Unsealed 4x4
Why the new F-250 should be your next tow rig
Torque for days… … and days, and days. 1,116. That’s four figures of sweet, sweet Newton-metres. That’s 2.5 times what a 70 Series LandCruiser has, and it makes that peak torque at a crunching 1,600rpm. Not far off idle,…
This Hectic Fire Truck has set the Internet on fire
54” Michelin XZLs, 630mm of ground clearance 7,500 litres of water capacity (7,570 litres, in the new money), this Bulldog fire truck has barwork designed by satan and hoses that shoot out water in all directions. Along with having great…
Air filters: Tested
OEM vs Generic vs High Performance air filters – What’s really best for your engine?We combine a leaf blower with talcum power to find the best type of air filter for your 4WD… SCIENCE! Unless you are a drag…
ISSUE 035 – CUSTOM SAS’D D40 NAVARA
The air filter that’s best for your engine; up close and personal with the Tonka HiLux; the lengths one bloke has gone to for the best off-road coffee is amazing; reviewed – the most sensible and boring 4X4 on the…
To trade or upgrade? That is the question.
With so many modern and fancy campers on the market, is it time to trade in your camper for a new model, or is there an alternative option? With our camper having travelled well over 50,000 kilometres in the…
8 tips to protect your canvas
Are you rich enough to buy a new tent every trip? We aren’t, so here’s how to protect your investment… Also, can we borrow a few bucks? Canvas is a lot like underwear; you want it fresh and mould-free.…
The High-lift Jack – Hero or Hindrance?
We take a look at how to use the high-lift jack safely; the uses it has; how to make the high-lift jack a hero; and the carnage it causes when not used quite right. The high-lift jack is arguably…
Unsealed 4X4 Garage – Project Rusty
Brake Overhaul In this month’s Unsealed 4X4 Garage, along with the help of our mates at Drivetech 4×4 we are going to tackle the brakes on old Rusty. During one of our early test drives the brakes seemed to be…
How you’re buggering your auto-box
Want to find out exactly what makes autos so good off-road and how you’re probably killing yours? We have a chat with one of the best in the business… First, we need a refresher on how autos work. It’s no…
Staff Corner – Out with the old, in with the older?
Ev says goodbye to his GQ Patrol, but what could his latest purchase be? You might have seen my white GQ Patrol on these pages a bit, as it has been a base for testing products and a few…
Unsealed 4X4 – Readers Rigs
Andrew’s Disco 4 This is Andrew’s Discovery 4 and to say that he has become a Land Rover convert is an understatement. Andrew has set it up to be a great all-round tourer and he says it’s the most comfortable…
From the Editor: The Sickness
Hi, my name is Dex, and I’m a Gearhead. Nope, not into drugs; I’ll leave that to the politicians, people who wear yoga pants when they shouldn’t and professional rugby league players. I mean I would literally rather be working…
Long-term Product Review: 55L Evakool Fridgemate
Ugly Yellow Box 9 year test – Like a fine nine-year-old scotch, my Evakool Fridgemate has gotten better with age. Paul Simon’s Graceland has a line that goes, “My travelling companion is nine years old, he is the child…
Product Review: Companion Aqua Cube Logic Li
The camping accessory you never knew you needed. We’ve dragged this new portable shower unit through the Outback for a month, asked it to operate in the High Country in near-freezing temperatures and used it to keep man’s best…
Reviewed: AOR Matrix Pop Top
The AOR Matrix… good enough to be a movie but best taken camping. Matrix can mean many things, but I’m going to bastardise the Oxford Dictionary definition by dropping in the words ‘camper’ and ‘adventure’. Matrix: A camper in…
