Dingoes are wild animals: Be dingo safe!
A nine-year-old boy and his mother have been attacked by a dingo on Queensland’s Fraser Island last night, with Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) airlifting the pair to hospital on the…
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February 2019
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Rudolf Diesel, father of our engines
There are few 4X4s that don’t have Rudolf Diesel’s namesake invention rattling away under the bonnet. The inventor of the diesel engine, Rudolf Diesel, was born in France during 1858,…
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Pocket $150 on a new Yamaha generator
Looking to update your generator? Now’s the time to consider a Yamaha, with the brand promising a $150 preloaded Visa Gift Card with every purchase of its EF2400iS petrol-powered inverter…
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Ngkala Rocks impassable, Diray and Carree closed on Fraser Island
After Tropical Cyclone Oma lashed the east coast of Australia last week, damage to the beach has left Ngkala Rocks impassable, and Diray and Carree camping areas closed off, on…
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Ever wondered where to get those mini number plates for your bike rack from?
It’s the question that a lot of mums and dads ask when they lob the kids bikes on to the caravan or camper trailer for a weekend away; where do…
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Lotus Caravans $190K+ Adventure Giveaway closing soon!
Our biggest giveaway yet has just one month left for you to enter! If you want to win, and lets face it , who wouldn’t? Follow this link! As if…
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Birdsville Island
Birdsville has been inundated with flood waters coming down from Winton and The Diamantina to the north. The water has created an inland sea, with the aptly named Birdsville Island…
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MAXTRAX Soft Shackle Pulley and Hitch
We’re always striving to increase safety while reducing weight with our gear. Recovery gear is mandatory to have and is used in one of the most dangerous components of off-road…
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Electric four-wheel drives … the times, they are a changin’!
Despite us Aussies being stalwarts of the traditional diesel, and indeed petrol-powered engines, it may well be time we faced up to the fact that electric four-wheel drives are going…
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Honda Ridgeline ute spontaneously combusting after being washed…
Ok, so we don’t get to see any ‘proper’ Honda four-wheel drives over here, but a story from the US, giving you all the reasons in the world NOT to…
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Dual-use GoTreads hit Aussie market
Recently released from the guys over at A247 are GoTreads. Functioning as both a recovery board and levelling device, they’re made from a polypropylene-copolymer blend, and feature galvanised steel connecting…
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2020 Land Rover Defender dash awkwardly leaked on Twitter
The new 2020 Land Rover Defender dash has made an appearance on Twitter recently with a rather awkward exchange between the bloke that posted it, and Richard Agnew, who according…
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Louvres are cool again… but on canopies?
The folks over at Michigan Vehicle Solutions have just released a fastback-styled canopy for your dual-cab ute… with louvres. For when you really need a work ute, but fastbacks are…
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Station Hoppers: The online directory to station stays
Station Hoppers is a new website that has been built off the back of a massive Facebook group dedicated to sharing information on some of Australia’s greatest station and farm stays.…
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The question of capacity
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought bigger and better. Since humans worked out that breathing clean air is kind of a good thing, followed by the introduction of…
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REDARC Tow-Pro Elite V2 recalled
REDARC has instigated a recall on a small number of Tow-Pro Elite V2 sold at various automotive/towing stores between 1st September 2018 and 21st January 2019. The recall involves a…
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Fast Fourbies
You might think your typical ‘Cruiser, Patrol or dual-cab ute owner would be having a lend of themselves if they thought their 4X4 was a worthy race car. We all…
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Jeep JL Wrangler sneak peek
The 2019 Jeep JL Wrangler launches in Australia on the 9th of February at some dealers with most aiming for the weekend after. We were lucky enough to have a…
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New D-Max and BT-50 due 2020
It’s no secret that Isuzu and Mazda are teaming up to bring the next generation of D-Max and BT-50 to the market, however lips have been very tight across the…
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RAM Multifunction Tailgate wizardry
With the Yanks one-up-manship of towing capacities coming to a head (I mean, how much more than 16-tonnes do we really need?), the battle ground for consumers’ dollars has moved…
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Ford 7.3L petrol-powered V8 is coming…
… But probably only to America … so far. The Yanks have just announced a new Ford 7.3L petrol-powered V8 engine to adorn their new F-250, F-350 and F-450 Super Duty…
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Amarok Club of Victoria support MS
Every working day, four Australians are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The average age of diagnosis is just 30 years old. That’s right in the middle of our readership! Over…
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Jillaroo Jess kicks off LandCruiser BJ70 project: building the ultimate mustering buggy
What happens when Jillaroo Jess is in need of a bulletproof buggy to muster 20,000 head of cattle? She calls in the experts, of course. Watch the Terrain Tamer team…
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