Jeep Cherokee XJ / Basic DIY Interior Mods

In this video I show some of the DIY interior mods and gear inside the Jeep Cherokee XJ. The mods to the inside of the Jeep are pretty basic and I try to keep the vehicle simple and versatile for camping, travelling but also every day use if needed.
In this video I cover the Rear Window Delete and Rotopax Mount, Saw and Axe Mount, Fire Extinguishers, Repair Tools, Spare Parts, Recovery Tools, Passenger and Driver Side Mods, Med Kit and running no Carpet or Headliner to use Raptor Liner and Removable Mats.
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Jeep Spec:
1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5TD RHD.
35x12.50r15 BFG KM3's with 15x8 3.75" backspacing (-19 offset).
Lift Front - RC 4.5" Coils and N2 Shocks (2" Coil Spacer).
Front Shock Bar Pin Eliminator.
Dana 30 High Pinion with Artec Industries Lower Control Arm Mounts with modified upper mount and modified Track Bar mount.
Front RC Control Arm Drop Bracket.
Ruff Stuff Short Arm Single Himes.
RC Extended Sway Bar Links.
Dana 30 Rock Crusher Diff Cover.
Ruff Stuff One Ton OTK Steering.
6" Lift Drop Pitman Arm.
Ruff Stuff Front and Center Frame Stiffeners.
Rear DIY Frame Stiffener and Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
6" x 2" Box Rocker replacement with Tube Slider.
Modified Factory Bumper with Side Sliders.
Rear Tow Hitch Tire Carrier that bolts into Rear Frame Tie in Kit.
Modified upper Shock Crossmember for Rear Shocks
Rear Axle Chrysler 8.25 29 Spline with modified High Clearance Shock Mounts.
Rear Shocks 6.5" Trailmasters.
Rear Leaf Springs 4.5" Trailmasters with two RC Leaf Springs from a 4.5" kit.
Rear RC Shackle Relocation Bracket.
Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines front and back.
Warrior 9500lb Winch.
Front Bumper - www.ebay.co.uk...

[@roniellegriggs6883]

The crazy thing is that I don’t even own a Jeep or even a SUV for that matter. I’m a motorcycle guy. But this video came up as a suggestion and I couldn’t stop watching it. The extreme attention to detail is simply amazing. Fantastic work brother.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching!

[@mrwes100]

Mike is the man.

[@DunnageGarage]

One of the cleanest Jeep builds I've seen. I definitely subscribed. Plan in using some of these ideas on my channel for my TJ.

[@johnpaulpunla3357]

I really love the Jeep Cherokee. I followed a lot of jeep cherokee on youtube and this is one of the best build i've seen so far.

[@alexmedina948]

Recently picked up a 99 cherokee with a 6 inch lift running 35s and I fell IN LOVE with it, I'm loving all these video ideas

[@chrisbustillos8071]

What a great build! Will be coming back for tips as I build-up my XJ

[@jayfromtexas6718]

Absolutely cannot get enough of this vehicle! It’s amazing the stuff you come up with.

[@michaelgee7509]

I have been watching your videos for years. Funny, I also got married and had a son. My adventures went from carrying things on my back and powering my adventures with my feet; to also building a Jeep to take them with me. I run a 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU Rubicon here in Colorado USA. I appreciate this video as I gained a lot of inspiration. Love the work you do for so many years. Cheers mate

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Haha, interesting that we both went the same way. I try to explain it to my friends who don't have children but its like speaking about an alternate reality. They just don't get it. Thanks for your comment on the other video also. Your absolutely right about making memories. Its hard but the rewards are certainly worth it and its why we keep developing our gear to make the experience as streamline and enjoyable as possible for the whole family. In a few years he will be taking me on his own adventures hopefully. Thanks again for watching and take care!

[@michaelgee7509]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness you bet. I can’t wait for the day when these boys are learning all that we know about bushcraft, working on vehicles, the great outdoors, how to respect nature, and how to treat others. One of the greatest if not the greatest gifts of life. Seriously impressed with your knowledge beyond bushcraft. I would have never guessed you were so mechanically inclined. Totally cool!

