This is from Caravan Industry News The new entry level pop top to get you started on your next adventure New Age Caravans is excited to announce the release of it’s brand new product: The …
Arnhem Land – A proper Aussie adventure
Written by Geoff MartinArticle from Unsealed 4X4 Magazine The Gove Peninsula in East Arnhem Land is a hell of an adventure to get to with plenty of four-wheeling and great remote camping, just remember to …
Want to work for Club 4X4?
Due to continuing growth and a strong commitment to maintaining high levels of customer service we are recruiting again. We currently have two roles is our Newcastle based Call Centre for the budding 4X4 enthusiast, …
Club 4X4 at the Queensland Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo
Live in Queensland? Love your fourby and camping gear? Have a quiet weekend planned? Well now you don’t. The Queensland Outdoor Adventure and Motoring Expo is on this weekend the 3rd to the 5th of August at the Toowoomba …
Motorbiking Outback
When Gary told me he wanted to buy a Harley Davidson, I was skeptical. Apart from teasing him about having a mid-life crisis, I wasn’t a fan of motorbikes. To me, Harleys were loud and …
Range Rover Sport PHEV First to Climb to Heaven’s Gate
If you’ve not seen the Range Rover Challenges over the years, then you have really been missing out. Not to be outdone by the Evoque, the Range Rover Sport PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) has just completed …
Hilux Killer
When you can get 5 inches of lift and 35s under a Triton… … What else do you really need? When you’re working on an apprentice sparky’s wage, there’s a good to fair chance you’re …
Fire Safety With Kids
Be comfortable with a fire. A campfire is one of the gems of camping. Fire is a valuable resource but it can also be a deadly one. Here is what we do to create fire …
Isuzu I-Venture Club on Fraser Island
Sometimes in this caper as a 4×4 journo, opportunities arise that make my mates jealous – “So you’re getting paid to do what?” is how the conversation tends to go. Such an interaction happened recently …
How We Used Solar Power To Stay Off The Grid For Six Months
Dean and Shay are The Gathering Folk, a young family who are on a journey around Australia to discover ways to live a sustainable, community-focused life with an emphasis on learning and having fun. After …
X Marks The Spot
Toyota ups the ante in 2018 with Rugged, Rogue and Rugged X. Ford’s Ranger is killing it in Wildtrak form, and nobody has noticed it more than Toyota. Some 35,297 HiLux 4WDs found new homes …
Travelling With Kids In The Summer
Six Top Tips For Keeping Little Minds Growing And Happy Our adventure around Australia leaped into action with an offer of an eight month contract for Brett. With this offer we negotiated and turned the …
5 Top Off-Road Towing Tips
Tips for successfully navigating roads less travelled with a van or trailer in tow. Exploring nature’s playground sometimes requires a little extra effort. Like taking a dirt road and venturing on less travelled routes. Usually …
The History of the Canning Stock Road With Phil Bianchi
Phil Bianchi is a historian and 4 wheel driver who has documented a lot of history of the Canning Stock Route and he has driven the route many times. From Wiluna to Halls Creek, it …
Solar Shower Bags; Do They Actually Work?
Having a shower when you are camping takes comfort to a totally new level. I’ll never forget the first time we boiled a big pot of water over the fire and used a cheap 12V …
Recipe: Beer Breath Chicken
Who would have thought that a can of ale could enhance Australia’s favourite bird? Drunken chicken indeed. INGREDIENTS 1-1.4kg chicken 1 can of beer 1 tablespoon each of chicken stock powder, dried mixed herbs, garlic …
5 Outback Travel Mistakes To Avoid
Hardly a week goes by without us getting emails from travellers saying something like this: We’re flying in to Alice Springs on the 9th and then out on the 12th. We want to hire a 4WD drive …
Club 4X4 at the 4 Wheel Drive Spectacular Queanbeyan
Calling all Canberrans and South Coast Off Roaders! No plans this weekend? Why don’t you head on over to the 2018 4Wheel Drive Spectacular at the Queanbeyan Showground this Saturday and Sunday. All your favourite …
Secrets Of The Gascoyne
A place full of mystery from an ancient past… Ningaloo Homestead Travelling the North West Coastal Highway, on a tour through the Gascoyne and midway along the endless stretch of the Western Australian coastline, is …
Fuel Tank Buyers’ Guide
A factory-fitted fuel tank has the potential to leave you high and dry on your next cross-country expedition. The restricted capacity of some OE tanks – on average sitting at around the 80-litre mark – …
2018 Haval H9 Review
Haval is here, and their proper 4WD offering has been improved. It’s called the H9, and is a seven-seat 4X4 roughly the same size as a Ford Everest. The brand is new to Australia, but …
HERE’S A FLAMIN’ GOOD TABLE
The Uniflame Campfire Table is simple in design but far from average… If there was one camping accessory that we’ve tried a number of over the years, tables would be high up on the list. …
Family Vacation Tips To Keep The Whole Family Happy
They say that it’s not always about the destination, but often the journey itself and this can be especially true during family holidays. We can all remember complaining about having to share confined spaces with …
Steep Point Fishing
Asides from being an incredible adventure and the most western point of Australian mainland, Steep Point is very well known for its fishing. So much so that it’s often referred to as the best land …
Lerderderg State Park: Melbourne’s 4×4 Escapes
Not much more than an hour north of Melbourne, via Bacchus Marsh, this 201.8km² state park is popular with off-road tourers, campers, anglers, rock-climbers and bushwalkers. The Lerderderg River cuts a path through the main …
