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J12Engineering

Member Since: 06 Jun 2020
Location: Edge of the Cotswolds
Posts: 30

Bowbearer wrote:
Looking at the Drive lodge it seems a bit narrower than other Roof Opening tents.

On my 110 I have a Safety Devises Cage, external front, internal rear as per Camel 100s.

Dismissed the opening roof as I thought it wouldn't fit.

Do you think it is narrow enough to accommodate the cage? What width length is it?

Would solve many problems.

Thanks,

That is the configuration I intend to use in a 110 Overland I have in build at present.

There are many variants of SD roll cage. Are your external bars as low as this SD front external cage? If so yes the roof will fit externally.

You may have to clamber around your internal cage though, and dependent upon how tight to the roof internally the rear cage is, potential exists for the internal pop top frame to be impinged by the cage. That said, its all straight forward to adapt between the 2 structures to achieve both occupant protection by the cage, and rigidity in the roof to support the pop top.

8th Feb 2023 2:48pm

8619simon

Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: North Wales
Posts: 256

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green

camelman wrote:
I've had the drop down bed fitted in the drivelodge. It's on seperate gas struts and the whole bed folds up.into the roof when not in use

When folded down, it gives the full length of the roof as bed space

We can sleep 4+ dog, 2 up and 2 down

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With the fold down bed in the Drivelodge can you store bedding on it when the roof is down and or when the bed is up?

13th Feb 2023 10:32pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3394

I can leave a double mattress and sleeping bag in when its all fastened up / stowed. Not much more than that though. Its about the same as I could leave in my hard shell roof tent

13th Feb 2023 11:16pm

8619simon

Member Since: 05 Nov 2016
Location: North Wales
Posts: 256

Thanks

Is the roof itself fairly stiff, could it take some cargo rails for example so a light box or solar panel could be fitted?

14th Feb 2023 8:17am

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3394

Not sure about cargo rails but will defo take solar panels as that is one of the options I was looking at.

To be fair one of the reasons I went with this set up was to keep weight off the roof and also lower the overall weight and centre of gravity.

Having done lots of expedition work, I don’t like having weight up high.

14th Feb 2023 8:32am

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3394

Slept in mine for a week now

Was a bit fresh last night...

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14th Feb 2023 8:39am

spider

Member Since: 06 Jun 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 8

white Landy wrote:
Run the Drivelodge since last June. So far so good. Price is maybe the best on market. No experience with the Doormobile, actually never saw one. For our needs (2person) perfect. fits perfect to the shape of the roof. If you fit a checkerplate you can still put some luggage on top.

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"White Landy" very nice looking set up you have there. What make it the roll cage? as would like to fit one to ours.

13th Jan 2025 4:22pm

keith

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 2237

I love the drivelodge of yours Camel. But I always have a roof rack which doesn’t seem viable.

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14th Jan 2025 2:28pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3394

Yep, if you regularly carry stuff up top that could be an issue. Saying that, I dont' like carrying stuff on the roof for lots of reasons (increased height, centre of gravity, the faff of getting it up there etc etc).
If I have to carry more gear than I can fit inside, I tend to hook the penman up instead.

14th Jan 2025 2:46pm

white Landy

Member Since: 03 Mar 2015
Location: Mayen
Posts: 19

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Fuji White

spider wrote:
white Landy wrote:
Run the Drivelodge since last June. So far so good. Price is maybe the best on market. No experience with the Doormobile, actually never saw one. For our needs (2person) perfect. fits perfect to the shape of the roof. If you fit a checkerplate you can still put some luggage on top.

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"White Landy" very nice looking set up you have there. What make it the roll cage? as would like to fit one to ours.

Hi mate,

It‘s from safety devices. Fits perfect.

15th Jan 2025 4:57pm

spider

Member Since: 06 Jun 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 8

Thanks for the reply.
Is there any internal bar work to it? As "Safety Device" have said they do not do one to fit. Or do you know the part number or pics of inside? Cheers

15th Jan 2025 6:02pm

white Landy

Member Since: 03 Mar 2015
Location: Mayen
Posts: 19

I fitter an internal bar as well. It‘s not part of the external cage. It‘s from the cage from an 110. See pics below.

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15th Jan 2025 7:47pm

spider

Member Since: 06 Jun 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 8

So, are the two parts joined together?
Are they meant to go together or have you have to get other brackets made to join them?

16th Jan 2025 12:07pm

tommobot

Member Since: 15 May 2018
Location: Stratford Upon Avon
Posts: 32

This isn't mine, its a german fellas from one of the facebook groups...

But he used a drivelodge roof, and amended an existing rollcage..

I'm looking to do similar, the only 'iffy' element is the odd kink over the rear door.. (purely from looks perspective)

TBH, I think he's absoutely nailed it! I think theres a video walk round on YT somewhere aswell that I have seen..

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16th Jan 2025 1:50pm

white Landy

Member Since: 03 Mar 2015
Location: Mayen
Posts: 19

spider wrote:
So, are the two parts joined together?
Are they meant to go together or have you have to get other brackets made to join them?

Yes, this are two different „cages“. However they fit together By using the original brackets.

16th Jan 2025 2:15pm

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