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OUTBACK GOURMET BUSH VANILLA SLICES

Outback Gourmet Bush Vanilla Slices It didn’t matter if it was my girls when they were little, or gnarly hardened shearers. Big or little, old or young, these dead-easy slices were always a hit. Method Place a layer of SAO…

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SUMMER

Best buys under $100 MSA TINNIE TUBES It’s happened to all of us at one point, arriving at camp to find a can has exploded inside your fridge or icebox, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Fear no more travellers,…

HIGH PERFORMANCE 4X4 TOURING MODS

After a few years of driving, and a couple of hundred kilograms of added accessories later, your near-new 4X4 might not feel so new anymore. Luckily, when it comes to safely extracting every inch of capability from your engine, there…

UPGRADING YOUR VEHICLE’S WEAKEST LINK: YOU

The reality is that modern four-wheel drive vehicles are probably more capable than most of the people who are driving them. Which is a bad thing, because while they’ll take you to some amazing places – they’ll also put you…

THE GUIDE TO UNDERBODY PROTECTION

There you are, driving through a massive mud hole in the middle of the track—and bang—a lone rock has punctured something vital on your vehicle’s underbody. Maybe it’s the fuel tank, maybe it’s your oil pan or gearbox, all you…

BERRY DELICIOUS PUDDING

This is a simple recipe that has just come my way, and after a number of road tests and no failures I am happy to say it will be a family favourite for many camping trips to come. I have…

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Gareth Wright and Kirsty Hobbs, the Aussie Overlanders, are young adventurers travelling the world in their 4X4 Over the past few years they have built their knowledge from the ground up. They don’t pretend to know everything but are happy…

STUCK IN THE GULF

GOING TO THE 4WD AND ADVENTURE SHOW IN SYDNEY, ADELAIDE OR PERTH? YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK TV ADVENTURER JASE ANDREWS ABOUT THIS LITTLE INCIDENT Deep in the heart of Gulf Country in June 2013, driving on a saltpan at…

GADGETOGRAPHY: SNOOZEFEST

There are some people that are able to get an incredibly refreshing night of sleep in the bush. But Unsealed 4X4’s Matt Scott is usually the crotchety, irritated person chugging coffee after getting about two hours of sleep, giving that…

YABBIES IN HERB BUTTER

Outback Gourmet: YABBIES IN HERB BUTTER These tasty little crustaceans are really worth the effort it takes to catch them. Serves 4 | Time 20 minutes

AFS: ACRONYM FATIGUE SYNDROME

This debilitating illness often strikes someone looking to buy a 4X4. Acronyms have reached plague proportions in the 4X4 world as manufacturers compete to deliver similar technologies and systems, all with slightly different names. 

Q&A: THE AUSSIE OVERLANDERS

Gareth Wright and Kirsty Hobbs, the Aussie Overlanders, are young adventurers travelling the world in their 4X4. Over the past few years they have built their knowledge from the ground up. They don’t pretend to know everything but are happy to share…