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Biolite 2: Cook Your Food and Charge Your Phone
Cook your food and charge your phone with sticks and leaves? Tell us more! Every now and then, I see a product I simply have to have. The BioLite 2 stove is one such product, and so far it has…
RECIPE: BEER BREATH CHICKEN
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a can of ale could enhance Australia’s favourite bird? Drunken chicken indeed. Ingredients 1-1.4kg chicken 1 can of beer 1 tablespoon each…
ZUCCHINI SLICE
Don’t get to use your cheese grater enough? Then this is the recipe for you! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients 3 large zucchinis, grated 2 carrots, grated 3 eggs 1 cup of cheddar cheese,…
HAPPY CAMPER LAMB AND MUSHROOM GNOCCHI
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MY THAI PORK STIR-FRY
Campfire cooking isn’t all sausages and damper… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients Pork mince 1 bunch green onions, sliced 1 red capsicum, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 2cm piece of ginger, minced 3…
MEAN BEAN CHILLI
No fridge? No problem! These ingredients can go anywhere… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients: 1 can of beans (I’ve used a six-bean medley, although kidney or pinto beans would work as well) 1 onion,…
FOOLPROOF SLOW COOKED PORK BELLY
If you hate soggy crackling and dry meat, this recipe is for you. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Serves: 4-6 Time: 4.5 hours (but so worth it) Ingredients 1.5kg piece of pork belly 3…
TOP END LONGHAUL CAMP KITCHEN
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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…
DEFENDER FIREPIT: MY FIRE PIT IS COOLER THAN YOURS
And yes, it leaks coals out of the bottom. Weight is the enemy of the smart, capable 4X4. I love the challenge and process of lightening my 4X4 and camping setup over the years – scrimping a kilo here…
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…
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…
ALL FOUR X 4 SPARES 4X4 FIRE PIT BBQS
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RECIPE: HIGH COUNTRY MEATBALLS
We’ve got a bit of a scoop for you here. In the upcoming tenth season of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures TV show, they’re going to be visiting the iconic Victorian High Country. As you can imagine, it’s pretty cold up…
BIOLITE CAMPSTOVE 2
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