Ozcharge Rescuemate RM1000 – the real deal We recently had the chance to get our hands on the Ozcharge Rescue Mate 1000, a capacitor based jumpstart pack. This award winning product peaked our interest – …
Club 4X4 Safety Shop Launches Tomorrow
This week is a pretty special one for me. Tomorrow we are going to launch a concept that has been very close to my heart for some time. Having worked in the insurance industry for …
Club 4X4 Safety Shop is Coming!
Everyone loves a discount, or the opportunity to save. And that’s exactly what our Safety Shop loyalty program will offer our when it launches at the end of next week, just in time for Christmas! …
Club 4X4 Safety Series – Product Review – Dashcam – Uniden IGo50r
Dashcam’s revisited Following on from an article we published on Dashcam’s (find it here), I wanted to do a follow-up for you guys. I’ll preface by saying that this is not a paid article, the …
Club 4X4 Safety Series: Recovery Kits
Recovery Kits. They’re like the packet of serviettes you bring along to the BBQ – good to have because there’s sure to be a mess after having a wonderful juicy steak or sausage, but as attractive …
Safety Series: Emergency Communication Devices
One of the most important pieces of kit you will need as a 4X4 touring enthusiast is some form of emergency communications device. I like to compare these devices to the likes of insurance, it’s …
Club 4X4 Safety Series: Sand Flags
Sometimes the simplest things can be the most profound – profound thought right? And with that horrible dad joke behind us, we can continue. In writing this article, I tried to remember when I first …
CLUB 4X4 SAFETY SERIES – DASHCAMS
Not sure about you all, but I grew up in an age where video cameras were few and far between and they usually had to be hoisted up on the shoulder and supporting with the …
Club 4X4 Safety Series – Tyre Pressure Management Systems
Insurance is about risk management, so following our review of GPS trackers a few issues ago, we thought we would start picking out some other readily available items that serve a safety purpose. Now some …
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 …
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 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 …
What’s The Standard Tyre Size On Your 4WD?
Changing tyre sizes on 4WD’s is relatively common practice, but there’s a few things you want to consider before doing it. Knowing what the standard tyre size is for your 4WD is imperative when making …
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 – …
Suspension – The Only Thing That Keeps Your Wheels Grounded
I’m putting the gold at the top, as if I knew this, it would have saved me thousands and it could save people’s lives. Go to a 4WD suspension specialist. In my opinion the market leaders …
Snatch Strap Standards Updated (Finally!)
Recovery / Snatch Strap standards have been updated by the ACCC as of the December 1, 2017. Considering how lax regulation and quality has been over the past few years, the addition of the new regulations …
Ford Ranger Recalled Due To Fire Risk
A RECALL has been issued for approximately 59,000 Ford PXII Rangers built after July, 2016. The complete list of affected vehicles can be viewed here. According to the recall report, “when driven over long grass, affected vehicles may accumulate …
4X4s and Grass Fire Risks. What You Need To Know
Ford has just issued a recall of their hugely popular Ranger because of the risks of fire from grass collecting under the vehicle. Mazda has also acknowledged the problem on their BT-50, but this is a …
Is Diesel Dead?
We talk to Robert Pepper about the future of Diesel engines in 4 wheel drives. My last 3 4WDs have had diesel engines and I have loved the economy and reliability of diesels. Vehicle emissions …
Why Body Lifts Are Back In Fashion Thanks To IFS 4X4s
The murky truth about body lift laws. Body lifts were a thing of the past, that are strangely enough coming back into fashion. Especially with the changes late last year to the VSB14 laws and …
Walk It Now or Swim It Later – How to Tackle Water Crossings
In our last issue we started to dissect “single vehicle accidents”. As outlined in our inaugural crash index, the Club 4X4 portfolio has seen a significant representation in claims where there are no other vehicle involved. In …
12 Ways To Wear Your 4WD Out Faster
When you are bouncing your way along a corrugated road in the middle of no where, spare a thought for what is happening to the many bits and pieces that make up your 4WD. Punishment …
Don’t Get Caught Out With Caravan & Camper Trailer Weights
I’m tired of reading over and over again of weight issues that thousands of people are being caught out by. These relate to trailer weights, tow vehicle capacities and weight distribution, and if you don’t …
Weight… What About The Water?
If you’re in the 4WD and/or caravan scene you’d have to be blind Freddy if you haven’t seen, heard or read something on weights and loading issues of late. It’s a growing concern for a …