Overlanding vehicle tour - Defender Land Rover (full tour)

hey hey this is a Land Rover Defender car tour uh  we will be doing the whole car outside and inside   and I'll get into that very soon we're at Nick  and Redfield and we left everything behind a bit   more than a year ago traveled the world with our  Land Rover Defender Albatross uh it's our house on   Wheels we're going to do the seven continents  88 countries for three or four years with it   so it's really our house on meal yeah and we've  heated everything three years prior to a trip to   make sure everything was perfect we tested it in  Iceland we like the setup for our type of travel   for sure everyone has a different style and a  different Comfort level for us it's great there   are a few things we change but that's about it um  okay today what we will talk about is the engine   area we will talk about all of the setup exterior  and all of the Interior setup and it's now been   a year and a half that we're traveling and so  far everything is great we're super happy with   the setup today I'm going to be the one filming  and he's going to be the one talking let's go before we start this is a Defender 2012. it's a  puma 2.2 liter engine it's 110 in terms of the   length Five Doors the car has 180 000 kilometers  we've done about 60 000 kilometers since the start   of the trip a year and four months ago okay  let's jump right into it we'll start with the   front uh as you can notice there is no roof rack  on our car which is called Albatross um but we do   have instead this bag in this bag we have all the  camping gear so that means camping chairs sleeping   bag excess sleeping mattress snorkel gear and a  few little extra things honestly in a year and a   half through Europe North America Central America  and now in South America nobody has ever touched   it and we've always left it here so pretty sweet  it's waterproof and sandproof so it's great uh   that's what we have here this is for the AC  unit for the air unit uh we upgraded it here   with a filter the idea is because when it rains  or it snows it clogs up the air so this system   here makes the air intake Come From Below and  secondly is a filter so when you're turning on the   AC industry roads you're not getting blown with  dust and so this filter helps um we did change the   lights these are all LED lights uh from Vision X  the same for the three lights here this one shoots   forward these two shoot on the side the idea  is because in Sweden we couldn't see the deers   coming so we installed these we barely ever use  these because we don't drive at night but they're   there if needed we have a Plexiglas protection the  lights are already Plexiglas they're not glass so   they're already pretty well protected but just as  an extra precaution we installed these when rocks   are in Pebbles are coming from other vehicles so  so far so good a winch uh I think it's a 9.5 ton   9 500 kilogram weight win so it's pretty strong  we haven't used it much uh we mostly pulled other   cars out but we did pull ourselves once out in  Belgium bumper we have a small bumper the idea   is just to not have too much weight so instead of  having a bumper that covers the whole car it just   covers the bottom which is good enough we've never  hit anything fingers crossed so we'll find for now um what else is here is there trouble so this  shovel we mostly use it for bathroom breaks   uh it has helped us in situations where we were  parked in the sand or we needed to dig a hole to   park the car to level the car when camping but  it's mostly for bathrooms we did forget to say   one thing there's a skid plate here just has  protection for the for the Rocks you may hit   um in between the front and rear axles there's  also a cover on the on the big ball let's say   so as a protection from any debris we hit  we hit and that's about it here in terms of   suspensions we have reinforced suspensions front  and at the back we have an inner coil which I'll   show you and the koni raid shocks which work  perfectly well we're extremely happy with them   now coming to the side uh if you have good  Ridge tires we love to be of Goodrich Tires   usually what we do is in Europe North America  probably just those two continents we use 235s   85 I believe uh 16 rims and when we're in  Central South America Australia Africa and   Asia so all the rest we use the 265 75 16  rims uh the idea just to have a bit more   Traction in those type of terrains but in  Europe those thinner tires are perfectly   fine and they consume less so right now  we're on the 265s and they work perfectly   we haven't actually punctured any tires at  all since uh since the beginning of the trip   coming to this side of the vehicle awning so  this is a 90 degree awning it just comes out   straight and goes back in it would be amazing  to have the 270 but we didn't have it so this is   what we have for now we don't use the awning much  it's actually if somebody asked us what would be   the most useless equipment you have I'd probably  say yawning it might one day change but for now   at least a 90 degree awning is really not that  useful if you have the 270 maybe it's better   and on this side we have these extended mirrors  from rough Parts the Swiss company the idea is   because of the Jerry cans that you can see back  here we have a switching mirror so we're on the   highway we can now see past the Jerry cat we don't  use them much but when we do they're very useful   coming on