Article from Redarc Fire to Fork is not your traditional cooking business, it is the brainchild and passion of campsite cook Harry Fisher who loves to travel to remote destinations and embrace raw materials to produce exceptional …
How To Fund Your Off Road Lifestyle
Article from Redarc So, you have decided that you will do the big trip around Australia. You’ve made sure you have all your finances in order before you go and considered all the pros and cons of this …
When Bigger Is Not Always Better
Article from Redarc Bigger is better in many cases, especially when it comes to touring Australia. Well-engineered and over-spec’d equipment will generally see you through the toughest conditions with plenty of head room and ensure …
What’s Happening In Your Diff? One For The Techies
Article from Mr4x4 Differentials are one component of our 4X4s that we probably don’t care for enough. They don’t get the oil changed as often as an engine does, they get ridiculously hot from working …
How To: Build The Perfect Campfire
Article from Unsealed4x4 For thousands of years, man and fire have had a primal connection. Fire has given us warmth in the cold and provides an enchanting glow of light in the darkness. Campfires have …
Ironman 4×4 Awning Xtra
Article from Ironman4x4 The new Ironman 4×4 Awning Xtra are a welcomed addition to the range of Ironman 4×4 Instant Awnings. The Awning Xtra provides additional shade and shelter for your next outdoor adventure. The …
Solar Power Essentials To Tour Australia
Article from Redarc Joel and Shenae from Touring Aus are a couple that has always loved getting out and exploring the great Australian outdoors and are currently on their second leg of a trip around …
The day our Dometic Waeco fridge saved our Bacon
So our #MobileHQGU gets a lot of blacktop miles these days, but whenever possible it still gets a pounding off-road and has for a number of years. If a Nissan Patrol could talk it’d have …
What We Don’t Have (& Don’t Miss!) On The Road
Article from thegreatescapeaustralia It’s easy to get caught up in all the gadgets available for camping & travelling. And while we do travel with quite a lot of creature comforts (it’s our full time life …
5 Ways to Manage the Cost of your Insurance
In the last few weeks we released some information about the adjustments to our underwriting criteria and it drove a range of questions on premiums from readers. We have long noted that as a specialist …
PAT’S FIVE TIPS FOR MAINTAINING AND SERVICING YOUR GENERATOR
Generators are one of those things that often lead a pretty tough life: operating for hours on end, bouncing around the tough tracks in your 4X4 or camper, and sucking in all kinds of dust …
TYRE PRESSURES – WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT
Tyres are often one of the first mods anyone with a 4×4 will do. Offroad tyres will provide better grip in trying conditions and are often larger in diameter to improve clearance. But the thing …
Don’t delay on your 4×4 preparations
Air-con issues stifle a cross-country family trip for resident adviser. YOU’D think a bloke who’s been writing stories about 4×4 trip preparationfor nigh on 25 years would be pretty good at trip preparation. At least that’s …
TOILETS IN THE BUSH
Using the toilet while camping. Whilst not always a pleasant subject, good toilets while camping are something everyone can appreciate! Many campsites now have drop toilets – which are a great convenience and mean you don’t …