Foldable Solar Panels on the Defender: MPPT 75/15 & 2×100 W
Why Foldable Panels — and Not Fixed to the Roof? The obvious solution would have been a fixed solar panel on the roof. Sounds tidy — mount it once and…
Water Supply in the Defender Camper: Tank, Pump & Shower
Water Supply in the Defender Camper: Installing a 64-Litre Tank, Pump & Shower Yourself Why Have a Fixed Water System at All?You can get surprisingly far with a jerrycan in…
Defender Rear Crossmember Replacement: Fixing an MOT Failure
Replacing the Defender Rear Crossmember: From MOT Failure to New Metalwork Some jobs you choose yourself — others the MOT inspector chooses for you. Our rear crossmember fell firmly into…
Defender Footwell Repair: Welding New Floor Plates
Welding Defender Footwell Panels: When You Can See the Road Through the Floor There's that moment when you have to admit that "a bit of surface rust" is no longer…
Defender Camper Substructure: Plywood Base & Fixings
Substructure for the Camper Build: The Wooden Framework Before a single nice furniture panel goes into the car, you need something unglamorous that everything else will eventually hang from: the…
Overland Camper Electrical System in a Defender (Off-Grid Setup)
Camper Electrics in the Defender: Off-Grid Living Without Killing the Starter Battery Power is the thing that decides whether a vehicle truly becomes a home or just a glorified tent…
Defender TD5 Fuel Pump Replacement: Guide & Access Tip
Replacing the Fuel Pump on a Defender TD5: No More Counting Kilometres to the Petrol Station There are road trips where the tension doesn't come from the landscape — it…
Gluing a Headliner in a Defender: Felt onto Armaflex, Cleanly
Gluing a Headliner in the Defender: Getting Automotive Felt Cleanly onto Armaflex The headliner is the first thing your eyes land on when you wake up in the car in…
Defender Sound Deadening with Alubutyl: Guide & Real-World Tips
Defender Sound Deadening with Alubutyl: Why Less Is More There's a speed at which an old Defender stops being a car and starts being a drum. For Eddie, that threshold…
DIY Defender Rear Door Panel: Speakers & a Custom Grille
Building a Rear Door Panel from Scratch: From Strip-Out to a Speaker Highlight The original Defender rear door panel is exactly what you don't want in a travel vehicle: thick,…