Kev Smith

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Expedition NP
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Touring Expedition National Park, Queensland

Often overshadowed by Carnarvon Gorge, this stunning park is not to be missed

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Road trip from Coober Pedy to Apatula, SA-NT

Road trips don't get much better than taking the route northwards from Coober Pedy via Oodnadatta to Apatula, tracing the route of the old Ghan Railway along the way

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Rufus River Run: Wentworth to Renmark, NSW-SA

At the confluence of the Murray and Darling Rivers lies the NSW town of Wentworth, the starting point for our trek along the Murray and Lake Victoria to Renmark in SA

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Tassie detours: Hobart to Cape Portland

Ditch the five-hour bitumen drive from Hobart to the north-east tip of Tassie, and follow the dirt tracks through forests and farmlands for a four-day journey of discovery with a difference

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NSW-SA-QLD: Broken Hill to Cameron Corner

There is no better place to start a desert adventure than the far western NSW mining city of Broken Hill, the 'capital of the outback'

Kickass LED lighting
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Tested: Kickass LED camp lights

For camping and car maintenance, check out the Kickass range of rechargeable LED lighting options

Bundjalung NP
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Ocean forest: Bundjalung National Park, NSW

This sliver of an ancient landscape is a treasure waiting to be explored

Deep Creek National Park
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Up Deep Creek: Exploring Deep Creek National Park

The Fleurieu Peninsula and nearby Kangaroo Island is a stunning environment with plenty of natural beauty and pioneering history

Hema HX-2 navigator
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Tested: Hema HX-2 Navigator

After years of research and development, we test Hema's much-improved HX-2

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Touring Kakadu National Park, NT

One of the world's great National Parks is easy enough to get to by road, but to fully experience this jewel of the Top End you need a 4WD

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Exploring Torrington, northern NSW

The rugged Granite Country of Northern NSW has been home to bushrangers, miners and pastoralists. The natural scenery alone is spectacular, as is this region's history

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Exploring the Savannah Way, Qld-NT

A series of highways, roads and tracks that span the north of Australia, from Cairns in the east to Broome in the west

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Exploring Plenty Highway and Binns Track in the NT

An exploration of the eastern end of the Plenty Highway and south on to the Binns Track

Pine Creek in the NT
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Touring Pine Creek in the NT

Still very much a mining town, the Top End’s Pine Creek is also an interesting museum of its past success

Radar Renegade RT all-terrain tyre
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Tested: Radar Renegade RT all-terrain tyre

We see how Radar’s Renegade RT tyre measures up on our outback turf

Kempsey's National Parks by 4x4
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Exploring Kempsey's National Parks by 4x4

Leave the coastal valleys for a 'High Country' adventure, in the National Parks west of Kempsey

Mary River National Park by 4x4
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Mary River National Park by 4x4

A gem in the top end's crown on the way to Kakadu. Full of floodplain wonders and crocs, it's a hot-spot for anglers and those chasing nature in its wild state

KickAss inverter
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Tested: KickAss 1200w pure sine wave inverter

Kev fits a high-output inverter to keep all his gear charged when on the road

Western Explorer, Tasmania
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4x4 Adventure: Western Explorer, Tasmania

Tasmania's Western Explorer Highway traces the world-famous Tarkine Wilderness area. Depart this road and you'll enter the wildest of 4WD country

The Cells NSW
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Touring the spectacular Cells country in NSW

Grab the swag and follow the trails of the gold prospectors and loggers, in this magical region of NSW

Mount Isa and beyond
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4x4 Adventure: Mount Isa and beyond

You don’t need a pick axe and shovel to enjoy the hidden delights of Mount Isa and its surrounds

Coorabakh National Park NSW
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Four-wheel driving in Coorabakh National Park

Studded with volcanic outcrops, this area of the Great Dividing Range offers rugged scenery and pristine forests.

Portland Road, Cape York
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Cape York’s Portland Road by 4x4

What started out as a ‘quick’ detour soon became an adventure full of history and spectacular locations.

Burke Developmental Road
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Touring Queensland’s epic Burke Developmental Road

The BDR is 1000km long and rated among Australia’s most dangerous roads – so what’s stopping you from attempting this unique outback experience?