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Creating the dream off-roader - Modifications and Improvements August 2012

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October 2012 - It had been just on two years since the initial vehicle build was finished. I say “Initial build” because as anyone who enjoys building or preparing their vehicles for travel about ...

Created: 07 Dec 2012 10:00 Views: 109453

Product Review No. 3 - Readywelder II - Portable MIG welder

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A disclaimer of sorts; These reviews are not designed to influence you towards any particular product. I’m not receiving any financial advantage in doing this,...

Created: 21 Dec 2010 18:21 Views: 67860

Product Review No.4 - Redarc BMS1215 / Redarc BCDC 1220 DCDC charger/SBI212 Smart solenoid

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– You live or die by the quality and reliability of your DC power system (well death might be overstating it but warm beer is not living m

Created: 23 Dec 2010 16:54 Views: 67356

Reseating a tubeless tyre using butane gas and other volatile substances - Safety advice edited 2015

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Reseating a tubeless tyre in outback conditions can often prove problematic, especially when using the stronger sidewall, 'Light Truck" construction type 4x4 tyres....

Created: 10 Nov 2010 01:00 Views: 60200

Toyota Wheel Studs - Replacing the standard 78/79 series studs with custom made, high tensile units

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I suffered a couple of setbacks on the 2010 desert trip that left me asking some serious questions about the quality of the products I was using. On one occasion I had a wheel almost separate....

Created: 01 Jan 2011 01:00 Views: 59461

The Spectacular Karlamilyi (Rudall River) National Park - Some history, highlights and places.

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At 1,283,706 hectares (12837 square km), the Karlamilyi (previousely Rudall River) National Park is the largest national <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W566672" href="/places/566

Created: 26 Feb 2011 19:00 Views: 58641

DC ELECTRICS - Building a 12 Volt DC Power System for your 4x4 - My experiences

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By my way of thinking, one of the rules of remote outback travel, or any outback travel really is the fact that your vehicle should be maintained to the high

Created: 20 May 2013 22:22 Views: 58067

The Pilbara - The Oakover River Country to Rudall River & Hanging Rock.

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Saturday 4th July 2009 Hanging Rock, Rudall River National <a class="tt_keyword lb" rel="W566672"

Created: 04 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 55499

Product Review No 6 - Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) - Sensatyre & Tyredog Systems

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Questions about Wireless Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) appear quite regularly on many popular vehicle and travel forums. I have had a few opinions over the years in respect to various ...

Created: 27 Dec 2010 01:00 Views: 54493

Product Review No. 2 - Engel 75Lt Combo fridge/freezer & the Platinum Drop Slide (update Jan 2019)

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As I purchased and used so many different products and components in the build of the 79 series ute, I thought I would provide some assessment and review of those products from a users point of ...

Created: 21 Dec 2010 07:04 Views: 52940

Product Review No.1 - Toyo Open Country MT tyres (285/75-R16) & Speedie 16x8 "Sunraysia" steel rims

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As I purchased and used so many different products and components in the build of the 79 series ute, I thought I would provide some assessment and review of those products from a users point of ...

Created: 18 Dec 2010 13:51 Views: 51329

Close encounters with snakes of the Western Deserts -If it wriggles, it isn't a stick!(fotos & Vid)

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Well the desert trip this year produced the usual range of fauna including th

Created: 01 Aug 2009 19:17 Views: 45481

Desert Walnut (Owenia reticulata.) “Turtujarti” - A native of the Great Sandy Desert

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Desert Walnut (Owenia reticulata.) “Turtujarti” “Spook Tree” The Great Sandy Desert bioregion covers an area totaling 405, 20

Created: 28 Mar 2011 20:57 Views: 45229

Gibson Desert - Sandy Blight Junction Road - A day of outback welding & bush mechanics.

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Thursday 24th July Sandy Blight Junction Road - Not too far from last nights camp 23 42 7.

Created: 24 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 42955

Murray Sunset National Park - Bogged to the gunnels & a classic outback recovery

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Sunday 28th September Mildura Emerging from the tent to another sunny day, an invigorating dip in the river got the blood moving. Our breakfas

Created: 28 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 42560

My favourite photos from trips past (2005 - 2015)

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I thought I'd share some of my favourite photographs of past trips. In no specific order or categories, just a jumble of memories.

Created: 03 Nov 2015 21:02 Views: 40441

Product Review No. 5 - 12 Volt Rigid Strip LED lighting.

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12 volt rigid-strip LED lights 1 metre length ($79) Half metre ($39) Great lights that draw only 0.30 amps per metre of strip....

Created: 24 Dec 2010 21:28 Views: 38597

Connie Sue Highway - south to Rawlinna via Premier Downs (and on to Cocklebiddy)

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Wednesday 15th July, 2009 Cocklebiddy WA Well a day of firsts in that I have completed the last of the Beadell Tracks, the Connie Sue as <a clas

Created: 15 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 38142

The Kimberley - A day of high drama on the Mitchell Plateau

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Friday 30th July, 2010 Mitchell Falls Campground The Kimberley WA

Created: 30 Jul 2010 19:00 Views: 37840

Great Sandy Desert - The hidden oasis of Elizabeth Soak (Dragon Tree Soak Conservation Reserve)

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Monday 12th July, 2010 Great Sandy Desert, 11 km north of APT 19°54'19.11"S 123° 8'54.75"E A great day today that began early w

Created: 13 Jul 2010 13:05 Views: 37799

Great Sandy Desert - A day of stakes, dunes and hard going (& a masterclass on outback tyre repairs)

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Thursday 18th June, 2009 Camped on a Cut Line east of nowhere (60 km west of Warburtons "Joanna Spring") “Spook Tree” camp. 20 00 04.0S 123 37 31.8E

Created: 18 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 36931

Len Beadell Plaques & Signs - 33 in 29 years

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It's a testament to Australia's last outback explorer, Len Beadell, that many of his roads have grown more popular as the years have passed....

Created: 18 Feb 2009 22:05 Views: 36488

Connie Sue Highway - South through Neale Junction

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Tuesday 14th July, 2009 Connie Sue Hwy, 100 km north of Rawlinna 30 21 46.94 125 32 14.92 [g

Created: 14 Jul 2009 00:00 Views: 36443

Great Sandy Desert - A "snakes hiss" and on to Paraku (Lake Gregory) via Balgo and Mulan.

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Sunday 7th June, 2009 Paraku (Lake Gregory ) Via Balgo and Mulan 20 10 53.73 127 32 11.63 Od.

Created: 07 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 35853

Canning Stock Route - Catching up with the old crew, the haunted well & the high country

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Sunday the 14thJune, 2009 Copse of Acacia on the track east of well 36 - CSR An interesting day. The morning bought a biting wind out of the east so I

Created: 14 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 35713

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