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camping
Bushwakka Extreme Darkness: An Actual Game-Changer
Pat’s Favourite Camp Spot You’ve Never Heard Of: The Gorge
Upfitter’s Guide to Tonneau Covers
Liquid Gold – Our Favourite Mountain Culture Beers
5 Essential Mods for Your 4X4: Enhancing Comfort and Convenience
Gourmet Nachos in Under Half an Hour: A Campfire Delight
How to pack your 4X4 like a pro
How to Build the Perfect Campfire: A Sizzling Guide
Don’t miss the Newcastle Caravan Camping Lifestyle Expo
The best campsites in the NSW Snowy Mountains
Check out the Canberra Caravan Camping Lifestyle Expo
Australia’s most remote 4X4 tracks
Product Spotlight: Bushwakka Extreme Darkness Awning
Why your next roof top tent needs to be a hardshell
10 tips for better fridge storage
Gear News – The latest 4×4 accessories for May 2022
Looking for some gifts ideas for mother’s day? We have plenty in this month’s gear news. I think mum would really love the Plasma Lighter…! PLASMA LIGHTER’S, ALL THE BUZZ An essential item for every camper has always been a box of matches or a butane lighter. Now there is a new player in the market, the plasma lighter. Plasma lighters first became available in 2015 but are only becoming more popular now. Plasma lighters are rechargeable, and they don’t require refilling with any gas or liquid. Once charged via USB, you can expect to get 300 uses per charge. A plasma lighter does not produce a flame. It forms what’s called a plasma arc. Plasma is an ionized gas in which electrons flow. At the press of the button on your lighter, the stored charge passes between two nodes to create an arc of highly charged plasma. The benefit of the plasma arc over a flame is it will not blow out, and you can safely use it at any angle. Most plasma lighters come with a safety switch which restricts the ignition time to around 10 seconds. There are a few different types of plasma lighter. I’ve chosen to review a 4tech brand lighter with the top facing dual arc configuration. This lighter has four nodes on the…
Travel: Nature’s Darling
Scoop! Bushwakka U-Beaut
How to build the perfect campfire
4WD NSW & ACT volunteers repair hoon damage
Camping and caravanning wrap up
World Water Day: Camping edition
Everything you need to know about camping on Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach – Worimi camping and permits
Reviewed: Hardcase for a tough life
Rockhampton 4X4 Expo this weekend!
2018 Gold Coast Caravan & Camping Expo
50th Queensland Caravan, Camping and Touring Supershow
South East Queensland camping is chockas – Teewah, Inskip absolutely full over NYE!
Transcool EC3 Air cooler, just in time for summer
Blackwolf first to use ISO Sleeping bag ratings
Week 8 Competition Winner
Problem campers force restrictions on Kimberley campsites
Nissan Titan V8 ute now available in australia
Issue 027 Out Now!
For the tracks we leave behind
Perth Caravan and Camping Show – Wednesday 22nd March to Sunday 26th March 2017
The HiLux Tonka concept has portals, and we’re excited
You sleep better when you’re camping: Study
Mitsubishi Pajero fuel consumption comes under scrutiny
Seven Biggest 4WD Mistakes
Announcement: Queensland Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow
Inskip Point Slips Again
Johnno’s X-R15 Camper Trailer Review
Product News: Camps 8
Product News: BlackWolf Turbo Tent Accessories
Product Spotlight: ARB Headtorch
favourites: A Straw Poll on Camping Gear
We did a quick ask-around for a list of favourite camping gear from the team at the Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures HQ.