I want to build a long-term (fairly serious) expedition vehicle in the back of a land rover defender 110. My ideas (been thinking about this fr a while, before I got anything down to a forum) are below.
Exterior
Roof bars on top, to support pop-up roof tent of the 'wedge' shape variety (like
THIS). I want to use this type because -ideally- I want to mount a solar panel on top and the wiring has to reach down to go through the roof. A 270° awning (like
THIS).
Probably a decent aerial (or 2, or 3, or 4 or 5 or 6) as I want a ham radio.
Interior Cab
A decent mobile HAM radio fitted to the dashboard and ideally an iridium satellite phone setup (they do car-specific ones).
Interior Back
-Right (as you look into the back from the back door)
An electric cook hob, a small sink (such as
THESE), storage lockers, probably containing electrics for dual batteries/ solar panel among other things.
-Left (as you look into the back from the back door)
Storage lockers, including a taller one like a miniature wardrobe, and a place to keep boots, as well as some flat surfaces with could serve as work space or storage if things were lashed on with bungees. Also a pull-across table and a piece of board which works in exactly the same way but at a lower level to serve as a seat.
Thats about it (sorry its a lot, especially for a first post, but this is an idea I've had for ages and I wanted to do some real work towards looking into).
Questions:
-Insulation?????
-Is any of this entirely impractical?
-If so why?
-and how can I change it to be more realistic?
-any other advice is gratefully received.
Thanks
*I want to thank Chris, if he sees this, he'll know who he is*