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If the Incredible Hulk was reincarnated as an off-road caravan, well then, you’re looking at him. Enter the new Lotus Caravans Off Grid – a dazzlingly bright new 13.5-foot off-road caravan. And yes ladies, it has a shower. Want to…
There’s heaps to see and do on the Boulia to Alice Springs short-cut. FACT FILE WHERE: 498km from Tobermorey Station just inside NT, from the NT/Qld border to the Stuart Highway, north of Alice Springs. INFORMATION: Access from the…

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Two-stroke fuel wafted across the red sand dunes as the wind blew fumes back into the cabin of the LJ50 Suzuki, giving its occupants an oily pungent smell that stuck to their clothing and any exposed skin. The little Suzi…
Before Sundown became a National Park, it was a collection of leaseholds for sheep grazing. On their days off, the locals used to take 10 hours on a tractor towing a trailer to travel the 20km in to…
A wise man once told me to keep an eye on the little stocky bloke at the end of the bar … ‘he was going to be the one that caused all the damage when things turned pear-shaped’. This analogy…
Our resident swag enthusiast, Sam Purcell, throws away everything he believes in and gives glamping a try in the $85K Lotus Caravans Trooper possibly changing the way he goes bush forever.

The Belmont Wetlands State Park have decided to implement a Blacksmiths Beach permit system which will go into affect on 29th November 2015. In order to see if we could get some details on the proposed system, we spoke to Greg Wright from…
October saw the Toyota LandCruiser Club’s 14th annual Willowglen Challenge held on their sprawling 320 acre property in the NSW Southern Highlands. Over 60 vehicles representing 16 different teams competed in the three-day event, incorporating ten tortuous stages. For…
When most four wheel drivers think of high mountains and crystal clear streams they immediately imagine the Victorian High Country. That’s fair enough, but it’s a long way away for anyone who doesn’t live in Victoria. What if there was…

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The sunrise was stunning, with the clouds lit up in gorgeous reds, pinks and golds. As the group stood around in awe of Mother Nature, the sad fact dawned on the Aussie Outback Solar Challenge organisers that this would be…