of the middle row seats when folded.

The P400e is ace because you can use the heater and stuff without running your engine 👍

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That's excessively comfortable. Laughing Thumbs Up


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Post #982491 14th Feb 2023 9:51pm
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come MOT time, will you need an Habitational Check Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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Elbek



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Cheshire110 wrote:
Best car I’ve ever slept in!

The slightly raised boot floor isn’t a big problem, I just got 2 ‘pieces’ of mattress foam, one thicker than the other - the thicker bit goes over the folded second row seats and the thinner bit in the boot.

Sliding the front seats forwards gives you a full 190cm length and I cut a notch into the foam which locates nicely on the upright part of the middle row seats when folded.

The P400e is ace because you can use the heater and stuff without running your engine 👍

Click image to enlarge


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Hi! I was looking everywhere and could not find out. Im planning to go camping in my Defender p400e. I was wondering, will the fridge connected to the socket in the trunk drain my 12v battery? Do I need to install another battery? Or I can just drive to a camp site with safe mode and everything will use big battery to run all the sockets?


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Elbek



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Cheshire110 wrote:
Best car I’ve ever slept in!

The slightly raised boot floor isn’t a big problem, I just got 2 ‘pieces’ of mattress foam, one thicker than the other - the thicker bit goes over the folded second row seats and the thinner bit in the boot.

Sliding the front seats forwards gives you a full 190cm length and I cut a notch into the foam which locates nicely on the upright part of the middle row seats when folded.

The P400e is ace because you can use the heater and stuff without running your engine 👍

Click image to enlarge


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Hi! I was looking everywhere and could not find out. Im planning to go camping in my Defender p400e. I was wondering, will the fridge connected to the socket in the trunk drain my 12v battery? Do I need to install another battery? Or I can just drive to a camp site with safe mode and everything will use big battery to run all the sockets?
Post #1054645 14th Dec 2024 8:02am
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