The Recovery Special
If you have ever wondered how much force is required to recover a bogged four-wheel drive, you are about to find out my friend! Are you sick of the same articles over and over again preaching about the importance of…
Features
Unsealed 4×4 Garage: Hoist Install
Unsealed 4X4 Garage and Project Rusty are kicking along nicely. The next phase in the garage itself is the installation of a Molnar hoist. Given that we’re looking to be underneath the 76 Series LandCruiser a fair bit, we thought…
11 Things You Need to Know About Lithium Power
1. Lifepo4 means Lithium Iron Phosphate And this is the one you want to know about. The battery in your phone is probably lithium-ion, but LiFePO4 takes things to the next level. It acts as the cathode material, and is…
EDITOR’S COLUMN: MORE PAGES, BETTER QUALITY, AND STILL FREE!
I don’t like offices. I’m much more at home tapping away on a laptop next to a campfire and being surrounded by bush than in a cubicle made of something that looks suspiciously like asbestos and cheap carpet panelling. …
Anzac Legends: The Land Rover Perentie
To commemorate ANZAC Day, we road-tested two very different Land Rover Perenties… and have the bruises to prove it! It was about about 10am, and I was driving through the western suburbs of Sydney in an Ex-Army Land Rover Perentie.…
THE EVOLUTION OF THE 4X4 CHASSIS
For images and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, read this on our digital magazine platform. Back in the 1970s, a 4X4 chassis was little more than a pair of thick 5-6mm C-section steel rails kept roughly parallel to each…
FIRE ACROSS THE TOP END
Australia’s tropical Outback is a place of outstandingly dramatic and contrasting seasons – the lush, rejuvenating monsoon season and the long parched ‘dry’ – each of which portrays the landscape so differently. The transition from almost fluorescent green grass…
THE 6 HAIRIEST WATER CROSSINGS IN AUSTRALIA
Water crossings are among the most rewarding and fun obstacles to drive when out in the bush. No two are the same, and fording a body of water always comes with its own set of unique challenges. Quite often you…
PROVEN WAYS TO KEEP THE DUST OUT
Do you turn up at your destinations looking like a stunt extra from Mad Max? I know I do sometimes: After a bit of dirt road driving, my Defender leaves me dustier than the morning after a B&S Ball. New…
BATTLE OF THE MID-SIZE WAGONS
What can be said about Toyota Prado 4WDs that hasn’t been said before? They are comfortable, capable and reliable. They command a premium on the second-hand market and they draw envious respect throughout suburbia and school pick-up zones in the…
CUSTOM HILUX DUAL-CAB
One bloke who puts most of us to shame when it comes to building our dream 4X4s. No more excuses. Something has to be said for those out there who don’t give up; the kind of people who get…
DRONE RECONNAISSANCE
No longer just a camera in the sky… we check out some of the best drones on the market, what you need to look out for and how to get more out of them than just photos. If, like me,…
ARE FORWARD-FOLD CAMPERS TAKING OVER?
We take the EzyTrail Stirling GT out for a weekend to see if this style of camper really is the way of the future. If you haven’t seen a forward-folding trailer before, you’re about to see something pretty impressive.…
ROUND LED DRIVING LIGHT COMPARISON
Round LED driving lights or an LED light bar – which is better? This is a question that must be asked daily in four-wheel drive shops and on online forums around the world. And truthfully, I don’t feel anyone…
UNSEALED 4X4 GARAGE: PROJECT RUSTY
In Issue 18 of Unsealed 4X4, we introduced you to our Project Vehicle – aptly named ‘Project Rusty’. But then we hit a hurdle… how on Earth were we going to make this thing pretty with nowhere to kit her…
