Contents

Introduction         
1. Places to Go
    1.1    Why Mountains are Better than Desert
    1.2    The Alpine High Country
    1.3    Remote East Gippsland
    1.4    The Wild North-East
    1.5    Forests Closer to Melbourne
    1.6    Old-Time South Gippsland
    1.7    How Not to Get Lost
2.   Getting the Right Gear
    2.1   Vehicles and Preparation
    2.2   Petrol, Diesel or LPG?
    2.3   Accessories and Recovery Gear
    2.4   Tyres
3.   Tackling Tough Trails
    3.1    Mountain Climbing
    3.2    Fording Rivers
    3.3    Mud
    3.4    Sand
    3.5    Snow
    3.6    Fallen Trees
    3.7    How Not to Scratch the Duco
    3.8    How Bad Accidents Happen
4.   Camping Lifestyle
     4.1    Tents and Camping Gear
     4.2    Campfire Cooking
     4.3    Toilets, Showers and Rubbish
     4.4    Babies, Children and Teenagers

   
4.5    Real Bushwalking, Fishing, Shooting and Gold
              Fossicking
     4.6    Surviving Wet Weather
     4.7    Countering Creepy Crawlies
5.   Getting Started!

What's in the Guide Book?

Sample pages:

Colour-coded map overlays indicate which detailed maps to use, area by area.

Real life stories illustrate how to keep out of trouble when 4WDing in the mountains!

Even though stocks of our book are now almost sold out, an updated photocopy of the driver training section (parts 2 & 3) is available at $20/copy posted.
To order "
MOUNTAIN-TOP 4 WHEEL DRIVING", March 2007, phone us on (03) 5134 6876.