The Outer Side

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 scene, working for Toyota spare parts, becoming an Electrician, falling in love with 4x4s and camping, and ultimately making the decision to start a 4WD...

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, finding his second home in NZ and falling deeply in love with 4x4s, eventually leading him to start his own...

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 reviewing, and writing about, cars and 4x4s.Tony and Kal chat about his early years surrounded by family building cool...

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 Tough Dog, the company's growing success, vehicle modifications and engineering requirements, and heaps more.GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer...

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 clubs, how he started competing in various 4x4 offroad racing competitions around Australia and the USA, and his role assisting with the management and...

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, spearfishing, and conservation hunting.Billy and Tony chat about his passion for animals from a young age, his love for working with highly...

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 programming in early February - thanks for all your support this year! GET...

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 ultimately following her passion to focus on creating amazing content for 4x4 and outdoors brands, including STEDI and RUNVA, in both Australia and New...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Chris Tierney from Bright Sparks Motorsport.Chris has been involved in the offroad 4WD scene for a long time, starting out social wheeling in local 4WD clubs before progressing into offroad enduro, winch truck racing, and rock crawling. Chris and Tony chat about Chris' experiences starting out in the 4x4 game, the various 4WD clubs he's been involved with, competing in endurance events, the early days of Tuff Truck, and his love for rock crawlers and technical wheeling. GET...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sam Purcell, the deputy editor of drive.com.au.Sam has been a motoring journalist for many years, cutting his teeth with Pat Callinan and Unsealed 4x4, testing and reviewing countless 4WD vehicles over his career, and spends his spare time tinkering with old Land Rovers. Tony and Sam chat about how Sam got started in motoring journalism, the process of testing new vehicles, the future of EV 4x4s and Diesel 4WDs in Australia, and heaps more.GET...

In this week's episode, Tony is joined by Stephan Fischer from All Offroad AU.Stephan has been around the Australian 4WD community for a long time, building a bunch of tough 4x4s, driving hard technical tracks, and running a very popular YouTube channel -  ⁨@AlloffroadAu⁩  Tony and Stephan talk about how he first got involved in the 4WD community, joining a 4WD club and driving tough tracks around the country, his love for remote touring in the Simpson Desert, and his advocacy and efforts around fair National Park access for recreational users includ...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bec & Astrid AKA the Free Roam Chicks (not Chickens).Bec & Astrid are travelling around Australia in their V8 Troopy and HJ47 Toyota Land Cruiser, and raising money and awareness for rescue dogs along the way! Bec & Astrid share how their love for travel and adventure started, what led them to starting this amazing mission to help dogs that need a new home, the challenges of rebuilding and modifying old 4WD Toyotas, their plans to travel the globe in a variety of different 4...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt from MadMatt4WD!Matt has been around the 4x4 scene for a very long time, has built a bunch of cool cars, done some epic wheeling, and more recently has focused his attention on providing educational content to the 4WD community on YouTube.Tony and Matt chat about Matt's childhood in Papua New Guinea, his introduction to 4WDs through the club scene, overlanding in Africa, and his journey to becoming a full time 4x4 media personality and educator....

GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nick Wiseman from Sidetracked.Nick and his brother Marko run the 'Sidetracked' YouTube channel, have built a number of sick 4x4s between them, and have travelled all over Australia filming 4WD content. Tony and Nick chat about how he first became interested in the 4WD scene, his love for Nissan Patrols, his insane custom G60 ground-up build that he is doing by himself in...

GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Daniel Kistler.Daniel is a hardcore 4WD fanatic, with an unmatched passion for all things GQ Nissan Patrol, tough wheeling, and winch truck racing.Daniel shares how his passion for 4x4s started as a kid, his journey from social wheeling with mates to competing in Winch Challenge racing across Victoria, and the satisfaction he gets from learning and sharing that knowledge on his YouTube...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt and Holly Rossato from Overland Travellers.Matt and Holly have travelled extensively around Australia in their many Toyota 4x4s, completing a number of iconic offroad journeys and filming content for their YouTube channel.Matt and Holly share their story with Tony including how they first fell in love with 4WD touring, some of their most epic adventures, and the challenges of running their own business while releasing weekly episodes on their YouTube channel.GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Aaron from Azventures Australia.The boys chat about their experiences camping and 4WD touring, the gear they think is absolutely necessary, the gear that isn't, and different products they've tried over the years. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but if you're just getting into camping or thinking about setting up a 4WD, you may be able to save some money by learning from our mistakes!GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Benji Saunders, the owner of Rampt Customs.Benji lives and breathes all things rock crawling and custom fabrication. He’s been in the offroad scene for a long time as both a competitor, commentator, and producer of high quality, high performance, offroad 4x4 parts.Tony and Benji chat about how Benji first got interested in the 4WD scene, his entry into the rock-crawling world, how the fabrication bug bit him, his plans for the future, and heaps more.GET YO...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Molly Dixon.Molly is an adventurer, a YouTube content creator, and someone who lives for the outdoors.Molly and Tony chat about how Molly first became interested in camping and exploring in 4x4s, the evolution of her vehicles as her quest for adventure and off road experience grew, her brand new 79 Series Land Cruiser touring rig, and heaps more.GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bailey Seamer from Wandering Minds Walk.Bailey is an adventurer, mental health advocate, and motivational speaker. In 2022, Bailey walked 5500km along the entire length of the East Coast of Australia in order to raise funds and awareness for the Black Dog Institute, as well as helping to improve her own mental health.Tony and Bailey chat about her mental health journey, the events leading up to her decision to undertake her epic walk, the good and bad experiences she had along the...