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OUTBACK GOURMET: MELTING MOMENTS

  Melting moments are delicious, buttery, sweet crumbly biscuits that are just perfect to have with the morning cuppa … and by adding a little lemon juice to the icing sandwiched in the middle, you have a tangy citrus twist…

How to: Camper Trailer Build

YOU CAN’T BUILD A CAMPER TRAILER ON THE CHEAP… OR CAN YOU?   If you know what you want and how to cut costs by doing some of the work yourself, designing and organising for a custom-built camper trailer to…

THE BEST MOD YOU WILL EVER MAKE TO YOUR 4X4

We’ve been through the ‘what not to leave home without’ in the way of commonsense fix-it items like fencing wire, baling twine, duct tape, etc. But what happens when you are on your own without help and you get bogged…

RAINBOW BIRTHDAY CAKE

Now this can prove to be problematic if your camp; oven cooking skills are not up to scratch to be able to cook one at camp or it’s just too much trouble to transport a ready-made cake around until the…

November 2015 – ROAD AND TRACK REPORT

  CAMERON CORNER STORE: FENN MILLER “G’day Unsealed 4X4 readers, hope the lead-up to the silly season is treating you all well? Okay, the Strzelecki Track namely from Innamincka to Merty Merty is open but there are a few sections…

5 SIMPLE FIXES FOR COMMON BREAKDOWNS

Sh!t happens when you go four-wheel driving, something I used to tell customers quite often when I sat behind the front counter of a few four-wheel drive stores in my past life. It’s the nature of the beast when battling…

OUTBACK GOURMET APPLE BERRY MUNCH

If stewing apples and using canned berries use the drained liquid from the berries to cook the apple with a little sugar. Combine apple and berries together in a small to medium camp oven In a saucepan melt together the…

SPICY APRICOT LAMB SHANKS

For the full story CLICK HERE   It will feed 2 people depending on appetite. Takes 1.5-2 hours   If you are feeding more than 2 people just double the quantities   Heat oil in a small to medium cast iron…

SURVIVAL SKILLS

Most people know that the legendary Barnsey (Peter Barnes) at Birdsville has recovered many broken down vehicles from the Simpson Desert. Fewer know that Dusty Miller, owner of the Birdsville Bakery, also runs a recovery service; and even fewer are…

The Ten Best 4X4 Surfing Beaches

  Kangaroo Island Affectionately called K.I by the locals, Kangaroo Island is home to superb waves, many of which are only accessible by 4X4 or a decent hike. You’ll need your wits about you as gigantic swells regularly pound the…

July 2015 – OUTBACK GOURMET

For the full story in Unsealed 4X4, CLICK HERE I love finding new and interesting products and foods to use when I’m going away camping, and I especially enjoy finding shortcuts that are going to make my life easier so…

HOW DOES A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WORK?

If you have ever wondered what happens when you put your foot down on the clutch pedal and shifted your gear ever from first to second gear, well you are not alone. Check out this video we stumbled across online…

OYSTERS KILPATRICK

We’ll show you just how easy it is to branch out and cook something really unexpected in the camp oven… and once we do, you’ll be hooked! METHOD Combine bacon and sauces together. Arrange oysters on a tray with a bed of…

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

If there is one thing every four-wheel drive needs, it’s adequate suspension. I say adequate simply because every four-wheel drive obviously has suspension fitted from the factory, but more often than not the stock gear simply isn’t up to scratch…

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