20 YEARS AGO – JUNE 2002

WHILE this issue of the mag had a modified and impressive GU Patrol coil cab on the front cover, Moonie had been to New Zealand to test drive the latest turbo-diesel version of the NM Pajero. In the meantime, Dean Mellor took to the hills with a couple of mates and closer to home with a range of dual-cab utes to see which one was the best. Needless to report the

Hilux was the choice of most of those behind the wheel!

We visited Yerranderie in NSW and The Springs in the Victorian High Country, while we had an extensive look at what you should be carrying for health and medical reasons when heading bush. Much of what was written then is still very much relevant today.