Editors column
THE EV’ITOR’S COLUMN: No place like home
The story of how I fell in love with my 4WD again This motoring journalism gig is a bit of a weird one sometimes. You see, I rarely spend time in my own vehicles, and not because they don’t work…
The Ev’itor’s column: The show must go on
Sydney 4WD Adventure Show wrap up CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN OUR FREE DIGITAL MAGAZINE This is a big issue for me personally; first of all Issue 056 of Unsealed 4X4 is my 50th with the company and…
Overseas holiday or stay in Australia?
I’ve just returned from three weeks travelling Europe, and for someone like me who hasn’t done much long distance overseas travel, it was certainly an eye opener. Firstly, just to get from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, is a 14-hour flight.…
August 2018: Ev’itor’s Column
4X4 manufacturers are getting it wrong Why is it that the new HSV SportsCat is fitted with decent off-road tyres, when it is tuned for improved on-road handling, but the new HiLux range features puny passenger construction highway tyres? They’ve…
What is the best 4WD?
It’s a question that I am asked often and honestly have no answer for – what is the best 4WD? It’s an impossible question to answer for more than one reason. But also because I don’t believe the best or…
Roast me …
With the winter months well and truly upon us, I’ve fallen into a ritual of cooking a Sunday camp oven roast every week. I actually crave it! Now, I’m not home every weekend (nor would I want to be), but…
So, I bought a thing
The Ev-itor’s column If you have read any of my editorials, by now you would know I have the back of an 80 year old brick layer, am addicted to Gumtree and like purchasing old 4WDs that I can’t afford…
Back Pain on the Road
The Editor’s Column In the last month, I’ve been to the Victorian High Country for over a week, Queenstown NZ for a product launch and the Gawler Ranges in South Australia for a vehicle launch. That’s just the obligations I’ve…
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…
WHAT HAPPENED TO WHITE STEEL WHEELS?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE WHAT HAPPENED TO WHITE STEEL WHEELS? You know that saying, ‘no point reinventing the wheel’? Well, I feel that has been forgotten with the 4X4 game of late. Wheel technology…
NEW VS OLD. HEAD VS HEART
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE This isn’t a new topic, but it is one I’m sure nearly all of you have thought about at one time or another. Should I keep my older 4X4 running,…
SO, WHAT IS THE BEST 4WD ACCESSORY YOU CAN BUY?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Now sure, this is going to come down to where you live and the terrain you drive. But if I’m totally honest, there is one clear leader in my opinion…
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK… SORT OF
So by now you would have probably noticed (by the increase in spelling mistakes) that Dex has moved on from steering the good ship Unsealed 4X4. I’m sure you’re wondering who this new bozo is writing this editorial, too? Well…
HANGING UP THE SPURS
So this is the last Editorial column. Well, the last one I’ll be writing anyway. Yep, it’s time for me to do a little less reading about other folks’ adventures and start heading out on a few more of my…
WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS NEW TO 4WDING
In lieu of so many new folks signing up for this off-road, camping and adventure lifestyle we all love, I thought I’d offer up a few things that I would have liked to know when I started out myself. …