[@GoneBroke]

Hello from Canada🇨🇦. I just purchased a 1998 Cherokee and you video popped up. You did an awesome job planning out your rig. 👍👍 gives me some ideas on what I can do with mine.

[@mrwes100]

Mike, personally I’m not the DIY vehicle fixer; however, I love listening to you brother. 👊

[@99jeepxjguy97]

Very nice rig. Thank you. A well thought out and organized all purpose Jeep. I love that you folks over there get to have the 2.5TDI.

[@zealousoutdoors]

Great build! The barrier for the rear seat is a great idea. We were involved in an accident in a Toyota 4runner. A drunk driver pulled out with us going 80 kph. Going from 80 to an immediate stop sent all our gear flying. Thankfully the rear seat backs stopped it, but they were bent a fair amount in the process. I'm much more conscientious of what is loose in the vehicle now.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks and appreciate you watching. Yeah its surprising what moves around when you have t0 do an emergency stop. Most things in the Jeep are strapped down now. Safe travels!

[@EDLuke246]

I feel like such a muppet not knowing this channel was here! It’s great to see you’re still producing content Mike, and we’re loving the ‘new’ stuff! 😆🤦🏼‍♂️

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching and for tuning back in

[@jace1180]

Your jeep is the same as mine thx for showing me stuff for the interior and camping

[@Tactical1944]

I really enjoyed watching your video over coffee this morning sir. Thank you for the great content and ideas for my own Cherokee.

[@DorkstaR24]

I really like the way you build your jeep! Putting thought in every detail!

[@rickbarmore1167]

Very well organized and definitely prepared for the outdoors... AWESOME

[@josephpacheco7508]

I must say, you've done a remarkable job on your build! Happy trails my fellow jeep family! Be safe!

[@Joe-nw5lm]

would love to see more of the cage behind the back seat. just got an XJ, and looking to protect my 8 month old as well from anything coming over for any reason. thanks! love the build

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I can make a video on it. Its pretty simple but like you said its just for the little man. Thanks for watching!

[@randal1470]

Great vid. Happy to see the effort put towards safety, with a good common sense foundation. And the tourniquet. The aluminum panels in the windows is one of my fave mods you’ve done, created a lot of auxiliary storage possibilities, along with the rotopacks. You can see the investment in time and attention over the years you’ve been modding this truck, how things have been refined and improved, and adapted. There is no replacement for hands on experience. Personally yeah, I’d love to see the parts bag and tools covered at least in a basic and brief form. That is one of those things that also come from a lot of real time experience, and can’t be duplicated by armchair engineering. It could give a little insight to those starting to expand from casual car camping and into more and more rigorous over-landing. The tools and parts, along with the recovery gear, can truly extend the capabilities of an over-landing rig a great deal in their own right. Seeing what other folks have used and find valuable in the parts bag would be helpful info. I’m guessing you have a winter auxiliary kit you add to the rig once the snow starts packing in as well. Nice rig, all around! Luckily for Meg you won’t be able to get enough gear for the the Chrysler to run 37’s 😄 you’ll just be able to cover the 36s lol!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks again for watching and for commenting. I've been pretty tempted to take out the whole back window and make a large panel to replace it but then I loose all rear visibility. I guess a reversing camera would be good but its then another thing to fail. I will make a video on my tools and spares along with some of the failures I have had over the years. Always good to get input from people with more experience! Most of my spares consist of things that would cost the earth and be unavailable in most places apart from the waterpump. The winter gear will be added as soon as the snow comes. Its almost here apparently. Haha yeah I'm not sure 37s will ever be a thing but given how things progress you never know where everything goes. I'm happy for now though haha!

[@randal1470]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness my experience is mostly on he shop side of things, although my Wife and myself have spent a few years at different times doing a couple of variations of living vehicle based full time, and hoping to go back to it in the future. But mainly yes, as a fabricator and builder, I saw things from the aspect of rebuilding and repairing , and modding based on that. When I saw you plate the frame over the wheels and also the beefed rockers, I smiled ear to ear... one of the most common, and major, repairs I’ve done to cherokees is cracked and broken frames directly over the rear axle...usually not long after a trailer hitch, or lift kit, was installed. You’ve already far outstripped my experience on the user end. If I was still in the game I’d have already talked to you about working on the product development side 😄

[@robertgolden1080]

Awesome video. I just picked up a 1999 WJ. Going set it up as a bug out vehicle. Thanks for the video. Nice build.

