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Sharing my overland 4x4 trips as I journey on my discovery of the Australian outback, it's landscape, history and the people.

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@overlandjournals Nov 20, 2018, 4:11 AM UTC

How I Protect My 4x4 Tires Against Dry Rot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLVyOhqjJtQ&t=8s Dry Rot can develop in tires due to inactivity, excessive temperature fluctuations and UV rays from the sun. This is more the case with spare tire…

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@overlandjournals Oct 31, 2018, 2:00 AM UTC

How I secure my overlanding gas bottles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvk0R1ka6U We always carry two LPG bottles when we travel overland. One bottle for cooking and the second for lighting. In the early days I used to strap the bottles…

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@overlandjournals Oct 23, 2018, 10:48 PM UTC

How I Dust Sealed My 4x4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vE1prhh67w Due to age my 80's dust sealing, especially at the back, was pretty bad. During one of my earlier trips the load at the back of the wagon was packed with t…

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@overlandjournals Oct 4, 2018, 11:20 AM UTC

It Pays To Go Cheap....

...at times not such a bad idea :) https://youtu.be/kWXMLtVnRc0

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@overlandjournals Aug 22, 2018, 9:32 AM UTC

Mr.Alpaca - My New Friend

https://youtu.be/9bDLQrlN3tI It's been a while since we took the fourby out, so took a drive out to the Adelaide Hills area for a Sunday afternoon drive. During the drive we came across a a new frien…

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@overlandjournals Aug 2, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

A New Swag To Keep My Wife Happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2Wpu7WV-A&t=60s During our recent outback overlanding trip I discovered just how much my wife hated the swag I had bought. To be fair, she was not being fussy, t…

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@overlandjournals Jul 18, 2018, 5:51 AM UTC

Prehistoric Water - Outback Loop | Part 5 (The final)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gPZ5QOlcY As our outback trip along the Oodnadatta track comes to a close we spend the last few days exploring more Ghan railway ruins, visit natural springs dating…

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@overlandjournals Jul 8, 2018, 12:44 AM UTC

A Spa In The Middle Of Nowhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM3JJtNooWA In this fourth part of my outback journey, I drive along the Oodnadatta track which is littered with remnants from the old Ghan railway days. As I travel I…

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@overlandjournals Jun 29, 2018, 3:55 AM UTC

Outback Loop | Part 3 - Lowest Point In Australia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x0qYfnfplY As I continue on my discovery of Outback South Australia I visit the smallest settlement in the country, pay my respects to a fallen fellow traveller and c…

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@overlandjournals Jun 26, 2018, 9:41 AM UTC

Supporting Locals - Tuesday Overlanding Vlog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtr6kEsuV04&t=18s World over remote communities make up part of the larger outback tapestry we keep yearning to visit over and over. Despite the harshness mother n…

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