In March 2020, Russell Hill and Carol Clay left Melbourne in a 4x4 for a camping trip at the Wonnagatta Station. I've done the same, as have many of my readers, if not to Wonnagatta than somewhere similar.
The difference is that…
There is an understandable fear that EVs will demand a lot of electrical power to charge during peak times such as hot evenings. And there are certainly power supply challenges, not least during holiday periods at popular holiday spots.
But in the…
YouTuber Stefan Fischer is now the subject of a lawsuit which could be a landmark case for content creators, product makers and anyone that wants to rely on a product review.
Over the last three years Fischer, who runs the AllOffroad 4X4…
BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL is a wonderful invention, braking individual wheels so vehicles can keep moving forwards. Toyota, VW and Land Rover have it down to a fine art, to the point where a conventional cross-axle locking differential ("locker") is becoming less and…
We've had revolutions before. At some point in the distant past, Grog and friends, living in temperate climates and on a chilly night, left their cave and went to investigate a big red crackling apparition...and got warm. Later, Grog's descendants accidentally dropped…
The last few years has seen a lot of turmoil in the RV industry through the COVID years and now into 2024 with a cost of living crisis. Demand for RVs soared as travel restrictions bit, but now there's a slackening…
Here's the TL;DR. The federal Government has passed a new emissions scheme, the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which sets emissions targets for all new vehicles under 4500kg. Vehicles are split into Type 1, which is roughly roadcars and light offroaders, and…
We all know Monaco is tight, narrow and slow which means minimal overtaking and to some, that means boring.
I can see their point. If all you want is wheel-to-wheel gladiatorial action then Monaco will always disappoint. But to me and many…
Worried about your roofrack load limit, or your car's roof load limit?
Every vehicle has a roof load limit, which for modern 4X4s is around 50-150kg - but that's very much dependent on the specific make and model of the vehicle, so…
NEVER WINCH AND DRIVE! LET THE WINCH DO THE WORK! YOU WILL OVERRUN THE CABLE! SHOCK LOAD! SHOCK LOAD!
Sound familiar? It's old-school 4x4 advice, handed down through the ages. Now old advice isn't necessarily bad advice, but…