http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog Flinders Ranges B&B Accommodation, SA Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/07/31/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-10/ http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/07/31/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-10/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:32:09 +0000 Rob Ackland http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/?p=783 WHAT IS THE BEST 4WD? OR OLD VERSUS NEW I wish I had a dollar for each time a client has asked this question and my reply is always that it all depends on your needs and your budget. It all started with those vehicles that helped open up Australia. Be it the first Landrovers in the [...]]]> http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/07/31/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-10/feed/ 1 http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/05/05/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-9/ http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/05/05/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-9/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 01:40:08 +0000 Rob Ackland http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/?p=734 THAT BLOKE ‘MURPHY’! In our December blog I mentioned we were heading to the Eyre Peninsula to plan a new trip. We were going well prepared as there was some quite remote travel and we were on our own. Well, I probably should not have mentioned that because our irregular traveling companion, one Mr Murphy, decided [...]]]> http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2009/05/05/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-9/feed/ 0 http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/12/16/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-7/ http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/12/16/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-7/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:00:55 +0000 Rob Ackland http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/?p=591 CHRISTMAS TRAVEL Well it’s that time of year again. I mean when we don’t plan the trip away terribly well due to all the other distractions like the cards are going out late, again. The trailer has been sitting in the yard all year and you really do need to empty the rubbish out before [...]]]> http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/12/16/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-7/feed/ 0 http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/11/12/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-6/ http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/11/12/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-6/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:00:15 +0000 Rob Ackland http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/?p=496 LOW AND HIGH RANGE OFF-ROAD 4W-DRIVING The selection of the correct gear and range seems to cause endless debate so I thought I would add my contribution to the confusion this month. Well I am actually hoping to bring it down to a few simple and easily remember rules actually. When to use four-wheel drive Four-wheel drive [...]]]> http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/11/12/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-6/feed/ 0 http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/10/06/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-5/ http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/10/06/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-5/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:36:35 +0000 Rob Ackland http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/?p=411 Shovels Why shovels? Well a shovel is the most underused piece of recovery equipment around, apart from common sense. The latter is not that common anymore according to one of our friends and I tend to agree. So what in the world has possessed me to write about shovels? Well for some time now I have been [...]]]> http://www.nuccaleenacottage.com.au/blog/4wd_tips/2008/10/06/4wd-tips-from-rob-ackland-red-earth-expeditions-no-5/feed/ 0