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The Bush Company
This setup is the ultimate touring combo with the DX27™ Clamshell Rooftop Tent and 270 XT™ Free Standing Awning built to with stand Australia's toughest terrain.
The Bush Company have a fantastic reputation for providing innovative products that set benchmarks in quality, practicality and reliability. With a camp set up of less than 3 minutes, I am not limited to my camping options or conditions.
With the strong aluminium frame this allows for a range of accessories to be mounted to the accessory points provided. I can't speak highly enough of this RTT and awning. Contact Dean at The Bush Company to chat about a touring setup to suit your needs; alternatively, check out their website as they have a heap of off road and touring essentials. Check out my YouTube link below for a full run through👇
Teralume Industries
Tillie has been fitted out with Teralume's Premium Canopy Lighting Kit. There are lights just about everywhere you can think of on my car which makes life so much easier at night when setting up camp or launching the boat.
The guys down at Maroochydore are great to deal with and are super knowledgeable and passionate about providing every customer with the best lighting solutions for their needs. Check out my YouTube link below to see where I mounted the lights on my rig👇
Redarc
The 12V system in my car is epic and I couldn't be more happy with it! I have chosen the Redarc REDVISION MANAGER30 KIT to maintain and safe guard optimal battery performance. The touch screen allows for easy and convenient control over all my switch controlled outputs with the added bonus of Bluetooth control from my phone. The extensive battery management system allows me to monitor all my outputs and inputs from the 180W solar panel which in conjunction with my daily driving has never seen my batteries drop below 80% charge. The added convenience of having an in built 240V battery charger gives me the confidence that I can park my vehicle in a shed, plug it into power and go away for weeks at a time knowing my batteries are still maintained and fridge in still functioning.
Dobinsons Spring & Suspension
I have had some quality suspension fitted to previous vehicles but nothing can beat the performance and comfort of this Dobinsons Suspension Kit. Suspension is something that is super important when you are touring, towing and off roading so I am stoked I have found a product that suits my needs. If you are unsure what suspension is most suited to your vehicle make sure to give these guys a call, they really know their stuff!
MAXTRAX
The ultimate 4WD recovery gear designed by an Aussie in 2001 after nearly loosing his vehicle to the ocean on a remote beach in north QLD. These tracks paired with the MAXTRAX recovery kit saved us big time on multiple occasions whilst travelling through Cape York and the NT in 2022. Quality recovery gear is a vital element for any off road adventure and from experience, MAXTRAX has my tick of approval.
Custom Offroad Bash Plates
If you plan on taking your vehicle off-road quite frequently then bash plates are definitely something to consider and a cheap form of insurance to protect the underside of your vehicle from any objects that could cause damage. You can save some money and install them yourself, click the link below for a full rundown of me installing them on my N80 Hilux 👇
Grantech Auto & Marine Electrics
Located at Bribie Island, Grantech have got you covered on all things 12V for your car, boat or caravan. They did the full ultimate touring fitout on my N80 2021 Hilux including dual battery system, solar panels, towpro, lighting and more usb ports than you could image throughout my vehicle. This was a massive build with an insane amount of hours that went into this car and I was blown away with the experience, knowledge and professionalism from the team.
Grant has over 20 years experience in the industry and does a whole lot of 4WDing and touring himself which came in handy when designing the inside of my canopy. Grant has also done all the electrical work on my boats and serviced my cars for the past few years. These guys only produce quality work and I could not recommend them more.
Oricom
When I am exploring remote locations with limited or no reception, I really need quality products I can trust and that was one of the reasons that lead me to Oricom. I installed the DTX4200X Ultimate 4×4 Touring Pack and have found this to be the perfect UHF system for my needs.
Use the code BIKINI15 to get 15% of RRP
Invicta Batteries
I am running 2 x 100AH INVICTA Slimline Lithium Batteries. These batteries undergo mechanical and physical abuse testing which gives me the reassurance of travelling to remote locations knowing my batteries will survive constant corrugations and heavy cycling. These batteries come with a 7 year full replacement warranty which gives me confidence in off grid living.
Bush Wrapz
Protecting my car from pinstripes and all kinds of nasties, this wrap acts as a sacrificial layer to your paintwork.
An optically clear film with self healing abilities, it is designed to stop stonechips and scratches from penetrating through to your paintwork. I can't recommend this product enough and I definitely won't take another 4WD off-road that is not wrapped! Check out my YouTube link below to see why every 4WD needs this👇
Runva Winch
The punishment that we put our 11XP Premium winch through by towing a boat through the tele track was second to none. Not only did it get us out of a few hairy situations but knowing we have a quality winch we could rely on gave us the reassurance we needed to tackle some of these tracks.
