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Does anybody have a pic of the landrover wardrobe with measurements they can post up please ??? Was hoping to purchase one but it looks like none available in time for shipping arrangements. I might need to fabricate my own instead.
HI Jerry
Here are a couple of pictures of the wardrobes I make.
They have two doors instead of one. Shelves instead of the clothes hanger rail. Altered to allow a NATO water bottle to fit in the bottom carrier and altered to allow a 335 Porta-potti to fit underneath.
Mick
Looks good Mick, is it the same size as the standard set up ?? I’ve sent you a pm regarding the above.
Hello Jerryd
my furnitures are remade by Dormobile UK , is it exactly like original ones ? it look like .The one door whardrobe is not very usefull , but the step underneath is necessary to reach the bunk and to seat when you are cooking
About the umbrella , it is a the same place than Mick’s , probably a Dormobile option 😉Michel
Thanks for the pics and measurements, do you have the measurements where I’ve marked the picture ?? so I can determine the angle etc.
Hello
Here are some pictures of the wardrobe , and an other plan .
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this last plan shows 115 at the front bottom , it is the size inside (115 , 175 and 210 are taken inside the wardrobe ), 120 was outside from the body to the front of the piece on the first planMichel
Thanks for those measurements, my dormobile was fitted with the fridge stand instead of a wardrobe. The fridge stand is deeper but not so high so the fold out step / seat measures 540mm x 310mm.
I’ve decided to incorporate this fridge stand into a wardrobe and today I made some mdf templates to see what result I would get. At the bottom of the wardrobe I will get a 590 x 450 flat floor space, at the top of the wardrobe it will be 390mm deep, so it’s slightly larger than standard but doesn’t intefere with rear view vision 🙂
My plan is to make an mdf mock up and then try to get it made out of metal at a later date, I’ll post some pics when the mdf one is complete.
I have some items coming over from Jim at Dormobile but there were no wardrobes available at the time.I bough it in 2002 , it was with the De Bues brothers , the wardrobe £297.02 + VAT and shipping ,
look at my last post , I edited it , the plan is better now
We are interested by your work , let us know , but Idon’t know what is mdf
MichelHello Mr Jones,
thank you for the pics!
“Mdf” is a kind of Wood.
The cheker plate on the kitchen is not original, i think; You must have there a “paillasson” !
I can notice, Mr jones, a difference with my ward-robe (one door also): on the right side, I have another metal structure to put the water tank, like the Jabbawocky one. I will post some pictures next week.
I don’t have measurements for you, but here are some photos. Mine consists of a frame made of ca. 3/4″ / 2cm angle stock onto which the sheet metal is welded. This is nice for modularly replacing those elements which rust out (like around the water bottles or windows where water gets trapped).
The back (toward the window) is removeable and it bolts in on studs that are in the roof side. The studs pass through a horizontally placed angle bracket that runs across the back of the wardrobe and which anchors the wardrobe to the roof side. The studs are in round stock that is welded to steel plates which are rivetted to the roof sides.
Mine has the cutout for the toilet and the extra sheet metal cover underneath the wardrobe is also rivetted to the floor. I’m not sure if this is the original way of doing it but it’s how the Dormobile was when I bought it.
My bottle shelf was replaced by a previous owner. It evidently rusted away, or else he had an early model and wanted the later style which completely enclosed the bottles. It is 18 gauge zinc-coated steel and is rivetted on.
I used to keep my umbrella in this same spot, but I got a bigger umbrella that doesn’t fit anymore! Now my starter handle is there!
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Thanks for all your replies and pics, it has given me lots of ideas to play around with 🙂 I made a unit yesterday but have already thought of a few alterations that would be of benefit, so I’ll make another today !! I’ve decided to stray away from “original” on this item as here in Australia one is not likely to bump into another “Dormobile” .
Back to the drawing board……………………..
I’ve been playing around with the Mk2 model today 😀 I’ve made it approx 100mm deeper than a standard robe and about 30mm wider. It is now big enough to fit a waeco fridge inside and still have enough room above for storage etc.
The only downside that I can see is that when sitting on the stool to cook or wash up is that the leg room is reduced, one almost has to sit on an angle to complete these tasks.
I’ve decided to complete this wardrobe and see how it works out, if it is too large I can always reduce the depth or make another at a later date,I’m going to attempt to paint it to match the new kitchen unit that is on it’s way. This will save some $$$ that can be spent elsewhere.Here’s a couple of pics of the work in progress, I’ll post another when complete.
I see that the seats still fold down, so you added width at the rear and you’ll have narrower water bottle shelves. I can’t find water bottles anyway that are as wide as the Dormobile bottle shelf, so I have a slot of space — probably 50mm or more — that I don’t really use. I don’t think you’ll miss it either! Just because the slot is there, I store a few Land Rover magazines and my “History of Martin Walter” Dormobile book in it within easy reach of the portapotti — this is a 4-star Dormobile after all — but you could find another spot for those.
So it sounds like a useful modification. The double-doors would be useful, too.
As my huge old Electrolux fridge fits on the floor between the wardrobe and the stove, I couldn’t have the wardrobe any deeper. But you’ve got yours inside the wardrobe so that’s taken care of. It would really be nice to not have to remove my fridge in order to use the interior of the Dormobile, but with 4 people one has to compromise.
-Jeremy
PS- I’ve never used the rod for the clothes hangers. Hooks for coats might be more useful(?). My friend has built wooden shelving in his wardrobe and each member of the family gets one shelf for his clothes. We pack our clothes in backpacks in case the Land Rover becomes stranded and we have to hike home (carrying our clothes on our backs!). It HAS happened. Up to now I’ve used the wardrobe simply to stuff sleeping bags inside as the quickest way to get them out of the way in the morning.I built the water container holder today, it measures 170mm internal width and my water canisters measure 160mm x 375mm high so there is a little room to spare . This will bolt to the side of the wardrobe and can be easily removed for access to rear lights etc.
I’ve completed the wardrobe today and have also incorporated the original step from the fridge stand into it. I’m in the process of priming everything tonight and will try a permanent fix in the dormobile tomorrow before applying top coats of paint.
I’m going to try and get a “silver hammer finish” as per kitchen unit. This should give a good protection coat to the mdf.Most people in oz use “his” and “hers” shovels when going outback not portapotti’s. 😀
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