Thread: 4x4 camper conversion ideas...

Originally Posted by gadgetman

A camping trailer is something I've been thinking of putting together. Even something just big enough to sleep in, but preferred as just cargo/cooking/kayaka. Can leave behind for day excursions along with tent that takes 5 mins to put up.

You will need a bigger driveway soon

Originally Posted by longrange308

You will need a bigger driveway soon

Been thinking of that.

Landcruiser with boat and trailer on the roof racks followed by luxury offroad caravan. Well, thats my retirement plan...

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Currently on my TM watch list:
If only - Mercedes Benz Unimog Motorhome | Trade Me
More to the budget - Camper Trailer | Trade Me

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

Currently on my TM watch list:
If only - Mercedes Benz Unimog Motorhome | Trade Me
More to the budget - Camper Trailer | Trade Me

Well set up wagon that one.But without fast axels and a turbo its going to be a long slow drive anywhere.I drove my first one from Germany to Norway and my second one half the length of Norway.My arse and ears still havn't forgiven me.

If I was going to set up a 4X4 for camping I would get a landcrusier troop carrier and make/graft a pop top onto it.Its still going to be cramped but at least you will have some head room.

The probs with roof tents - wind drag on fuel costs, sleeping high up can be disorientating as the truck wobbles in the wind, getting out for a midnight pee is dangerous (as soon as you're over 40yrs old this is a habit).

Converting the rear to sleep in is better.

I made one about 5 yrs ago.

Removable H frames for kayaks or rooftop (which I never bought).


Checkerplate all round. Sikaflex and SS blind riveted to galv chassis. Drop down rear legs. Jockeywheel and drop stand up front, 4x bike rack on A frame extended drawbar, water, diesel, gas and washing tank. LED lights outside and inside. Hard top on gas struts. Lockable. Commercial tires etc. Cost me over $5k to build - and I bought everything at work rates, using work equipment in free time.

Sold it as it wasn't getting used enough, taking up space and I needed to do up the quad.

Originally Posted by scottrods

I made one about 5 yrs ago.

Removable H frames for kayaks or rooftop (which I never bought).


Checkerplate all round. Sikaflex and SS blind riveted to galv chassis. Drop down rear legs. Jockeywheel and drop stand up front, 4x bike rack on A frame extended drawbar, water, diesel, gas and washing tank. LED lights outside and inside. Hard top on gas struts. Lockable. Commercial tires etc. Cost me over $5k to build - and I bought everything at work rates, using work equipment in free time.

Sold it as it wasn't getting used enough, taking up space and I needed to do up the quad.

Very nice! Do you have any pics?

Originally Posted by Tommy

Very nice! Do you have any pics?

Lost most of them when older PC Hard drive crashed.

If your going to do it. Be civilised would you


Sent from the swamp

Originally Posted by chrome

If your going to do it. Be civilised would you


Sent from the swamp

needs to be really comfortable as you could be waiting for help a long time when it breaks down i see the fronts already up on stands

You'd need that long term accomodation for when you're doing all the rover repairs....

These guys are brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7z_TZ1feY0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS-8avJVCbE

I wish I'd bought a set of their drawers for my prado, but the shipment was too much cost at the time.
I bought a set of MCC drawers instead.

or build your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfcLRJoKNY4

I considered a RTT for our Landcruiser, but we head into some quite rough bush four wheel driving and camping, and ripping the canvas was a major concern for us. As well as the added height which is already an issue with our Wagon having quite a high roofline already. A RTT would end up being over 7ft of the ground by the time it was mounted to racks on the roof.
2nd option was a poptop caravan, lifted onto some decent sized tyres for a bit of ground clearance. or possibly a teardrop style camper trailer.
There is an outfit in Australia that does poptop roof conversions for Landrovers and I think, Landcruisers too.