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GME-XRS UHF radio install – Here’s how to DIY
Installing a GME-XRS UHF radio in your vehicle? Follow our simple DIY install guide for beginners and those who haven't done one in a while.
Flinders Ranges I-Venture Club adventure
If there are two things I love about this line of work, is travelling to remote locations, and testing the new crop of 4x4s. When Isuzu Ute Australia extended an invitation to join them and other media representatives on an…
How to fit a transmission cooler to your 4×4, and is it a DIY job?
Adding an aftermarket transmission cooler to a modern automatic 4X4 makes sense. More sense than slapping a lobster down on Stephen Hawking to take the win in a Kindergarten maths competition. They just work. Especially if you’re towing. Or doing…
Heading to Cape York with your 4WD? Here’s how to prepare
Planning on taking your 4WD to Cape York? Make sure to read these seven tips to prepare you for your trip to the cape.
Campfire Etiquette – 19 tips to have you doing it like a pro
A campfire can be one of the greatest experiences in our travels. Sitting around one at the end of the day, staring into the mesmerising licking of flames and up at the stars… it just does not get any better.…
6 towing tips for beginners – please learn from my mistakes
I’ve got a confession to make. You see, while I’m in my happy place behind the wheel of a 4WD, once you put a trailer on the back I’m not so confident. And being that I work in the off-road…
The 2024 Sydney 4WD and Adventure Show is coming this September
Presented by 4WD NSW & ACT, the Sydney 4WD and Adventure Show is on this September and is said to be the biggest 4WD Show in NSW. For 2024, it has grown even bigger! The Sydney 4WD and Adventure Show…
Why does the campfire smoke follow you?
No, you're not imagining it. Campfire smoke really does follow you around the campfire. Here's the science behind it and tips to stop it.
Bloomfield Track in North Queensland opened for school holidays
Great news, the Bloomfield Track has reopened, on June 22, just in time for the school holidays. The track has been closed since mid-December following extensive damage in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. So it’s great that Unsealed 4×4…
We drive the 2024 Nissan Warrior lineup – Patrol Vs Navara, which is best?
The Unsealed 4×4 crew have been busy bees lately, and have just landed back from the media drive event for three special four-wheel drives. These four-wheel drives are modified by the Premcar manufacturing facility in Melbourne Australia, before ever being…
Top 5 Ford Ranger Performance Tips
The Duratorq Diesel 3.2-litre five-cylinder found in the PX generation Ford Ranger has developed a reputation for being a tough nugget in the field and achieved this across a six-year model run. The 3.2L makes good torque, responds well to…
Top 10 spares to take touring
As the Unsealed 4X4 team sits around filling up the weekends working on our respective four-wheel drives, one question keeps coming up: once we’re done building our rigs, what spares should we take into the great unknown with us. We’ve…
How to use a snatch strap safely
Chances are you saw our little write up around exactly what a snatch strap is, and how it works. If you missed it, you will find it here. Now, it’s time for a few safety tips on safely using your…
Ten things they don’t tell you about the Victorian High Country
Sitting by the warm glow of a campfire, laughing about the track you drove today that made your knuckles turn white and your heart rate go off the scale is part of the whole Victorian High Country experience. Some of…
Winching for beginners
For the vast majority of us, a winch is one of those ‘must have’ items, one of the first bits of kit on the list along with a bullbar and decent tyres. Unlike tyres, which are used every time we…
