LAND ROVER
DEFENDER 110 TD4
"Our fearless partner on the road, our go-anywhere home on wheels. The 110 is the backbone of our adventures."
Year: 2010
Engine: 2.4l 4-cylinder diesel
Horsepower: 122 hp
Mileage: 180.000 km
Color: Keswick Green
Nickname: Rosie (we kept the name given to the car by the previous owners)
Owned: 2020 - present
Status: Always keen and ready-to-go for adventures with the occasional maintenance and modification break
Background: When we got into a relationship almost ten years ago we bought a tiny scale model of a Defender 110, put it into a cupboard in the livingroom so that we could see it everyday and said to ourselves: "One day we´ll own one of these, convert it into an expedition vehicle and go for a once in a lifetime trip. Fast forward to today we still can´t believe that all these dreams came true and we could not be happier about it.
However this path was not clear from the beginning as we prepared our previous car (a Defender 90, see below) for the big trip. But when Covid turned the world upside down in 2020 we had to postpone our departure. While basically being in lockdown in the spring of the same year we scrolled the good old interwebs and found this gem pretty much around the corner of where we used to live at the time. We were fully prepared to tackle our long adventure with the 90 but we knew in the back of our minds that a little more interior space for a rainy day could come in handy. We already knew we wanted to cross colder climate areas as well. So we went to have a look at the 110, we liked what we saw and it has been a love story ever since.
The car was already converted into a camper with a solid interior and a pop-up roof and for us this was the perfect blank canvas to draw on. Over the months prior to our departure we went through the vehicle from top to bottom individualizing it for our needs: Tires, roofrack, lighting, PV and electrical system, fuel, storage, awning, recovery gear - the list goes on and with a car like this you are never really done, right?
See the full Defender modification & gear list below!
MODS & GEAR LIST
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Wheels & Tires:
- Land Rover "Wolf" Steel Wheels ANR4583 16"x6.5 (Link)
- BF Goodrich All-Terrain 265/75 R16 (Link)
- No track extensions
Suspension:
- Front: Stock
- Rear: Land Rover HD Coil Springs (Link/Link)
Vehicle Upgrades:
- Knaack Metallbau Pop-top Roof (out of production)
- Front Runner Slimline II Roof Rack Kit (Link)*
- Raised Air Intake / Snorkel, re-powdercoated (Link)
- Masai 4x4 Bumper Light Bar (Link)
- Escape 4x4 Rear Ladder (Link, similar)
- Rasta 4x4 Rock Sliders, Side Protection Bars (out of production)
- Nakatanenga Steering Guard + 2x Front Recovery Points, powdercoated (Link)
- Dixon Bate DA2123 Tow Hitch + Recovery Point (Link)
- Offroad-Tec Airline Rail Kit, side-mounted, 2x (Link)
- Offroad-Tec Jerry Can Mount, 2x (Link)
- Offroad-Tec Recovery Device Mounts (Link)
- Offroad Monkeys Door Hinges (Link)
- Offroad Monkeys Rear Door Hinges (Link)
- Offroad Monkeys Hood Mounts (Link)
- Offroad Monkeys Windshield Frame Mounts (Link)
- Webasto Thermo Top Auxiliary Heater (Link)
Camping:
- Custom Casemaker Interior build with emergency bed
- Indoor Table on swinging arm
- Rhino-Rack Batwing 270° Awning (Link)
- Front Runner Expander Chairs, 2x (Link)*
- Front Runner Steel Camp Table Kit (Link)*
- Custom fixed outdoor table made from an old wakeboard
- Dometic Coolmatic CB36W Built-In Fridge/Freezer (Link)*
- Fiskars X7 Universal Axe (Link)*
- Fiskars Xtract SW75 Handsaw (Link)*
- Fiskars Universal Knive (Link)*
- Fiskars Axe & Knife Sharpener (Link)*
- Travel Hammock (Link)*
- Bivy Loo Camping Toilet (Link)*
- Skandika Sleeping Bag Mild Climate (Link)*
- Evolite Dreamer Sleeping Bag Cold Climate (Link)
- Cocoon Shield Travelsheet (Link)*
- Cocoon Travel Pillow (Link)*
- Custom Thermo Window Blinds
- Custom Thermo Pop-Top Roof Cover
Kitchen:
- Coleman Dual Fuel Stove (Link)*
- FuelFriend 1.5l for Stove Gasoline (Link)*
- Camping Stove for Indoor Cooking (Link)*
- Petromax Dutch Oven ft4.5 (Link)*
- Petromax Cooking Grate for Dutch Oven (Link)*
- Petromax Lid Lifter for Dutch Oven (Link)*
- Fennek Hexagon Firepit (Link)*
- Fennek Folding Grill for Firepit (Link)*
- Front Runner Kitchen Utensil Set (Link)*
- Sea to Summit Cooking Pot Set (Link)*
- Dometic Thermo Bottle (Link)*
- Dometic Wine Tumbler (Link)*
- Omnia Oven (Link)*
- Ortlieb Folding Bowl (Link)*
- Keep-Fresh Food Packaging (Link)*
Decals:
- Some cool stickers on the back, yo!
