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Ten things they don’t tell you about the Victorian High Country
Sitting by the warm glow of a campfire, laughing about the track you drove today that made your knuckles turn white and your heart rate go off the scale is part of the whole Victorian High Country experience. Some of…
Camping with your dog
The tips, tricks and lessons learned from years of pet-friendly 4WD touring and camping. Imagine having a four-legged pal that’ll fetch you a nice cold beer, or help collect some kindling for the fire. Maybe she’ll run the winch cable…
Water crossing masterclass
Water crossings are fun, simple as that. But the potential for things to go wrong can actually be rather high if you are unprepared or out of your depth… pun intended. You are dealing with potential submerged objects, deep pockets…
10 Things you must do when travelling solo
Travelling solo on remote tracks is quite literally taking your life into your own hands. You can’t always travel with friends so for those times when you’re travelling solo in remote areas you really need to take extra precautions. Here…
How to sh!t in the woods … why aren’t people learning?
Your mother would be mortified to know you still require toilet training. Sadly, this issue doesn’t seem to be getting better or going away. This is why we have updated this story, and are sadly posting it again. We know…
How I didn’t get bogged at Inskip Point!
Chances are, if you screw the pooch as you’re lining up for the Fraser Island ferry, sink to your diffs, and need four 4WDs, a tractor and a front-end loader to pull you out, you’re gonna be famous…
10 pro 4×4 packing tips
Get in touch with your inner backpacker. Follow these tips and we’ll have you packing like a professional camper the first time around. You know that saying, ‘all the gear, no idea’? It pretty much sums me up to a…
Your summer 4×4 and camping guide
The birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, and the neighbour is mowing his lawn in uncomfortably short shorts. Summer is here, and that means all over the country four-wheel drivers are loading up the camper trailers, stacking the roof…
Why mud sucks
Off-road driving means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it’s the pure isolation touring provides. Travelling thousands of kilometres just to find that piece of untouched beauty. For others, it’s the technical challenge…
What to do when it goes wrong
Could you save a life on your next adventure using your first aid skills, or at least take care of a scrape or two?We all love to get out there and have our Outback adventures. Camping, walks, long drives, campfires…
Prepare your 4×4 for the big trips
The days are counting down to that big trip you have been planning. You’ve spent an eternity poring over maps and itineraries, ensuring you’ve got the right mixture of distances and downtime, with all of the sights you want to…
10 things I learned crossing the Madigan Line
Sam Purcell is back from the hardest crossing of the Simpson Desert, across the Madigan Line. Following Cecil Madigan’s 1939 expedition as closely as possible from Abminga Siding to Birdsville, he covered over 900 kilometres in fourteen days in his…
Don’t be that guy – 9 annoying things everybody needs to stop doing at camp
You all would have heard the saying ‘common sense isn’t so common’. Well, unfortunately, when it comes to camping, I would have to agree sometimes. You see, I’m in the bush at least a week per month these days. Between…
Guide to the Bridle Track – Why is this 4×4 track close to Sydney so popular, and where are the best places to camp?
The weather is warm, the holidays are here, and if you are looking for a four-wheel drive and camping adventure close to Sydney, it’s hard to beat the recently reopened Bridle Track. The Bridle Track in located just north of…
The Unsealed 4×4 guide to water crossings
Motor vehicles are essentially just bits of tin filled with oil, fuel and air. Not even the radiator is filled with the simple old H2O anymore. So, when we decide to drive through water, and we don’t want a drop…