this side here all the flags Ecuador  is where we are now where we're filming this   video for you here at the beach and uh Ecuador  is country 22. we still have 66 countries to   go so it's pretty long still two three years ago  um on this side so this is a water Jerry can we   actually never use it 20 liter this is a diesel  Jerry can it's practically always full 20 liters   and here it's all the recovery gear so it's  just a pelican waterproof bag okay sorry and   uh just recovery Gear with straps shackles  things like that in case we get stuck in   quick access because if they're inside the car  and you're stuck usually it's muddy or Sandy   or rainy and you're just you know bringing all  the mud inside so here in quick access you just   pull everything out make it make it go there we  have this exterior box this box here is actually   because in Europe at least in Europe I'm sure  a lot of continents too you need to keep the   gas bottle separate from the living area but we  don't have gas we have fuel for cooking which   we'll show you later but this is where we keep  instead then all of our cooking utensils so the   pans uh the plates the pots and little jetboil  so everything keeps in here pretty quick access   now the springs that I was talking to you about so  if we come here and look down so what you can see   is that there is a spring inside the exterior  spring so it's a double spring and that is   and that is how the defender 130s are so we have  a Defender 110 but it has the Double Springs for   the extra weight perfectly functional and I do as  well at the back we have the Coney raid uh shocks   they work perfect we did make a video on the Kony  shocks and how to set them up set them up as you   can put the pressure yourself so you might as well  jump onto that other video if you want to install   them but this is the cartoon video coming towards  the back this is where we have our shower input   um so we have a hose that goes in and on the  other side of the vehicle we have the shower tent   which fits in here so this is a European brand  called Vicky wood from Germany and so this would   open up like that and we would be covered in  Four Walls of tent shower completely in privacy   and then step out into the car so this is  very useful especially on the road because   it's quick access but especially it just  takes two seconds and then you're covered   um now looking at this it's your part this is  also from rough parts of Swiss company exterior   table to fukon for me it's the perfect height  and it still is a little bit low but they do   have an option to bring it a bit lower um on this  side of the wall we actually put all the stickers   of The Travelers we meet and on this side is  companies that have helped us out during the   trip but so this is our exterior table and on  the other side the max tracks so these are the   sand ladders for when we get stuck in the in the  sand we've actually used them in Colombia when   we got stuck in in the Salina which is the Salt  Lake and the car literally just bottomed onto   the sand and with these two we pulled them out  so we only have two a lot of people have four   for us two is fine for now so we'll see that too  but if we need it there is more space to fit two   more uh and these you lock them so that you know  nobody can steal them while you're away and it's   a pretty easy system because you just have to spin  it like that like that and then you pull them up   okay uh coming on this side of the vehicle we have  air vents that goes with the windows this one we   got it from mudstuff UK uh they actually have  tons of great gear and this is perfect just to   let some air flow during the night while we're  driving we leave them as well and that's from   Dusty roads but this is very uh helpful all right  and then we move on to the cyclonic uh snorkel   we like the cyclonic snorkel just because the  air gets filtered in here and the dust just   remains on this part of the rim and then  I just have to remove it empty it reset it   the forward-facing rear facing snorkels  are perfect too I just think these ones   remove more air pollution from getting into  your air filter and then into the engine   this one works really well you can see now we  have a pop-up proof the idea for this trip is   to be able to stand inside in case it was raining  or in case we just wanted to be indoors of the   vehicle without being crouched down into a 4x4  so the pop-up proof on the roof you might see   a solar panel so we got this solar panel from  Sunwear a German company it's a 100 watt solar   panel we drive practically every day so we don't  technically need so much power on the roof but   we do have a second panel inside Plug and Play  that we could put in the sun while we're parked   and that's an extra 100 Watts so far this has been  sufficient for us but I know that a lot of travel   Vehicles will stop more than a day in one location  without moving probably need at least four to six   hundred Watts for us 200 watts is enough now  moving on to the back this side here we have   the high lift a normal lift we'll lift the car  ball this much to be able to change your tires   this is called the high lift it lifts the carbon  that much the idea is that when the car is stuck   let's say one tire is really stuck in you can lift  the car up to a meter more or less slide rocks or   trunks or wood below that tire it will re-level  the vehicle and then you can go it can also be   used as a winch