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Finding Mick Dundee
A National Park half the size of Switzerland, and the backdrop to one of the most iconic Australian films – Kakadu screams out to be explored. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The World Heritage listed…
Cape York in 1981 – Part One
Our resident Outback explorer, Vic Widman, started his four-wheel drive safaris with a trip to Cape York in 1981 in a Subaru. Things were a lot different in those days. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE…
7 days in Bladensburg
Bladensburg typifies what Outback Queensland is all about: Remote and harsh yet stunning and colourful with plenty to see and do. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Located a few kays out of Winton in…
IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT THE 4X4s…
Welcome to the first issue of Unsealed 4X4 for 2017. Hope you all had a killer holiday break and got out to see some of this spectacular joint we call home. Make sure you drop us an email with all…
How to: Sand Driving – Don’t Get Sand On Your Snag
Now that summer’s here, we figure we’d better do the mandatory sand driving feature… so here it is. With summer well and truly here, many of us like to head to the beach – not just to escape the heat…
Ah, how’s the serenity Travel: Coffs Harbour, NSW
There’s actually a really easy way to beat the crowds this summer. We all love that feeling. There’s a long weekend coming up or we’ve taken the time off for the school holidays, we pack up the 4X4, hitch up…
The magic of ‘Rinyirru’ – Bush Paradise
Sometimes your journey is more important than your final destination CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE While reaching the very tip of Cape York is the Holy Grail for many bush adventurers, some of…
Top 8 Outback Pubs
Vic gives us the lowdown on some of his top outback watering holes Can anyone else see the irony in the Editor asking me, a non-drinker, to write up a list of the best Outback pubs? Obviously Dex couldn’t find…
Chillin’ on the Paroo at Currawinya
Magnificent tree-lined waterholes with yellow belly below and birds above. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Whilst not recognised as an official unit of measure, ‘Back of Bourke’ has long been the unofficial unit…
Reaching for the sky
We head 400km north-west of Brisbane and then 900m skyward to find a WW2 crash site that’s not to be missed Where can you combine exploring a ridgy-didge full-on WW2 bomber crash site, maxed out suspension stretching 4WDing, bush camping…
10 things I learned as a tour guide
Vic gives us the good oil on remote travel throughout Australia that he’s picked up over the last few decades I’ve just been reading a book written by Bill King, who was most likely the first 4WD tour operator in…
There are two types of camper
Here we are, another year nearly knocked over, and it’s been an absolutely huge one for this here mag… and we still have the Chrissy break to get through. Which is what I want to talk to you about. Hopefully…
Wide Open Spaces
A first timer’s guide to the Flinders Ranges, with what could be the best four-wheel drive club in the country. While this particular trip started with a cup of coffee in a car park somewhere in Adelaide, it didn’t really…
Summer Storms, Legless Lizards & Sudden Sinkholes
Possibly the most geologically unstable destination in the country, disguised as Paradise, Straddie sure knows how to keep you on your toes! Our trip began when we boarded the ferry from Cleveland for the 45min trip across to North Stradbroke…
WHERE THE HELL am I?
Here are our top tips to help you work out exactly where you are! Bill is driving along a track in the Victorian High Country, chatting to his ‘navigator’ Hillary, when suddenly they reach an unnamed fork in the road.…
