Days to go : 168
Today was beautiful day and a reasonable amount of progress was achieved.
Alan let me have the old wheel mount from his rear door and I fitted this (after a good scrub and a coat of hammerite) onto the 'lower deck of the roofrack so that my second spare would be bolted down rather than strapped.
Alongside this I mounted a Stanley 'Fat Max' 28" watertight toolbox to hold my recovery kit. Pictures can be seen here.
I also managed to make the two rear window 'blanks' from 12mm MDF. These were cut to shape and painted black on one side, which will face outwards and will be carpeted on the other to face inward and match the rest of the interior.
Apart from adding security by obscuring everything in the boot, they will also add shade, hoepfully keeping the interior cooler. I plan to mount a solar panel on each of these (2 x 7.5 Watt) and use the inside to mount various electrical items.
Tomorrow I hope to do a bit more work on the electrics and window 'blanks'
I shall add an article on this once complete.
Yesterday I dropped the rooftent mattress off with Janet, my Sister, who is going to make a cover for it and some fitted sheets. This will make it a lot more comfortable.