we actually never use this ever we  know how to use it but it has never come in handy   so I don't know if it stops important piece of  kit for over Landing maybe four by four weekends   um this bag very useful we keep our dirty clothes  here we keep our trash here extra oils and a few   and like our cleanable sink so for example the  sink here that folds and a lot of oils and a few   extras so this is pretty good nobody again just  like the bag in the front has touched this nothing   has gone missing through all the countries we've  been through very useful below behind this tire   we actually have a front runner uh barbecue which  reviews quite a lot in Mexico and a bit in the US   uh apart from that we haven't met many Travelers  since so we haven't used it much but barbecue   tastes need here we also have these two Vision X  lights honestly one is sufficient I would say this   side because when you open the door technically  this is the one you need to see stuff that one   sort of just becomes ignorant so these are the  lights for one we're reversing or at night time   just to be able to see what's happening around now  we have a rear view camera which is actually right   in here so this one is actually filming backwards  uh it's a dash cam but it also helps us for when   we're reversing so that's a review finally on the  rear the only thing we have left is our world map   put it here it just makes it easier for when  people come to us and say what are you doing   what's next we're an expedition are you guys  a company and we say no this is what we're   doing the whole world and uh it's much easier to  explain usually okay now moving back to this side   so if I open this door Defenders don't  usually have Nets on the door so we   installed Nets this is where our shower  hose is here are another 20 liter Jerry   can Lifesaver so this can filter water from  Rivers and then here a 10 liter Jerry can   the Dual ARB air compressor with its uh  pipes and behind is the fire extinguisher   so we've already had to pull it out once in Canada  thinking that the car was on fire and literally it   takes two seconds because as I pick up the filter  I just push everything out and I have the filter   quickly filter fire extinguisher quickly so  that location is fine now looking down here   this is actually a 65 liter water tank and  these two hoses are heat exchangers heat   exchangers are a free way to heat up your water  for showers so this is actually a water for the   shower and the sink up there and cleaner dishes  using this we're filling up our foldable bucket   now now in total just to have an idea we  have 65 liter of non-drinkable water but   more for showers and cleaning and then we  have 30 liters of drinkable water plus an   extra 20 if needed so 65 plus 50 of drinkable  in terms of diesel there's the original tank   which is 75 liters plus uh auxiliary tank of  45 so that brings us to 120 and then we have   an extra 20 here so 140 which brings us  to about a thousand 100 kilometers of uh   travel in terms of the water it can last us  a week for drinkable and shower water except   when we're at the beach it lasts us two days  because of the salt you keep raising yourself   so I think 65 years is good and this chair  can we've actually never used it 30 liters   of water is totally fine so if you're doing an  over Landing trip you'll be okay I have no idea   for the other continents like Asia or Africa we or  Australia we haven't tested yet so we might use it   but for now 30 years of water has been definitely  enough okay now let's go check out the other door   now technically the only access brought to the  cars from the back door the two back doors are   sealed we removed all the rear seats and um  this is a cabinet that was a custom built for   the vehicle in here we actually have all the  electrical outlets so the 220 volts usually up   here we have the computers charging and below  here are the drones so here we have a drone   and a camera for all the filming all of this is  secured in here uh that's night time when we're   sleeping we just put the suctions so that nobody  can see inside that's about it in here behind the   passenger seat we actually put the Coleman the  Coleman stoves is a double stove that is used   for uh for cooking and we will show it to you next  very soon that's about it so I'm gonna open this   and then I'll put the stove up here okay so this  is the Coleman it's just the green bag suitcase   looking almost you open it up and in here there  is a little fire and the starter so technically okay so technically once it's set up  it looks like this it's got little   windbreakers on both sides and a double suit  what's great is that it uses gasoline for fuel and   when we fill up the diesel tank of the albatross  we then also fill up this thing with fuel   it usually lasts us 10 cooking times in terms of  frequency to refill this tank maybe a bit less   maybe eight and to refill this only costs us a  dollar fifty or a Euro so it's actually very cheap   compared to the gas bottles that you have and  then you have to refill now the other system that   there is is also gas so you can have the Big Gas  containers and bring those around but the valves   are always different in different continents and  it's not always easy to find a refill point we   personally think this is the easiest solution the  only difference that's negative is that it smokes   a bit because it's fuel so sometimes it smokes and  it might you know