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Maintenance & Reliability
Unsealed 4X4 Interviews John Williamson
There’s a few nice “gee whiz” moments in this memoir. Did you know that John Williamson doesn’t sing some of his old songs because they mention smoking dope? That he was no great mate of the late Slim Dusty? That…
ISSUE 004 – YOUR SPRING SURVIVAL GUIDE
Welcome to Issue 4 of Unsealed 4X4, the most valuable 4X4 content you’ll never have to pay for!
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.
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…
AND THE GOLD LOGIE FOR 4X4 CELEBRITY GOES TO…SCOTT CAM!
It’s not hard to tell why Scott Cam, host of Channel Nine’s hit show The Block, is labelled the ultimate Aussie bloke. He likes a laugh, he’s funny, he’s laid back, he can build stuff and he loves 4X4s –…
YABBIES IN HERB BUTTER
Outback Gourmet: YABBIES IN HERB BUTTER These tasty little crustaceans are really worth the effort it takes to catch them. Serves 4 | Time 20 minutes
AFS: ACRONYM FATIGUE SYNDROME
This debilitating illness often strikes someone looking to buy a 4X4. Acronyms have reached plague proportions in the 4X4 world as manufacturers compete to deliver similar technologies and systems, all with slightly different names.
ISSUE 003 – THIRD TIME PLUCKY
The patron saint of journos here at Unsealed 4X4 is Banjo Paterson. It’s 150 years since the great writer was born, and a beautiful big feature in Unsealed 003 celebrates this milestone by exploring the landscapes he made legend through his poems such as The…
UNSEALED 4X4 TUNES
Jessie Cunniffe is a classically trained pianist, self-taught guitarist, qualified music educator and freelance journalist. When she’s not rocking out in the classroom with the next generation of musicians, Jessie can be found critiquing the music industry’s latest offerings for…
FLAT OUT
You’re driving the Flinders Ranges on a track notorious for sharp rocks. Even though you’ve done the right thing with tyre choice, pressure and speed, yet another of your Coopers or BF Goodrichs gets skewered. It’s the third time this…
ISSUE 002 – THE SECOND COMING
The hubs are locked and we’ve just engaged low-low for the second edition of Unsealed 4X4. From breathtaking 4X4 destinations to wallet-destroying new products, the ‘The Second Coming’ is a fine edition indeed (even if we do say so ourselves).…
ONES FOR THE ROAD
Australian Brewery The Australian Brewery has taken the canning trend to the next level, offering all of their beers in canned format only (other than on tap). They make a pale ale, pilsener, American steam ale and cider, as well…
CHEESY DAMPER BOMB!
Fed up with having to knead a simple damper? Try my knead-free version, you’ll love it!
BACK TO BASICS
Clutch! Such an innocuous looking word, but when it’s used by a frowning mechanic it becomes a beast to fear. Unsealed 4X4 recently swung by its local Blue Mountains mechanic, Active Automotives, to understand why clutches are so damn expensive…
THE PIONEERS
The history of four-wheel drive vehicles is nearly as long as the history of the motorcar, and in the course of that history, few women have stood out as much as Miss Luella Bates of the United States. In 1908…