[@nzqkwf01]

Excellent detail and ingenuity.

[@neddyairsoft3972]

Im about to buy my first XJ. Ive always wanted one. Your build is very similar to what i want to do! Its nice to see it done tho! Ill be revisiting in a couple months when i get my XJ! Great build!

[@FoxSomniaTVVideos]

Super sick setup. I really like the light and power setup in the back

[@wildernessfieldjournal8211]

Your Jeep is amazing! You've really done a great job. It's cool to see how your setup has evolved over the years. Great ideas for us Cherokee drivers. It's also cool to see the UK version with the right hand drive position. Thanks for sharing your build.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thank you and appreciate you watching!

[@turbolag5107]

Honestly this is probably my favorite Jeep XJ setup and I will probably mirror my own off of yours thanks for the inspiration I especially like the water setup and how you replaced the windows with aluminum panels and stuck jugs of water to it because those jugs of water could also be jugs of fuel because the gas model doesn't exactly get the wonderful fuel mileage that your diesel gets lol

[@xrphqlic9763]

Many great ideas here:) Im borrowing some. Keep up the good work. 😀

[@MrLaurenceDunn]

The ideas here are great, as a Jeep owner for the last 23 years, I can appreciate the custom work that can be done to XJ, WK, and ZJ Jeeps which are very cheap to buy in the UK and maintain if you pick the right ones that have not been abused too much. I run a WK 5.7 HEMI on LPG which gives me the same running costs as a small car.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching. Thats a beast of a motor to run and I bet it runs nice on the conversion. I try my best with the xj although it has to lose some weight on the rear bumper and tire carrier. Thanks again

[@j.a.8970]

Mike, we would love to see a spare parts/tool kit video!!

[@ipfarms]

name it ! you have it....wow its a very complete needs for camping, I own an XJ and will apply ideas from your vlog....thank you very much for inspiring me and others Jeep lovers, best regards from Indonesia, bravo !!

[@ExpeditionJack]

I'm loving these mods and adventure vehicle updates mate, really interesting, fortunately, I have brushed up on my car lingo to follow you since you last showed me around. You're very creative with the mods and very well-executed!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching Jack. Yeah I saw you bought an MGB, how's it going with the vehicle?

[@ExpeditionJack]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness We were making good headway in the restoration, however, a lot of exciting new developments have arisen, including a v8, so it's in pieces on the garage floor atm. Unfortunately, we have paused production for the second wave. Seeing what you have done with your Jeep is very innovative and inspirational. Thanks for sharing Mike.

[@Daryn-sz7iv]

When I get a Jeep, I may set it up like you. It is more practical for what I want to do with it.I love the ruggedness of it.

[@phl_knives]

Awesome build out. I am so happy i finally put my headliner back in. I had it out for years. Summer its an oven and its freezing in winter until heat is blowing. I did SilNylon in MARPAT camo pattern I scored for $1.25/yard. It works well. Carpets coming out is a good idea. I would love to do a liner on my XJ. Im thinking exterior wrapped and liner in the Jeep. The cage is a great idea. I've saved a small piece of cage that was getting trashed. Working on how and where to mount it. I would recommend a jump box as well instead of just cables. They work very well. Also wiring, tape, and other electrical equipment repair equipment. Voltmeter and wire connections. Those help when something like a sensor goes. I would HIGHLY recommend having a more medical. Multiple TQs. If you have a catastrophic winch cable failure or other serious failure that could cause traumatic bleeding. Also Z-fold gauze to pack wounds in the groin, neck, armpits etc. Anywhere you cannot tourniquet. An additional set of items is chest seals and mylar blankets. (Oral Rehydration Solution is a very good thing to have in the event of illness or heat exhaustion) . If you're in the middle of a trail and someone is seriously injured bleeding control, managing sucking chest wounds and hypothermia prevention with mylar blankets can not only keep a person from becoming worse from the injury but with hypothermia a few degrees can be night and day on clotting of wounds. Even everyday driving i keep these items in arms reach. Off roads or away from medical care I keep a medical bag with everything from OTC meds,general care items, trauma and basic sustainability items for a medical emergency. Get trained and carry medical supplies to that level of training. Any road trip my medical bag is belted in the back seat where her or I can reach it. Trauma shears (One Shear-Brand) rides outside the bags with TQs. Exposing a wound to treat it might be seconds but to look for additional injuries is important. You may TQ and not see another serious wound due to clothes being soaked in blood already.