make your pan a little black so   when you're peeling it's a bit more annoying  but that's the only negative positives I think   are great but anybody can travel as they wish  so that's our solution now going to the front is what the front setup looks like I'll go the  other side okay hello uh Central console which   is called a QB box in Defenders here we just  put random storages like wallets and whatnot   here is our um VHF radio we actually never  reuse it because we instead use the Channel   radio which works perfectly well um in  the fenders because of the this is our   bed so we have this little magnetic light a  curtain so at night when we close this part   that window is closed and the front is closed and  nobody can look inside so the Privacy is there   here's our diesel heater exhaust so diesel here  is when you turn off your vehicle and you you're   in Alaska or somewhere in Norway or a very cold  country you can turn this on this console here   so this can turn on the level of the Heat and it  acts like a heater and it takes a diesel directly   from the vehicle's diesel tank and so you can  leave it on all night set up the temperature and   all night it will just function so this is perfect  in cold weather so you're actually t-shirts and   shorts inside while everyone well everything  outside is Frozen next to it here we have the   inverter the power inverter so 220 volt which  you saw in that cabinet Network so this is where   the power comes from and here we have a T-Max  console to see the charge of the batteries we   have one AGM battery for the car the winch and the  compressor and everything else so the fridge the   power all the lights what not are all connected  to the auxiliary which is a lithium 90 ampere both batteries and Defenders are under the seat  so both batteries fit here that's the only two   we have and looking now just here this is the  fridge which we will see better when we go from   uh from the back but our fridge is right here  so everything is quick access this little bar   here it's pretty simple idea it's one of those  compressing bars so we put it up here with a   curtain and that's how easy it is looking up  here so we have two consoles um this one is a   rear view camera because of our setup we can't  actually see anything so we have we put a rear   view camera which actually acts like a dash cam  filming back and forward you can see here this   in front uh this is from wolfbox you can  actually get on Amazon very very useful   the second console is a tire pressure measuring  system so TPMS this here actually gives you the   tire pressures this one says zero so the rear  rights has zero the reason why is because it   pulled it out so you can see what it looks like  um so this is what it is it says rear right   in here if there's actually a battery as  you can see so this battery goes in there   and then this is the valve that you put on the  tire and with Bluetooth it just uh it just tells   you the pressure so in case you get a tire  puncture one day or a tire pressure loss you   will see it and if it goes below a certain number  that you can set it will start beeping so the idea   is that you don't have to worry too much about  your tires just check this out and this is solar   panel charts on the other side of this TPMS is a  little solar panel in front here not much we just   added this uh RAM grip for our phones we do also  use this magnetic one for the back of our phones   for quick access we have our sorry we have our  double chargers for our phones while we're driving   this is one of the rare Defenders with AC and  seat heated which is pretty insane so you can   see right here uh Defenders are usually very  manual this one being a 2012 model is a bit   more uh automatic has more sensors I mean more  Electronics and the gearbox is standard I mean low   neutral High diff lock and on this side here we  have the thermometer so it tells us uh temperature   inside and outside uh it doesn't work very well  I think I'll have to change it one day but that's   about it oh and for the heat exchanger so the hot  shower system we actually have here the monitor   so when I turn this on as you can see it tells me  the water now is at 25 Celsius and uh the idea is   to turn this on while you're driving it'll heat up  the coolant of the vehicle heat up the water tank   and when it reaches around 38 39 Celsius we turn  it off and it will close the valve so the coolant   will stop circulating into the water tank and that  way the water will not reach 60 Celsius and then   when we take a shall we burn ourselves so this is  perfect especially now that we're at the beach we   don't turn it on because we want fresh water so  if you do install a heat exchanger install like   a opening valve so that the water is up always  heating up that's about it let's go to the back all right let's go to Interior the whole  exterior is done if I forgot something uh   please just leave a comment and we'll get back  to you now looking at the interior we have this   little carpet that we use perfect for before you  get into the car because it's such a small car   probably three meters squared in there living in  two in Matilda makes it easier to keep it clean   we have another table here that opens a very  basic idea but using a elastic thread we can put   paper towels and that's it so this is a much  lower table Matilda actually prefers it here   because it's much lower the only problem is  that kind of obstructs the