Steve Baile

Portable butane gas cookers BANNED due to concerns they could explode

When I think of Ford Broncos on freeways I immediately think of OJ Simpson in his white Bronco being chased around the LA freeways...

Setting your tyres to the right pressure for sand can mean the difference between a great day and a nightmare scenario.

Steve, Savanna & Sara demonstrate how to make damper with just a camp fire and hot plate.

Don't worry, everyone packs too much for their trip around Australia - the secret . . the 80% packing rule!

Technology and life jackets have joined forces and the old bulky yellow foam 'barges' has been replaced by these lightweight, slim line and self inflating units.

Filmed over 2 years and now edited into a 10 episode series, 'The Big Lap' is the story of our family's 16 month, 46,600 4WD adventure to the extremes of Australia.

While on our Big Lap around Australia we joined with the other campers at Karijini National Park in Western Australia to commemorate Anzac Day with a Dawn Service.

Using a tyre plug you can fix some punctures without even taking the wheel off the car

Way back when I was a kid growing up in the Adelaide suburbs, playing in the sprinkler in the front yard was how we usually cooled off . . .

Most people's concerns about doing the 'Big Lap' around Australia are usually related to getting stranded in remote areas, snakes or running out of money! In fact road accidents are a much bigger danger.

You'd be hard pressed to find a corner of the globe that doesn't have their own festival and their own unique way to celebrate - indeed this is one of the great things about travelling - getting to meet the locals doing what they do best.