[@4RnrRick]

I use a carabineer around the handles on my recovery bag to the seat mounting brackets to keep it in place. Works good and its quick to unclip and grab recover snatch straps/shackles. Enjoying your videos from Oregon, USA.

[@FilthyMcNasty666]

Crikey, I love that truck :) totally gorgeous and the blood, sweat and tears to build her up have all come good. Great work mate!

[@connorcarlson6596]

Good work man. I don’t have a Cherokee. I have a Comanche but I think I will steal the idea of bedlining the roof for sure.

[@markwolo2524]

Badass Rig ! Probably one of the best walk around videos out there . Thanks for sharing !

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment.

[@BlessedVeteranAdventures]

Perfect bugout setup.

[@chrisherrmann9627]

It's cool to see Cherokees all over the world

[@officialWWM]

There’s so much thought and genius design gone into this truck, I love it!

[@silverstatenomad]

Looks like you are ready for anything. Awesome video!!!

[@russellkinkade21]

Take out your air filter & reroute the air intake through the hood cowl, it will give you a perfect location for the 2nd battery under the hood & a better route for the air intake at the same time!

[@user-eg2cz5vr7s]

I am an Arab from Yemen and I have a passion for these hobbies. I admire what you do. The difference is unfortunately not available to me. I thought of designing a rental house with my car is large and the method of towing it is different from what is known to other people. My car, Ground Cherokee, 2004 Greetings to you and thank you

[@erichimes3062]

Don’t know if you can get it in Scandinavia, but In the briny winters of the Great Lakes USA, I use Fluid Film on the inside of rockers, A-pillars, frame rails, pinch seams of sheet metal etc. it’s lanolin-based and creeps into hidden areas. It’s preserving my Cherokee well. It would work well against the corrosive effects of sea air too.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

I know the stuff and you can get it here. I use it at work very occasionally. Lanolin its just called on the tub. We spray it inside box sections and such. I have sprayed the jeep underside with it only once over a year ago as we had some left. How have you found it because I haven't used it that much? Many thanks,

[@erichimes3062]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness Seems to be working very well thus far, especially in the areas that don’t get hit with slush and road splatter. The exposed areas of the floor pans usually need another application mid-winter, however. Avoiding the automatic car wash until the roads are clear of salt is advisable, since the high pressure water and detergent remove the fluid film along with salt. Garden hose pressure is enough until spring.

[@Kvikz366]

I have a 2001 sport and I love this build

[@takiman1]

Raptor lining the inside and door wells was the best thing in this video.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching

[@shakeswigglez3746]

The spare parts dufflebag is genius!.

[@mariojuras8649]

amazing build jeep

[@levideforest3177]

MCQ!!!! I never thought id see you doing vehicle stuff. I loved your old videos about camping/bushcraft, one of my favorites is the crawfish catch and cook. I wish you would make more of them even like 1 every 1-2 months. BTW an XJ has been my dream vehicle for a while now so im going to watch ALL of your videos about it. Good luck with the channel!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks Levi, I started this channel a little while ago just as its a hobby of mine. Appreciate you checking out the channel and thanks for watching!

[@overlandtraveler979]

Great video, it is always interesting to see how others set there Jeeps, especially some of the small things that go into making vehicle work.