entrance but this   is the second solution so we have three tables  technically that we can use uh sit at or Cook Out   and it's very easy and fast this is all the  toiletries so matild side next side this is   personal bags usually we put Chargers or  other personal equipment first aid kit   this is a small one and we have the big first  aid kit right here uh but we'll show you that okay welcome into the albatross  uh all aluminum built so   here are my shoes is where I have nice  shoes Matilda has her shoes here on the left   this is where we keep all of our food and this is  where Matilda has her clothes these are my clothes   so we have everything we have everything  pretty compact this here is a pull out table   all of this is built by xtec a German company  as well this is a 2014 model build uh they're   new models are probably a bit different and maybe  better um but this one works perfectly fine for us   cutlerys and a few extra bits and pieces  that we keep in the vehicle so this is   sort of the inside setup with all these  aluminum parts we have up here a sink   so if you want to step in here so this is  a sink that goes with the shower tank below   and uh when the water is heated it's heated  up here as well so this is our water system   so this is our bed this is the old system where  you actually have to pull the two wooden planks   and you can see there's two of them until more or  less you go here the idea is that then you step on   that couch just below with one foot and get onto  the bed uh our mattress is actually a two-piece   mattress that folds this way and so it's very easy  to put it in and out the new beds what it is is   that this plank actually comes out to here uh Aloo  cap for example that these or other brands as well   I expect there's them too now and technically it  goes up with the roof so the roof instead of just   being this high will go higher because as you  have the bed up here you will lose head weight   head height so if the fabric will be longer to let  the roof go higher which is pretty sweet because   the bed is always done uh and at the same time  if you look look at the difference that you have   you have a much bigger angle much more space here  that for us kind of cuts that part anyways that's   one of the things we changed but see it's very  few we're very happy with this setup now this   was the cabinet that uh we saw from outside with  electronics this here is the fridge it's an angle   uh fridge it also does freezer it works very well  takes very little power very happy about these um in here we actually keep all of our  spare parts in here so put this down   this out and if you look in here it's all  of our spare parts regarding spare parts   uh you can find everything on patreon the  whole list of spare parts we have and what   we recommend for a world tour technically is  just usage parts we don't have any big Parts   just parts that mostly break during  the trip and that I can change myself here is also from mud stuff along with the Nets up  here it's all mud stuff we have our two backpacks   up here this is um our pajamas for my side Matilda  pajamas and her iPad uh we have a fan very useful   uh our fan is from Claymore I think it I  don't know if it's Canadian or American   but very useful for Central America uh fruit  bag avocados bags whatever you can think of uh   uh this is the second solar panel we were talking  about from somewhere this is a plug-in place we   plug it into the front set it up in the sun in the  case we have 200 solar with the roof on this one   now what else can I show you right one thing  that's pretty sweet so I'm gonna step out oh that's the little the fluff is back there um well  I think that's pretty sweet is   so this is a mosquito net for when the roof is  open but if I remove the floor here as you can   see there's a part on the floor that is removable  so this floor part is actually an extended bed   which I can set up here using this metal pole  and the idea is that two people can see below   so if there's too much wind we can keep the roof  closed sleep below or if we have guests please   below we sleep above but it does have a second  purpose being if you see these two holes here   here and here we have the same on the other side  with this little uh this little hook area and we   can set up then the table that way so it connects  to the vehicle with a strap that holds onto this   little hook and then we have an exterior table on  either side so either on inside or the other side   that's about it I think kind of showed  everything for the interior did I miss anything   no I don't think so right now moving on  to the engine bay which is the final part so with the bag it does have an extra little  weight but nothing too serious in the engine this   is a 2.2 Puma as I said earlier nothing uh much  not much has been changed except for intercooler   turbo pipes uh and return so those pipes have  been changed for five ply silicon we changed   as well the intercooler so now it's a bigger  intercooler to reduce heat and accept more airflow um that's about it I actually didn't do much in  terms of the engine and if you can see over here   this is the heat exchanger system that I was  talking to you about so now instead of just   one hose going down it's been cut into two hoses  and it goes under the car chassis and into our   car uh shower tank and here in there there's  also that valve that I was talking about that   opens and closes when I hit the button