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4WDWest of Centre Touring - Hema Maps Online Shop

West of Centre Touring

Words and pics Ron and Viv MoonIt’s a camp I always enjoy. Tucked amongst the low sparse scrub with the impressive bulk of Mount Leisler rearing up from the flat plain, seemingly within touching di...

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4WDUpsizing Your Tyres - Hema Maps Online Shop

Upsizing Your Tyres

Written by Dan EverettGet any group of 4WDers together and sooner or later the topic of tyres will come up. “How big are they?” It’s almost an unspoken rule of 4WDing that you’re judged by either t...

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4WD4WDriving and Track Care - Hema Maps Online Shop

4WDriving and Track Care

How often have you seen a post shared on social media that makes you shake your head in disbelief because some idiot has destroyed a campground performing drunken doughnuts in their 4WD? Without ne...

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AmbulanceRemote Area First Aid - Hema Maps Online Shop

Remote Area First Aid

(Image: A simple slip and fall in the bush can happen at any time.) If you’ve prepared for the unexpected, then you’ll have had the foresight to take a first aid course before you headed out into ...

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Natural Navigation Techniques

  No matter how well you prepare for your adventures, it's a simple matter of probability that if you go on enough trips, you'll eventually find yourself up a creek without a compass. At that point...

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4WDThe Importance of Outback Communications - Hema Maps Online Shop

The Importance of Outback Communications

Travelling the outback can throw up all sorts of unexpected situations and being able to communicate with others is extremely important. Whether it’s to get in touch with the RFDS, family or friend...

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SnowHow to Avoid the Winter Blues - Hema Maps Online Shop

How to Avoid the Winter Blues

Tips to keep the winter chill away from Anita and Mike Pavey.If you’ve been enviously watching your friends’ further north suffering through their “winter” while you hold down the fort at home, the...

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