The Outer Side

Peter Woods is the Managing Director of Premier Events - the company behind the 4WD Adventure Shows - held in Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth each year. Peter has been passionate about 4x4s and camping his whole life, and has had a hand in creating some of the earliest and most well-known 4WD adventure content through his friendship and work with the late Malcolm Douglas - a true legend of the Austral...

Paris Recchi is a Suzuki Jimny fanatic, solo camping enthusiast, and owner of HER TRAX - curating and running exclusive camping events focused on connecting with other like-minded women who share her love for 4WDs and camping.  Tony and Paris chat about her childhood memories of growing up camping in 4x4s at Double Island Point in QLD with her family, how she rediscovered her love for the out...

In this episode, Tony is joined by Mac Preston, with a special guest appearance by our good mate, Burto. Mac Preston is one half of the hugely popular TJ AND MAC YouTube channel, the owner of Shed Life, and a familiar face in the Aussie 4WD community. Mac shares how his automotive journey began, growing up with a Dad who was a V8 fanatic, creating a passion for cars that Mac has maintained through...

Lee Dunstan is the President of the 4WD Association of NSW & ACT, and current serving President of the Black Diamond Recreational 4WD Club - a club which he assisted in starting in the 1990s. Lee is also a keen hunter, hiker, and avid outdoorsman. Lee has been very active in the 4x4 club scene in NSW and continues to advocate on behalf of the 4WD community, including being deeply involved in t...

Sam 'Birchy' Birch is a tour guide in the East Kimberley region as the owner of Birchy's Fishing Tours, a Barra fishing expert, and one of the Traditional Owners of Balanggarra Country - covering some 2.9 Million Hectares of beautiful, remote, and rugged wilderness in the Top End of Western Australia. Birchy has a phenomenal life story - marked by tragedy, trauma, addiction and crime. Despite all...

Marc Hendrickx is a Geologist, Author, Blogger, and the current President of Save Our Summits - an advocacy group focused on challenging public land access restrictions across Australia. Marc is a passionate bushwalker, hiker and climber, and has worked tirelessly for years to advocate for the re-opening of iconic climbing spots including Uluru, the Glasshouse Mountains, and Mount Warning - all of...

Cam Cronin is a well-known fisho from the New South Wales Central Coast, who has achieved more fishing success at a young age than many will see in a lifetime. Through passion, hard work, and dedication Cam has honed his craft to become a land-based lure-fishing expert - with a relentless focus on catching trophy Mulloway from the shore up and down the NSW coast. Tony and Cam chat about his childh...

Sam Reed owns and runs LIVIN 4x4 - a Victorian-based YouTube channel focused on sharing real and authentic 4WD adventures. Tony and Sam chat about his early passion for 4x4s, the progression into chasing tougher wheeling tracks in his chopped 80 series Land Cruiser, how the YouTube channel started with his brother, touring Australia in his N80 HiLux, and heaps more. GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Si...

David Swarbrick runs Blue Flame Automotive, a highly-regarded 4WD specialist workshop with two locations in NSW. Tony and Dave chat about recent changes to legislation around Second Stage Manufacturing, what it means for the future of the 70 series Land Cruiser, the rise of American 4x4 trucks in Australia, his ongoing obsession with Hummers, and heaps more. GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERC...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is absolutely honoured to be joined by Mal Leyland (of Leyland Brothers fame), and his daughter, Carmen. Mal and Mike Leyland were the original Aussie overland explorers, touring across the country and producing feature films back in the early 1960s! After recording 3 feature films, the brothers moved into TV, creating 'Off the Beaten Track', 'Trekabout' and...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Vanessa Ruck AKA The Girl on a Bike. Vanessa is an incredible woman who was involved in a life-changing accident in 2014, before deciding the best path to recovery was to immerse herself in the world of motorbikes. Vanessa took this new passion to the next level, competing in offroad races across the UK and Europe, as well as Red Bull Romaniacs...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Liv & Tommy Barnes - the owners of Performance Tourers 4x4 and This is Liv'n. Tony chats to Liv & Tommy about what they've been up to since they last appeared on the show and where they've been on recent adventures, before taking a deep dive into one of their biggest passions in life - recreational hunting. Liv & Tommy share the rea...

