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Hill Climb Recoveries: When The Track Wins
There’s a moment on a steep climb when the bonnet fills the windscreen, the tyres start scrabbling and the top suddenly feels a lot further away. You’ve stopped going up, but gravity hasn’t…
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When Is It Time to Step Up to Mud-Terrain Tyres?
A set of muddies can make just about any 4X4 look better. Big tread blocks, open shoulders and a purposeful stance have a way of making the credit card feel surprisingly disposable. But buying…
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Good news for three closed High Country tracks
If Cobberas, Macfarlane Flat, and Ingeegoodbee tracks have been sitting on your High Country wish list for the past few years, there’s finally some movement. A statement from Parks Victoria…
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Eldee Station withdraws camping after 40 years
Eldee Station has announced it’ll stop offering caravan and camping sites after 40 years of welcoming travellers, with the owners saying increasingly abusive interactions have taken much…
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How To Recover Your 4X4 From Mud
A muddy track can go from a bit of fun to an afternoon of digging surprisingly quickly. One moment the tyres are finding grip, the next you’re sitting still while all four wheels rearrange the…
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Should outback highways have higher speed limits?
There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from sitting at 100km/h on an empty, straight outback highway with nothing but red dirt and heat shimmer ahead. The Northern Territory has…
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From South Australia to the World: REDARC Buys Samlex America
For plenty of Australian 4X4ers, REDARC is a name associated with the gear tucked under a bonnet or behind a canopy drawer. Battery chargers, power management systems and the electronics that…
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How to master corrugations
Corrugations are an unavoidable part of travelling Australia’s unsealed roads. They form as tyres disturb loose material and suspension movement repeatedly shapes it into ridges, creating…
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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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