Light My Fire

No matches, or lighter out of fuel? Don’t panic…

Out & Back

Looking for a quick and easy trail as part of a family camping weekend? Here’s a chance to use low range without devoting a full day to bump and grind.

Super Isuzu

Reader Ruan Strydom shows that if you have the skills, you can do many overlanding modifications in your own workshop.

The Remote Namib Desert

Deep in the far south-western corner of Angola, Dan Grec finds rock-strewn landscapes and remnants of ancient civilisation

Diy First-Aid Kit

When an accident happens, you need to be prepared.

Mud Driving

Off-road driving tips, skills & practices

Rowdy Ranger

Engineering company Roush Performance has a go at creating its own version of what the Raptor should be, with a host of performance and visual upgrades. Is it worth the extra tin?

The Sharp End

Maserati’s super-SUV has been its best seller in recent times, and with the global shift towards spacious family vehicles in full swing, it’s not hard to understand why the Italian stallion is doing so well. We spent some time with the range-topping Levante S to see what all the noise is about.

Overlander For Hire

In this Series we look at what it take to build a “Class O” Ford Ranger for the Avis Safari Rental fleet. We follow step-by-step the modification process from standard to tough overlander. This month: Cooper tyres and Takla seat covers and mats…

Interview With Tony Park

Best-selling author of Safari and African Dawn.

Trail Savvy: Off-Road Driving Tips, Skills & Practices

Recovery Tracks And How To Use Them

Sharper Than Ever

Toyota RAV4 fifth gen takes some bold steps

TRACTRAC CHAT

Birdwatching, or birding, offers different strokes for different folks.

In A Van Through South America

Part Two: Patagonia to Tierra Del Fuego

Two-litre Beater

Ranger takes the high-tech plunge

The River Horse

The Zulu people call the hippopotamus imvubu.

Bold New Era

Mitsubishi’s Triton gets its game on

Fire

Why you need an extinguisher

Trusty Duster

The 2018 Renault Duster eases the nerves for new SA4x4 staffer Micky Baker, on his 4x4 baptism of fire on the Free State/Lesotho border

Ironman 4x4

Celebrates 60 years in business

Jewels Caprivi

A less-structured trip to Namibia has Helena Bester and friends enthralled by the many places to be discovered…

Yellow-Billed Duck

Scientific name Anas undulata Afrikaans name Geelbekeend

Trail Savvy - Gravel Roads

Off-road driving tips, skills & practices

Iron Fist, Velvet Glove

Iron Fist, Velvet Glove

Black Kite

Black Kite

Hard Back

Gobi-X rear carrier bumper for Hilux Vigo

Defender Trophy Cape 2019: Wild Addo

This year’s Cape edition of the Defender Trophy explores a SanParks reserve, giving us a unique chance to explore incredible private camps and unmapped trails.

Antelope Of The Sun

The Kalahari is one of those special places that captures our imagination with its stark beauty.

Down & Dirty

We head to Malaysia for the Rainforest Challenge, a world of crimson mud, black scorpions and specially-adapted crawler rigs

BMW X7

Giant SUV puts the ship in flagship