New Troopie - Makeover

Black Widow 300 mm Trades Depth Draws.
www.blackwidow4wdstorage.com

I thought the GXL had passenger doors?

You have ordered and probably paid for it so I guess you would know :-)

Would you need the third door to gain access to the seats or just for storage.
If it is just to get at the seats I wouldn't worry about it, getting in to the rear seats is not that bad.

I have a 92 RV.
It has "Outback" drawers in the back with the big 80 litre Waeco mounted on a slide, it works okay for us.

I know you want to keep things off the roof but I recommend a roof top tent. Quick and easy to set up, plus it saves room as you can leave the bedding in it when you pack it up. I have the ARB tent on mine with the roll out awning, all up about 50kg I think.

Cheers, Jack

Michael

You talk about long range tanks. Doesn't that model have dual tanks? (180l)

Or are you contemplating real long range tanks?

Yeah,

Real long range, I am setting it up for extended remote area touring.

Michael A

Michael,

Good to see that you have come around to a real 4WD. The Troopie must have impressed you on the CSR two years ago. We will not talk about the "U" bolts.

At the moment I am in the middle of packing the Troopie for the Canning again plus a couple of other trips that I will be doing over winter.

There will be a lot of good advice from other Troopie owners on this site that will help you decide on what system to go for. The only thing that I would say is to only have the draws as long as cargo area that is behind the back seats.

By the time that you get the vehicle there should be plenty of aftermarket bars and tanks on the market. The way you had the Patrol set up was good and if you do much the same you will not go wrong.

We will check under the bonnet in November. The Vic High Country has changed a lot since the fires. It should be well on the way to regrowing but will be very different to what you saw before.

Wayne