When journeying via the roads less travelled, there are many obstacles and perils of travel that can stop your travels dead in your tracks and prevent you from getting to camp. So we are going to show you some awesome bushman tips and tricks to make sure you get to where you are going no dramas!

4WDING IS NOT A DRAG!

One of the most overlooked and underestimated pieces of gear is a rated drag chain. With the ability to hook it around debris like fallen trees or boulders, a Hercules drag chain offers a sturdy and durable method for clearing sections of track without fear of rips or damaging stitching, that you would have using a tree trunk protector or winch extension strap.

Many 4WD tracks are maintained by the relevant authorities, but the more remote sections could go un monitored for days, weeks or months. This is why it is important to bring with you at least a light weight compact bush saw (suitable for trees up to around 20-30cm in diameter a winch extension strap and a drag chain to cut and pull the blockage out of the road.

For many years the users of tracks were the ones responsible for maintaining them for future use, this lost art could leave you stuck looking for a solution due to lack of preparation!

OFFROAD JACK + BASE

One of the biggest difficulties in passing tough sections of track is being hung up or high sided in deep ruts or being crossed up on rocky sections. There is no simple solutions to this other than fitting massive tyres, and big suspension lift. If you are like us and cannot afford the sacrifices to onroad handling, there is a simple solution that has been a go to piece of gear for decades. Once known as a farm jack, an Offroad Jack offers over 1 tonne of safe lifting capacity, and the ability to lift your whole 4WD over 1m off the ground, this has to be one of the best solutions to picking your 4WD up off its chassis and packing under your tyres to get your through the deep sections.

The benefit to a Hercules Offroad Jack is that when it is coupled with an Offroad Jack Baseplate, it works equally well on soft sand, allowing you to lift your stuck 4WD out of the bog, giving you the ability to pack sand under your tyres, leaving you to simply drive out of trouble.
 

WINCH WAY TO GO!

The go to piece of recovery gear for decades has always been a 4WD recovery winch, but until recently they have always been prohibitively expensive, reserving the luxury of solo 4WDing to those with massive cheque books or thick wallets. With a Domin8r X 12,000lb winch you can save more cash and fit a huge hitting winch for far less than you imagined.

With 26m of UHMWP synthetic line fitted with a hook, now self-recoveries are made simpler and less stressful when coupled with a sturdy recovery kit!

RECOVERY KIT

No 4WD trip should be undertaken without even a simple recovery kit such as the Hercules Complete Recovery Kit. Complete with everything needed for single or double line pull winch recoveries, a snatch strap, a shovel, gloves and even a Kwiky Tyre Deflator for better grip and accurate tyre pressures!

BUSHMECHANIC TOOL KIT

No matter how well prepared and well maintained your 4WD is, when you hit the tracks it is almost inevitable that with the rugged terrain, sticks, thick mud and rocks will potentially cause damage to your vehicle. To be absolutely prepared for anything a good quality tool kit like the Adventure Kings Bush Mechanic Tool Kit has nearly everything that you require to help get your 4WD back home or to the mechanic so you can get the broken or damaged parts replaced.

With over 150 components, including a hammer, hacksaw, sockets and spanners, through-tang screwdrivers with a tough hex head on the heel you can hit with a hammer and plenty of extra room to add spare gaffer tape, fencing wire, and your water dispersant spray of choice there is little to no reason not to bring a solid tool kit like this on the tracks with you!