Cornish Rattler Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Hi guys Made a start yesterday raising the rear floor space to make a rear battery compartment for x2 100amp leasure batteries across the front of the rear floor with a lift up lid and to house the spare wheel which will slide out when needed 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Just now, Cornish Rattler said: Hi guys Made a start yesterday raising the rear floor space to make a rear battery compartment for x2 100amp leasure batteries across the front of the rear floor with a lift up lid and to house the spare wheel which will slide out when needed 🙂 Will post more pic's as we go along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Nice ! Just for suggestions, we had a set up like this in the 109 " / 88" / 110 : Slide out stove.. Works quite well... Was originally fitted to our 109" Hard Top and moved to the various other LR's over the decades.. 2 Gas bottles are sliding in and out making for a simple sturdy mount. Camping Gaz can be found almost everywhere and many meals were served from the back door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 49 minutes ago, Arjan said: Nice ! Just for suggestions, we had a set up like this in the 109 " / 88" / 110 : Slide out stove.. Works quite well... Was originally fitted to our 109" Hard Top and moved to the various other LR's over the decades.. 2 Gas bottles are sliding in and out making for a simple sturdy mount. Camping Gaz can be found almost everywhere and many meals were served from the back door. Looks nice, we plan to fit a fold up / down not decided panel on the back door as another work surface and may stand the cooker rings on that and may just use a washing up bowl for washing pots on it as well but will see how it all pans out, once all the paneling is done we can then fit the split charge system and inverter and go from there 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Nothing done today as son is out all day but here are a couple more pic's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Interesting. I was thinking of doing something similar with the Sankey and then putting a roof tent on top of it. Some good inspiration here 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Bigj66 said: Interesting. I was thinking of doing something similar with the Sankey and then putting a roof tent on top of it. Some good inspiration here 👍👍 Yes the only drawback i see with the roof tent is carparks as some are 6'9" and the landy with roof tent is over 7' so would have to find somewhere else to park then if you have a good spot on the campsite there is a very good chance of loosing it so if it does become a problem then i mite do as you have said and fit it to my trailer but the only thing with a trailer is you are ristricted to 60mph on the Mway but hay ho 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 Did a bit more last night made and fitted the headboard but was to late to take pic's so will post some tomoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Here you go, the tape is there to seal the joints as everthing is being carpeted over and roof insulated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Made and fitted the n/s wall panel and worked out where the inverter is going, will post pic's tomoz 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Here's the pic of the n/s wall that we did yesterday, don't think anything will be done tonight as its raining and the garage has a car in there so will try and get it done later in the week ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Is that MDF you’re using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Anderzander said: Is that MDF you’re using ? Yes, i wanted to do it in ply wood but as everything has recently gone up in price it was double the price of MDF and that was expensive ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Just took the landy out since boarding out the back still got the o/s wall to do yet but its a lot quieter now and with the headboard being there the heater is a lot warmer, should be go for driving through the night to Cornwall 😀 Edited March 31, 2022 by Cornish Rattler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Cornish Rattler said: Yes, i wanted to do it in ply wood but as everything has recently gone up in price it was double the price of MDF and that was expensive ☹️ Be really really careful to control the damp - condensation kills MDF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Anderzander said: Be really really careful to control the damp - condensation kills MDF. Will do 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 18 hours ago, Cornish Rattler said: Just took the landy out since boarding out the back still got the o/s wall to do yet but its a lot quieter now and with the headboard being there the heater is a lot warmer, should be go for driving through the night to Cornwall 😀 They’re some of the reasons I changed to a truck cab. A lot warmer and quieter than with the open space of the hard top but not as much fun as no roof at all 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bigj66 said: They’re some of the reasons I changed to a truck cab. A lot warmer and quieter than with the open space of the hard top but not as much fun as no roof at all 👍 Yeah my last 2a 88" was a van with 200tdi in it and the last 6 months of ownership of it i converted it to a truck cab and sold the hardtop on and totally regretted it other than having a nice and toasty cab you couldn't keep anything in the back of it and with it being a tdi in the wet the back end would wheel spin a lot but i sold it in the end ☹️ Edited April 1, 2022 by Cornish Rattler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Just finished fitting the o/s wall, fitting and wiring in the split charge system and fitting and connecting up the inverter inc testing it with my garage vacuum cleaner and it works great, just need to tidy up the cables with cable ties, secure battery but i will be getting a second battery as i just don't thing 100amps is enough☹️ 🙂 Edited April 2, 2022 by Cornish Rattler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 Yesterday whilst i was at work son decided to dig the chillerbox ( not a fridge / freezer just a fridhe ) out of the shed and place it in the back of the landy just for testing and it was plugger into the inverter ( 2000W ) and running great for about 5 hrs and it was nice and cool and was only pulling 0.2 amps which i thought was great 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 So 50W, is that constant? It's like leaving one headlamp all the time if so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 22 minutes ago, Bowie69 said: So 50W, is that constant? It's like leaving one headlamp all the time if so. Seems to be, we haven't driven the landy since wiring everything in so aux battery probably not fully charged it just has the charge in it as we got the new battery a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 It just so happens i had to nip out to B&Q after my last post and everything's fine and both batteries are fully charged and the aux screen for the inverter is saying the aux battery is full so i'm really pleased but obviously a proper camping trip will be the real test so tryibg to get it all done for the Billing show in June and can't wait 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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