In this episode, Tony catches up with Azza from Azventures Australia & MITS Alloy to chat all things Ford Super Duty. Az has been fortunate enough to spend quite a bit of time behind the wheel of the ARB / Mits Alloy Super Duty over the last 6 months, and I pick his brain on what he likes, what he doesn't like, and how he believes other 4WD manufacturers might respond. The boys also chat about...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined once again by Matt Kinsela. Matt and Tony chat about some of Matt's latest offroad racing adventures, the recent work his team has done on Tony's 80 Series Land Cruiser (including installing a Nissan Patrol front diff!), installing Atlas Transfer Cases in Shauno's Dirty30 and Jocko's HiLux, and Matt's long term Land Rover / 60 Series project. The b...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Robyn Van Ysseldyk, the owner of Sutto's Powersports in Western Sydney. Sutto's sell a huge range of epic toys including KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas dirtbikes, SeaDoos, and Can-Ams, and have a solid reputation in the powersports industry. Robyn shares her story of growing up camping and attending 4WD Jamboree events with her family, her journey th...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nathan Little AKA BAD1.79 - the owner of All Terrain Accessories. Nathan has spent much of the last few years touring Australia in his fully built 79 series dual cab Tourer - driving plenty of tough tracks along the way. Tony and Nathan chat about Nathan's early entry to the 4WD scene going wheeling with his friends and family, to building the f...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Johnny Mclean, the owner of Lusty Industries and founder of Albek. Johnny has been a fixture of the outdoor action sports industry for over 2 decades, taking a childhood love of moto and mountain bikes and turning it into a successful business - supplying Australia with some of the best action sports brands in the world. Johnny and Tony chat abo...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Rene Vermeer - the owner and editor of 4XJournal. 4XJournal is a high-quality, quarterly publication focused on telling the stories about the epic 4WDs, their owners, and their adventures, in the New Zealand 4x4 community. Tony and Rene chat about Rene's early years being obsessed with cars, his journey into working in the street car performance...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is back in New Zealand, and joined by Brad Willets from Cold Start 4x4 & Outdoors. Originally from Australia, Brad is now a resident of Wanaka, NZ, and is heavily involved in the South Island 4WD community, as well as running his own outdoor brand - Cold Start NZ. Tony and Brad chat about Brad's early years, travelling around the world in his early 20s,...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Kalen Ziflian, better known as Kal the Car Guy. Kal has had a lifelong obsession with all things automotive - from street cars to track cars, drag racing, 4WDs and everything in between. This passion led to him being Employee number 1 at Club 4x4 Insurance, where he had a long and successful career. More recently, Kal has focused his efforts on...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Simon Vella from Tough Dog suspension. Simon has been heavily involved in the Australian 4WD scene for over 30 years and has been a huge part of Tough Dog's engineering effort and growth in Australia, and many other countries around the world. Simon and Tony chat about Simon's early years and his obsession with cars and 4WDs, his early days at T...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Jim Walsh from Ultimate Rock Crawling. Jim has been heavily involved in the Australian Rock Crawling scene for many years, from Tuff Truck Challenge Australia, to WeRock, and more recently the URC. Jim and Tony chat about Jim's childhood travelling around in an old Toyota troopy with his family (which he still owns today!), his entry to 4WD club...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by the legend, Billy Collett, from Venom Diaries! Billy has dedicated his life to working with animals and the conservation of Australian wildlife. He's the Park Manager at The Australian Reptile Park on the NSW Central Coast and plays a big part in the production of snake and spider anti-venom in Australia. He's also a keen fisho, loves his diving...

This is the last one for the year! I decided to put together a 2025 recap to end the year for The Outer Side - talking about some of the epic 4WD trips I've been on with the crew from 4WD 24/7, launching GME into the US Market at Overland Expo, filming 4x4 content in NZ, and the ongoing fight for fair public land access for outdoor recreation enthusiasts. The show will be back to regular programmi...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bel Jones. Bel is a 4WD fanatic, a hunter, and makes a living capturing outdoor content for brands as a professional photographer and videographer. Bel and Tony chat about how Bel first became interested in the outdoors travelling Australia with her family as a kid, becoming a professional snowboard instructor in Canada, her move to NZ, and then...