Gear




Redarc Gauges product test
Timing is everything, and Redarc’s new gauges have landed right on time.

Recovery boards comparison
Which recovery board will save the day when you’re stuck in sand, mud, snow, or the rocky stuff?

Bush Cooking with Roothy: Spanish omelette
Roothy knocks up an outback-style Spanish omelette.

Roll-n-lock cover product test
Is this the most advanced tonneau cover ever made?

Project Toyota HiLux gets Harrop ELocker
Giveaway Toyota HiLux gets ELocker and drivetrain breathers from Harrop Engineering.

Bush cooking with Roothy: Hash browns
How to make hash browns in the bush.

OzTec Outback Shocks product test
Fresh shocks give this long-serving Hilux a new lease on life.

4X4 recovery guide: recovery boards
Recovery boards can be an easy way out of sticky situations. But they need to be used correctly. Here’s how to get the most out of your recovery boards.

BFGoodrich All-Terrain K02 Tyres: product test
Chris Collard tests BFGoodrich’s long-awaited All-Terrain KO2 tyres on some of Mexico’s toughest backroads.

4X4 recovery guide: the snatch
Snatch recoveries can be extremely dangerous if done incorrectly. But done the right way, they are a vital part of safe four-wheel driving.

Cooper STT Pro product test
Cooper’s new STT Pros are enough to give anyone a rubber fetish

Techsafe seats product test
Kids grow. Seats don’t. So when you’re looking at seating options for your growing family, it makes sense to plan ahead.

Dynamic Wheel product test
Sensible tyre and rim choices can help rectify the wheel track discrepancy affecting 70 Series Land Cruisers.

Project Toyota HiLux gets Piranha Offroad dual-battery system
Piranha Off Road Products fits a dual-battery system to our giveaway HiLux.

Opposite Lock Bullbar product test
Opposite Lock’s 63mm-diameter bar is a big deal – in more ways than one

Project Toyota HiLux build: Part 5
We’ve ditched the canopy off the back of the HiLux and gone for this awesome expedition truck set-up with help from Ironman 4×4. The competition to win it is now open!

Runva 11XP Premium winch product test
Can a chinese-made winch bail out a troopy?

Cooper S/T Maxx product test
Cooper’s S/T MAXX tyres are great all-rounders. But how do they go on a Troopy? Mark Allen reckons they go all right.

Project Toyota HiLux build: Part 4
New EFS suspension and bigger wheels and tyres get our HiLux looking good and riding high!

Project Toyota HiLux build: Part 3
The Loaded Lux build giveaway car gets some TJM Protection, a Mean Mother winch and Lightforce LED lights.

Packing your 4X4 for Easter escapes
Getting away from town can be the best way to spend the long weekend. Packing your 4×4 right and not forgetting the essential will make the trip memorable for all the right and not the wrong reasons.

Project Toyota HiLux build: Part 2
Better Brakes from Marks 4WD improve the stopping power of our give-away Hilux that one lucky reader will be driving later this year.

Alu-Cab Land Rover product test
Now available in Australia, the Alu-Cab range is worth checking out for Land Rover and Troop Carrier owners.

Project Toyota HiLux build: Part 1
In part one of the Project Hilux build we get Terrain Tamer’s Allan Gray to give the car the once over.
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