There are more ways to cook trout than just in foil with lemon! Serves: 4 Time: 20 minutes INGREDIENTS 4 trout fillets ½ cup breadcrumbs 2 rashers bacon, finely chopped 1 lemon 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried thyme…
Possibly the most glorious 4X4 modification since the diff lock Words by Pat Callinan, Images by Matt Ryan It started out as a gag. “Hey, let’s see if we can pop some beer taps into the fridge!” I’d seen them…
We answer the question once and for all, what is the best way to cook while camping? I admit to being a skeptic when it came to using charcoal. I’ve been around long enough to see a lot of fads…
GETTING THERE | Fuel, ferries and fines WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH FUEL? How we did it: Cairns → Musgrave Roadhouse: 448km – Fuelled up here (can fuel up in Laura or Lakeland if you’ll not make it ~450km) Musgrave Roadhouse →…
Sweet, sweet camping sustenance… My love affair with banana bread has lasted longer than any real relationship I’ve had. I’m okay with that. When I turn up to dinner parties, picnics – or in this case, a canoeing weekend on…
If there’s one thing that makes a night around the campfire memorable, it’s finishing a great meal with a perfect dessert. The problem is, after all that four-wheel driving followed by a hearty meal, it seems impossible to get out…
Peaches on the beach…es I haven’t really been able to come up with a proper introduction for this one, other than to say that it’s really, really good. Super good. I might be going on an evaporated milk bender here,…
5 ways you’re destroying your wheel bearings, and how to make it home if it happens to you… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A wheel bearing is one of those things you don’t think about…
Get some advanced winching skills that’ll see you out of just about any drama… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE So you’ve got a shiny new winch bolted up to your bullbar, you’ve followed all of…
I came across a bloke a couple of years ago in the Victorian High Country. He was stopped in the middle of the Crooked River with the water up to his door handles… and looking nervous. After a brief chat…
We’ve got a bit of a scoop for you here. In the upcoming tenth season of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures TV show, they’re going to be visiting the iconic Victorian High Country. As you can imagine, it’s pretty cold up…
A winch is one of those things that you just don’t think much about until you need it. If you’ve ever known the pain of getting stuck, thinking smugly to yourself: “Too easy – I’ve got a winch!” only to…
Sooner or later you’re going to come across a steep hill that you’re going to need to drive down. It’s simply a fact of life when driving off-road. The nose of the vehicle drops down and the back end rises…
For thousands of years, man and fire have had a primal connection. Fire has given us warmth in the cold and provides an enchanting glow of light in the darkness. Campfires have been known to generate some legendary stories and…
Now that summer’s here, we figure we’d better do the mandatory sand driving feature… so here it is. With summer well and truly here, many of us like to head to the beach – not just to escape the heat…
