General • RE: Car Camping in a Discovery 5

Mole HD — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:19:37 GMT

Author: Mole HD
Posted: 13th Jun 2026 2:19 pm (GMT 1.00)

I used a Latitude Pioneer roof tent and side awning with the D2 and D4 but haven't been camping in the D5. Mrs Mole had a serious riding accident a few years ago which put an end to our wild camping forays. Besides that, leaving the tailgate open (or the doors) on an unmodified D5 is a no go anyway, and if the keys are in the car or within 3m, the car won't go to sleep even if you lock it.

Looks like the D5 wasn't meant for going wild camping unless you rig up a leisure...

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General • Car Camping in a Discovery 5

RouseSport — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:06:55 GMT

Author: RouseSport
Subject: Car Camping in a Discovery 5
Posted: 13th Jun 2026 12:06 pm (GMT 1.00)

Have any of you done it? What setup have you used and is there a way to put the car into a kind of sleep mode so the ecu/bcu’s shut down so the tailgate can stay up to use a tailgate tent without the battery going flat? Pics would be great of your setups.

Thanks

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General • RE: Car Camping in a Discovery 5

General • Car Camping in a Discovery 5