Unsealed 4X4
FIRST LOOK: CUB FORWARD-FOLD
So new it doesn’t even have a name yet… we take Cub Campers’ freshly-designed prototype out bush to find out if you should believe the hype. For images and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, read this on our digital magazine…
OUTBACK GOURMET: FOOLPROOF FISH PARCELS
With fire bans in place all over the country and temperatures just too hot to be bothered cooking over an open fire, summertime sees us having to dig out our tried and tested stovetop meals. This recipe I am going to…
REVIEW: COMPLETE CAMPSITE EXODUS II
We take an 80-grand trailer off-road behind an 8-grand tow-rig, and find out if we’ve all been doing this camper trailer thing wrong all this time… Camper trailers are getting pretty ritzy these days. It’s not uncommon for them…
LAKE EYRE IN FLOOD… OR IS IT?
Lake Eyre is filling with water and the tourists are flocking to see it, so we sent Vic Widman out to see what all the fuss is about. For images and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, read this on our…
FOOD AND FODDER: BREAKFAST BURRITOS
Light a fire in your belly with these spicy breakfast burritos. They’re a tastier alternative to plain old eggs and bacon, they’re filling, and they’re a good way to use up any leftover snags from the night before – a…
EDITOR’S COLUMN: MORE PAGES, BETTER QUALITY, AND STILL FREE!
I don’t like offices. I’m much more at home tapping away on a laptop next to a campfire and being surrounded by bush than in a cubicle made of something that looks suspiciously like asbestos and cheap carpet panelling. …
ISSUE 024 – THE RECOVERY SPECIAL
Issue 024 – It’s our birthday! Two years in and we continue to test the boundaries by bringing you new and innovative tests, products, gear and reviews. Among our features this issue, check-out our load-cell in The Recovery Special, we take a…
THE EVOLUTION OF THE 4X4 CHASSIS
For images and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, read this on our digital magazine platform. Back in the 1970s, a 4X4 chassis was little more than a pair of thick 5-6mm C-section steel rails kept roughly parallel to each…
5 REASONS TO VISIT THE PILBARA
A photo essay of arguably one of the most picturesque Outback locations in the country. The Pilbara region up in north-western Australia is a place like no other in the entire world. It has everything that four-wheel drive adventurers…
FIRE ACROSS THE TOP END
Australia’s tropical Outback is a place of outstandingly dramatic and contrasting seasons – the lush, rejuvenating monsoon season and the long parched ‘dry’ – each of which portrays the landscape so differently. The transition from almost fluorescent green grass…
RANGER EVOLVED
Evolution, not revolution. This custom Ranger and camper combo is purpose-built for adventure. Building a 4X4 is best done with hindsight in mind. It’s only through experiences and failures that we’re able to decide not only what works and…
6 Reasons You Need to Get to the Snow this Winter
Serious adventure… in a grown-up kind of way. Winter is right around the corner. Fireplaces are firing up and 4X4s are getting parked up until the weather improves. It’s a scene we all see year in and year out, and…
ISSUE 023 – ANZAC LEGENDS
Issue 023 – we’ve cracked 300 pages! Settle in for our biggest issue yet! Among our features this issue, HiLux takes on Navara, we tell you what you need to know about payload and GVM, the evolution of the…
THE 6 HAIRIEST WATER CROSSINGS IN AUSTRALIA
Water crossings are among the most rewarding and fun obstacles to drive when out in the bush. No two are the same, and fording a body of water always comes with its own set of unique challenges. Quite often you…
PROVEN WAYS TO KEEP THE DUST OUT
Do you turn up at your destinations looking like a stunt extra from Mad Max? I know I do sometimes: After a bit of dirt road driving, my Defender leaves me dustier than the morning after a B&S Ball. New…
