Tagged: remote touring

Most tourers guess their water needs and run short. Here's the litres-per-person, per-day maths I use for camp kitchen and drinking water on remote trips.

Solo touring with a dog changes your camp choices, your water sums and your risk tolerance. Here's what actually keeps you both safe out bush.

Modern alternators and lithium batteries don't play nice without a DC-DC charger. Here's what one actually does, how to size it, and where it goes wrong.

A hand on the hub after every fuel stop tells you more than any warranty book. Here's how I check bearing grease and hub heat on remote corrugated roads.

A Troopy-and-camper solo traveller's method for picking safe, legal free camps — timing, ground, solar, signal and reading the room.

The Gibb gets all the attention, but the Kimberley's lesser-known tracks are where the real country opens up. Here's what's worth your time — and your tyres.

Must-see off-road destinations for serious tourers, from the Tip of Cape York to Mitchell Falls and the Canning, with what breaks on each.

Five challenging off-road drives that test any tourer, from the Simpson Desert to the Gibb River Road, plus how to prep your rig to survive them.