KEEPING IT SIMPLE

KIAN CHUCKS SOME NEW GEAR IN HIS CHEAP GQ PATROL PROJECT BEFORE HEADING OFF FOR A CAMPING AND 4X4 TRIP

- KIAN HEAGNEY

SINCE my boxy, cheap as chips GQ Patrol was last featured in these pages (the October 2021 issue) a fair bit has happened to turn this thing in to a functional camping, off-roading and all ’round usable rig on the cheap.

The GQ spent all summer carting us out to the local swimming spot on the weekends, Esky in the back and the awning providing valuable shade. After the joys of summer faded, we decided our next big camping and offroading trip would be over the Easter long weekend. The plan was to spend a good four to five nights out in the sticks exploring tracks in the Vic High Country, so I knew an Esky wasn’t going to cut it for provisions.