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DOMETIC PSB150 PORTABLE SOLAR BLANKET
Hitting the tracks is always great fun but sitting around out bush is true relaxation. Particularly when you don’t have to worry about your 4X4’s battery dying on you while you’re trying to keep camp running. Dometic have released their…
BUSHRANGER NIGHT HAWK 9 – LED DRIVING LIGHT
Driving at night is rarely something us 4WDers want to be doing, but sometimes it has to happen considering how big this country of ours is. Bushranger’s latest Night Hawk 9” LED Driving Lights are the newest LED driving lights…
REDARC BCDC1250D
This BCDC charger isn’t just any ordinary charger; it is the most powerful in Redarc’s range, with a thumping 50-amp charge output. Redarc are known for their long line of battery management systems, however their most powerful one yet certainly…
Unsealed 4X4 garage: DIY 12V Fridge beer tap installation
Possibly the most glorious 4X4 modification since the diff lock Words by Pat Callinan, Images by Matt Ryan It started out as a gag. “Hey, let’s see if we can pop some beer taps into the fridge!” I’d seen them…
6 battery-powered tools you need to carry on every trip
Take the pain out of trackside repairs with these six portable power tools Words by Mark Kendrick When something goes wrong, you want help to hand. And when that wrong is mechanical, power tools make jobs easier. With vastly improved…
ARB LINX – UPDATED
When the ARB Linx was first released, they promised us a tool to declutter our dashes whilst also continually providing updates as advances are made making it an expandable platform. Well they are continuing to deliver with two new…
DOMETIC CFF 45
The last thing anyone wants in the back of their truck is rotting meat, spoilt milk and pulling up to camp to find you only have warm beverages… yea, we are speaking from experience here. Dometic have released a…
Pocket $150 on a new Yamaha 2KVA generator
Power up in time for summer to save. It’s a classic campsite dilemma: you’ve got the beers on ice and the telly tuned into the cricket, but your campsite neighbours are giving your noisy generator the major stink eye. The solution? A quieter generator, of…
Projecta 12V Lithium Battery Charger
Lithium batteries are now the on-trend 12V battery and are seen to be one of the forefront battery types for 4X4s, caravans or even boats. However, charging these new style batteries requires an intelligent system to best preserve and…
Piranha Off Road Auxiliary Battery Trays Ford Ranger and Mazda BT-50
Piranha Off Road have just come out with three new auxiliary battery trays for those who drive a Ford Ranger or Mazda BT-50. The first of the three trays are an in-tub tray which suits a 105Ah battery that Piranha…
Do good things come in small packages?
We’ve had the latest LED light from Lightforce, the Striker LED, on my HiLux for a few months now. So far they have been to the snow, in mud and many trips down the bug and stone laden Hume Highway.…
Big Red LED Light Bar Kits for Campers
The best source of light when camping at night is a nice campfire, but unfortunately, or sensibly, you can’t have a fire right next to your camper or campsite. The next best thing these days are good quality LED lights,…
Lightforce R0K9 Utility Light
The Lightforce ROK9 Utility Light had some work done recently, and now its back fresh out of surgery with a whole new look. While it might look fresh, the ethos has remained: to produce a light that is small and…
LIGHTFORCE LED SECURITY KIT
It seems every 4WD on (or off) the road these days has a set of driving lights fitted to it. Sadly, this gives our light-fingered friends plenty of options when it comes to light shopping. Lightforce claim to have solved…
CTEK 140A OFF ROAD CHARGING SYSTEM
CTEK have recently released their latest 140A Off Road Charging System, which features a CTEK 20A DC/DC charger, a system monitor and a CTEK Smartpass 120A power management unit. CTEK says this system will ensure that your vehicle and your…
