Budget Tourer, Still Eating up the Tracks
Neat 80 Series Cruisers are hard to find. Neat and capable, well… you are basically looking at a unicorn my friends Getting a spot in Unsealed 4X4 is a pretty big deal – doubly so for an old 80 Series…
Touring
EYRE PENINSULA: HOW’S THE SERENITY
WHY THE EYRE PENINSULA IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED ESCAPES FROM THE RAT RACE The Eyre Peninsula is a popular stopover on the way west for many travellers but this spectacular region is well worth an extended stay…
Bourke to Birdsville
Cutting up the Cut Line Everything you need to know about this Lesser-known track from Bourke to Birdsville An Outback adventure that can be done over a few days or a few weeks! Sound interesting? It did to me…
UNSEALED 4X4 READERS’ RIGS
LUKE’S LANDCRUISER Luke is a regular visitor to the Kimberly, and loves to explore it with both of his rigs – one being a Robinson R44 Raven 1 Helicopter, the other being a well modified 2013 GXL 79 Series LandCruiser.…
LET’S GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS WITH THE 2018 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
Beyond the glitz and glamour, what kind of off-road chops does the latest Rover have? CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Is the new Land Rover Discovery still a capable 4WD off the beaten path? …
MID-SIZED WAGON OF THE YEAR
Five contenders duke it out for our inaugural 4WD awards comparison… It’s the new breed of family car. Gone are the days of sedans and wagons doing the family duties seven days a week; those responsibilities are now firmly…
THE GRAND CANYON HAS NOTHING ON KINGS CANYON
It feels like you’re on top of the world with nothing to prevent you from stepping over the edge… We’d been told that while Uluru and Kata Tjuta encapsulate the spiritual heart of the Red Centre, Kings Canyon is…
SALT IN MY BEARD AND SAND IN MY PANTS
One Bloke’s Guide to a Great Northern NSW Adventure I hadn’t had a proper shower in days. There I was standing in damp shorts, smelling like bait and covered in sand with the inside of the LandCruiser trashed like…
LITCHFIELD NP – NORTHERN TERRITORY
The NT Hotspot that you need to visit WHY LITCHFIELD NP HAS IT ALL – INCLUDING KIDS WITH CROCS AS PETS CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE KICKING OFF THE ADVENTURE Litchfield National Park is located…
GAWLER RANGES NP – SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Why this place may actually be better than The Flinders Many visitors to SA’s north make a beeline for the magnificent Flinders Ranges; and rightly so. But often the fixation on one of the Croweaters’ best-known locations can overshadow…
UNSEALED 4X4 READERS’ RIGS: ROD’S FJ CRUISER
Rod tells us he has been a LandCruiser man his whole life, owning several key models including a 40 Series that was shipped over to America when he sold it. There was also a petrol-powered Troopy which he loved, and…
Australia’s Best Coastal Drive
We live on a big island, so there is a lot of coastline to explore – but Vic Widman reckons this stretch in South Australia is possibly the best. There is no question that we have some simply amazing coastal…
THE UNSUSPECTING ADVENTURER
Proof you can tour in a Jeep! The Jeep Wrangler has been synonymous with the hardcore off-road scene for decades with its incredible capability right off the showroom floor. And with a huge aftermarket industry specifically catering for the seven-slot…
BACK-O-BOURKE AT GUNDABOOKA NP
Sturt’s obsession with finding an inland sea in the middle of Australia did not deliver an ocean, but he did find a salty Darling River. He described this discovery as ‘certainly a blow for which I was not prepared’. Sturt’s…
UNSEALED 4X4 READERS’ RIGS
Bruce’s Discovery This fine example of a D4 SVV6 Land Rover Discovery is owned by Bruce and Lynda Nicholson, who have already travelled 53,000km in it. They have actually been living out of it really, with their Track Topaz camper…
