What's New

To coincide with the release of the new 70 Series LandCruisers, ARB has been hard at work on a range of accessories for these vehicles, with a number of bull bar and winch bar models now available.

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When off road, it is inevitable that obstacles and debris will be encountered that could potentially damage your differential. To help prevent this, the new ARB Differential Cover has been engineered from high tensile nodular iron to protect both the differential and ring & pinion set from any off road hazards.

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Offroader now has an RSS news feed. This feed will let you see new articles published to the myOutdoors network.

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A hard 7.5km day walk. can also be completed overnight. The Tyrone Thomas Classic hike is challenging and has the benefit of being close to melbourne and accessible via train from Bacchus Marsh.

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After a hard trip the time consuming need of airing up ones tyres can be a royal pain in the preverbal. To increase the efficiency of any on board compressor, a decent sized air tank can speed up the process. Here we look at a common way to solve this problem using an easily obtainable 9 Litre Water type fire extinguisher.

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A list of waypoints for Victorian and New South Wales petrol stations in OziExplorer format.

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A small collection of short MPG videos of the 2002 Victorian Winch Challenge.

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Norm Needham has come a long way since age 12, when learning to drive in a Land Rover in the bush.He has competed at both club and national level, where he has won the Nissan Trials, Borneo Safari Willowglen Challenge and the All-Terrain Challenge. He is also a familiar face at the Outback Challenge and the Ateco Warn Winch Challenge.

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Celia Barry's Vitara has changed a lot from the days of being her husband's work car to being a regular on the competition circuit.

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ARB have extended their range of bullbars and Sahara Bars. ARB now offer a Sahara Bullbar to suit the New Toyota Hilux.

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ARB have created a simple and effective Puncture Repair kit to get you back on the road.

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Craigs hut was originally built for the set of Man from Snowy River, and was little more than 2 walls. Eventually it was rebuilt as a full hut in 1992-93. Camping in and around the hut is prohibated. Unfortunately The hut burnt down in December 2006 in the large Bushfires.

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King hut, is a simple small one room hut in a wide open area, suitable for caping around

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Bluff hut sits on top of a delightful range with great views and excellent surrounds. The hut is quite big and offering many rooms, which means multiple groups can camp at the hut and remain fairly isolated from each other. there are many areas to camp around the hut and waking up, opening your swag to the views of Mt Buller across the valley is superb.

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Located in a Valley next a tranquil river, the Upper Jamieson hut can make an excellent overnight destination. Whether camping in the hut or around, there is a large grassed area suitable for a large number ora a big group.

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Feburary 10-11, 2007 sees the first Navrun for the year. Sponsored by J.T Fibreglass, this Easy / Medium event is going to be a blast! In 2007 Navrun is going full steam ahead with another 5 Navruns all based in Victoria, except for Bathurst, NSW. Going into our 6th year we have fine tuned our rules and scoring technique, identified what makes a Navrun so much fun, yet we have made each one unique. We have re-invested our takings into equipment such as brand new digital cameras, breathalyser, speed radar gun, generator and lighting, mobile office, computer equipment, etc, which all contribute to Navrun events getting better and better.

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Dr. Peter Jackson will be our tour guide. Peter has over 30 years experience in geology and accredited with many qualifications, Peter has great knowledge of mines in this area as well. We will visiting and entering actual mines worked in the 1800's in the Aberfeldy & Jordan district as well as a brief history and ghost town tour of the area, as well as looking at lone graves only known to me. In this tour we will visit many mines, so if it’s mines you want to explore, then this is the tour for you. We have recently found a new set of mines and an old settlement site, so join us on this new exciting tour. Bonus on this tour: Loch Fyne Mine. Kilometres of tunnels to explore.

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GHOST TOWN TOUR WHEN: 3/4 February, 2007 or go below to add your own dates. DURATION: 2 days WHERE: Donnelly's Creek. In the Gippsland Region of Victoria. Only 1 hour north of Moe & Traralgon.

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In 2007 Navrun is going full steam ahead with another 5 Navruns all based in Victoria, except for Bathurst, NSW. Going into our 6th year we have fine tuned our rules and scoring technique, identified what makes a Navrun so much fun, yet we have made each one unique. We have re-invested our takings into equipment such as brand new digital cameras, breathalyser, speed radar gun, generator and lighting, mobile office, computer equipment, etc, which all contribute to Navrun events getting better and better.

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Round 1 of the Xtreme Winch Challenge Series for 2007 brought to your by Xtreme 4x4 Sport

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Food can make up the bulk of the weight we carry when hiking, and it is such an important item. Having the correct balance of nutritious food and compact lightweight, easy to prepare meals can take years of experience. Here we will divulge a few tips we have found along the way.

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By far one of the best stoves for hiking. I have had this baby for 10 years and it still performs well. The Pump has broken, although it still is useable. I haven't seen another stove as compact, reliable that boils a pot of water so fast.

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It was a long weekend, and with the up-and-coming week-long adventure back to Mt Kosciuszko, we were looking for a decent hike to get the fitness up and test some gear. Wilson's Prom was the location chosen and away we went. Mat , Pete and I headed down on Friday night to camp at Tidal River.

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A portable petrol powered battery charger that really works! Much safer than jump-starting.

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Offroader is pleased to announce a new service to 4wd owners - Warranty Watch!

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If you're looking for a quiet spot to relax with good year round camping and plenty of things to do this would be it – and its only 3 hours from Sydney. While it is busy during holiday periods, the Myall Lakes National park is the ideal place to relax.

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Lake Eildon is a fantastic location for any four wheel drive trip. It has three distinct sections, each offering very different attractions and scenery. It is accessible from almost anywhere along the Goulburn Valley and Maroonda Highways, North East of Melbourne. Mansfield is the closest major centre in the area, with Alexandra, Yea, Marysville and Healesville all close by. Lake Eildon was formed in the 1950’s by the damming of the Goulburn River. The Lake has water from the Delatite, Goulburn, Jamieson, Howqua and Big Rivers. When water levels are low, the ruins of old homesteads deserted when the valley was flooded, can be seen.

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Stockton Beach offers drivers the ability to set their own destiny, with no set tracks and plenty to see and do. The fun and sand of Stockton Beach is only 1.5 hours from Sydney, near Newcastle and the beautiful Port Stephens. It covers 32 kilometres of coast from Anna Bay in the north to Fern Bay in the south and averages 1 kilometre in width. It is accessed from the Pacific Highway via Hexham and Raymond Terrace. There is also an entry from Newcastle via Kooragang Island to Fern Bay, with the old barge used to transport vehicles long replaced by a bridge.

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Conveniently nestled between the Pacific and New England Highways in New South Wales, Barrington Tops provides an abundance of things to see and do, and is only 3-4 hours from Sydney.

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The 15th National Census for Population and Housing will take place on 8 August this year. Wherever you are on Census night, you need to be counted.

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