Full Van Tour: Land Rover Defender Campervan Conversion for Vanlife

LAND ROVER DEFENDER CAMPER CONVERSION FULL TOUR!
We are so excited to introduce our Land Rover Defender Campervan Full Tour of our home on wheels, Riley, after months of hard work and preparation.
In this video, we do a complete walkthrough of our interior and exterior build, plus our chosen modifications to create our perfect home and camper, as we travel and lap Australia.
This build is designed for us to be able to work as two creatives and travel at the same time, so we also share a few tips and lessons from our journey if you want to convert a camper yourself!
This build is on a 2011 Land Rover Defender, so come inside, take a look, and ask any questions below about our project!
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Introduction: 0:00
Front of Car: 1:12
Tyres: 2:25
Back of Car: 3:06
Roof Conversion: 6:15
Inside Closet: 10:35
Work Station: 13:54
Pull-Out Bed: 16:05
Storage: 19:27
Kitchen: 21:55
Battery: 26:15
Awning: 27:26
Roof Platform/Starlink: 29:15
What's Next? 30:15
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Come along for the ride with us and stay up to date in between uploads:
☼ Instagram: / rileytheroamer
☼ TikTok: / rileytheroamer
☼ Andrew's Photography Portfolio:
alpscreative.com.au/lifestyle
We also share a full cost breakdown here: bit.ly/defender-costbreakdown
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[@Mizmilla]

You had me at ‘-hit’ in a bush 😂

[@nevis1971]

The camera treats you guys well. You're gonna blow up. Best of luck!

[@rileytheroamer]

I don't think we could be more stoked about this comment!! 🫣 Such a kind thing to say! We're so glad to have you in our community 🙌

[@garyleonard4009]

What a pity you guy's didn't document the build 😢. Love your channel and content, hope too see what you are going to show. 🥂🤗❤

[@bramafilm]

That’s a follow from me. Nice work guys! Looking forward to your and Riley’s adventures around Australia 🤙🏼

[@patrickyan2139]

Go Kiwi... 🤟 we'll keep following you.

[@craigheller9053]

Great job, thanks for the tour!

[@rileytheroamer]

Appreciate it! 🙌🏽 glad you enjoyed it!

[@itsmud3210]

Just loved your vibes guys keep it up looking forward for more content

[@rileytheroamer]

This means a lot, appreciate it so much! 🫶🏼 we can’t wait to share more!

[@thosebikepackers]

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see what you guys get up to.

[@rileytheroamer]

This comment is a win🎖️ it will be full of ups and downs but we can’t wait! Thanks so much!

[@grahames9228]

A really good build and quite a good colour for the Defender. Looking forward to your travels.

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks a bunch, stoked to have you along for the ride! Ahhh glad you love it, the colour is custom so took a bit of time to find the right one but we LOVE it ☺️

[@51mondays]

Great content, appreciate the details. Niiice. Subscribed. 😊

[@rileytheroamer]

Appreciate it so much 🙏🏻 we’re stoked to have you following along our journey!

[@gj0628]

Awesome job and build

[@rileytheroamer]

The many countless nights of prep, planning and work are so worth it 😮‍💨 thank you so much!

[@sweetdefenderlife]

That's an amazing build. Am quite interested in the roof top conversion. Looking forward to see more videos from your adventures

[@rileytheroamer]

Stoked with this comment! Thank you 🥳 it’s definitely an awesome upgrade getting a roof conversion, our favourite part of our build!

[@davidatkinson3542]

Lovely couple. Look forward to watching your adventure. I have a couple defenders at the moment and like your build.

[@rileytheroamer]

Appreciate it David! They are such amazing trucks!! It's safe to say we put a lot of thought into the build and we couldn't possibly be happier with it!

[@patryanlrd666]

Great looking Defender guys. Love the kitchen slide out. The bushman’s fridge door can be swapped to open the other way 😉

[@rileytheroamer]

Appreciate the kind words!! 🙌 It's safe to say the kitchen slide-out is easily Max's favourite part of the entire build 😂 Funny you mention the fridge door actually! It's been on my to-do list for the past three weeks and I still haven't gotten around to swapping it to the other side haha. It will be so much easier to use once we have swapped it to the other side though!

