Review
LONG-TERM REVIEW: LIVID LIGHTING HYPERDRIVE MK2
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Over a kilometre out of only 160 watts total? This is how you build lights! I’m not gonna lie to you, being a photojournalist with Unsealed 4X4 is a pretty…
CHINESE-MADE HAVAL H9: ARE WE IMPRESSED?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE What you’ll want to know about the Haval H9 And why it’s a much better 4WD than you think… It’s not bad. We know, we know. Lots of you folk out…
Blurred Lines, Condamine Campers ATV Camper
What do you get when you cross a hybrid camper with a toy hauler? The Condamine ATV Camper, of course. In the past, there have been equipment trailers and camper trailers. Then came the toy haulers which were really equipment…
THE GUY BEHIND JEEP’S 4WD CAPABILITY HUNTS BEARS. WITH A BOW.
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE CONSIDERING ALL THAT, IT’S ONLY RIGHT THAT BERNIE TRAUTMANN DRIVES A WRANGLER… THE NATURAL CHOICE OF THE YANK OUTDOORSMAN. Bernie Trautmann is Mr Wrangler. Or to be precise, he is the…
NISSAN UPDATES THE NAVARA (AGAIN)
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE And it wants its big slice of pie back! Ride, steering and handling have all been pointed out as areas of improvement for the latest update of the Nissan…
Biolite 2: Cook Your Food and Charge Your Phone
Cook your food and charge your phone with sticks and leaves? Tell us more! Every now and then, I see a product I simply have to have. The BioLite 2 stove is one such product, and so far it has…
PRODUCT REVIEW: OPPOSITE LOCK 65L FRIDGE FREEZER
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The first look at the new line of premium fridges. The portable fridge market is getting exciting. Just about every accessory manufacture has its own version and Opposite Lock is…
NAVARA VS HILUX VS D-MAX
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE 3-WAY UTE COMPARISON We put Toyota’s updated HiLux SR5+ up against Nissan’s Navara N-Sport and Isuzu’s D-Max LS-U. Since debuting in 2015, Toyota has largely left the hot-selling…
RECYCLED CAMPERS ACROSS THE GULF: A RECIPE FOR FUN OR DISASTER?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE We take three couples with three second-hand campers on a Gulf adventure. There’s always a lot of fun in planning a trip and when it’s to a new location then…
FIRST DRIVE OF THE JL WRANGLER
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Could the new JL Wrangler be the best Wrangler Jeep has ever built? SO WHAT IS IT? The Jeep Wrangler is built for seriously technical off-road terrain, offering more…
DUAL-CAB UTE COMPARISON
TOYOTA HILUX VS FORD RANGER CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE They’re Australia’s two favourite 4WDs, dominating the ute segment mercilessly. We reckon there aren’t really any duds in the current crop of modern…
SWAG WITH A VIEW
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Long-term Howling Moon Stargazer rooftop tent review We’ve normally done our big touring trips with a swag, and have had a good run out of swags over the years. In…
HOW I GOT OVER 115,000KM OUT OF MY TYRES
COOPER DISCOVERER STT REVIEW CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE I was giving the trusty old LandCruiser its yearly bath just the other day (and yeah, I spent 30 minutes arguing with myself about whether it…
Are Aftermarket Shocks Worth it?
For the answer, we dyno them after 120,000km. Is your ‘out of the showroom’ 4WD a bit too soft? Perfect for picking the kids up from soccer but steers a bit like a boat out in the dirt? You are…
REVIEWED: KUMHO MT51 MUD TERRAINS
10,000km of off-road torture. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE We are lucky in Oz to have a large variety of mud terrain tyres that suit our harsh conditions. And if your 4WD is a…