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The gates are opening: Victoria’s 4WD season is back
There’s a particular kind of excitement that comes with the end of October. The camping gear comes out, the map gets another look and the tracks that have spent winter behind locked gates…
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How To Recover Your 4X4 From Sand
Beach weather is coming, which means more loaded 4X4s heading through soft access tracks in search of a spot beside the water. It also means a few of those vehicles will finish the journey…
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Birdsville Track could stay closed for months
The Birdsville Track looks set to remain off the through-trip itinerary for a while yet, with flooded northern sections potentially months away from reopening. There is hope for access to…
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From HiLux to Super Duty: Was the Switch Worth It?
Changing vehicles is one thing. Walking away from a HiLux that’s taken you halfway across the continent and brought you home again takes a bit more convincing. Familiarity counts, especially…
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Three new national parks: what happens to 4WD access?
Victoria has officially created three new national parks, and for anyone who spends their weekends exploring forest tracks, the important detail is what happens beyond the new signs.…
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One Last Trip to Big Red: The Bash Announces Its Final Hurrah
There are plenty of reasons to point the bonnet towards Birdsville, but one of its biggest drawcards now has an expiry date. The Big Red Bash will return from 6–8 July 2027 for its final…
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Ford goes all in on reliability with new warranty
Reliability is easy to promise in a brochure. It means a lot more when a manufacturer agrees to pay for a factory defect years after the vehicle leaves the showroom, particularly when that…
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How to make a tank last longer when diesel costs a fortune
Diesel is getting painfully expensive, and there’s even been serious rumours around Australian prices pushing beyond $4 a litre. For anyone driving a big, heavy 4X4 around the country, that…
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The tyre your 4X4 actually needs
Choosing tyres for a 4X4 should be relatively simple. Work out where you drive, how heavily the vehicle is loaded and how much off-road performance you genuinely need. Yet somewhere along the…
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REDARC launches REDLAB Icon Slim lithium batteries
As touring builds become more complicated, finding somewhere to put everything is becoming almost as difficult as choosing the gear itself. Fridges, inverters, compressors, chargers, solar…
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Aus J launches new EZY RV exterior shower
An exterior shower probably sits fairly low on the list when you first start building a touring rig. Get a few dusty trips under your belt, though, and suddenly having warm water outside the…
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Ford Bronco Basecamp Brings a New Take on Touring
Let’s get the obvious bit out of the way. When Australian 4X4ers hear that a Bronco is finally coming here, this probably isn’t the vehicle they picture. The Bronco name still conjures images…
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