MudRunnerTD doing the Madigan Line 2012

[MudRunnerTD]

So i ripped out the drivers side back seat and replaced it with a box made from 10mm ply that finished at the same height as the Black Widow Drawers and gave me a flat floor down the drivers side which was a real winner.

It turned out that in the box would fit standing on their side 3 x 20lt jerry cans that i filled with water. I screwed down the lid and went there only when i needed to refill the water.

I had another 10lt jerry with a tap that i used for day to day water and had that in the back beside the fridge. So 70lt of tap water in all. I then bought another 3 x 10lt casks of water for drinking as i drink bottled water at home and my boy only drinks water also so 30lts would be a winner. Total of 100lts on board.

I hunted for a long range tank for the GU in the weeks leading up to the trip and I scored one off ebay for a song out of a GQ that bolted straight up and enjoyed 147lt in the back and 30 in the Sub tank and ran with another 3x 20lt jerries on the roof for a total of 237lt of diesel on board.

I used the tubs out of my camper trailer and put clothes in 1, food in another and pantry / cooking utensils in the third. I scored factory tie downs out of a Benz Van off ebay and fitted them strategically to allow for a tie down over each of the tubs with close fitting lids to hold the load well when the going got tough. Very pleased i went to this effort as it got hammered.

I moved the drop down fridge slide with the 45lt Engel to the passenger side on top of the drawers allowing for enough space for the 10lt of water to go down the side. I packed most of the food into the left side black widow drawer and the right side carried all my Tools and recovery gear. I have a fold down table on the big rear door so the fridge and the food drawer could be accessed while the table was down making a meal

All in All it worked a treat.