Camping

JOBY GORILLA TORCH

  It’s rare that the word torch and awesome get used in the same sentence, but the Joby Gorilla Torch is just plain cool! An ultra bright 100 lumen CREE LED can illuminate objects up to a staggering 190m away,…

SWEDISH FIRE STEEL

Lighters are for girls, and matches are so last decade. If you want the toughest, most adventurous way to start a fire then you need Swedish FireSteel. Okay that was a bit off, but the reality is Swedish FireSteel has…

Travelling WITH KIDS

My teenage daughter and I have travelled many thousands of kilometres across this wide brown land. We crossed the Simpson last year, drove the Birdsville track and explored the Flinders Ranges the year before. We even camped on the snow…

A DAY’S DRIVE FROM BRISBANE

Stradbroke Fisherman’s Road Stray behind the sand dunes on North Stradbroke Island and you’ll discover Fisherman’s Road, also known as the number plate cruncher. It traverses through heathlands and marshlands, past lakes and lagoons and at times through some very…

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,…

GEAR GURU

ARB 47L Fridge The What: A 47L 12 volt travel fridge, designed for four-wheel driving, but with an optional 240v power socket. Ours is one of the first fridges ARB made back in around 2009 and has been touring with…