February 2015

OPPOSITE LOCK FERNTREE GULLY GRAND OPENING

You’re not going to want to miss the grand opening of the new Opposite Lock franchise at Ferntree Gully!   Date/Time: Saturday Februrary 28th starting at 9 am Location: 827 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully Besides some special grand opening reduced…

Travelling WITH KIDS

My teenage daughter and I have travelled many thousands of kilometres across this wide brown land. We crossed the Simpson last year, drove the Birdsville track and explored the Flinders Ranges the year before. We even camped on the snow…

JAPANESE-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

It’s no secret that Japanese vehicles are ridiculously popular in Australia. Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Mazda, Subaru – it’s the bulk of what you see on the road today. When it comes to four-wheel drives, it also seems as if…

NEW WEBSITE: IRONMAN 4×4

Ironman 4×4 has an all new updated website that’s super easy to navigate, truly highlights their full line of quality products and showcases some of their impressive 4X4 vehicles.

MERCEDES-BENZ G500 4X4 SQUARED

If you thought the G63 AMG 6×6 was just too over the top, Mercedes-Benz has now unveiled the monster’s smaller sibling, the G500 4×4². The new off-road beast starts life as a G500 and gets many of the royal treatments that made…

IS YOUR 4X4 ILLEGAL?

We all want a unique vehicle, which makes sense as we all do different things with them. Modifying four-wheel drives is nothing new, and in-fact the off-road aftermarket industry is booming in Australia. But don’t for a minute think that…

February 2015 – OUTBACK GOURMET

I am a real fan of slow cooked food and my little cast iron Camp oven is just perfect for Osso Buco, delicious, hearty, hot, satisfying winter food just perfect for a cold desert night. Give it a go – I know…

GREAT WHITE 18 LED

Manufactured by Vision X, Great White has been lighting up tracks in Australia for some time now. In the process, they developed a product with many big claims: it’s shock proof to 15.6G, waterproof to 3m, has an operating lifespan…

ARB AR32 INTENSITY

The big brother to the AR21 and the original ARB Intensity, the AR32 is designed to fit bull bars with room for larger diameter driving lights. Or for those who just want the biggest and brightest light from ARB. Manufactured…

ARB AR21 INTENSITY

  The little brother in the ARB Intensity range, but by no means a weaker sibling. ARB Intensity LED driving lights are one of the hottest items in the aftermarket industry currently, with ARB struggling to keep up with demand.…

King Of The Hammers: Night Run

King Of The Hammers (KOH) just finished up in the California desert, and the event kicked off with some serious night rock crawl racing, the Backdoor Shootout. Off-roading doesn’t get much more specialized than this. A major highlight from the entire King…

The Land Rovers of James Bond

While Bond is synonymous with Aston Martin, there is also a solid history with the Land Rover, which is about to get an even bigger boost with the forthcoming Spectre film, the 24th bond adventure. The film will include a…

THE LAST DEFENDER

There isn’t much the Defender can’t handle. After all, the bare-bones utility four-wheel drive has survived dozens of combat roles, the Camel Trophy, and slightly less arduous roles played as a workhorse at home on the farm. Simply put, the…

THE INTERVIEW: DARYL BEATTIE

For this former 500cc MotoGP champ, life starts above the Tropic of Capricorn. Now the proud owner of a Mercedes Unimog, Daryl’s a Cape York tragic who has started his own business to help others explore Australia’s great unsealed landscapes.…