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:

More on the 4×4 fiddle blocks – forces and minimum rope lengths

The fiddle block I published a video about, and wrote about on Motofomo has generated a fair bit of interest.

How to choose your hobby

Bored? Want to get into something, but not sure what? Lots of people have interests, hobbies, recreations...call it what you

Why are diesels turbocharged?

The short answer is “because they need it”.  Here’s the long answer, and why. Your internal combustion engine, be it

What’s more fun – a fast 4WD or a fast car?

I don’t know how many car magazines there are in the world, but it’s a lot.  Nor do I know

How modern 4X4s should be designed

I’d like to introduce a new concept to the designers of offroad vehicles.  It’s the same one used to design

So what is track damage, and how do we prevent it?

Nobody wants to see more track closures.  We all want tracks that offer us a choice of anything from a

Coil suspension or air suspension?

Air or coil suspension? Deciding which new vehicle to buy can be hard enough, and then you have to make

Should you lock your centre diff for offroading?

It’s always interesting to learn new driving techniques and understand different thinking. Any group of people will naturally become a

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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.