[@shaunmoller2997]

The Defender practical layout Insite wow the Defender is an epic rig i am a new follower. Greetings from South Africa

[@rileytheroamer]

Thank you so much Shaun! 🙏🏼 We are so happy with how it's turned out after endless hours spent trying to find the best layout for practicality as well as maximising our storage space 😅 So happy to have you following along on our journey!

[@peta2206]

very nice build.

[@rileytheroamer]

Thank you so much Peta! We're beyond happy with the outcome so appreciate the kind words 🙌

[@user-wx5fr8cp6d]

Lovely!

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks so much! 🙏🏼🙌

[@yogabrahma829]

Amazing

[@rileytheroamer]

😍🙌

[@FreeRoamFitouts]

Mint as 👍🏼

[@stevestott1514]

Great build adventure rig

[@rileytheroamer]

We can’t wait to keep lapping Aus in it! Thanks for the kind words🎖️

[@stevestott1514]

@@rileytheroamer ..👍🏼😁

[@DefenderCanada]

Very nicely done !

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks a bunch! We are dreaming of coming over to Canada in 2026 and doing a tour there - you are in such a beautiful part of the world 👀🌎

[@DefenderCanada]

@@rileytheroamer let’s trade defenders ;)

[@rileytheroamer]

@@DefenderCanada sounds like a plan, lock us in 🔐

[@nasseral-momen1463]

Epic colour. Ive been trying to choose the colour for my troopy for 2 months now because all the colours i want arent available. All vintage colours aswell. Everyone tells me to paint it the typical standard colours. Do what you love and retro is the way to go. Enjoy

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks so much! You aren't alone... 😅 we also spent many months trying to decide on a colour and FINALLY decided on this! Although even when we did lock in a colour choice, there were still doubts as you can see in our last video 😂 We couldn't agree with you more though, retro is the way to go!! Can't wait to hear what you choose for your troopy

[@cwetfeet]

Excellent video, I'm a big fan of "We will Roam" I'm sure you've seen their videos but if you haven't they seem to be the gold standard for Aussie overlanding videos. I'm impressed on how clean your rig is and I'm looking forward to seeing how that evolves. Looking forward to the next one. Don't burn out on producing content, Quality is better then quantity.

[@rileytheroamer]

Appreciate it so much! It’s safe to say we’re very much still in the learning phase 😅 we’ve just checked out their channel and their story telling is amazing and it really feels like they bring you along! Notes have been taken 😆 Hearing quality over quantity is something we’re going to aim for! Stoked to have you follow along with us 🙌

[@cwetfeet]

@@rileytheroamer This guy is in the states but I think his content is very good. www.youtube.com/@venture4wd/videos

[@mac22011964]

I would agree that “we will roam’s” cinematography is superb…but how can I say this, their films are a little dour. Views are generated by people who usually deliver an uplifting experience that can be related to. These guys however certainly have the personality to pull this off. Just let your personalities come through and all will be good.

[@rileytheroamer]

@@mac22011964 We’re really glad to get that our personalities are coming through! It’s really strange to put yourself out there at first, and getting used to the camera 😂 so the feedback is reassuring. We’re looking forward to seeing what we can create and put out! So glad you’re along for the ride

[@arcticbunyip5005]

Great build ..... I'm an Aussie, living in Arctic Sweden 2 months away from driving to Germany to do an internal camper build out on my Landie 110 and then change up my life and hit Europe ... 15 yrs in the concept and dream phase .... Who knows maybe some KZbin needs to be done ? Good luck guys touring Australia will keep you busy for years ;)

[@rileytheroamer]

We love to hear it! From one Aussie to another (well kinda) we can’t wait to hear more about your travels. You just can’t be a Landy camper conversion… 😮‍💨 we very much agree about travelling keeping us busy! Haha

[@robertjonsson942]

Nice to hear another swede in the same process. Got a 110 ready to fit a pop-up roof. Love the Headspace-Camper but unfortionally not availible in Europe. Whats your plan?

[@cedarcanoe]

Nice to read about your plans. A Belgian here living in Värmland, and planning on a big tour using my 2014 poptop Defender.

[@user-nr3zq3hi2k]

Likie the build. Agree that Oli at Headspace is great, also did a lovely job on mine. Interested to know who did your kitchen and cabinet build

[@rileytheroamer]

Thank you so much! Oli is an absolute legend and his conversions are just something else 😍 We sat down with a small fit-out company in the eastern subs in Sydney and talked them through what we wanted which they managed to put together for us!

