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Surrey Rover Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 360 |
I never did it with the family, but, I used to take my 90 loaded to the gunnels with fishing stuff to France every year. Two blokes, two boats, engines, 250K bait, bivvys etc etc. you could always use more space but with the rack its very possible. Nick
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15th Aug 2012 6:27pm |
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willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 |
The problem will be the dogs, take a small trailer then the dogs can have some comfort and lots of room for gear. Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
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15th Aug 2012 6:35pm |
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Honker Member Since: 26 Jun 2011 Location: St Albans Posts: 353 |
We regularly go camping in our 90. 2 adults 1x6yr old, no dogs. We've a montana 6 plus front extension, fridge, exped beds etc etc..... We have to use a trailer GA150 and it's still a squeeze! Ive resisted a roof rack but that'll be next to carry bikes!
It's the only time I look at a 110 and think maybe..... Stu |
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15th Aug 2012 6:38pm |
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ben_j85jty Member Since: 02 Sep 2008 Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 491 |
As a couple we found that a 90 was just right space wise, but with 2 weeks worth of camping gear and clothing etc everything had to be really neat and tidy - which sadly we are not.
In the end we chose to get the 110 on the basis that we could pack everything we wanted, in a far less tidy fashion, and still have room for a dog. You can do it in a 90 - but a trailer will be needed IMO. 2002 Defender 110 DC |
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15th Aug 2012 6:44pm |
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WWA Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Northumberland Posts: 197 |
Thanks for the replys, I suppose a trailer is the best option if I can't bring myself to get a 110, not that I don't like them, quite the opposite, really like them. The 90 is a lot better suited to 90% of my lifestyle though, plus it's fairly new and would wince at the ££££ lost the day it was driven from the show room!!! Hmmm the mind ponders, 110, trailer, caravan..
Maybe a lottery win and the I could keep the 90 and get and nice 110!! Yep that's a plan. |
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15th Aug 2012 6:56pm |
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GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379 |
I love my 90 and I have a TAB
We get on with our 90, but as it's only 2 of us it's easy to say so, but I need a 130. We did a Holiday cottage trip for 1 week and with all clothes and food, including a large cool box and we still got all our biking and kayaking kit in as well, without putting the THULE bag on the rack. And with the Tab... |
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15th Aug 2012 7:01pm |
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WWA Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Northumberland Posts: 197 |
Greeni, love your 90 and I aspire to the image of the tab on the back.. Hard things to find 2nd hand... I would appreciate it if you could tell me where you got yours, and how you find it? Really don't want to be towing a big white caravan but it's the best option so far..
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15th Aug 2012 7:05pm |
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GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379 |
Thanks, there's more pics of the TAB here.. https://picasaweb.google.com/letsoffroad/C...NBellatrix
We saw them at the airstream factory in Tebay and found the build quality of the Tab to be better Then we decided look for them and one came up on the Tab forum, within an hour of it being on, we had bought it, lots more wanted too !!! The attention it gets on the back of the 90 is quite freaky!! |
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15th Aug 2012 7:13pm |
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WWA Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Northumberland Posts: 197 |
Cheers Greeni, I like it a lot. Will have to look into thme more. Weather proof as well!!
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15th Aug 2012 7:15pm |
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WarPig Member Since: 04 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748 |
GREENI, be careful pitching on the beach. Whilst you asleep at night the tide might come in, meaning you wake up in the morning somewhere else.
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15th Aug 2012 8:15pm |
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GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379 |
Sounds great !!!
Every morning a mystery |
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15th Aug 2012 8:27pm |
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DarrenJ Member Since: 07 May 2012 Location: North Beds Posts: 312 |
Looks excellent with the T@B
I'm thinking of a trailer myself at the minute in order to use the 90 for camping with swmbo and my 2 small daughters. They absolutely love the new 90 and don't like travelling in anything else Darren |
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15th Aug 2012 9:29pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Ironically, we've just loaded my 110 for camping this weekend and have had to resort to using a trailer too The volume of stuff like chairs, bedding, thermorests, water containers, fridge and sundry other stuff meant it wouldn't fit in the back. That's for four of us.
I've just been showing my wife pictures of some of the very sexy 130's on here More realistically though, it looks like I've now justified the purchase of a Sankey trailer at some point in the future Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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15th Aug 2012 9:37pm |
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Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 |
Have a read of some of my posts (there are loads dotted about on here!) but in summary we have been prepping my 90 this year from an extended camping trip. By extended I mean up to 6 months. In Australia!
In the UK we have only tended to do one or two night stop overs camping - so no worries getting stuff in - no fridge, just a cool bag with ice packs packed just before setting off, couple of clothes bags, modern lightweight 4 man tent, aerosol stove, a couple of chairs, 10l water container. Thats pretty much it. And that was when I had a 90litre LPG tank in the back. Probably easily do-able for 2 for a few nights, plus a couple of medium sized dogs, especially now I have swopped to diesel so no LPG tank! However, for Australia we definitely NEED more kit - loads of tools, spares, proper fridge, table, nicer chairs etc, bigger and more water containers, better stove, LPG canister. Thought about an off-road camping trailer but then re-thunked it! Putting an expedition roll cage on was a priority for us for and but of course it can double up as a roof rack. So we decided on a roof tent rather than a trailer. Other kit such as a spare tyre, a couple of waffle boards etc can also go up there and bedding goes inside the roof tent when folded. That leave plenty of room in the back of the 90 for the kit listed above, plus clothes bags. Dave just bought a new guitar so that might get squeezed in too! Looking at it for 2 weeks away camping in the UK / Europe you wouldn't need some of the kit we need for the Oz trip, but would recommend thinking about a roof tent instead of a van. Really depends on what sort of camping you want to do - comfy, warm and dry or more natural and outdoorsy! Our blog - http://landytravels.com/ Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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15th Aug 2012 10:08pm |
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