Land cruiser troopy

Having had quite a few Troopys through work and travelled all over Australia and now own a 2001 Troopy which has been very reliable over many thousand of kilometers I would reccomend a DIESEL.

I done that in the early nineties with a HJ75 troopie which I still have.
Re fake floors & drawers under, you realize (I hope) that these drawers will need to be very long or space is wasted.
My set up was different, I had a single bunk on the drivers side which easily could fold out to a double bunk. Had a slide out fridge under the back of the bunk and, since the bunk base was hinged, the forward part under it was easily accessible for stowing.
During the day the bunk was always folded to single (mattress folded too) and all the room beside it could be used for stowing things.

The lot was attached to the original fold down seat mountings on the side and on the floor.

I would definitely go for the diesel. The old 1Hz is very reliable if treated well in regards to service & quality oils/filters.

Last year I took one on a ~40,000Km trip from Sth Korea across Russia and around Central Asia. Had no major issues and it performed well even when at high altitudes in Tajikistan.

I built a storage system in the back with a steel frame and plywood panels. We slept on top and were quite comfortable. I would not put in full length drawers as they are very heavy and hard to make space efficient. I will put some pictures of what we did in my profile for you to see.

Do a search as there are some previous threads about building storage in the back of troopys. Keep it simple and test out what you have done with some short trips before you do a long one. Do not be afraid to ask or change things to get it right.

cheers
alastair

Have a look in our profile section for a few photos of how we have set up our Troopy.
We have had a bed in the back for many years and have found it very satisfactory and comfortable. Big drawers underneath, although made of MDF have lasted very well - they have been in use for 10 years and a number of big trips over rough tracks. We also have a small tent off the back which also works well.
We are in the process of working up a blog on the set-up - will see if we can move it along a bit quicker!

Our Troopy is petrol, so pretty thirsty - suggest go diesel rather than dual fuel, as gas is hard to get in more remote areas.

Cheers,

Val

As others have said get a Diesel. I would suggest ensuring it is a 4.2L one. The early 90's (pre 1995 I think) were 4L ones. I would suggest the 1995 onwards 4.2L version.

There are a wide variety of ways to set up the rear of a troopie. Have you considered searching for an ex hire one? There should be a few out there as they rotate their stock frequently. The advantage with these ones may be you wont have to set up any of the cooking, sink, bed etc. The down side may be that you may need to spend more time reconditioning or renewing mechanical parts as hire vehicles are usually sold off after lots of KM's.

I am not sure how much access you get as a visitor (non-member) on exploroz but if you can search members profiles you may be able to look at pictures people have posted of their rigs and get some ideas that way.

sdr00y 1995 RV troopie

While Troopy's make excellent tourers I found the poor access was a pain & given my time again would go a Landcruiser tray. They can be accessed from 3 sides making storage/tanks easy to fit with several different options for the bed.
Cheers Craig.............

Would this suit your needs? I recall being in your situation, I thought I'd buy a shell and set it up with a bed in the back as you describe. I have been extremely happy with this vehicle, and will be sorry to see it go - but our first child is due in a few weeks, and there is nowhere for the baby seat.

http://www.users.on.net/~tim.owen/

Thanks guys for all your advice so far- big help!!

Cheers

Lenny