[@2S1L3NT]

That jacket is 👌 You've got one hell of a lot set up there Sir. Very impressed with how thought out and executed this is. I'm definitely going to follow your footsteps. Thanks!

[@sifislam2667]

Professional video and professional equipment 👍💚

[@anthracitecoal8673]

Freaking awesome rig pal. The heck with the interior trim as well. I'd love for Jeep to make something like this right from the factory! I'm going to use your rig as a blueprint for my jeep. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your setup. Really awesome job!!! Dan, Pennsylvania

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Hey Dan, thanks for watching mate. Glad you like the jeep, it's still pretty similar to this now, just a few tweaks to make it better, but then these things never end. Appreciate the comment and thanks again!

[@stevefellers9349]

As others have said....you do have a really nice rig and your persistence in maintenance is on point. Thanks for sharing!

[@jmccracken491]

I have a 98 Cherokee here in the States and we have 215,000 miles on the odometer. I see plenty of things I need to do to mine like you have to yours. Thanks for the wonderful ideas. And by the way, you speak very clearly and I do understand what you say. I may be asking more questions of you soon.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching and glad you like the video!

[@AlienRestoMod]

Dude awesome setup. You've done what I've only dreamed of. Spot on!

[@johnathanramey8599]

Love the setup in the rear. Can you make a video on the tire swing next? And how did you get or make the aluminum back windows.

[@9252LIFE]

Definitely prepared for ... everything! Great video!

[@pb-bx1ll]

I know I'm late but great video!!!

[@matthewsaenz2849]

Hey Mike, I would love if you could make a DIY on how you installed those car seat brackets for your little one! Thanks man.

[@juechter]

Id love to know as well as i was thinking of adding some

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Sure I will make a video on it!

[@inevergoonxbox6959]

Yeah well, this makes me hate my xj lol. I love the build and I’m very jealous. I wish to have a clean xj like you have here

[@josephpacheco7508]

For the recovery bag, get some poly coated steel chain and a couple quick snaps and mount them from the bottom of the front seat the the front hinge of the back seat. I did similar for my handy bag and the chains go thru the bag handles. In a roll over, the bag stay held in. Can use the excess from a ratchet strap as well.

[@keithmorrissette2545]

Awesome Build!

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas.

[@krisolof7998]

Couple of suggestions for your second battery solution. There are a couple of small companies that make cowl intakes that let you put the air filter in the cowl and out of the engine compartment. Might be able to make something like that work if you can move the wiring along the firewall up or down enough. Then you could put the second battery where the current air filter is. The other option would be to go with a smaller lithium second battery. If you go lithium then you can get the same usable power out of a battery with half the amp hour rating and thus 1/2 to 1/3 the size. Additionally Andrew St. Pierre White from 4xOverland has mentioned a new series of thin lithium batteries that could easily fit under the back seat. But will no doubt cost $$$$ until they are more common in the market. Love the XJ build.

[@jimt2316]

In for the 500th thumbs up! Nice work, I appreciate your attention to detail.

[@ZenithClarity]

That's a BADASS Cherokee!

[@josuemejia6211]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your mods on you're rig. Very helpful

[@slingingsteel9744]

Great setup! You have given me some good ideas for my Cherokee build

[@valleyoffroaders9642]

Great set up, love the xj !!!!

[@texastackycal7979]

That’s a sick setup

[@aledastle2288]

Love the build of this jeep, Be interesting if you could do a video focused on the mods you’ve done to the engine as would like to do them to mine. Keep up the great work Mike thanks 👍🏻

[@silboersma4774]

A lot of engine work is discussed in this vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOpqpRojqukpa8

[@williamarrowsmiith8380]

Very well thought out proper build for safe extended exploring. Brilliant!

[@Mansfield_Motors]

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to updates about the rooftop tent setup.

[@41GarageandGrill]

Fantastic build! Lots of great ideas on your setup. Thanks for sharing

[@andyclemente4205]

Man that's a really awesome rig. Looks like a lot of thought went to it. Good job brother

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching

[@scubasmith]

Great work.

[@PeterGuitarSound]

Massive work here, really loving it.