[@Werkar27]

Great conversion mate, love the clean build and the pastel shaded look you've gone for. I just think the solar panel on the roof isn't going to do much, as when you drive the DC-DC charger will top up the batteries. When you do park, you'll generally look for a shady spot. I reckon you're better off getting a good quality solar blanket and using the roof for some more storage. Cheers.

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks mate! We put a lot of time and effort into it so it's always great to hear when others love the clean look we've gone for too 🙌 Definitely a good point you've raised. Generally, we drive every couple of days so the DC-DC charger does most of the work however, living in Australia and practically following summer and spending as much time as possible by the beach, we find ourselves in the sun 9 times out of 10 as we have our massive 270-degree awning for shade. A larger solar panel also would have been a bit more beneficial but space was a tricky factor unfortunately 😢

[@Werkar27]

@@rileytheroamer Glad the setup works for you mate. You can always upgrade to a bi-facial panel down the road 😁

[@rileytheroamer]

@@Werkar27 we’re going to change a few things eventually I’m sure - this will most likely be one of them!

[@eLandyAdventures]

Great walk around guys, and loving the build ... not heard of Headspace but will be messaging them shortly! Look forward to seeing what parts of the build you love most / work best and which really could do with improving! PS: the perfectionist in me is not loving the rear number plate hanging off the side of the car, is that a state requirement!?

[@rileytheroamer]

Thank you so much! Andy spent hours upon hours researching everything he could to come up with this setup and it's definitely been worth it, we honestly couldn't be happier with it 😍 Headspace make an incredible roof conversion so we highly recommend getting in touch with them!! Hahah Andy agrees with you there! As the number plates are a little longer here in Australia, they have added a little bracket onto the side so the number plate can actually fit 😅 We actually used to have a bracket in the middle of the spare wheel that held the number plate in place there however, since we have added the trash bag onto our spare wheel, we've had to move it back to the original location.

[@eLandyAdventures]

I sit firmly in Andy's camp on the planning. Enjoy the journey, and if you find some down time we just got our 110 back from its own once in a lifetime conversion, so will look to see if we can document some of the family adventures in much cooler Scotland! @@rileytheroamer

[@tolgaio]

amazing build. did you guys consider a sprinter before starting all of this? just curious to see your decision making process on that matter.

[@rileytheroamer]

This comment is awesome thank you! Ahhhh yes 😮‍💨 we very much would love a 4WD Sprinter, but truthfully I t was a bit out of our budget. BUT we are planning a build in 2026 to tour Canada and hope we have enough savings by then for one… that is our next goal!

[@tolgaio]

it's funny tho, defenders are darn expensive here in the UK so much so that you can easily build a decent sprinter with the same amount of money. good luck, you've got something amazing going on there

[@rileytheroamer]

@@tolgaio ahhh so a little different to here! They are expensive but probably around $30-40k difference 😮‍💨 Australia’s touring vehicle, a Toyota Troop Carrier sounds like the UK’s version of a Defender then!

[@marksoutherton8888]

Hi, are you doing any more KZbin videos or have you given up on it ☹️ I was looking forward to your adventures.

[@rileytheroamer]

Hey Mark! We actually have a new KZbin video in the works now however, it’s safe to say it’s been a chaotic past few months so fingers crossed we can try post more regularly! 🙏🏻

[@marksoutherton8888]

That’s good news, hope to see you back soon 👍

[@user-hh9dh3fj3f]

🤷

[@stephensmith5379]

What was the name of the roof tent conversion company?

[@jakobjaarola3150]

Hello Andy & Max, I'm very interested in your build, I got a 1994 110 doing up like yours, just like to ask you, did you weigh your Defender? if so how much weight is it fully loaded? Cheers, Jakob

[@rileytheroamer]

Hey Jakob! Thanks so much for looking through our build and stoked to hear we've given you some inspo 🙌 If you're looking to do a fit-out similar to ours, the interior setup weighs about 120kg 🙂

[@jakobjaarola3150]

​@@rileytheroamer I'm actually referring to the GVM, the max weight is 3050kg for a Defender 110.

[@kelvinoliver1599]

u really should have got a drinking water hose

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks so much! We’ll look into it 🤗

[@twoheadnorth]

Great Video Loving this series Zahra and Paul @twoheadnorth (LandRover 110 called Leaky)

[@rileytheroamer]

Thanks guys!! We love the name of yours! Not sure there is a more fitting name for a Defender haha.