4x4 camper

[Wandering Fred]

Little bit jealous.......Had a lot of fun with my L300

Have been going down the campervan rabbit hole again recently & keep coming back to the Delica.

I never got around to doing a proper conversion on my L300, other than removing one of the middle captain seats & building some removable boxes that fitted between the rear bench & middle seats to make a decent size double bed if required. When travelling solo, I reversed the middle captains seat & laid it flatish, then laid in that with my feet on the bench seat & a storage box in the gap, sounds a bit crappy but masses of storage & really comfy.

 

[TeeDee]

Little bit jealous.......Had a lot of fun with my L300

Have been going down the campervan rabbit hole again recently & keep coming back to the Delica.

I never got around to doing a proper conversion on my L300, other than removing one of the middle captain seats & building some removable boxes that fitted between the rear bench & middle seats to make a decent size double bed if required. When travelling solo, I reversed the middle captains seat & laid it flatish, then laid in that with my feet on the bench seat & a storage box in the gap, sounds a bit crappy but masses of storage & really comfy.

Yep - I basically want one for doing some solo excursions out and being able to not have to wander back is massive.

I'll start with modest ambitions ref the camper conversion but I have been perving over some of the YT conversions out there.... baby steps...

 

[Broch]

Yep - I basically want one for doing some solo excursions out and being able to not have to wander back is massive.

I'll start with modest ambitions ref the camper conversion but I have been perving over some of the YT conversions out there.... baby steps...

I'll watch your progress with interest

 

[Wandering Fred]

The way I had it set up (or not) served me well, loads of storage in the boxes & behind the bench seat, comfy bed & chair, and space to sort my stuff & cook inside if necessary.

The later models (L400) have a split bench seat that folds up to the side & some have a moveable bench seat in the middle row which I think you can move to the side so a combination of the two should leave one side of the floor as open space. Well worth having a fiddle about with all the options. My L300 had roof windows with blinds which meant you could lay back & sky watch.
I will have to work out how to add photos to my posts one day & then I could really bore you with van pictures.
As I said in your other thread - check the 4WD works properly.

 

[Broch]

I will have to work out how to add photos to my posts one day & then I could really bore you with van pictures.

For £15/yr (£1.25.mth ) join as a full member, then you can just upload photos directly into your post.

Go on, we want to see the photos

 

[Wandering Fred]

@Broch - Subtle hint...
I thought I had joined but obviously not... My old brain is getting more confuddled by the thingummyjig.
On it

 

[Wandering Fred]

 

[TeeDee]

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Just bloody nice isn't it.... !!!

 

[Wandering Fred]

These are a bit more informative.

 

[Wandering Fred]

Bit of Delica porn to whet your appetite.
Taken on Berneray & South Uist when I did a trip to the Outer Hebrides.

 

[billycoen]

It's a toss up between one of these or a Mazda Bongo..

 

[Wandering Fred]

Bongo has the advantage of the pop up roof so would make an easier conventional conversion.

Delica is based on Pajero - so a proper 4x4. I went for the L300 Delica as it was more agricultural, robust, very low-tech & relatively easy to fix (Was great to travel with a tool box & spares again!)

Seriously considering getting another but personal choice & I was/am not looking for a campervan as such, just a vehicle that I can sleep in and drive anywhere.

 

[Nice65]

It's a toss up between one of these or a Mazda Bongo..

Mate of mine is full on off road mad and has a Delica to take him and his lad out. I had a Toyota Townace for a few years that with those twisty diff locks on the hubs and the auto box. It put up a fair competition. Get one, put some Grabber ATs on it, take the rear seats out, bung a mattress in

 

[daveO]

If I won the lottery...