Unsealed 4x4

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.

WHAT IS THE WORST 4X4 EVER MADE?

Even the worst four-wheel drives suffer from the ugly baby syndrome – beautiful to the eye of the owner, but outright ghastly to anyone with vision or common sense. I won’t name any names here, mainly because I’d rather hear…

WILL THE FORD EVEREST BE THE NEW SUV TO BEAT?

Following up on the success of the current Ranger, Ford Australia has excitedly announced that this lucky country will be receiving an off-road oriented four-door wagon. Known as the Everest, the soon to launch mid-sized SUV from Ford will share…

UNSEALED 4X4 REVIEW: 2014 SUZUKI JIMNY

Most modern four-wheel drives are actually quite terrible at being a four-wheel drive. They’re big, luxurious, expensive and you most certainly wouldn’t call them economical. Which is funny, because the four-wheel drive was invented as a utility tool; the vehiclular…

UNSEALED 4X4 TUNES

It’s time to face the music and admit that you need better tunes for your Unsealed adventures. Check out the latest and greatest right here. 

OUTBACK CHALLENGE 2014

The 2014 Outback Challenge is poised once again to attract some of the world’s best drivers and off-road machines, pitting them against the roughest, most gruelling terrain that Australia has to offer.

Youcamp.com- Backyard Bliss

With Youcamp you can boil your billy in a private paradise, dotcom entrepreneurs Prue and James Woodford tell Unsealed 4X4 A few years back, around a campfire, during summer holidays on the south coast of NSW, Youcamp.com was conceived. We…

GADGETOGRAPHY: SNOOZEFEST

There are some people that are able to get an incredibly refreshing night of sleep in the bush. But Unsealed 4X4’s Matt Scott is usually the crotchety, irritated person chugging coffee after getting about two hours of sleep, giving that…

CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU:

 Sunglasses For Your Adventure – If you’ve ever left your sunglasses at home—you’ll know how important they are for your adventure. Seriously, driving without sunglasses just plain sucks. We take a look at some of the best, and most stylish options…

SO SHE SAYS WITH KIRSTY HOBBS

Kirsty Hobbs is our resident Unsealed 4X4 female columnist. She has no fixed address, just finished a big adventure around Australia and is currently driving the back roads up through eastern Africa in her trusty old LandCruiser.