big lap Archives - Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures

Spend enough time around campfires and you’ll hear plenty of stories about snapped CVs, blown head gaskets and catastrophic engine failures. They’re entertaining tales, but they’re also surprisingly rare. 4X4s…

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Planning A Big Lap? This Weather Forecast Could Change Everything

Most of us spend months planning a major trip. We map routes, book campsites, service the rig and count down the days until departure. What we rarely consider is whether…

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Ford Ranger and a lap of the map up for grabs

We’ve seen some massive giveaways over the years, but the “BIG Aussie Review” currently doing the rounds is certainly one of the biggest. The premise is straightforward: someone is going…

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Sealing the Outback Way: Progress at a Price

The Outback Way has long held a mythical status among Aussie 4X4ers. Stretching over 2,700 kilometres from Laverton in WA through the Red Centre and out to Winton in Queensland, it’s often…

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Crackdown on Dodgy Caravans

The caravan industry is in the crosshairs, with the ACCC dishing out fines and launching legal action against some of Australia’s biggest names. After years of complaints about misleading advertising,…

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NSW’s Average Speed Cameras Now Targeting Everyone

If you’re loading up the 4X4 for a weekend of camping, fishing, or just getting off-grid, here’s a heads-up before you hit the highway, average speed cameras are now watching…

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Things I’ve Learned In The Dirt

When I first began camping there was a wave of shock that went over my family, with my mum exclaiming “who is this and what have you done with the…

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How to Cross the Continent: Tips and Tricks for the Ultimate Aussie Adventure

There’s something seriously magnetic about crossing Australia. The sheer size of the country beckons almost every red-blooded wheeler. For me, it’s not just about getting from one spot to another;…

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The Big Lap Bible: A Guide to Touring Australia

Touring Australia is one of the most rewarding, and at times, challenging holidays you’ll ever have the pleasure of doing. It offers the chance to explore the vast and varied…

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Issue 064

Plan The Ultimate Desert Adventure

To most Aussie 4X4’ers touring Australia’s remote outback is a rite of passage. The rugged terrain tests the mettle of even the most seasoned travellers and their rigs, but the…

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Big mods for the Big Lap

As we travel around this great country, we get the opportunity to meet other fellow travellers living on the road or doing the big lap. Almost all of them are…

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Five Things That End More Trips Than Mechanical Failures

Planning A Big Lap? This Weather Forecast Could Change Everything

Ford Ranger and a lap of the map up for grabs

Sealing the Outback Way: Progress at a Price

Crackdown on Dodgy Caravans

NSW’s Average Speed Cameras Now Targeting Everyone

Things I’ve Learned In The Dirt

How to Cross the Continent: Tips and Tricks for the Ultimate Aussie Adventure

The Big Lap Bible: A Guide to Touring Australia

Plan The Ultimate Desert Adventure

Big mods for the Big Lap