Terrain Tamer parabolic leaf springs road test – nearly 40,000km of rough, loaded 4×4 touring
After nearly 40,000 kilometres of rough, loaded 4x4 touring, Grant and Linda Hanan review their Terrain Tamer Parabolic leaf springs. Here's how it went!
Simpson Desert
Kumho Tyres and Volkswagen team up for a Guiness World Record across 10 Aussie deserts
Kumho Tyres and Volkswagen team up for a second Guiness World Record across 10 Aussie deserts. Learn more about their journey here.
10 things I learned crossing the Madigan Line
Sam Purcell is back from the hardest crossing of the Simpson Desert, across the Madigan Line. Following Cecil Madigan’s 1939 expedition as closely as possible from Abminga Siding to Birdsville, he covered over 900 kilometres in fourteen days in his…
How epic is the Hay River Track?
This journey will take you through spectacular country from the Plenty Highway to the QAA Line in the Simpson Desert.
Failed electronics left me stranded in the outback and cost $12,000
Three weeks stranded in the outback, and a $12,000 bill for their troubles. How one couple's dream trip turned sour
Perth family bogged in Simpson Desert could be stranded for weeks
Outback Australia has proven once again how unpredictable she can be. Over the weekend the internet erupted with news of a family of four finding themselves stranded in the middle of the Simpson Desert. Torrential rain causing their camper to…
Big Red Bash still going ahead for now
Preparations for the Big Red Bash event continue in Birdsville with the full support of Queensland Health and Tourism and Events despite COVID-19 lockdowns. Event organiser and director of the Outback Music Festival Group Greg Donovan said, “We are working closely with Government officials to…
UNSEALED 4X4 VAULT: Solar Suzuki
Who needs Tesla when you have a solar Suzuki? We take a look at the solar-powered Suzuki that set a world record. How did this cute electric beasty spark into life though? If anyone said that they saw a solar-charged,…
Video: Cecil Madigan’s 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition
Thanks to the State Library of South Australia you can now see actual footage of Cecil Madigan’s 1939 Simpson Desert Expedition. Once considered one of the more remote journeys you could take in outback Australia, the Madigan Line, which wends…
Big Red Bash headline acts announced
The world’s most remote music festival will reverberate the desert for the 7th time, with 2019 featuring headline acts Midnight Oil, The Living End and Kasey Chambers. We know seeing Midnight Oil at Big Red has long been on the…
WHO NEEDS TESLA?
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE The solar-powered Suzuki that set a world record. How did this cute electric beasty spark into life though? If anyone said that they saw a solar-charged, battery-powered, 27-year-old Suzuki climbing…
SOLAR POWERED ZOOKS VS THE SIMPSON DESERT
Third time’s a charm CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Two eccentric guys, two very different electric-powered Suzukis and the Simpson Desert. Welcome to the Aussie Outback Solar Challenge! On offer is the title…
SMASHING THE SIMPSON DESERT WITH SOLAR POWER
An Australian husband and wife team have successfully set a new world record for crossing the Simpson Desert in a solar powered 4WD. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Mark and Denny French (White Team) have…
JUST 4 KIDS 2018 SIMPSON DESERT CHARITY RUN
Ever wanted to do the Simpson? Of course you have! Even if you’ve done it before you’ll almost certainly want to go back, it’s just that kind of place. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE After…
Pat’s top ten campsites
To celebrate the tenth season of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures we got him to give us his favourite camps that he’s been to in the last decade One of the best things about shooting the TV show…
