How fast will a UHF radio drain your battery on standby
If you’re meeting up to explore somewhere new with friends this can often mean no phone reception, and needing your UHF radio to find each once you’re in the vicinity. If you’re there hours early though, how long can you leave your radio on without draining your battery?
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Seurasaari Island, Helsinki
Originally home to farmers and fishermen living off the area’s natural resources, Seurasaari holds a collection of farmsteads, barns, homes, woodsheds, windmills, a church, boathouses, and fishing craft from as early as the late 1700s, to the mid-1900s.
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What is a rope dampener, and why you need one for 4×4 recoveries
In high load recoveries, e.g. deep mud creating suction, inclines, etc. the forces on winch cables, extension straps, kinetic ropes and recovery can be in excess of 2 tonnes (4,500lbs). If one of these breaks, the recoiling line can become a deadly projectile.
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What to take camping; a practical checklist
When getting into camping, it’s easy to get gadget-fever with the amount of gear, tools, and accessories that are out there. This article aims to help you skip some of the unnecessary buys, and save your money for the useful stuff.
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Stop hanging your winch rope outside your bull bar
This is going to rub a good chunk of four-wheel-drivers the wrong way, but here it is… Storing your winch rope outside your bull bar is foolish. Stop it.
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What are locking hubs, and how are they different to diff locks
Locking hubs are often a point of confusion for new wheelers. Hubs and front diff-lockers can sound a bit like the same thing if not explained properly, but they are very different pieces of equipment.
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Does your 4×4 need a snorkel? And when it really doesn’t
There are 4 reasons commonly toted why you “need” a snorkel. One is spot on, the rest are far too often over-simplified, overstated, so small as to be meaningless, or simply wrong.
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Why a chainsaw should be part of your 4WD and camping kit
Not necessarily the first thing you think of when putting together a four-wheel-driving kit, but a chainsaw can be an invaluable addition to your off-roading and camping.
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What to include in your 4wd recovery kit
There are plenty of ways to get stuck off-roading, and you don’t want to be relying on the kindness of strangers to get you out; especially in remote areas. So what gear do you need?
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Yosemite National Park: Hiking the High Sierra Loop Trail
Three and a half hours drive from San Francisco, the High Sierra Loop Trail in Yosemite National Park is a scenic loop great for day trips, or overnight stays, with some of the most iconic wilderness in the Sierra Nevada.
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Best FIRST modification to improve your 4WD offroad performance
The list of potential modifications for a 4WD build is endless, so where to start? I would argue there’s a clear winner for the best first mod: the humble air compressor.
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How to perform a 4WD snatch recovery, and what kit you need
Snatch recoveries are perhaps the most common recovery technique employed off-roading. When done correctly they’re relatively simple, safe and quick, but, there is a right and wrong way to do it.
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How to use your 4WD winch – Winching mistakes to avoid
Winching incorrectly can quickly lead to broken equipment, failed recoveries, damaged vehicles, or serious injury. Here are a few things you should know.
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Why teach your dog commands in German (Deutsch)
There are historical and practical reasons why Police and Military K-9 units command their dogs in German (Deutsch), but there are also advantages to adopting this practice for your companion dogs.
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