My GU Canopy Build Up

[GUtsy ute]

Hi Plasnart,
I must have mucked up last night posting my reply to you.
Anyway,
thank you for your positive comments,much appreciated.
I posted a couple of pics in MQ MAD's Man Cave thread ,with one showing some older Ford parts.

I read your report about your trip to Jellabinna Rocks,what a top read!
You certainly have the knack of writing a story to hold the reader interested to the end.
Like many others I am more than slightly envious!
Cheers

[GUtsy ute]

These pics are pretty well self explanatory,more than happy to answer any questions.

[GUtsy ute]

Here is a pic of a different way to use your awning.
Didn't know it was there til we stopped.
Wedged itself between the awning and the canopy, no damage done, just a tad embarrassing driving with half a tree hanging off your car.

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Ayers Rock, On the road into Mornington Wilderness Camp in the Kimberleys, Getting ready for a welcome
shower at El Questro bush camp and one of the new fit out.

Wasn't the rock an awesome place ?
We're hoping to do the kimberly's at the end of next year, fingers crossed towing our new van.
Great shots mate keep em coming.

[nowoolies]

keep em comming mate

[GUtsy ute]

Wasn't the rock an awesome place ?
We're hoping to do the kimberly's at the end of next year, fingers crossed towing our new van.
Great shots mate keep em coming.

Hi Kelvin,
The rock blew me away as we drove up to it, it just kept getting bigger, then really blew me away with how it was not just a big rounded smooth rock as I had imagined.
The caves, the narrow ribbon of rock joined top and bottom, the honeycomb patches and the water courses were all things i had never seen in any pics.
We took in excess of 700 photos all up, driving around it one day and walking around it the next.

You will not be dissapointed with the Kimberleys, we loved it and are going back again.
Would you post up some pics of your new van please,would love to see it

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Hi gavin,
Yes Ayers Rock is an awesome experience. As for our van try searching this link on the general discussions area, page 4 i think. http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...Show-Melbourne

[Cuppa]

Yep, hard to explain the 'aewsome-ness' of the rock. No picture captures it the same as your eyes. It's an 'eye magnet', impossible not to look at it whenever it's in view.
Wish I had the means of folding metal to make some drawers like yours Gavin. I suspect I'll end up with a frame of either steel or timber, containing plastic boxes.

What do you find are the advantages of having your stove on a slide-out compared to having it 'fixed' on the canopy floor?

Cuppa

[GUtsy ute]

Yep, hard to explain the 'aewsome-ness' of the rock. No picture captures it the same as your eyes. It's an 'eye magnet', impossible not to look at it whenever it's in view.
Wish I had the means of folding metal to make some drawers like yours Gavin. I suspect I'll end up with a frame of either steel or timber, containing plastic boxes.

What do you find are the advantages of having your stove on a slide-out compared to having it 'fixed' on the canopy floor?

Cuppa

Hi Cuppa,
The main advantage of the slide out stove is being able to use the space above as permanent storage.
My next project is to put another sliding drawer in the space above the stove.
The plastic crates were fine, but I am unable to stop tinkering and modifying.
I was lucky enough to score almost enough aluminium offcuts to build the set up.

I bought two sheets of 2mm aluminium to make the drawers and the tray above the drawers on the other side.
Being a bit paranoid about weight pushed my decision towards using aluminium where ever I could.

I like that reversing camera set up you have, makes mine look hopeless!
Can I ask you where you got it and what brand it is?
Look foward to seeing some more pics of your progress in your build up.
Gavin

[Cuppa]

I like that reversing camera set up you have, makes mine look hopeless!
Can I ask you where you got it and what brand it is?

Hiya

Monitor
Camera

Cost was $187.50 all up. Supplied cable (7 metres) has plugs at both ends, making fitting much simpler. Plugs are only about twice the diameter of the cable allowing for small holes.

I have rear vision on whenever ignition is on. Can switch to reverse view (wide angle) on the monitor BUT have to reverse the image on the monitor.

If buying again I'm not sure I'd bother with the wide angle camera.

Cuppa