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It's been a while so an overdue update. We are preparing for an 18 day trip through the Victorian High Country and Snowy Mountains in four weeks time. This is a budget build! Weight packed: 2,700kg / 5950lbs Economy: 12.5lt/100km / 19mpg Engine Stock Td5 2.5l / 152ci diesel (kept stock for...

A few shots from our recent excursion to Mt Baw Baw and Walhulla. We spent six days exploring the area, including all goldfield hill ruins, and an unexpected night on the track after a hard day of recovery work. Very satisfying trip for the whole family.

Four months in the planning, our trip to explore the Victorian High Country ended very quickly. The High Country is a mountainous region of my state of Victoria. Orbost, the supply town for the first leg of our ten-day trip, was a six-hour drive from home. The vehicle has been checked...

..this would be my next overlanding platform. Iveco daily 4x4 3.0 litre direct injection diesel engine Variable Geometry Turbo 170hp (125kW) of power 400Nm of torque from a low 1,250 rpm Factory front, centre and rear lockers 12 high, 12 low, 4 reverse gears 2 PTO's Tubular steel chasis 39°...

We at Boobook love our Overlanding, but we do it on a tight budget. So I present to you our Land Rover Discovery build. The Vehicle: Year 2000 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Td5 5-cylinder, in-line Capacity: 2,493 cc (152.1 cu in) Fuel injection: Lucas Electronic Unit Injection Induction...

Background One of the most famous Australian poem's is "The Man from Snowy River" by Banjo Paterson. It is a poem about a horseman recapturing a prized colt living among wild horses in the Victorian High Country. While I am not a horse person, it is a poem that sets the Australian character of...

With our next Expedition a week away, I installed new comms into the Land Rover today. GME 5w UHF 80ch with 6.6db gain fibreglass sprung whip. Spot Gen3 Uniden 2w Handheld UHF 80ch (2 units) The Spot will be broadcasting to a dedicated Facebook Page so that our regular overlanding facebook...

Found this parked up in my hometown today. It's an Australian Built Oka 4x4 bus. Less than 500 were made. They came in bus, single-cab, dual-cab and extra-cab models. They ran a 135kw Cummins putting out over 700Nm of torque. I am trying to work out why they need the tent with all that...