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The Cape, Simmo, Fraser Island and the Gibb River Road are all really well known destinations amongst 4X4ers, and for good reason. They have built a reputation over the years as terrific places to visit, because they are!
Hema's Great Desert Tracks Atlas and Guide has been compulsory reading for pretty much anyone aspiring to get some red dust between the tread blocks and visit some of Australia's stark interior. We take a copy on our own desert crossing, and see how it stacks up.
Issue 009 of Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures is out, and we think it'e one of our best issues yet!
For those unlucky enough not to be subscribers amongst you, we have put together a sneak peek of issue 009, just to show you what you are missing out on!
Thinking of buying your next 4x4? John Cadogan demystifies the incredible range of finance options available today.
The Worimi Conservation Lands Board of Management has prepared a draft plan of management for the park, known collectively as Stockton Beach.
In a massive step for the local 4X4 industry, Ford Australia have announced a new 4X4 on the horizon: the Ford Everest. Based largely on the well-known and regarded Ranger utility, the Everest should come with some solid 4X4 credentials on the résumé.
We all know Camps Australia Wide do a great book full of cheap and free campsites around Australia. It's so successful in fact, it's going into its seventh edition. But did you know they also make an app for the iPad and iPhone?
Tangaroa Blue are calling on volunteers for their next big cleanup of Chilli Beach, a beautiful stretch of coastline that is a 4X4 favourite, and a magnet for collecting marine debris.
An alternative route on the Birdsville Track between Marree and Birdsville, known as the 'Inside Track' has re-opened to the public after several years of closure.
The latest and greatest in 4X4 touring was on show as thousands of keen-as-mustard 4WDers poured into the RNA showgrounds for the annual Brisbane 4X4 & Outdoors show.
A few newsletters ago we talked about some new ANCAP ratings for 4x4s. After that, it got us thinking about how ANCAP actually goes about compiling those results; results that can become a really important factor to purchasing a new car (whether it be a 4x4 or not).
Sealbelt retractors are cited as the cause for a massive recall by Toyota, affecting all FJ Cruisers between the dates of 2007 and 2013.
By Ian Glover
It’s that time of the year when families start thinking about camping over the Christmas break; thinking about that idyllic campsite, with either the surf pounding on the beach, or the river gurgling over rapids as the evening lullaby. Steaks and seafood on the barbecue plate, sunscreen and salt spray…ah, that’s the life! Here are some tips to make sure the reality matches the dream ...
Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures magazine keeps going from strength to strength, now going into issue 006! Between the covers, 198 pages are chock-full of inspiring trips, handy tips and informative reviews. We’re even throwing in a great Fraser Island DVD and a MR4X4 air freshener for nix! Talk about a great deal!
By Ian Glover:
On the road, we’ve all be in the position where one of the party can read e-mails or make calls on his/her mobile phone while the rest of us are staring at a completely unresponsive, no-signal mobile. (Or hopefully, we are the one with the phone and email reception!). And unfortunately, the same thing can happen with Satphones ...
By Ian Glover
Toyota is about to release a vehicle that will have everyone asking ‘What’s taken them so long?’ On sale from late September, the LC79 double cab – latest iteration of the proven and popular 70 Series Cruiser – will be priced from just under $64,000 and, make no bones about it so to speak, will sell faster than Viagra in a retirement village.
By Ian Glover:
Adam Plate, who owned and ran the iconic Pink Roadhouse at Oodnadatta with wife Lynnie for close on 40 years, died last week while competing in Targa Adelaide. Adam was killed when his Mitsubishi Evo VII hit a tree and rolled three times. Motorsport was his passion, and he had competed in the event before.
By Ian Glover
Well, the ski season is well and truly upon us, and what a great season it is. However, we suspect the New South Wales and Victorian police probably have their own name for it; possibly something like ‘sucker season’ or perhaps, in the words of the immortal Elmer Fudd, ‘wabbit (as in bunny) season’. Whilst the skiers and snow-boarders in the office understand only too well the temptation to hasten things along a bit to maximise your time on the slopes, knowing you’ve earned yourself a speeding ticket could very well take the gloss off the weekend, and there are other reasons for taking things quietly as well … particularly when you’ve reached snow country.
By Ian Glover
You wouldn’t have to be Stephen Hawkins to realise that we’re keen on 4WDs here; not for us sports cars, buzz-boxes or limos, under any circumstances. Now all of us – and this includes you, the reader – choose 4x4s over anything else for different reasons. Some may prize the heavy duty construction compared with standard passenger cars; just the thing to cope better with the demands and varying road conditions of long distance touring. Others may want sand ability so they can get to that mad fishing spot; still others may want another diff and low range to reach a magnificent campsite high in the Vic Alps.
When you pick up the latest copy of Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures magazine, you'll notice a big difference ... sixteen pages difference, in fact. It's another case of 'you asked for it, and we heard you'.
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