Our Dream
Vehicle with heavy-duty offroad capabilities for overlanding and remote camping in Sub-Saharian Africa
designated for warm climate areas with the option to stay inside on rainy days and with enough storage capacity for fuel, water and food to be completely self-sufficient for at least 14 days or more
Our choice for the Basis Vehicle
Toyota Landcruiser HZJ78 „Troopy“ in Beige
4.2 l Diesel engine
Model year 2022
Standard with two fuel tanks of 90 litres each and two seats in the front and a bench in the back (removed)
Vehicle Conversion Project Management
Paul Marsh, Cape Town
https://paulmarsh4x4.com/
General Setup
Interior fitted out as a living room with ample storage space,
roof conversion to allow access with standing height when camping
with 1,15 x 2,30 m sleeping area
Pop-up rooftop tent by Alu Innovations
Customized with an extra 10 cm in height to fit a custom-made mattress,
a Froli Travel bed system with flexible underspring elements for increased comfort and ventilation and allows for storage of bedding during the day
https://www.alu-innovations.co.za/
Interior by Manjaro Industries
Aluminium cupboards, boxes and drawers for a maximum of storage space for gear and groceries
L-shaped sofa with option to extend to large lounge for rainy days or as additional “downstairs” sleeping area, allows tent to stay closed in very bad weather
Cupboards with bamboo top working area
60 litre National Luna fridge/freezer combination
Electrical installation with two extra lithium batteries,
charged either by engine, external shore power or mobile solar panel
Water system with a total of 120 litres of tank capacity
Lifesaver Jerry Can as water filter
Swiss Army Water Bladder with an additional capacity of 20 litres
Warm water system including shower
Trelino separating toilet
https://www.manjaroindustries.africa/
Exterior Camping Modifications
270 degrees awning
MaxTrax dropdown table
Shower tent
Custom-made roof rack which holds large Frontrunner table and provides storage space for firewood
Custom-made storage box for lightweight items
Cabin
Scheel-Mann seats
Tire Moni TPMS 100 tyre pressure monitor system
Radio with Apple Car Play and extra door speakers
Overhead console for extra storage
Temperature gauge
Dashboard organizer
Gear shift lever organizer
Tyres
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 on steel rims
Dual spare wheel carrier with two spare wheels
Spare wheel canvas bags for braai grid and rubbish bags
Troopy poudly features in the following videos
Expedition Portal – Scott Brady
Scott interviews Paul Marsh while Troopy is presented in the background.
At 28:30 Schalk from Manjaro Industries presents the interior even more closely.
4XOverland – Andrew St. Pierre White
At the end of this video (7:39) Andrew announces a discussion with Paul Marsh on his interior build and they take our Troopy as a reference.
And this is the next video where he has a look at our interior build in more detail (6:37).
And finally our Troopy has a short appearance on CNN Marketplace Africa South Africa’s influence on off-roading
Photo by CNN
… more information on modifications to follow soon!