Storage:
- Front Runner Wolfpack, 2x (Link)*
- Front Runner Stratchits Tie Down Straps (Link)*
- Front Runner Tie Down Rings Black (Link)*
- Ortlieb Big Zip Drybag 140l (Link)
- B&W Outdoor Case Typ 5000 (Link)*
- Nakatanenga Cubbybox Extension (Link)
- Universal Tie Down Straps Black (Link)*
Electrical System & Power Supply:
- National Luna Dual Battery System (Link)
- Banner Running Bull AGM Battery 80 Ah, 2x (Link)*
- Dometic DSP 412 12V/230V Inverter 350W (Link)*
- CTEK 7.0 230V Battery Charger (Link)*
- CTEK Fast Coupler (Link)*
- Noco Boost X 1250A Battery Booster (Link)*
- Canadian Solar PV Module 350W (Link)
- Votronic MPP 350 Duo Solar Regulator (Link)*
- Votronic Solar Computer (Link)*
- Votronic 12V/USB Sockets (Link)*
- 230V Extension Cord Outdoor 10m (Link)*
Fuel:
- GMB Mount Extended Fuel Tank 47L (117l overall fuel capacity) (Link)
Water:
- Custom Internal Water Tank 35L
- Custom Internal Grey Water Tank 10L
- Reich Power Jet Waterpump (Link)*
- Nakatenenga Water Jerry Can 20L (Link)
- Nakatanenga Upgraded Tap for Jerrycan (Link)
- Wasserziege Swiss Army Waterskin (Link)
- Alb Filter Fusion Water Filter Kit (Link)*
- Alb Filter Protect Prefilter (Link)*
- Built-in Stainless Steel Sink (Link)*
- Comet Sink Water Tap (Link)*
- Reich Hose Coupler (Link)*
- Reich Shower Kit (Link)*
- Camelbak Magnetic Chute Drinking Bottle (Link)*
Recovery:
- Front Runner Recovery Device Mounting Kit (Link)*
- Maxtrax MKII Black (Link)*
- ARB Air Compressor CKMA12 Kit (Link)*
- ARB Manometer (Link)
- ARB Tire Pressure Monitor/Deflator (Link)*
- Paddock Kinetic Recovery Rope (Link)
- ARB Snatch Strap 9m (Link)
- ARB Snatch Strap 3m (Link)
- Fiskars Folding Shovel (Link)*
- ARB Speedy Seal Tire Repair Kit (Link)*
- iCarsoft OBDII Diagnostic Tool for Land Rovers (Link)*
- Assorted Toolbox incl. Defender TD4 specific tools (e.g. 52mm socket for wheel bearings)
- Socket Spanner & Wrench Set (Link)*
- Grease Gun & Grease (Universal & Lithium) (Link)*
- Assorted Electrical Supplies
- Defender TD4 Spare Part Kit
- Original Land Rover Car Jack
- Hi-Lift HL-364 (only for rough terrain) (Link)*
- Jumper Cable (Link)*
- Warning Triangle
- Reflective Safety Vests
- Protective Gloves
- Large First Aid Kit (Link)*
- Assorted Medication
Safety:
- We better not talk about that here :)
Cockpit:
- Fixed Smartphone Mount (Link)*
- RAM Mount Smartphone Mount (Link)*
- RAM-Mount Extension Arm (Link)*
- Nakatanenga RAM-Mount Adapter (Link)
- Nakatanenga DIN Mount (Link)
- Albrecht AE 6491 CB Radio (Link)*
- Firestik CB Antenna 92cm black (Link)*
- Firestik Base Coil Heavy (Link)*
- Nakatanenga Sunvisor Organizer 2.1 Grey (Link)
- Garmin inReach Explorer+ (Link)
- Google Maps App for Online-Navigation (Link)
- Maps.me App for Offline-Navigation (Link)
- MapOut-App for Offroad & Track Driving (Link)
Lighting:
- Lazer Lamps T-R1000, roof mounted, 2x (Link)
- Lazer Lamps ST4, grill mounted 2x (Link)
- Lazer Lamps UTILITY-25, rear mounted (Link)
- LED Spot Light, side mounted
- LED Stripe for Cockpit Illumination (Link)*
- Led Lenser MP14 Torch (Link)*
- Led Lenser ML6 Warm Light Lantern (Link)*
- Magnetic Interior Camping Lights (Link)*
- Petzl Actik Core Headlamp (Link)*
- Hazet 1979W-82 Work Light (Link)*
Tech:
- Sony Alpha 7 E-Mount ILCE-7 Digital Camera (Link)*
- SanDisk Extreme Memory Cards (Link)*
- DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo (Link)*
- SanDisk Extreme microSDXC Memory Card (Link)*
- DJI OSMO Mobile Gimbal (Link)*
- Manfrotto Tripod (Link)*
- Gorillapod Tripod (Link)*
- Laptop
- External Hard Drive (Link)*
- Smartphones
