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What did you do with your Grenadier today?

Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference for me. I got tired of my glasses going flying when I make a turn, so put on a piece of shelf liner and since there are no cup holders in the back and didn't want to put something there permanently, picked up this little removable cup holder for our roadtrip a couple weeks ago.

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Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference for me. I got tired of my glasses going flying when I make a turn, so put on a piece of shelf liner

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I wish there was a way to get the dash mat (and center console mat) that was in the PTO2 trucks... it was a much stickier compound that held everything in place... 25°+ of roll and the phone wouldn't move. I made the mistake when I bought my truck of tossing my phone on the dash and making the left turn off the dealer lot it went flying across the dash
 
Some recent modifications I've done to my Utility Trialmaster with help from Expedition Centre in Sydney AUS. I'm converting my Grenny to be my full-time adventure camper. I can add pictures later if anyone is interested, let me know?
  • Replaced the stock steel battery box with a custom light-weight aluminium version (20 kg lighter)
    • Instead of one lid, this box has two lids that pivot from the outside towards the middle (rather than one lid opening rear to front). This allows me to access either side of the box to service the stock or aux power systems independently. This in turn allows me to be more flexible with storage on top of the box.
    • Maintained the stock electronic setup on the left, minus one of the stock batteries (saved 28 kg)
    • Added on the right side: 280ah lithium auxiliary battery, the new redarc alpha charger, 2000w inverter for 240 volts, plus all the wiring, fuses etc
    • The redarc alpha charger has a feature that enables me to feed the starter battery with the auxiliary battery in case it has lost all charge, hence I could remove one of the stock batteries to save space and weight.
    • Rewired all roof power points to the Aux battery so I can run camping lights without impacting the starter battery charge.
    • Installed 430 watts flexible solar on the roof (glued) to feed the 280ah lithium
  • Installed a 60L stainless steel water tank, inside a storage cabinet, in the rear cargo space. This includes a water tap and quick-fit water outlet (for shower hose) at the rear door, powered by a water pump.
  • Storage/water cabinet has a fold down table, next to the water outlets, where I have a single burner induction cooker.
  • Simarine display to monitor water and battery levels.
  • ARB twin air compressor under driver seat.
  • 270 degree freestanding awning.
This has been an investment but it all works fantastically and I couldn't be happier with the results. There are a few things I'll be adding to this in the (near) future in terms of internal storage solutions, but I'm building as I go to keep it as simple and minimal as possible. I go on regular trips to trial and test before installing anything new.

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What tent is this? Is it a roof conversion?
 
A while ago I installed a Baja Design Dome Light on the upper cargo door latch and hard wired it to the aux battery. This gives my wife and I more light for cooking when it gets dark.


It worked really well on our last Mojave Rd trip:


However, when using the table... we had a shadow which was a bit annoying. So I installed a second dome light on the trim above the rear window.




 
Traveling for work in teh Albany area. Had to pull up next to this G Wagon for a quick photo shoot.
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Traveling for work in teh Albany area. Had to pull up next to this G Wagon for a quick photo shoot.
Your windshield is filthy... it's almost like you have 72k miles on it already :P :P :P
 
Sometimes it's the little things that make a difference for me. I got tired of my glasses going flying when I make a turn, so put on a piece of shelf liner and since there are no cup holders in the back and didn't want to put something there permanently, picked up this little removable cup holder for our roadtrip a couple weeks ago.

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There is a special useful place for sunglasses on the steering column in front of the wheel ;)
Now you can store two pairs!
 
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