We produce DVDs showing some of Australia's most amazing 4WD destinations. If you are prepared to drag your caravan on the dirt, there are many places to explore, and we cover those as well as 4WD only destinations. We not only produce the DVDs, we have over 170 videos available to view on our YouTube channel,
As we have discontinued some of our DVD range from our catalogue, we have re-edited the content and uploaded them in HD to
To find out more about our DVDs, go to our Website www.4wdozdvd.com for previews and links to eBay to purchase.
JUST WHO IS 4WD OZ DVD?
We have a number of people who have liked us, who probably have no idea of who we are or what we do and what motivates us.
I have always been an archivist, and when I started travelling in 2004, I filmed our trips, the videos being a visual and audio diary of my journeys.
The idea that other people may be interested in our treks and destinations was born whilst editing the video resulting from a journey along the Gunbarrel and Connie Sue Highways. It was after a couple of trips on the Great Central Road and visiting some aboriginal communities in the Gibson Desert, and travelling the Anne Beadell Hwy and Oodnadatta Track, that we began to get serious about sharing our videos. After an Easter trip on the Holland Track, and a visit to the Kennedy Ranges, we finally decided to market our product.
In 2010, I found myself touring Queensland with a photographer friend, and as a result of our travels, we filmed the Carnarvon National Park and Cape York.
It became obvious when reviewing footage of a run out to Birdsville, that far from being a disaster (due to lots and lots of rain), that we had something to share that probably wont be repeated in that area for many years to come. And so, the release of "The Birdsville Experience 2010" in December 2012 was the obvious choice.
Meanwhile, I had started filming the Eyre Highway on my way to Queensland, in February, and completed that on my way back to Perth in November.
By now, we were marketing our product successfully on eBay, which allowed us to monitor our sales whilst on the road, and effect speedy delivery, which is the most important part of our business. Meanwhile, we were writing a blog covering our travels, and posting our pictures to Facebook. Our previews of the DVDs were posted to YouTube for friends and potential customers to access.
2011 saw us in the Kimberley, filming the Dampier Peninsula and the Gibb River Road.
In 2013, we undertook to film an all bitumen version of the Savannah Way, and after seven months of tedious work, we produced what I feel was our finest work to that time. The Western Australian section of this trip, completed (along with our Kimberley filming) an entire coverage of the (readily accessible part of) North West region of Western Australia, an achievement of which we are proud.
2015 saw us undergo a project that explores the Nullarbor beyond the Eyre Hwy. We commenced our Trans Australia Railway project in April and completed it in October. Apart from following the railway line and exploring its history, we visited Maralinga and included what we saw and learned in the resultant DVD. We are particularly proud of what we achieved on this journey.
2017 saw us exploring the Great Southern Hwy in Western Australia, and the towns that were created as the Perth to Albany Railway was constructed back in the 1880s. This is a fascinating trail that should be explored by all visitors to Western Australia. It takes you from the second settlement in WA (Perth) to the FIRST settlement (Albany), and is a far more pleasant journey than the truck laden more direct Albany Hwy.
As I trawled through my archives, it became obvious that there was a lot of footage that couldn’t be released in its own right, but that there was a lot stuff that would be of interest to fellow travellers, and so I started to upload some of this footage to our YouTube Channel. It was about then, that I realised that I could do my small bit to promote some of what this country has to offer.
And so, while we are obviously marketing our DVDs, we have made it part of our philosophy to promote our country, and that is one of the reasons this page was created. To share what we have, and to share what we feel is appropriate from other pages.
We are totally self funded, and not supported by sponsors, which means that what you get with our product is what you bought, not a vehicle to promote sponsors products. We are not into personalities, just the trip, the journey, and the beautiful country we live in.
So, please excuse our blatant plugs for our product, and feel free to enjoy and share our photos, and the videos that we post to YouTube.
Our photos and YouTube Channel can be accessed using links on our website, as can links to eBay, from where our DVD products can be purchased
Cheers
Laurie Kibblewhite
www.4wdozdvd.com
30/8/20
