We travel the World in a classic Land Rover Defender 130, 300TDI, camper
We have been invited by the Norwegian Land Rover Club, North Section for their end-of-year gathering in Setermoen on November 27 and 28, 2021. Remi, the North Section President, approached us at the Biltema car park in Finnsnes. We gladly accept the invitation and drive on the 27th to the location indicated by Remi on … Read more
In our recent posts it was already clear that we have entered winter in Northern Norway. In this blog we describe how we arm ourselves against the Arctic winter. Our bodies and our car are well protected against the cold we experience here. How do we protect ourselves? Our food First of all, luckily we … Read more
In recent times we have paid a lot of attention to winterizing the car and ourselves. We expect to be well prepared for the coming winter conditions. Winterizing Milady I had previously made our car reasonably winter-ready with the extra canvas on the outside of the pop-up roof. I also insulated the water tank after … Read more
In this video we tell you why we went on a world tour, how we do it and how we got there. We also explain why we chose a Land Rover for this adventure and why she is called Milady Landy. We give a short report of our first trips with the Old Milady Landy … Read more
We drive with an old diesel car, a Land Rover Defender 130, our Milady Landy. That’s not the most environmentally friendly car, so we decided to compensate for the miles we drive by investing in trees in Uganda. Eco-Friendly Travel I borrowed this title from the ANWB-Kampioen, the article in the Kampioen of July/August 2021 … Read more
So, yesterday and today I, Gert Jan, cleared out Milady well and cleaned the inside. That immediately gave me the opportunity to put the entire inventory on the scale. Then it turns out how much we take on the road, and I have to say, that all seems useful. Now Milady Landy is our residence, … Read more
During our first part of the world trip (to Morocco) we kept a job list of improvements to the car and equipment. We took advantage of the corona rest period to finish the list. A number of jobs speak for themselves, some I describe below: Cover kitchen An aluminum cover was missing from the kitchen, … Read more
We have made a nice addition to the lifting roof of PSP Expeditioncampers. This red outer cover protects us even better against strong wind and / or precipitation. Especially in snowfall, our mattress was sometimes wet due to melt water against the inner tent, we solved that nicely in this way, thanks to Witte Zeilmakerij … Read more
This video gives details of how I connected the fuel line of the Wallas XC Duo cooker&heater to the main fuel tank of the Land Rover Defender.This method can also be used for other cookers and heaters such as Eberspacher, Webasto or Chinese alternatives.
A video impression of our life in Milady Landy in Morocco, among others: