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…
Unsealed 4x4
Unsealed 4X4 delivers honest 4WD advice, gear reviews, and travel guides crafted from real Australian adventures. Since 2014, we've tested the gear, driven the tracks, and learned what works - so you can hit the tracks safely.
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…
FOOD AND FODDER: FROM RUSTY TO RUSTIC
HOW TO RESTORE YOUR RUSTY CAMP OVEN For images, the video and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, READ HERE. Ever brought out the camp oven and found it in such a bad state that even the community of bacteria that…
CUSTOM HILUX DUAL-CAB
One bloke who puts most of us to shame when it comes to building our dream 4X4s. No more excuses. Something has to be said for those out there who don’t give up; the kind of people who get…
WHERE MADIGAN WENT, PLUS WHERE HE DIDN’T…
After two failed starts over five years, doing the Madigan Line was looking like the stars just weren’t going to line up and it would remain an unfulfilled dream. Then out of the blue, four XXXX cans lined up in…
ARE FORWARD-FOLD CAMPERS TAKING OVER?
We take the EzyTrail Stirling GT out for a weekend to see if this style of camper really is the way of the future. If you haven’t seen a forward-folding trailer before, you’re about to see something pretty impressive.…
KINKUNA: LIKE INSKIP (MINUS THE HOLES)
It is tough living in Brisbane where we are blessed with an almost embarrassing number of beach camping options. Double Island Point, Fraser Island, Moreton Island and Straddie are all only a decent cooee up, down or off the…
CLUB 4X4 OFF-ROAD RECOVERY POLICY CHANGE
“Put simply, Club 4X4 will honour what is best for you in any claim made.” We reckon it’s always good when an insurance company actually listens to its customers. After Club 4X4’s off-road recovery terms regarding “recovery out to a gazetted…
THE EDITOR’S COLUMN: AND ANOTHER THING
So it seems my last column caused a bit of a stir. If you didn’t catch it, you can read it HERE. My article was quoted in a local newspaper and admittedly came across as harsher than it actually was…
ISSUE 022 – BATTLE OF THE MID-SIZE WAGONS
New Issue: Out Now Strap yourself in this issue folks! We’ve got the Toyota Prado and Ford Everest battling it out, tips to get you ready for the Cape, our round LED light comparison and a little project we’ve…
MAGNIFICENT MORETON ISLAND
Brisbane is blessed with some of the best beach camping and islands known to man, right on its doorstep. Straddie, Double Island, Inskip, Bribie, and the big daddy Fraser, are all million-star destinations. But our favourite is magnificent Moreton which…
READERS’ RIGS – ISSUE 21
Jane & Malcolm’s Prado Jane and Malcolm take touring seriously! 27,500km worth of serious, to be precise. All this in their trusty Toyota Prado, which they say has never let them down (excluding a few inevitable punctures). They’ve travelled…
OUTBACK GOURMET: CHOC BANANA SPRING ROLLS
I have discovered a combination of two ingredients which are almost irresistible. They go together like bacon and eggs, roast lamb and mint sauce and popcorn and butter. The two I am referring to are banana and Nutella. A…
STAFF CORNER: TIM JOINS THE TEAM FULL TIME
After a few years hanging around the edges as one of our roving journalists, Tim Stanners has decided to join the team full time as our Managing Editor. You would have seen plenty of Tim’s articles over the last couple of…