[@OutbackTouring]

Great tool kit and parts tips. Like to see more detail 🇦🇺

[@SergioPerez-tv3ne]

Love the build! Just got my own xj , I cannot find those grab handles you have 🥲

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching, I made the handles with some straps and heat shrink plastic. Congrats on the XJ!

[@wilhelmsteenkamp1316]

great video

[@Ghost-oq4qj]

I love your setup this was a great vid and gave me some ideas

[@tiuh8539]

I’m 18 and wanting to build out my xj… it’s tough as hell without having the right tools or money for good parts or lots of knowledge haha, thanks for the inspiration. Main thing I’m trying to do is build out cabinets and a small bed inside as four season overlanding with just a rooftop tent can be colddddd here in comorado

[@dr.circuitthefrenchbulldog6866]

Bro me too never seen something like this man so clean. I have one and I will never sell it.. just keep working on it and make it a great zombie land 😂

[@borisk4444]

Your amazing mate, I have the same jeep, love your video and the calm to point videos, definitely will be watching them all, subscribed 😀

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Appreciate the comment and thank you for subbing!

[@CANGUROCREW]

Instructive and beautifull video! Thanks!!!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Great work, your very talented. Thanks and take care.

[@robertsorrentinojr8359]

Hello Mike, First let me thank you for all the time that you have spent making videos and sharing them with all of us. You are a very humble person and never act like an expert, but you do know many things. I appreciate your attention to detail and always look forward to watching new videos. I recently purchased a 2000 cherokee xj and over the next year plan on restoring it. I don’t plan on going off-road too much, I just want to make it really strong. My first concentration is rust-proofing and strengthening up the frame/ undercarriage. I was wondering how the Raptor liner has been holding up, especially on the door jams?

[@Formerlywarmer]

Very nice… really …and I love the Cherokee 👍🇺🇸

[@Cantinatollo1]

Awesome, awesome video, young man! Thanks for sharing. You gave me lots of good ideas for my Cherokee. Thank you!!

[@chuggles03]

Use the hold down brackets you have in the back to hold your recovery/tool bags to the floor of Mini-me's feet. Bolt those brackets to every passenger floor position except the driver's floor. They lay flat and you won't get tripped up on them.

[@juechter]

Would love to see the iso-fix attachment point you have built

[@richarddow69]

Great video mate!!! You have a real talent keeping it simple. Your presentation style is clear and the way you slip in what you are thinking about what you have done with a chaser on what you regret or intend to do👍🏻 Your rig is awesome and you have given me some things to do, of course $$$ Ha! JEEP= just empty every pocket? TRUE. I would like more links to the detail items you point out like the fire extinguisher bracket (from China. What isn't A? Ha! ) and the threaded ax/saw hold down. I only have this. I run my rig to be able to sleep in the back. Keep up the good work. PS: How are you doing with the virus. All we here about here in the states is what Sweden has done. Cheers🤙🏻

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Appreciate you watching and for the comment. Its certainly taken some cash to get here despite trying to do jobs myself. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Replacement-Car-Fire-Extinguisher-Holder-Mount-Bracket-For-Jeep-Wrangler-TJ-JK/303707558895?hash=item46b66193ef:g:T64AAOSwpdxfcYmQ The link above is the fancy china fire extinguisher bracket. Its actually pretty good although in the photo on ebay it looks like its been mounted to the top of an old red barreled muzzle loader rifle as some kind of optic. The window with the threaded holders for axes and such I will make a video on because I have to cover the window mid itself. Covid is steady here, still no lockdown and not many restrictions. I live in the north with a low population and fairly small towns that are quite spread apart. I think in the city its pretty dam bad though!

