October 2018

2018 Mercedes X-Class off-road test

We take the X250d Power off the bitumen to see if it’s a proper 4WD Mercedes-Benz is a company with some serious 4WD heritage and clout. Unlike BMW and Audi, for example, Mercedes has been building proper off-road vehicles for…

AUTINE BUSHMAN AXE

  When it comes to gear in the outback you want to know you can rely on your equipment, so you can either choose a cheap axe from the local hardware store, which may fail you after your first use.…

COLEMAN MULTI-PANEL LANTERN – 3 PANEL

  Coleman have just released a lantern that may just fulfil every requirement you have and then some. With a classical lantern base with three large panels it can meet the needs of a regular lantern providing 600 lumens when…

HARDCASE CARGO STORAGE CASES

  For most 4WDrivers a solution to the age-old storage problem is to throw some drawers into the back of your 4×4, but for those who don’t want a permanent fixture in the boot cargo cases are often a viable…

ARB LINX – UPDATED

  When the ARB Linx was first released, they promised us a tool to declutter our dashes whilst also continually providing updates as advances are made making it an expandable platform. Well they are continuing to deliver with two new…

TJM PRADO 150 SERIES SIGNATURE BAR

  After the release of the TJM Outback bar suitable for Prado 150 series, TJM have given Prado owners even more choice by recently announcing a Signature Bar for the same model.  This bull bar is claimed to be fully…

ECB X-CLASS AND DISCOVERY 5 BULLBARS

  New 4x4s, new technologies, therefore new designs for new bullbars needed. With major advancements in technologies for modern 4WDrives, especially the higher end models, replacing a front end for a bullbar is no longer as simple as it used…

THERMACELL MR450 MOSQUITO REPELLER

We all love to get into the outdoors and enjoy what the Aussie bush has to offer, whether it be hiking, 4WDriving, or even sitting around solving all the world’s problems. However you enjoy the bush you’ll have almost certainly…

DOMETIC CFF 45

  The last thing anyone wants in the back of their truck is rotting meat, spoilt milk and pulling up to camp to find you only have warm beverages… yea, we are speaking from experience here. Dometic have released a…

2019 FORD RANGER REVIEW

Is the new 2019 Ford Ranger good enough to top the sales chart again? With nearly 30 models in the 2019 Ford Ranger line-up, you have to admit Ford have worked hard to provide as many options as possible for…

Camper reviewed: Metalian Bowhunter

Born in the deserts of Africa, the Bowhunter is at home in the Aussie bush. Like the Kalahari Bushman that the Bowhunter is named after, it is light, agile and has a big heart. The Bowhunter is the smallest of…