Trudy the Troopy (2 Viewers)

[grossdaddydave]

About to pick up my first troopy out in California next week. I have now plowed through every digital troopy build out there and I think I might be the first person come up with a different way. I also might be a dumbass. I want to do a bam bed style platform on top of jump seat verticals at rear window height. Three boards that sit on top with a return piece underneath so they don’t slide side to side. For reference I’m not living out of this troopy full time. A week tops on bird hunting and fishing trips. Trying to keep it as stock as possible. But minimalist functional. Photos of the troopy because I’m in love. And a photo of a bam bed for reference.

 

[grossdaddydave]

About to pick up my first troopy out in California next week. I have now plowed through every digital troopy build out there and I think I might be the first person come up with a different way. I also might be a dumbass. I want to do a bam bed style platform on top of jump seat verticals at rear window height. Three boards that sit on top with a return piece underneath so they don’t slide side to side. For reference I’m not living out of this troopy full time. A week tops on bird hunting and fishing trips. Trying to keep it as stock as possible. But minimalist functional. Photos of the troopy because I’m in love. And a photo of a bam bed for reference. View attachment 3990635View attachment 3990636

 

[Tennessee Jed]

I don't know what all that is, but you're gonna have the headroom of a coffin if you take the platform up to the window bottom. My interior has a pretty standard layout with central aisle, and the bench seat on the left side is well below the window bottom, and I still can't sit on it and raise my head up. The original bench seats are very low, that picture may give you the wrong idea about interior space. But as long as you know that there's no reason this couldn't make a useful and versatile interior. Troopys are, or should be, super modular.

Welcome to the madness. That looks like a very nice, clean truck. Love the color. What year/engine is it? You driving it back to Asheville?

 

[janyyc]

Welcome, very nice Troopy!

I think you are 100% making the right decision. In the end you will likely find you want to cut the roof off and build something out inside or something in the middle, but by experiencing a truly (Trudy?) basic setup you’ll know what you want and need before spending 10’s of thousands and lots of time on a build.

That’s pretty much what my dad and I did on our Troopy. We didn’t have bench seats in the back, so a bit different.

Builds Thread 'Ozzi, 2000 HZJ78 in Canada - travel/maintenance/build'

Jul 11, 2020

Hey all
I have found the forum immeasurably helpful while researching (and then waiting for the arrival...) of my HZJ78 from Australia. I don't want to be "one of those" who just lurks, but I also don't have very much to contribute (yet?!) in terms of knowledge or experience... so at least I'm participating by posting some Troopy p0rn.

Story goes as follows:

For as long as I can remember, I wanted a Land Rover Defender. Nothing ever came to fruition, living in Canada without access to new ones and never really having the time to research and go through the...

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I think you will enjoy it for a while and eventually get frustrated by the mess and hassle of setting up and breaking down camp every night, and the mess of storing everything during the day.

 

[grossdaddydave]

I don't know what all that is, but you're gonna have the headroom of a coffin if you take the platform up to the window bottom. My interior has a pretty standard layout with central aisle, and the bench seat on the left side is well below the window bottom, and I still can't sit on it and raise my head up. The original bench seats are very low, that picture may give you the wrong idea about interior space. But as long as you know that there's no reason this couldn't make a useful and versatile interior. Troopys are, or should be, super modular.

Welcome to the madness. That looks like a very nice, clean truck. Love the color. What year/engine is it? You driving it back to Asheville?

Oning from a medium roof transit van where the bed was sittable but a very low slouch angle. I don’t really hang out in the truck as much as I crash in the truck. Will definitely have to consider once I get my hands on her next week. I am driving her back to Asheville in the ultimate shakedown trip before I drive her back out me New Mexico in December for a hunting trip. I would absolutely go the rv route on my build but once again my damn kids (one of whom’s name is Jed and drives. A 100 series) want seats. Even if they are jump seats. So at least a few more years of a convertible build. I’m also trying to be able to stash dog crates under the bed. Use the truck for bird hunting quite a bit. So head space for canine space.

 

[grossdaddydave]

I don't know what all that is, but you're gonna have the headroom of a coffin if you take the platform up to the window bottom. My interior has a pretty standard layout with central aisle, and the bench seat on the left side is well below the window bottom, and I still can't sit on it and raise my head up. The original bench seats are very low, that picture may give you the wrong idea about interior space. But as long as you know that there's no reason this couldn't make a useful and versatile interior. Troopys are, or should be, super modular.

Welcome to the madness. That looks like a very nice, clean truck. Love the color. What year/engine is it? You driving it back to Asheville?

1995 1hz

 

[grossdaddydave]

Welcome, very nice Troopy!

I think you are 100% making the right decision. In the end you will likely find you want to cut the roof off and build something out inside or something in the middle, but by experiencing a truly (Trudy?) basic setup you’ll know what you want and need before spending 10’s of thousands and lots of time on a build.

That’s pretty much what my dad and I did on our Troopy. We didn’t have bench seats in the back, so a bit different.

Builds Thread 'Ozzi, 2000 HZJ78 in Canada - travel/maintenance/build'

Jul 11, 2020

Hey all
I have found the forum immeasurably helpful while researching (and then waiting for the arrival...) of my HZJ78 from Australia. I don't want to be "one of those" who just lurks, but I also don't have very much to contribute (yet?!) in terms of knowledge or experience... so at least I'm participating by posting some Troopy p0rn.

Story goes as follows:

For as long as I can remember, I wanted a Land Rover Defender. Nothing ever came to fruition, living in Canada without access to new ones and never really having the time to research and go through the...

• janyyc
• builds
• Replies: 359
• Forum: 70-Series Tech

• 

I think you will enjoy it for a while and eventually get frustrated by the mess and hassle of setting up and breaking down camp every night, and the mess of storing everything during the day.

We’ll see. Would love to do the pop top, just can’t quite get over the kick to the groin financially quite yet. Y’all’s troopy looks awesome. Great build and looks like great time had in it. I got a long drive back from California to North Carolina in her, so I’m sure the list will be constantly spinning. Keeping it simple with a cot and a sleeping bag for the ride back.

 

[Tennessee Jed]

1995 1hz

Far out - same here. Good luck on the trip. If you need help around Chattanooga let me know. 100 kph and Bob's your uncle.