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Life’s too short for boring cars

I’m Robert Pepper, a journalist specialising in 4X4s, sports cars, towing and camping. This is my professional site where you can find out more about what I do and check out some of my work – I make videos, write books, blogs and articles, and maintain an active Facebook page. Here’s my latest writings:

On today's episode of How Not to 4WD: There's a video doing the rounds of a group in a Toyota
Overloading recreational vehicles is becoming more and more of a problem...here's how to keep legal and safe. The Australian people
Bush-bashers, compensation machines..offroad touring 4X4 owners have heard it all. MANY PEOPLE don't like 4X4s. Too big, too heavy, too...everything
Jaguar Land Rover just changed its boss to Thierry Bollore, which prompted me to wonder what my readers would do
The modern vehicle is an amazing feat of engineering, and an even more amazing feat of electronic and computing design. 
There are, broadly, three classes of offroader.  These are the driver, the builder, and the tourer.  The driver enjoys the
Don't confuse centre and cross-axle lockers! There has been a recent trend to refer to vehicles such as the Mercedes-Benz
Experience in one of type driving is a mixed blessing when you come to try something else.  Sometimes the skills

And more about what I do:

Video

My YouTube Channel is where I create videos explaining how things work, techniques to use and plenty more. It’s a bit different to the average automotive channel. I don’t do hyped-up enthusiasm, insincere product promotions or gush about awesomeness. I also interview people with interesting things to say for my webinar series.

Facebook

I’m proud of my Facebook page where a small but loyal group of people interested in my work discuss all sorts of related topics. It’s a tough crowd at times, so knowledgeable but fair.

Calculators

I’ve written two calculators, one for towing weights and the other for tyre sizes.

Books

I’ve written four books, and you can find more about each of them on this site:

The 4WD Handbook – a very comprehensive book on offroad vehicles, covering how they work and lots of different driving techniques.

The 4WD Glovebox Guide – designed as a field reference for offroaders on trips, covering key driving techniques and instructions such as tyre repair. The Glovebox Guide complements the 4WD Handbook which is more detailed.

4WD Treks Close to Melbourne – describes twenty offroad trips accessible to all levels of driver and vehicle, each of which is less than two hour’s drive from Melbourne’s CBD.

GPS Vehicle Navigation in Australia a specialised offroad navigation book.