Unsealed 4x4
Gold Coast Expo
LAST CHANCE: The Gold Coast Expo over the 27th to the 29th of July is fast approaching! Get on down to the Aquis Park, Gold Coast Turf Club at Bundall, gates open 8:30am-4:00pm each day. Entry for adults is an…
Goodbye Fortuner
After 15,000km and countless trips it’s time to hand the keys back. We’ve had this Toyota Fortuner since back in Issue 041 of Unsealed 4X4, and we have to say it’s become part of the family. We’ve taken it on holidays,…
Roast me …
With the winter months well and truly upon us, I’ve fallen into a ritual of cooking a Sunday camp oven roast every week. I actually crave it! Now, I’m not home every weekend (nor would I want to be), but…
You might be able to buy a new, old Jeep
When a vehicle manufacturer stops producing a vehicle, it’s often not the end of the story for an outdated design. Sometimes, they continue to build and sell older models in other parts of the world. Old designs will sometimes also…
The Connie Sue reigns supreme over Anne Beadell
I thought the Anne Beadell Highway was tough, but the Connie Sue Highway smacked it down like The Rock on WWE. My sand flag was being smashed, stone guard attacked from below. Like witches clawing, my paintwork was being etched by…
Dynamat: Is this product music to your ears, or a sticky waste of time?
If you’re one of the unlucky ones where your 4X4’s OEM sound system is like a mash of noises echoing out of the toilet, then you’re not alone. Ours too was an absolute shocker before we decided to upgrade not…
Stale bread = yum campfire dessert
If there’s one thing that makes a night around the campfire memorable, it’s finishing a great meal with a perfect dessert. The problem is, after all that four-wheel driving followed by a hearty meal, it seems impossible to get out…
Why I lashed out on a Coleman Hyperflame Fyreknight gas stove
If you are anything like me, there is a certain level of satisfaction that comes from knocking out a half decent meal at the end of a long day on the trails. What started out as a one-off after drawing…
June 2018: Adventure Cinema
In this instalment of Adventure Cinema, we’ve got drowned 4X4s, Simpson Desert crossing in a petrol FJ and Cape York recoveries. There are Unimogs doing their thing off-road and characters of the Australian bush. All this and more in Unsealed 4X4’s…
JK Wrangler – Escape
The first step in working to live, is having an escape plan. For a lot of us, four-wheel driving is a way of escaping the daily grind. Get away from the rat race for maybe a weekend or a month, get…
New 1.5L, three-link live axles for 2019 Jimny
Along with the 70 Series LandCruiser, the Suzuki Jimny is one of the last of the properly old-school 4WDs still standing. Where others have morphed into something new or died off completely, the Jimny has some serious heritage in it’s…
June 2018: Readers’ Rigs
Beau’s Zook A lot can happen in five months, and Beau’s Zook is the proof! It was never intended to be anything other than a daily, but we all know how quickly things can get out of hand. After owning…
Desert & dunes without heading into the centre
Why isn’t this on your list? What if I told you Victoria was more than the snow-covered peaks of the High Country, more than the fantastic southern coastlines and endless beaches? Tucked up in the north-west corner of the state…
Gecko slide-on camper
Peter Barber and his wife Heidi have been touring all their lives and have fond memories of camping at the beach over the summer holidays for weeks on end, and it’s that love of touring that saw them bring up…
Do you have camping cryophobia?
Cryophobia // (noun) – An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects Well, mine is not a phobia, but rather a “yep – I feel the cold”. You probably know my sort, the slightest hint of…
