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I hink some of these posts are taking the P*$ , why carry dog food, you can just as easily carry tinned ham ? A washer bottle full of water isnt going to last you very long! Dust will get into practically every 4 wd , that I have come across , even to the point that gets into lights . The only way I solved it on my 110 was fitting a commercial vehicle aircon unit that filters the fresh air thru a donaldson aircleaner , this allows you to pressurise the interior of the vehicle . Landrover do an optional extra bug guard for the rad, that fits just behind the grill of the defender, they work very well. The earlier 110/90 doors and bonnets will carry a spare for 1000,s of miles without problems (even on very baddly corrugated roads), but I have seen later defenders having split problems . Good pre trip maintenance , and usage, so you get to know your vehicle is the biggest safety factor, particularly if the vehicle is a recent aquistion , as you will not know its maintenance regime, they can be extremely reliable , from my decades of experience with landrover products. HTSH
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I hink some of these posts are taking the P*$ , why carry dog food, you can just as easily carry tinned ham ? A washer bottle full of water isnt going to last you very long! Dust will get into practically every 4 wd , that I have come across , even to the point that gets into lights . The only way I solved it on my 110 was fitting a commercial vehicle aircon unit that filters the fresh air thru a donaldson aircleaner , this allows you to pressurise the interior of the vehicle . Landrover do an optional extra bug guard for the rad, that fits just behind the grill of the defender, they work very well. The earlier 110/90 doors and bonnets will carry a spare for 1000,s of miles without problems (even on very baddly corrugated roads), but I have seen later defenders having split problems . Good pre trip maintenance , and usage, so you get to know your vehicle is the biggest safety factor, particularly if the vehicle is a recent aquistion , as you will not know its maintenance regime, they can be extremely reliable , from my decades of experience with landrover products. HTSH
no, not taking the piss, but thanks for the endorsement!
landrover rear doors are notorious for leaking dust, yes, all vehicles do to a greater or lesser degree, but landrovers are firmly in the greater camp. rear door flex, worstened by carrying a spare is one culprit. Also, it is well known and extensively documented that the rear door can't take the weight of a spare wheel for extended periods off road without breaking up. Positive pressure venitlation would be nice! that how UEV keep dust out of their off road caravans!


If you read the OP we are talking about 300tdis here (which I wouldn't class as an earlier 90/110 so I presume you don't) and as I stated, it is only 300tdi's, not earlier models, that you can't put the spare on the bonnet. The military ones are heavy duty, reinforced, specifically for carrying a spare, and they still cracked the injectors.

Thats my experience of decades of landrover products,, and why I don't have one anymore!
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tacr2man, I can't see any logic in your post.

you tape the keyholes to prevent the locks from malfunctioning Never mentioned a negative on this , as you say it works well
the mossie net is free and goes outside of grill so you can brush it clean Hole size is an important factor in porosity especially a increased velocity
and canned dog food makes sure you only eat it if you are really desperate If you need to resort to such measures due lack of self control maybe you should not be travelling on your own

I think you were too quick to judge...I may be one , and therefore I may well have been .
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