MINIMALIST CAMPERS: GUIDE TO PACKING
How packing less to take camping can take the stress out of the situation! We follow our own little list for each camping trip and it works for us. We call it the Three Ps: Planning Prepping Packing If you’re…
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Surviving the Tanami: The Detour That Nearly Cost Us
Surviving the Tanami… Just! The detour that almost cost us When planning your Tanami crossing – preparation is key. Our enthusiasm for crossing the Tanami Desert wasn’t always mirrored by family, friends and fellow travellers. “Really? You want to cross the…
HIGH COUNTRY BUCKET LIST: THE TRACKS YOU NEED TO DRIVE
Victorian 4X4 tracks I’ve always wanted to drive but haven’t… Until now! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The Vic High Country still has a plethora of tracks that take you to the most amazing campground,…
MOUNT MEE: BRISBANE’S CLOSEST 4WD DAY OUT
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE If you own a 4WD and live in Brisbane, one of the closest places to get some dirt under your tyres would have to be the D’Aguilar Ranges and Mount…
How to Avoid Disastrous Camping Trips
“The kids are feral and my wife’s got the s#!*s”! How to avoid turning your family camping trip into a complete disaster Tired of watching the kids sitting on the iPad or flogging your mobile phone, feeling inspired by a…
HAVE I FOUND HEAVEN ON EARTH?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE As I write this piece, I’m sitting by the campfire off Bluff Track in the Victorian High Country. We’ve had a minor mechanical issue, and while we’re waiting for a…
BLACKWOLF BUSHRANGER LITE KING SWAG
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HAS THIS DRIFTA STORAGE SETUP LASTED?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE PRODUCT REVIEW DRIFTA DRAWERS After 12 months in the camper trailer, have my Drifta storage drawers and kitchen lasted the distance? Building a custom camper trailer on a budget…
4×4 Vs Goat No Kidding, This Billy Goat is Feral!
Rugged red ranges, spectacular off-road adventures, Outback skies and SA’s gnarly Billy Goat Ridge. Will you take on the goat? In the stunning southern Flinders Ranges our family drove over a goat – and loved it. But don’t go reporting…
A TALE OF THREE RIVERS GETTING CAUGHT BY THE FINKE, PENTECOST AND FORTESCUE
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE During her three-month odyssey kicking up the dust in Australia’s backblocks of WA and the NT, Monica McInnes discovers it’s not the bulldust tracks you need to fear – it’s…
NEMO TENSOR SLEEPING PAD
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LONG TERM TOYOTA FORTUNER: GOES ON HOLIDAYS
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE On the recent (and far too short) Christmas break, I was invited away on a ‘boys’ trip’ with a bunch of old workmates. This was the perfect opportunity to…
ILURLKA: A CULTURAL ODYSSEY ON THE ANNE BEADELL
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a group of high school kids could lead you on an amazing experience at the remotest roadhouse in Australia? THE EXCITEMENT OF THE ANNE BEADELL…
Uluru Road Trip
A 4-week journey through the most popular destinations in Australia. We all know the benefits of travel. Done well, it’s restorative, experiential and life changing. Done badly, it reminds us of how great couches and TV are. It can be…
CLARENCE GORGE BY 4X4 AND KAYAK
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE With fantastic bush camping, a place like ‘The Gorge’ has everything on offer. It caters for people with highly modified trucks through to tourers towing caravans; everyone can have…
