We've all seen stunningly wrong advice and fights online, but which type of forum is the worst?
I decided to ask my readers that question, and here's the results:
Yes, a clear win to the caravan forums. For once I agree with…
My first drive of the Gaz Trackmaster attracted a lot of commentary from Russians, which sent me to Google Translate to figure out what they were saying! There seemed to be a theme emerging, and one viewer posted a comment which really…
Watching couples back a caravan together is one of my all-time favourite pastimes. You know it's going well when the driver uses 5000rpm to move the rig three metres! So I've come up with a few different models for Caravan Partnership Reversing...which…
Blokes, we need to fix this.
Women are around 50% of the population, but a small fraction of the 4X4 world. Now why is this? Nature, or nurture? We don't need to aim for 50%, but we do need to ensure that…
Motorsport is a safe, risk-averse sport, right? There's hundreds of pages of safety compliance regulations; everything from your valvecap design to how old your fire extinguisher should be.
This is all wonderful, but also terrible. Because I am yet to see…
So if you've read the first instalment you'd know that I love dogs, kelpies in particular, but I'm not going to make the significant lifestyle change for the next 15 years or so to own one. Instead, I'm a Kelpie Fun Uncle,…
There's no standard for rating 4X4 recovery gear, so you often don't know exactly what you're buying or using, and that's not good for safety.
Any 4X4 recovery involves forces, and very often forces so great they are lethal. So, we all…
Reader question: "Firstly, thank you for your channel, there is some really good information there. I am new to 4wds and have found your videos on winching techniques particularly interesting (I loved physics at school!) I have also sent some of…
This post answers a few questions about the Bridle Forces recovery video:
Can you use a bridle for snatch recovery?
Yes, you can, provided the bridle is designed for it.
Can you use a tree trunk protector (or tree saver) as…
Reader question:
"Hi Robert,
I hope you don’t mind me asking a direct one on one question.
I have a 2016 200 and tow on sand quite a bit. ABH, that kind of thing.
I have generally been very happy with the…