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Make Showering Amazing

If you’re like us, we like to enjoy a nice shower where we aren’t water saving every drop, which is a big ask when camping. Well… not with the Joolca Shower Base and Pump unit.

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FieryRed Winches

Not many know about these, but Fiery Red Winches are made in the same factory as the Warn Evo winches. Fiery sell at $400 and Warn Evo sell at $1500. My brother uses the Fiery

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Podcasts – Driving Long Distance

My niece introduced me to podcasts on a recent trip from Melbourne to Brisbane and back. She told me that my taste in country music was not up to par and that I should try

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UnderKover Australia

I love it when you buy from a company and they make it personal. They acknowledge a customer in a personal way, regardless how much you buy. Its the little things like this that leave

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Air Fittings For Your 4WD

I have an ARB dual compressor with pressure control system, retractable airline and sealed chuck. Everything I purchased was good quality, except for the chuck. I looked online, found a sealed chuck for about 10

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Isolating DCDC Chargers

The majority of DCDC chargers powering additional batteries are using a wet start battery, meaning the nominal standalone voltage is around 12.8V. Manufacturers make products to suit the majority, and for the most part it

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4WD Wheels – Rim & Tyre Choice

Since I started my initial vehicle research two odd years ago, I’ve changed the rim and tyre selection many times. I had a basic understanding of the pro’s and con’s to changing wheel size from

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Alternators Are Not Battery Chargers

I participate in 4wd forums with recurring discussions from people believing they need to bypass their smart alternator to have a constant charge alternator so their battery fully charges, or their second battery charges, or

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Rhino-Rack Unsuitable For Off-Road Use

There is growing concern about Rhino-Rack platforms being unsuitable for load carrying. Besides the misinformation posted around the web on this subject at present, there is a problem, and that problem to me is that

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You Can Never Reach Your Legal GCM

The research I’ve done into vehicles over the past two years, the one thing I’ve never found is – you can never reach your legal GCM – and the answer is simple. Ball weight. Nobody

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