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THE BEST MOD YOU WILL EVER MAKE TO YOUR 4X4

We’ve been through the ‘what not to leave home without’ in the way of commonsense fix-it items like fencing wire, baling twine, duct tape, etc. But what happens when you are on your own without help and you get bogged…

THE BEST MOD YOU WILL MAKE TO YOUR 4X4

  We’ve been through the ‘what not to leave home without’ in the way of commonsense fix-it items like fencing wire, baling twine, duct tape, etc. But what happens when you are on your own without help and you get…

ISSUE 018 – CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS

  New Issue: Out Now Check out our Christmas gift ideas; the best mod you could make to your 4X4; 5 steps to choosing your next roof rack; 5 things you didn’t know about tyres … and heaps more! Click…

THE EDITORS COLUMN

As I’m writing this I’m jammed into a seat between a bloke who should be a prop-forward for the Wallabies and a guy who bowed out in the first episode of last year’s The Biggest Loser (I’ve officially lost feeling…

RAINBOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

Now this can prove to be problematic if your camp; oven cooking skills are not up to scratch to be able to cook one at camp or it’s just too much trouble to transport a ready-made cake around until the…

November 2015 – INDUSTRY NEWS

UNSEALED 4X4 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CRAIG LOWNDES  We talk to six-time Bathurst 1000 winner (and four wheel drive nut) Craig Lowndes on being a motorsports champion; and how driving a 4X4 across Australia helps him when he’s behind the wheel of…

ISSUE 017 – AIR COMPRESSOR COMPARISON

New Issue: Out Now Learn why extra-cabs are better than dual-cabs; check out some top campsites that you can take your four-legged mates to; 5 top trips to tackle in Tassie; 7 4x4s that you thought sucked (but actually rock)…

5 SIMPLE FIXES FOR COMMON BREAKDOWNS

Sh!t happens when you go four-wheel driving, something I used to tell customers quite often when I sat behind the front counter of a few four-wheel drive stores in my past life. It’s the nature of the beast when battling…

OUTBACK GOURMET APPLE BERRY MUNCH

If stewing apples and using canned berries use the drained liquid from the berries to cook the apple with a little sugar. Combine apple and berries together in a small to medium camp oven In a saucepan melt together the…

THE EDITOR’S COLUMN

What is the future for four-wheel driving? Is it really possible to fall in love with the modern four-wheel drive? The last decade or two has seen the rise and rise of technology in our 4X4s. Not so long ago…

THE FIVE BEST 4X4s TO CHOP UP

We’ve traded archaic leaf sprung suspension for multi-link, fully adjustable coil spring arrangements. The manual locking hubs have gone, in their place you’ll find a plethora of acronyms, all designed to make off-roading easier and minimise the strain on your…

THE WORST 4X4 MODS

In my book, functionality, purpose, and reliability are the deciding factors of four-wheel drive modifications. On a street car, you might be able to get away with that faux “race car” tow hook, but on an off-road vehicle, that subpar…