A Nissan patrol with a fancy 4wd pop-up caravan at Griffith, NSW

A Nissan patrol with a fancy 4wd pop-up caravan at Griffith, NSW in October 2019

Cars waiting to cross at the Wymah ferry on Lake Hume, Victoria

Cars waiting to cross at the Wymah ferry on Lake Hume, Victoria in October 2018

Off road vehicles in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Orange Free State, South Africa

Off road vehicles in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Orange Free State, South Africa in February 2015

A dog in a landrover in Braidwood, NSW

A dog in a landrover in Braidwood, NSW in September 2013

A big caravan and a decked out 4wd in Beechworth, Victoria

A big caravan and a decked out 4wd in Beechworth, Victoria in March 2016

Sikh man reflected in a 4wd at Coogee Beach, Sydney

Sikh man reflected in a 4wd at Coogee Beach, Sydney in February 2016

A 4wd with raised suspension outside the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto Japan

A 4wd with raised suspension  outside the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto Japan in March 2015

A Nissan patrol 4wd vehicle seen in Kaleen, Canberra

A Nissan patrol 4wd vehicle seen in Kaleen, Canberra in April 2014

A 4wd with trailer at a boat ramp in Port Stephens, NSW

A 4wd with trailer at a boat ramp in Port Stephens, NSW in February 2012

A car at a boat ramp outside Eden

A car at a boat ramp outside Eden in October 2009

Heavy duty 4wd in Daylesford, Victoria

Heavy duty 4wd in Daylesford, Victoria in December 2013

Rock tamers

Nissan Patrol with Rock Tamers mudflaps near Mission Beach, Queensland in June 2013

Wet street in Sapa, Vietnam

Wet street in Sapa, Vietnam in December 2012

Off-road monster truck

Fon besides a ute with oversized tyres at Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand in December 2009

King of the Desert

Tyre cover on a Toyota 4wd in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012. Dakar, King of the Desert

Ricky Ponting!

A Ricky Ponting (an Australian cricketer) spare tyre cover on a Mitsubishi 4WD seen in Goulburn, Australia in December 2011

No confidence! No trust!

A 4wd at the Convoy of No Confidence protest held in Canberra on 22 August 2011 to protest against the introduction of a carbon tax. No confidence! No trust! Co2 is ok

Crossing the Goyder River!

A Toyota Landcruiser 4wd and a Nissan Navara 4wd with a trailer and 2 canoes crossing the Goyder River on the Central Arnhem Road, Northern Territory, in June 2009

Stuck in a rut

Gettting a Toyota landcruiser 4wd out of a rut on the Central Arnhem Road, Northern Territory, in June 2009

Checking his load

Doug with his Nissan Navara 4wd with a trailer and 2 canoes after crossing Donydji Creek on the Central Arnhem Road, Northern Territory, in June 2009