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Left from top to bottom blade fuse box Then two 'mega' fuses 30 amp fuse 2 black square relays Then 3 silver cylinder heavy duty relay Green thing top right is a d6dq timer unit. How it's all configured would depend on how, its all linked up and what it's supposed to do.

Not had any (well not outside) up on Ardnamurchan...

Welcome along chap..... Cost wise raising the roof could be done pretty cheap.... Mazda bongos have a electric raise roof that are often on ebay for around the £300 Mark.... Handy bits of kit as they come with a integral sleeping platform. I was going to use one on one of our landrovers...

We spent about 3500 including buying the transit Jumbo.... Self sufficient power wise (solar/split charge inverter etc) and raised double bed at rear with storage under.... Worked for us as a very comfortouble tin tent.... Now changed to a Motorhome so transit will be up for grabs shortly....

No need for 3 pfaffy means of working if your electrics are set up right.... But you're right.... Some folks love the old ways.... Gas lights made a, loverly noise back in the day lol

Horses for courses as always..... Our Waeco compressor coolbox has run 24/7 365 since we bought it 3 years ago from the solar/split charge... Sat ready to go loaded with beer etc.... (only needing a top up mains, charge if we didn't head off for more than 2 weeks or so) Swapping to the...

External vents are redundant with compressor types (though heat dissipation is still necessary to a lesser or greater degree) Installation is thus easier and performance far superior. Absorbtion type fridges are frankly old technology let alone being power hungry and often temperamental. IF...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264044006822

Came across these.... Steel/stainless/plastic/alloy Locking and none locking in a variety of sizes... For not expensive prices https://www.truckware.co.uk

Esarco tastic.....

Yup I use one of Alpha batteries 7 stage 20 amp automatic ones. https://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/12v-20a-connect-forget-automatic-leisure-battery-charger/

If i IF its like the last one I bought.... Its not auto start (ie you have to push a button after powering it up) Might be worth checking IF that's important to you.

To be honest I don't actually do much greenlaning anymore as most of the best ones have been closed to vehicles.... Especially in my local peak district... Great shame BUT to be honest we spend more time heading off for weekends in the motorhome these days.

One of many weekends away spent greenlaning in Wales I organised for a, bunch of series owning landrovers.

I think back in the day they were significantly less shyte than a lot of other stuff.... However many years of idiotic British management and laying back on laurels meant that they have been left way behind in the Defender format.... Frankly the Defender should have been taken out and shot...

I VERY nearly bought a marshal ambulance body (marshal were the military converters) to go on the back of one of my landrovers..... Rented a trailer and drove down to Neath in South Wales to collect it..... 20 minutes sat inside it made me realise just how small and claustrophobic it would...

Long story short... On the Swift the main habitation light switch is by the rear habitation door.... Nuisance in the dark IF we get in/out of the front cab doors.... No easy route to put another switch in the cab SO bought one of these...

Just buy one..... £25 job done https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F381213434336

This is my go to for Eberspacher problems,.... Easy to navigate and very knowledgeable about eberspacher faults. https://www.letonkinoisvarnish.co.uk/eberspacher_intro_1.html

I'd rather they went as a pair as they are matching handed (left and right hand) units.