[@richarddow69]

@@WorkshoptoWilderness wow. You actually replied 👍🏻 I am building my Jeep to run the trails ( lots of lava ) on the Big Island of Hawaii where I will retire to next year sometime. Putting on a lot of under armour bash plating, so she is heavy = 10 mpg best milage. Ha 😅 If you visit Hawaii ( so many from Germany & Sweden do 🤔 ). Reach out and maybe if I am on island 🏝️ we will do some 4x4 exploring. 🤙🏻

[@countryside_guy]

What an absolutely fantastic setup. I'm hoping to get a Nissan X-Trail soon, I know it's not a proper offroader but I don't really need a proper one, anyway you've made me picture stripping it bare already lol. You seem to have everything covered that's for sure. If you got rid of the roof tent and used the other thingy as your living quarters that opens up a world of storage options with a roof basket thingy. One thing I couldn't miss was you have no solar for when you're parked up for a week or more, is it something you just don't need or don't want? You could run a compressor fridge in the summer off of one too and have some delicious chilled meats, dairy and cold drinks, or not lol. Oh also I may have missed it or forgotten, no fuel can? I'll watch it again just because there was a lot to take in and I already need to refresh my useless memory lol. As for water leakage, I feel you there. LDV Convoys were made with colinders in mind, shockingly bad they are! That'll be going very soon anyway. I can see me in my X-Trail to be all kitted out (no winch as they can't take one structurally other than on the rear which looks rubbish) and coming to to Sweden for as long as the law allows, pop to another country for the required amount of time then go back to Sweden again for as long as possible. Basically what I've done in my van but with an X-Trail which I'd trust a lot more than my van, plus driving down various tracks would be possible. There's a lot to do yet but it's giving me something to live for, it's just finding a good X-Trail for my small budget.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Appreciate you watching and for the comment. Congrats on the Xtrail, they are really capable vehicles and although some may consider it 'not a proper offroader' I think its all about what you want it for. If I had one I would probably drive it much more than my XJ. That's the Idea really, we will convert the anex into the living space for now and then start to organise the rack with storage options. I have a duel battery system so when I drive both the car battery and the leisure battery charge up. Its a nice setup as you make your own power as you drive but obviously you need to drive to charge the battery. I have not run out of juice yet even when I ran all the lights and my laptop for several evenings without moving on. I guess solar is another option that I would need to think about if I installed a fridge. I don't actually carry spare fuel. I get about 27mpg now but I will say there have been a couple of occasions where I almost went dry and I was pretty remote. A backup 25l would probably be a good thing for those longer trips just to get me back to a station. A winch on the back is far more useful than one on the front. Most of the time I want to get back out of the mud or water not pull myself deeper in. Thanks again!

[@EthanDavis.w]

Love the setup. I definitely plan on stealing some of the ideas and taking some of the advice you give for my own XJ. Not sure if you covered it in the exterior video, but did you do something to the rain gutters?

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. I covered it somewhere in a video last year but I honestly cant find it. I welded in some 2mm U channel into the original gutter to strengthen it and support the RTT and Rack. Its seems to have held up great but only time will tell I guess.

[@Nigriff]

Cheers mate 🍻

[@kegansherman4243]

Love the setup man, I’m working on getting my jku there eventually haha my wife and I just had our first child so I appreciated the safety tips. I was thinking for your recovery gear bag, since you don’t run a carpet, you could add anchors in the spot and strap the bag down. That would give you some reassurance knowing it’s secured. Anyways love the video man, thanks for the inspiration.

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

Thanks for the idea on the straps. I made some compartments under the seats that strap in for tools and spares. Just so there are no missiles flying around. I should do an update video pretty soon. The little man is 15 months now so hes getting much easier to take out and he loves it. When he was under one year it was a bit tougher but I guess that's normal. Thanks again for watching!

[@Winchparts]

I am with you that Jeeps should not have carpet. Even my TJ has places that trap moisture and can corrode. Brilliant work as always.

[@tracywisniewski1416]

Can you please send me other videos.I love your video and the tent ⛺️. I love these Þ

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

You can go to the channel page and all of the videos are on there - www.youtube.com/@WorkshoptoWilderness/videos

[@Nigriff]

Watching to hear him say "aluminum" 😂

[@anthonynewlands6469]

You could glue some black marine carpet to the roof, would insulate and dampen the noise too

[@WorkshoptoWilderness]

That's a good idea, I will check it out!

[@kdigiacomo]

The aluminum windows definitely is interesting me. I was thinking Polycarbonate (name brand Lexan) but this might be better.