Category: Adventure

I’ve spent a lot of today in the picturesque Avon Valley in the better halfs Land Rover Discovery Sport.  The day was run by Land Rover Australia and was a lot of fun, with the point of taking new Land Rover owners off the black top and into the bush.

The day kicked off with homemade scones at Moondyne Convention Centre, a brilliant spot that I hope to get back to soon. After a safety briefing it was onto the gravel and then into a field for our first challenge. Balancing the car on two wheels. There were a lot of nervous people who had just spent significant amounts of money looking at our instructors Ray and David as though they were nuts. Everyone had a go, and then the discussion was how easy it was. After a couple more run throughs, playing with the different modes on the car each time it was onto a gravel pit, then back to Moondyne and a fantastic lunch. Continue reading “Land Rover Experience Day”

Disclaimer: this is how I put this together, it is not intended as a guide, and is based on my limited personal experience. I am not an electrician, nor do I accept any personal liability for any accidents that may occur after reading this post. Always speak to a professional and be aware that electricity kills.

I’m a bit of a tinkerer, especially when it comes to electronics and electrical systems. A fair amount of my teens and early twenties was spent running cables through cars and mounting speakers in cars, and then swapping them out and doing them again after reading magazines on how to do this in a more professional way. It kept me out of trouble for the most part, and eventually I grew out of it.

Until now.

I had a couple of estimates for running a dual battery setup, and my inner Scot told me I was being seen over. Unlike fitting a bullbar, with the move of crash sensors and cruise control, this is something I could do myself. Cue late nights on YouTube and Google to see what had changed, and discussions with friends on what I should get. Continue reading “Dual Battery Setup – Part One”

Continue reading “Vehicle Prep”

When I feel the need to disappear into the bush and get away from the city the areas I go to can vary from camp sites with designated camping areas, through to overnight on the beach, all the way through to sustained camping in the bush. A normal day trip of 400km round trip and camping of further than this means that the transportation of myself, my gear, and sharing the load across the group when relevant is key. I’ve camped with both a jeep and a ford ranger and wanted to share the pros and cons that I’ve seen so far.

The 2006 Jeep TJ Wrangler that I had went everywhere that I pointed it whilst laden down with all the gear mentioned, typically with additional bags of firewood and jerrycans of petrol as well. This was definitely the most capable 4wd I’ve owned, however ran out of space as soon as you looked at it hard. Continue reading “Getting Away”