so  that it's not always heating up our water   now one thing about this uh albatross it doesn't  leak a lot of Defenders leak and it's a good joke   around the fenders that if it leaks you have oil  if it doesn't leak you have no oil ours doesn't   leak so we might have no oil since a year and more  but we're very lucky that there's no leak so far   we did change the transfer case refurbished  it before the departure but apart from that   everything else is original and uh so far so good  fingers crossed the final thing is uh the diesel   particle filter so the DPF if you have a Defender  from I believe 2012 onwards so the td4 2.2 uh   uh or even a 2.4 I believe you have a catalyst  which is right here so we have a catalyst which is   right here which is this whole big system that's  from below to here and the idea is that we did   not remap our engine because we wanted to preserve  the the engine for the whole trip but we've just   ordered a reprogram from bass 2 which is going  to remove the DPF because our light keeps turning   on during this trip because of that diesel in  Central and South America and within four months   it turned on twice which is a lot so normally in  Europe they'll turn on once every two years so   we will put a straight pipe and remove  it if you're doing a trip like this   uh you might consider that or getting an older  Defender that doesn't have diesel particle filter   but honestly our car had had no problem at all  so you can still go for a te4 the only thing is   maybe put a straight pipe and reprogram the engine  with a straight pipe instead of a diesel filter   we are going to be increasing the power from 120  horsepower to 170 horsepower every Overlander that   we've talked to that you may know I'm not going to  cite their names but they've also done that same   remap so us overlanders were all following that  same company to do the same remapping because   it works and so we will be doing the same even  though at first we didn't want to now the setup   of the car fits exactly the way we like to travel  we're very happy with the setup but obviously like   we said in the beginning of the video there's  a few little things that we would have changed   um so the first thing was the bed as we showed  you it would have been awesome if the bed could   lift with the roof um so that's the first and the  second is since we don't have a roof rack it would   be amazing to have extra storage so we did get  that uh bag on the hood but there's also these   two great storages that can actually fit right  here so if we look below here there is a chassis   in the front so between this bar and the front bar  there is a whole Space here and so technically we   have a friend who builds these metallic waterproof  sandproof seal proof boxes that fit on each side   and that would be the next installation for  Albatross if we can get a hand on them because   they are all the way in Belgium but that would  be the last installation and I think we would   be pretty much set so if you're looking to also  build your own over landing video being a defender   or something else there's tons of products out  there this video is not sponsored by anyone but we   do have uh multiple partners that are supporting  us during the trip and for all of these Partners   we actually ask them to give us a discount code  that we could give off to anyone who's interested   or is following us so if you are interested and  you'd like to save a few Euros or check what the   products are head on to our website it's in the  description box right below so get to our website   go under the partners Tab and there you'll get the  whole list of all the partners and the different   coupons or codes or links so if you're looking to  build your car don't hesitate also to ask in your   comment section below any questions you have we'll  be happy to answer them and uh hope you enjoy the   car tour we still have a lot of countries to do  we still have South America to finish followed by   Australia next year February or March then all  of Asia sorry from Indonesia all the way until more or less Iran or Central Asia and then we will  go from Egypt all the way to South Africa and back   so some more or less as the time plans change all  the time though we still have a lot to go so far   so good security wise has been good car has been  good and and everything's great so if you have any   questions on the vehicle this is our full setup uh  roof rack in terms of roof rack we might get one   for Africa or Australia as we might need a second  spare tire but that's the only reason we would get   a roof rack just for that second spare tire I  think everything fits and this bag here really   makes a difference because we needed that extra  storage space so anyway thank you very much if   you liked the video hit the like button and if you  have any questions don't hesitate we'll be happy   to help and if you're on the road let us know  and hopefully we'll meet you there take care guys

Channel: NextMeridian.Expedition

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Keywords: landrover, defender, overlanding, off-road, worldtour, travel, camping, world tour, driving, car, overland, world-tour, campervan, vanlife, offroad, sleepingincar, expedition, 4x4, film, journey, story, cartour, fulltour, carinterior, carexterior, carbuild

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Length: 37min 31sec (2251 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 08 2023