Big Red Bash 2017
Unsealed 4X4 is proud to be supporting the Big Red Bash once again this year. Beginning in 2013 as an unknown, single performing artist event, The Big Red Bash at Birdsville has grown to be the biggest and best remote…
Simpson Desert
Top 8 Outback Pubs
Vic gives us the lowdown on some of his top outback watering holes Can anyone else see the irony in the Editor asking me, a non-drinker, to write up a list of the best Outback pubs? Obviously Dex couldn’t find…
How far would you go for a good time?
9 small town festivals that you should be planning your trips around. It’s not uncommon for four-wheel drivers to go to a specific location for a specific reason… in fact some of the best Outback adventures that you can…
Unsealed 4X4 Readers Rigs
TONY’S COLORADO Tony sent us some pics from his recent trip across the Simpson Desert. Looks like he had a cracking time, too. During the trip his 4X4 was referred to as ‘Blue Colorado’ on account of its bright blue…
REVIEW: TOYO TIRES OPEN COUNTRY ATII
We put the latest All-Terrains from Toyo through 5,000km of Outback hell – did they survive? When it comes to long-distance touring it’s hard to go by a good set of All-Terrains. Sure, they’re not as sexy as…
REVIEW: TERRA TREK EXP
We take the prototype of the latest hardcore camper out for a torture test through the Simpson Desert… to see if this one can hang with the top dogs on the market. For images and the full Unsealed 4X4…
WHERE MADIGAN WENT, PLUS WHERE HE DIDN’T…
After two failed starts over five years, doing the Madigan Line was looking like the stars just weren’t going to line up and it would remain an unfulfilled dream. Then out of the blue, four XXXX cans lined up in…
SUZUKI ACROSS THE SIMPSON
Two-stroke fuel wafted across the red sand dunes as the wind blew fumes back into the cabin of the LJ50 Suzuki, giving its occupants an oily pungent smell that stuck to their clothing and any exposed skin. The little Suzi…
SOLAR POWERED SIMPSON CROSSING
The sunrise was stunning, with the clouds lit up in gorgeous reds, pinks and golds. As the group stood around in awe of Mother Nature, the sad fact dawned on the Aussie Outback Solar Challenge organisers that this would be…
SURVIVAL SKILLS
Most people know that the legendary Barnsey (Peter Barnes) at Birdsville has recovered many broken down vehicles from the Simpson Desert. Fewer know that Dusty Miller, owner of the Birdsville Bakery, also runs a recovery service; and even fewer are…
CROSSING THE SIMPSON DESERT… WITH A TWIST
Adventurous or Crazy? No matter which way you look at it, a trip across the Simpson Desert is one of those 4X4 adventures which culminates in a multitude of different opinions and emotions. Whether it’s excitement or trepidation or quite…
Unsealed 4X4 Interviews John Williamson
There’s a few nice “gee whiz” moments in this memoir. Did you know that John Williamson doesn’t sing some of his old songs because they mention smoking dope? That he was no great mate of the late Slim Dusty? That…
ULTIMATE OUTBACK
Andrew is a music connoisseur and right now he is in the mood for something more serious and solemn. He pushes a CD of French-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma into the CD player in his 4X4: Bach’s unaccompanied cello suites fill…
GOSPEL, COUNTRY, ROCK & BIG RED
A perfect party: Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows You’d think he’d take it easy now that he’s recorded 45 albums, been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, enjoyed hits like Harley and Rose, sold more than two million…
