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Camping with Dogs

5 things you need to remember when taking your best mate with you + 9 dog friendly campsites Being a dog owner has its rewards; they become part of your family and they need to experience life with you and that…

CHEAT’S VANILLA SLICE

The best camping dessert in the desert   Crisp, sweet, cool, tangy and creamy – who can resist the family favourite Vanilla Slice?  This camp ready version can be whipped up completely from pantry items. Just imagine – you’re a…

SNOW CHAIN ETIQUETTE

7 tips to prevent you from looking like an idiot You can’t just fit ’em and drive So, you’ve just finished fitting snow chains to your vehicle. You put them on to compensate for slippery and dangerous road conditions so…

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVER IDENTIFICATION

So you read all the 4WD magazines, frequent the lifestyle shows, and stay up-to-date with the latest advances in vehicle technology. You could spot an 80 Series ’Cruiser from a mile away, and can name almost all the fourbys on…

BREAKER ONE NINE COPY

Project Rusty gets a sweet UHF radio from GME. Here’s how you can install one at home yourself! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE On a recent trip to Cape York, the importance of good communication…

CAN YOU PISS INTO AN ADBLUE TANK?

We find out… plus everything else you should know.   Diesels are great. They’re torquey and efficient, and are pushing out some serious grunt these days. They’re also pretty well-behaved these days. But they have a dark side: Their exhaust…

THE REVOLUTION IS COMING

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the future of 4X4s in this country. With the recent announcement that no new internal combustion engine-powered vehicle will be on sale in the UK from 2040, and the continued advancements in battery…

FRESH FISH ON THE FLY

According to my sources, last summer was face-meltingly hot in Australia and power outages were ruining ice-cream parties everywhere. And the reprieve from the heat came in the form of incessant rain. Here in northern Colorado, where the 4X4s are…

WOMEN LIKE MEN WHO DRIVE BLACK UTES

And they prefer utes over sports cars…   After a couple of days in a black Isuzu D-Max running errands around town, Evan told us he was getting noticeably more attention from the fairer sex. Well, that’s interesting, we thought.…

SCENIC EATS: BASIC BREAKFAST PARFAIT

Not-so-fun fact: The inventor of cornflakes, Mr John Harvey Kellogg, created them with the resolute belief that eating bland foods would curb certain… ‘enthusiasms’ in pubescent teenagers. Despite that theory being thoroughly (and repeatedly) disproven around the world, somehow the…

ISSUE 041 – MID-SIZED WAGON OF THE YEAR

Jump in and check out our inaugural 4X4 Awards which we’re kicking off with the best mid-sized wagon of the year. We also tell you how you’re destroying your gearbox; decide whether premium diesel is actually worth it; look into…

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