ISSUE 040 – SNATCH STRAP COMPARISON REVISITED
This issue we get the band back together and set up another gig at the test lab to see if the industry has lifted their game in the snatch strap department; we take two $50K utes out for a spin…
Unsealed 4x4
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ISSUE 039 – DESTRUCTION TEST: SYNTHETIC ROPE VS WIRE CABLE
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RECOVERY SHACKLES
Rated Shackles vs Soft Shackles vs Unrated Shackles The lessons we learnt finding the best and safest shackles for four-wheel drivers! Every four-wheel driver owns shackles; and if you don’t, go buy some after reading this article. Be they the…
THE LDV T60 MIGHT HAVE MASSIVE TUNING POTENTIAL
There’s a new ute coming to Australia, called the LDV T60. LDV stands for Leyland DAF Vans. DAF stands for Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek, or Van Doorne’s Trailer Factory. So it’s a combination of a British and a Dutch truck…
Australia’s Best Coastal Drive
We live on a big island, so there is a lot of coastline to explore – but Vic Widman reckons this stretch in South Australia is possibly the best. There is no question that we have some simply amazing coastal…
Spot Gen 3 – The Lifeline we Never Needed
I love being isolated as much as the next bloke, but failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Something to get us help was high on the list when preparing for our Outback trip. While poring over page after page…
THE UNSUSPECTING ADVENTURER
Proof you can tour in a Jeep! The Jeep Wrangler has been synonymous with the hardcore off-road scene for decades with its incredible capability right off the showroom floor. And with a huge aftermarket industry specifically catering for the seven-slot…
The $70,000* Status Symbol
What’s gold, has two doors, and makes everyone in small towns stare at you? The first defining experience of the LandCruiser was rolling down the main street of Gloucester – a small beef and dairy town nestled in the Great…
MU-X GONE TO MEET ITS MAKER (In The Best Possible Way)
Isuzu decided we had played with the MU-X long-termer for long enough and took it back. Here’s our opinion on our time with the mid-size tourer. Judging by the number of times in the office we could question the whereabouts…
WRANGLER UTE ON THE WAY
Will Jeep build the dual-cab ute Australia has been begging for? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Jeep Wrangler is a polarising vehicle; you either love it or hate it. And while you can’t deny…
WHAT A $174K LANDCRUISER LOOKS LIKE
What 4X4 provides the ultimate base as a capable and comfortable tourer? Unfortunately, nothing from the factory floor really suits the ‘ultimate’ moniker. Some people in aftermarket-land are having a crack at it, and one of the more serious no-holds-barred…
BACK-O-BOURKE AT GUNDABOOKA NP
Sturt’s obsession with finding an inland sea in the middle of Australia did not deliver an ocean, but he did find a salty Darling River. He described this discovery as ‘certainly a blow for which I was not prepared’. Sturt’s…
REVIEW VIDEO: NISSAN NAVARA SERIES II
The Nissan Navara Series II has been released. It is looking to fix up some of the shortcomings of the coil-sprung rear end and available spec levels. To have a look at what’s changed we grabbed a new ST-X, whacked…
IT’S HAPPENED AGAIN
A couple of weeks ago it happened again. Another death during a recovery; this time up in the coastal Queensland town of Yeppoon. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE While this a tragedy and all of…
WHY MANUFACTURERS CAN NEVER KEEP UP WITH AUSTRALIA’S LOVE FOR BIG-CAPACITY DIESELS
And why 4WDers will probably always be left wanting… Quite often, Australian 4WDers and vehicle manufacturers don’t really see eye-to-eye. Sometimes what we want and what we get are pretty good; and other times, they’re not. It’s a tough job,…
