IN THIS INSTALMENT OF 4X4 AUSTRALIA’S HOW TO: OFF-ROAD DRIVING SERIES, WE’RE LOOKING AT HOW TO BEST PACK GEAR IN TO YOUR VEHICLE
ONE of the best things about owning a four-wheel drive is the spectacular locations you can access off the beaten track. Of course, the farther you drive off the beaten track, and the longer you are away from services, the more self-reliant you’ll need to be and the more gear you’ll need to carry. And a lot of that gear is from essentials like fuel, water, food, spare parts, tools and recovery equipment, to a power supply, cooking gear, camping equipment, clothes, electronic devices and personal items.
Even if you drive a large 4x4 vehicle, whether a wagon or a ute, you’ll soon find that packing all that gear in your rig can be quite difficult, both due to the physical size of the items as well as their weight. And then, of course, there’s the gear that you need to access regularly, and the stuff you might seldom need but when you do, you need it quickly.
In this instalment of 4X4 Australia’s How To Series, we’ll take a look at how to best pack a vehicle so you can carry everything you need to, safely and
