Land-rover in lieu of tree.

**Wallyrob** · 10-23-2014, 09:57

Love it!!!

**Scotty Von Porkchop** · 10-23-2014, 10:00

Having hung from the defender a couple of times I can attest there's definitely some serious force put on the roof and rack. While the misses and kids were slumming it on the inside they could hear some disconcerting creaks!

With it being a landy everything is replaceable, I could probably fit a new roof for £200 if there was a catastrophic failure. I'm not sure if I'd risk it on a Nissan. That said, with a proper steel rack I think it would be fine. I mean the Nissan will be more robust than the cheap aluminium shell a landy is?

Now I'm just wondering whether to fit an external roll cage to make a more robust and simpler setup

**humer91** · 10-23-2014, 12:40

I so wish they sold Defenders here in the states, great vehicles.

**f k** · 10-23-2014, 12:46

Originally Posted by humer91

I so wish they sold Defenders here in the states, great vehicles.

Seriously!

**Wanderlost** · 10-23-2014, 13:02

Originally Posted by Chriss

Nice!! This brings back the question if the roof rack of a xterra would support me??? Nice rig you have there!

I use my xTerra all the time. I've never had an issue with the roof rack supporting my 210 lbs. I do make sure to go out the back with it instead of out to the side though....bank still owns it. The stickes will peel off easily though.

**Scotty Von Porkchop** · 10-23-2014, 13:43

Originally Posted by humer91

I so wish they sold Defenders here in the states, great vehicles.

Originally Posted by f k

Seriously!

I know that we do export to you guys but someone told me the tax is very high.

I wouldn't use one where parts aren't cheap as there's always something wrong with them. The parts are dirt cheap here and gives you an excuse to upgrade ;-)

They are due to stop being produced next year due to being unsafe, heavy gas guzzlers. The EU unfortunately doesn't take cool into account.

**f k** · 10-23-2014, 14:38

Originally Posted by Scotty Von Porkchop

I know that we do export to you guys but someone told me the tax is very high.

I wouldn't use one where parts aren't cheap as there's always something wrong with them. The parts are dirt cheap here and gives you an excuse to upgrade ;-)

They are due to stop being produced next year due to being unsafe, heavy gas guzzlers. The EU unfortunately doesn't take cool into account.

Yeah, you are right, the import tax is pretty high, and parts are hard to come by, but you can always put a different engine in it. But any of the ones already rolling around over usually run for more than $50k. =P

They are really cool though. Yours looks nice. And i love the d90s with the jump seats in the back too.

**humer91** · 10-23-2014, 15:06

a grey market (illegally imported due to not meeting EPA standards) Defender runs in excess of 60k. Homeland Security has been cracking down on them lately, basically rolling up and taking cars from the people who bought them ( according to some news articles i have been reading). I though about getting one, but if i dropped 60K on a new vehicle and then got it yanked with no recompense, my wife would kill me (and i would probably deserve it).

**f k** · 10-23-2014, 15:13

Originally Posted by humer91

a grey market (illegally imported due to not meeting EPA standards) Defender runs in excess of 60k. Homeland Security has been cracking down on them lately, basically rolling up and taking cars from the people who bought them ( according to some news articles i have been reading). I though about getting one, but if i dropped 60K on a new vehicle and then got it yanked with no recompense, my wife would kill me (and i would probably deserve it).

Yep, even if there was no risk of it being seized, something that cost $59200 more than my current vehicle, 22 year old cherokee, and only 10k less than my first home, not really an option for me right now either. I can still drool over them though.

It is pretty nice to be able to pull up to one tree and still be able to hang. I have done that with my jeep. I may one day end up ripping off the rack doing it but i did not buy it to baby it. =)

**Mr. Jowee** · 10-23-2014, 17:19

Oh man, I totally forgot about the hammock stand I made in 2001 (before hammocks where cool!) that plugged into the receive hitch of my jeep. It unfolded, and the hammock ran from the end of the stand, into the jeep, and tied off on the cage. It was crude, and I used a net hammock complete with spreader bars. I had no idea gathered end hammocks existed, or that people actually slept in such a thing.