safety

The day a bullbar saved my life
The reason why every four-wheel driver should have a bull bar on the front of their 4X4.

Your brakes suck… But we know how to fix them
There’s an old saying that you should never cheap out on anything between you and the ground. Mattresses, shoes, tyres. It makes sense. Try and save a few bucks on a mattress and you’re potentially dooming yourself to a good…

Get Smart with Uniden’s new XTRAK Pro Smart UHF Radios
Uniden release XTRAK Pro – a range of smart UHF handheld and in-car UHF CB radios with large OLED display and App enabled location sharing feature. Uniden is releasing the App-enabled XTRAK Pro Series, setting a new benchmark and delivering an…
Rhino-Rack reaffirms safety commitment
Rhino-Rack has reaffirmed its off-road weight limit in a bid to increase safe usage of its roof racks. Rhino-Rack has confirmed it is committed to educating its customers on the safe use of its products in a post released on…
How to Camp Safely in Croc Country
Don’t be croc meat! After spending a couple of years in Australia’s crocodile capital, the Northern Territory, my crocodile knowledge went from next-to-nothing to wonderment and admiration of these prehistoric reptilian predators. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no croc cuddler,…
MEDICAL MISADVENTURES, AN OUTBACK TOUR GUIDE’S PERSPECTIVE
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE I could have died on the Canning… how to protect yourself from the Outback As I lie here in my bed recovering from a rather nasty ruptured appendix, my…
WATER CROSSINGS FOR DUMMIES
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…
The High-lift Jack – Hero or Hindrance?
We take a look at how to use the high-lift jack safely; the uses it has; how to make the high-lift jack a hero; and the carnage it causes when not used quite right. The high-lift jack is arguably…
What are you risking? (more than you think)
A popping Question: Should Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems be compulsory in Oz? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A TPMS can save your life! We were travelling along the Donahue Highway in Outback Queensland, towing our…
THE BEST MOD YOU WILL EVER MAKE TO YOUR 4X4
We’ve been through the ‘what not to leave home without’ in the way of commonsense fix-it items like fencing wire, baling twine, duct tape, etc. But what happens when you are on your own without help and you get bogged…