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Need more info on overland 4×4 and travel equipment, then check out our posts, where we talk about the re-world use of our gear.

UHF Radio Comparison Overland 4WD Off Road
Equipment, Vehicles

UHF Radio: Guide for Overlanders, 4WD and Travellers

UHF Introduction For those who venture off-road and explore Australia’s vast and remote landscapes, reliable communication is paramount. UHF radios provide the essential link when mobile phone signals become unreliable or non-existent, ensuring not only convenience but also safety and connectivity throughout your trip. UHF is often also used where quick and convenient open channel […]

Troopy GME XRS-330COB UHF Radio Underdash Mounting Bracket
Equipment, Vehicles

Troopy Build Series: GME XRS-330 UHF Radio Install

UHF Radios are more useful than you might first imagine. In Australia, UHF Radio (or CBs elsewhere) are used by tourers, off-roaders and 4×4 enthusiasts, professional truck drivers and overland travellers. UHF Benefits If you don’t know, here are some of the reasons so many have them: This article covers how we installed our UHF

ARB Compressor Mounting Troopy Camper Build
Equipment, Vehicles

Troopy Build Series: Air Compressor Installation

On-Board Air System – Background This post continues the series of articles documenting our campervan build based on a Toyota Landcruiser 78-Series Troopy or Troopcarrier. This post covers the air system we are installing onboard, explaining why we need one, what we installed, and how we installed it. We’ll also show you all the details of

Boab Braai - Overland Camp BBQ Cooking
Equipment, Overland

Boab Braai Review – Observations after two years

We have been through cheap portable overland/camping BBQs or braai’s (South African term for BBQ) like cheap toilet paper. They are generally made of thin pressed sheet steel and don’t last more than a season on the road. The cost of these and the disposables we occasionally resort to eventually adds up, not to mention

Land Rover Defender Roof Tent Overlanding Vehicle
Equipment, Overland

Myway Serengeti 1.6m Canvas Roof Tent – Review

The Background – The Tent Problem We have been trying to find the right sleeping solution for the three of us since, pretty much the first trip we ever went on. The problem we have always had is that we would prefer to be able to wild camp or free camp, but having a family

Equipment

MyWay Serengeti Roof Tent Modifications

As I mentioned in this post, we had some issues with the MyWay Serengeti tent, but we loved it. But we need to get the niggles sorted. Luckily Paul was on hand with advice and apologies. After a few nights in the tent, we did discover the first issue with the tent, which we now have

Equipment, Overland

Keys Locked in – Car Key Safe Storage

If you have read about our trip last year, you will know that we locked the keys in the Landy in Croatia. We normally have at least a door key on us each, in order to try and prevent this situation. However it was quite late in the holiday and the inevitable happened. Both doors

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