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UNSEALED 4X4 DOES TUFF TRUCK
If you combine nearly eighty of the meanest, wildest and best-engineered four-wheel drives in the country, a purpose built off-road facility, and a bunch of eager off-road enthusiasts keen to party hard, what do you get? The answer quite simply…
TRACTOR WRESTLING
A Perentie In The Australian Alps About halfway through my four-wheel drive adventure through the Australian Alps, it struck me that I wasn’t really driving the Perentie I was in. Rather I was tractor wrestling, as a veteran who used…
CUB CAMPERS: SUPAMATIC DROVER
Cub have been making camper trailers since 1968 when their first flip-top camper rolled off the production line. The Supamatic Drover is a rugged and darn near over-engineered off-road camper trailer that continues Cub’s proud heritage of producing Australian made…
KIMBERLEY KAMPER: 2015 CLASSIC
Kimberley Kampers have been developing their product over the last ten years, which has led to the introduction the 2015 Classic. The crux of the 2015 Classic is you get what you pay for. And we don’t mean that in…
Fraser Island – Camping Grounds
Burad Camping Zone It’s the last camping zone before the Indian Head Bypass, and right in the middle of a smooth, fast, wide stretch of beach. We stayed here for a few nights and found that since it’s a high…
Fraser Island – Where To Take a Dip
Where To Take a Dip If you’re looking to swim, the good news is that you’re surrounded by water. The bad news is that you can’t go into most of it thanks to the critters that are waiting for you…
COMPLETE CAMPSITE: JABIRU
If you like to take your toys away with you and would like to have a few more options regarding the finished product, the Jabiru from Complete Campsite has some appealing features.
JOHNNO’S CAMPER TRAILERS: XR-15
If you’re looking for a camper trailer that has that certain X-factor, the JCT-X-R15 from Johnno’s Camper Trailers has it in spades. Taking traditional designs to the next level is what the JCT-X-R15 is all about, while still offering plenty…
OUTBACK CAMPERS: TANAMI
The Tanami from Outback Campers is a rear-fold walk in camper, which makes accessing the bed area of the camper far less of a chore.
PATRIOT CAMPERS: X1
Patriot camper trailers are manufactured on the Gold Coast, and the team tells us they understand the Australian market simply by virtue of having so many exciting off-road destinations close to their head office.
PIONEER CAMPERS: ARGYLE
A lightweight yet extremely sturdy contender, the Argyle from Pioneer Campers is the lightest model in the Pioneer Range. Despite this, there is still a serious amount of storage space on offer thanks to the 500-litre front storage as well…
POD: COMPACT CAMPER
Weighing in at around the 300kg mark, the Pod Compact Camper is perfect for those who aren’t terribly keen on lugging around heavy camper trailers. It also makes plenty of sense for those who drive a smaller vehicle with a…
TRACK TRAILER: TOUR MATE
With a heritage of building trailers for military contracts, Track Trailer know a thing or two about building a solid platform. But it’s not just brute strength they are concerned with; the thing has to be practical too!
TRACKABOUT: SAFARI SV EXTENDA
The SV Extenda from Trackabout Off-Road Campers has one very unique feature going for it: it’s wide! So if you have a family of up to two adults and four children, this camper should easily accommodate everybody.
CHALLENGE CAMPERS: WALK-IN DELUXE OFF-ROAD
The top-of-the-line model from Challenge Campers is the Walk-in Deluxe Off-Road, which as the name suggests is a walk-in design. This trailer is the next step up from the very successful Outback Off Road Deluxe model from the Challenge Camper…
