GQ Rear Storage completed

Melbourne....Hahahaah. I think you might find Willems favouite engineering works are two batteries and a bit fencing wire parked on a hill overlookin Kintore.

LOL

The capacity to carry all the extra fuel will only be needed on one or two occasions. Without the fuel capacity the GQ weighs in at 150kg under GVM. So in the end the weight may only be 50 -100kg over GVM. I do run Poyairs but keep the pressures low. So far have not had an issue with as turret cracking despite a mate trying to wind me up when lying under my vehicle :-) Will be checking for cracks this week as part of thorough ckeck -up of chassis.

I lub dat Kintore place cuz. Bin dere tree times now....lol

Yerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Cheeky bugger!!!!

I tried all entries and the easiest is from the front passgenger seat. I can actually roll over in bed not touching the hood lining...So there. Might not suit someone like you cos you aren't flexible enough. Fat people are flexible....LOL


Cheer

A video of you trying all the different ways to get in would have been bloody funny, Mr Flexible

Dave

It looks a good job though Wilem, well thought out.

Davei

hahaha, Dave pre-empted my question!!!, no room for hankypanky mr Willem!!!

Footy

Have been sleeping in truck for two years now(whilst travelling ofcourse). Its comfortable enough for a camp bed.

Cheers

Apparently I move around a bit when asleep, so it might not suit me, although I've slept anywhere and everywhere when younger. A bit of age and things starting to fall apart makes it all different, as you know.

Hi Willem
Mate maybe you should see a doctor about that bad snoring and then just maybe Judith would let you back in the house.
2 years is a long time to sleep in a car.....hahahahahaha

Getting out isn't the problem it is getting in after a night around the camp fire drinking your moon shine...LOL
Well done.

Regards Ross

That reminds me...I still have some of Sir Kev's Moonshine.

Actually its quite easy. Just sliiiiiidddeeee in...lol


Cheers

I could arrange another delivery for the Pyrenees, just need to get Sam to pick some up in Sydney in Sept LOL

Cheers Kev

William?

This isnt new. Just a bit higher than before


Cheers

Fuel storage still has to get steel harness made which should keep jerries in place and stop forward movement as well. Jerries will also be tied down with rachet strap.

Have been using this set-up with MDF since the early '90's and it works well. Can't give you mathematical equation on it, but suffice to say, I don't expect any problems

Hard cornering is out of the question. Rough roads and cross country remains to be seen but I have had similar set-ups in the past and they have worked well

Wotcher paying?

Universal currency - beer & hookers! lol. Seriously, you have inspired me to get mine finished. I have all the materials and the bottom half is done. Just need to finish the cage section and the shelf over the fridge.

Then I'll have to go somewhere.

Or maybe in front of your house?...lol

Just drop the old bomb off here one day and I will rearrange it for you, young fella.

Payment can be half the fuel to DTS and back



Cheers

Modesty? hahahahahahahaha.

Apart from National Gatherings where cluster camping is allowed, I normally camp away from the madding crowd. Go to bed after dark and rise before sparrowfart so your are unlikely to see much except maybe a pair of old legs......................................:-)


I have some hardened plastic floor covering over the top of the lids. That'll do.

nickb

Not going to install a cargo barrier as it is impractical, but have a steel restraint welded up for me which utilises floor bolts to stop movement of jerrycans forwards and sideways. Jerrycan also tied down with ratched strap. Apart from the MDF there isn't much weight in the back of the vehicle. Just the fridge, some tools, recovery gear and prospecting gear.

The remake is to carry extra fuel for extremely remote off track driving so weight will not be carried constantly. I normally tow a bush trailer with all the camping gear

Yeah, the barrier was a bit of a pain in the bum for everyday use for me. I was carrying about the same as you, my fridge slide ripped itself out of the mdf and hit the barrier(the engel still works but has a big dent in it), as did my cast cooking pot!

Mine didn't have any welded supports so yours is probably stronger than mine.

This is a pic before I moved the cargo barrier to behind the front seats and extended the shelf.

I think that may be more information than any of us need to know about Willems 'storage' modifications!doc.

Steven

Should I ever get to that stage...what do you suggest? I need to know what your real life experience in such matter is. Have you slept in you vehicle? Was it similar to what I have constructed?

These days you travel in your caravan. Does it have a toilet or have you drilled a hole in the wall to do your business out on the caravan park parking bay?

Your wisdom will be appreciated


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Maybe so, but you wouldn't want to be getting in and out of that crawl space too often each night.

I sense some scoffing, but it's a serious matter to those affected.

When I used to camp in a tent I used to go outside.

When sleeping in my old 80 series I used to crawl out through a passenger door. This was really a pain. That's why I asked what I thought was a reasonable question.

When we had a camper trailer I used a 5 litre plastic bottle.

Now, the caravan does have a toilet but we only use it when absolutely necessary because of the difficulty of finding a dump point to dispose of the contents in an environmentally acceptable manner. So I still use the 5 litr bottle. The van toilet is almost exclusively my wife's domain and I'm happy to have it that way, although strangely it is still my job to empty the canister.

Geez, this Forum seems to be able to cope with all sorts of subjects except those discussing ways to make essential functions more comfortable.

Oh well........

What is it to you what I may or may not do in my sleeping time in the back of my vehicle?

Oz doc above, summed it up

mmmate - 5 litres!- maybe you need to cut back on the drinking a little! doc.

OK.

OK, so maybe I was being a little terse. Maybe to the crassness of the question. The subject has been documented here before some while ago.

The best thing to do do is not to drink a whole lot of liquid at night before you go to bed.. Yeah, I know...sit around the camp-fire sinking tinnie after tinnie. That was in the 70's and 80's. Eventually you come to the stage when that is unsustainable.

So since about 2000 I have had older bloke's problems. I decided to utilise a V8 Juice 1 litre bottle and as my habits have changed I have not filled it during the night for quite a while. Once a week I use a bit of bleach and water to 'purify' the container.

I am interested to learn that you have abrogated your right, Steven, to the use of the inside toilet. Remember, sitting down on the receptacle isn't a crime(as long as you don't admit to doing it). If you have a toilet then use it. You can normally dispose of that waste at town rubbish tips or in a neatly dug hole in the middle of nowhere.

Sleep well tonite, eh!

Willem, Thats a great spot for a bed and just thinking that the sliding window could be a handy item in the middle of the night..!!! Michael

Next time you come past Michael, maybe you would care to give a demonstration!!!!

Thats one thing thats crook on the GU, no rear window opening at all.. Even the 100 series has a little rear opening on the side windows.. Oh well!!