Fraser Island – Where To Take a Dip
Where To Take a Dip If you’re looking to swim, the good news is that you’re surrounded by water. The bad news is that you can’t go into most of it thanks to the critters that are waiting for you…
How-To
How To Not Get Stuck – Tyre Pressures
It is essential to run your tyres at a low pressure when driving in the sand, as it greatly increases the surface area and grip of the tyre. It does this by spreading the weight of your vehicle over a…
How To Not Get Stuck – Momentum
You’ll see most people get stuck on Fraser Island when they’re trying to go inland. Why? Because you have to drive uphill, and people lose momentum. Since so many people get stuck in the same place, the sand becomes incredibly…
How To Not Get Stuck – Read The Sand
Generally speaking, the further away from the beach you go, the softer the sand will be and the more likely you will be to get stuck.
How To Not Get Stuck – Driving Techniques
Be gentle on the pedals – both of them. If you intend to stop, let the sand slow you down, if you slam on the brakes or come to an abrupt stop you’ll create a small sand mound in front…
HOW TO GET UN STUCK (WHEN YOU INEVITABLY GET STUCK) – MAXTRAX
I think you’d be nuts to head to Fraser Island without a set or two of MAXTRAX. Even though there’s a fair few friendly four-wheel drivers floating around fabulous, fantastic Fraser, the ability to self recover is absolutely essential. We…
How To Get Unstuck In The Sand: Winching
A winch can be a handy tool if you’re stuck on the beach, provided you have something to winch off of — which isn’t always easy to find. So winching in the sand is more about having a proper winching…
KIMMY K’S NEW REAR END
A bull bar is often one of the first modifications we make to our vehicles, but the mighty rear bar is often forgotten about. Sure, you see plenty of petrol powered four-wheel drives with retrofitted LPG tanks that dictate the…
March 2015 – OUTBACK GOURMET
The one thing I never leave home without is a roll of foil. If you have no other cooking equipment in your vehicle, foil can be used to cook just about anything. Method In this recipe I have made individual…
IS YOUR 4X4 ILLEGAL?
We all want a unique vehicle, which makes sense as we all do different things with them. Modifying four-wheel drives is nothing new, and in-fact the off-road aftermarket industry is booming in Australia. But don’t for a minute think that…
February 2015 – OUTBACK GOURMET
I am a real fan of slow cooked food and my little cast iron Camp oven is just perfect for Osso Buco, delicious, hearty, hot, satisfying winter food just perfect for a cold desert night. Give it a go – I know…
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…
OUTBACK GOURMET BUSH VANILLA SLICES
Outback Gourmet Bush Vanilla Slices It didn’t matter if it was my girls when they were little, or gnarly hardened shearers. Big or little, old or young, these dead-easy slices were always a hit. Method Place a layer of SAO…
HIGH PERFORMANCE 4X4 TOURING MODS
After a few years of driving, and a couple of hundred kilograms of added accessories later, your near-new 4X4 might not feel so new anymore. Luckily, when it comes to safely extracting every inch of capability from your engine, there…
BERRY DELICIOUS PUDDING
This is a simple recipe that has just come my way, and after a number of road tests and no failures I am happy to say it will be a family favourite for many camping trips to come. I have…
