The Outer Side is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves 4WD, outdoor adventure, exploring off the grid, and the search for wild experiences.
Join me each week as I chat with people from all walks of life who will share their stories, with the aim of motivating you to spend more time exploring outside, and offroad.
From 4x4s to camping, fishing, diving, hiking, dirt bikes, and everything in between.
If it happens outside, you’ll find it on The Outer Side.
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The Outer Side is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves 4WD, outdoor adventure, exploring off the grid, and the search for wild experiences.
Join me each week as I chat with people from all walks of life who will share their stories, with the aim of motivating you to spend more time exploring outside, and offroad.
From 4x4s to camping, fishing, diving, hiking, dirt bikes, and everything in between.
If it happens outside, you’ll find it on The Outer Side.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Mitch Favro, the owner of Favro Performance & Fabrication.
Mitch is a performance mechanic and fabricator and specialises in building custom 4WDs through his business on the NSW Central Coast.
Tony and Mitch talk about how he got started in the automotive trade through PRTech, before moving on to start his own business and focus more heavily on his growing passion - heavily modified 4x4s. The boys also talk about some of Mitch's personal cars including his very capable LN106 Toyota Hilux, and his super tough VU SS street car - complete with a stroked, high comp NA LS!
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Tim Lightfoot, the man behind MITS Alloy.
MITS Alloy is a metal fabrication business focused on designing, engineering and manufacturing premium 4WD Trays & Canopies for dual cab 4x4 utes.
Tim shares the story of how the business started, the challenges of manufacturing 4x4 accessories in Australia, travelling around Australia and the USA filming 4WD content with 4WD 24/7, and heaps more.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Blair from Cowboy Tuned takes over hosting duties of the show, by popular demand.
Blair asks Tony his own (questionable) questions, as well as asking a whole bunch of questions that you guys wanted Tony to answer.
While there's a fair amount of banter and immature jokes, the boys also cover some serious topics and give you a bit of insight into Tony's background with street cars, 4WDs, camping, fishing, and his career in Marketing.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Ben Dobinson.
The Dobinson name is familiar to many people in the 4WD community through the Dobinson's Suspension brand, started by Ben's grandfather over 72 years ago!
Tony and Ben chat about the path Dobinson's Suspension has taken as a company, challenges in business, and adapting to different customer needs as global markets change and 4x4 vehicles evolve.
The boys also spend time talking about the build of Ben's insane 650+hp GQ Nissan Patrol, and the Dobinson's King of The Strip drag racing event.
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Web: www.dobinsons.com
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Benny Plunkett.
Benny is an Adventure film maker, outdoor recreation guide, and advocate for access to public land in Australia. He also hitch-hiked around Australia for the best part of a year, and lived to tell the tale.
Tony and Benny cover a range of topics, from Benny's childhood in Canberra surfing, bodyboarding, snorkelling, and rock climbing, to rediscovering his love for outdoor adventure as an adult through guiding and film making. He now focuses all his time and energy on spending as much of his life as possible in the outdoors.
This is one you don't want to miss!
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IG: www.instagram.com/ben_theredonethat94
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sam Young.
Sam is a familiar face in the Australian 4WD community through his work as a YouTube content creator under the 'samyoung4x4' brand, he's previously appeared on 4WD 24/7, worked for major brands such as Fulcrum and Sparesbox, and has built some truly ridiculous modified 4WDs over the last few years - including his iconic 1000hp Turbo 1FJZ 80 Series Land Cruiser.
Tony and Sam catch up in Sam's new headquarters, and chat about a wide range of topics - from Sam's extensive back catalogue of wild street cars, his current fleet of modified 4WDs, his journey to becoming an influencer, and some serious topics like dealing with hate on social media and men's mental health.
This is one you don't want to miss!
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IG: www.instagram.com/samyoung4x4
FB: www.facebook.com/sy4x4
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Mark Banasiak.
Mark is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council, representing the outdoors community as a member of The Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Party. He is also the Chair of the recently announced committee conducting a parliamentary inquiry into public land access in New South Wales.
In addition to his work as a politician, Mark is a keen recreational hunter and fisho who spends as much time as possible out in the Aussie bush, providing food for his family.
Tony and Mark discuss the different functions of government in relation to legislation affecting the outdoor recreation community including 4WDers, hunters, fishermen, hikers and rock climbers, to name a few. They discuss the many aspects of public land management and laws affecting our access to public land in Australia.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Audi Croft.
Audi is a fisho, film maker, photographer, and the better half of the Fish Forever team with Al McGlashan - working together to produce amazing fishing documentaries.
Tony and Audi chat about her early years fishing for food with her father, rediscovering her love of fishing later in life, to meeting Al and becoming a full time fishing fanatic and film maker.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is back in the USA to chat with Aidan Stott from Long Range America.
Aidan is the owner of a sick 1HDFTE-powered 80 Series Land Cruiser, is part owner of Long Range America, creates amazing content for outdoor brands and has done a heap of overlanding travel in the US.
Tony and Aidan caught up while at the recent Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona and chatted about growing up in the outdoors, Aidan's entry to the Overlanding 4WD community, the challenges of being a content creator, 4x4 modification trends in America vs Australia, and heaps more.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Alistair McGlashan.
Al has been a familiar face in the Australian recreational fishing community for many years. With an extensive background in media, Al is a TV presenter, social media personality, journalist, published author, photographer and cinematographer. He is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman.
Tony and Al talk about the beginnings of his career in fishing, the need for more citizen science and data-based decisions in regard to fisheries management, climate change and its affect on fish stocks and behaviour, public access issues, and heaps more.
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YT: www.youtube.com/@almcglashan
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony travels to the USA to chat with Chase Gardner, AKA chase.in.point - from Two Track Nation.
Chase has built a one-of-a-kind Lexus GX470 on 37s, with Dana rear diff, big suspension and an absolutely crazy 12V setup - the car even has thermal imaging cameras built-in! He uses it to make a living by creating content for outdoors brands across the overlanding industry.
Tony and Chase catch up at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona and chat about building 4x4s in America, showing the boys from 4WD 24/7 around the States, the management of public land access for offroad recreation in the US, content creation, and heaps more.
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www.instagram.com/twotracknation
YT: www.youtube.com/@twotracknation
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Rohan Arthur, the owner of the Department of The Interior.
Department of The Interior is a family-owned and operated Aussie business, focused on interior upgrades for all makes and models of vehicles, specialising in 4WDs, and in particular, Toyota Land Cruisers.
Tony and Rohan chat about the early days of the business when Rohan's father started making centre consoles for old Holdens in his parent's garage, trends in 4x4 modifications and upgrades, car audio systems and even amphibious cars!
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Website: www.consolesonline.com.au
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Luke Antrim, also known as Patrolin_aus.
Luke has been obsessed with 4WDs and the outdoors from a young age, loves wheeling super tough tracks in his 4x4s, rides dirt bikes, and also gets into a bit of fishing, mountain biking and everything else that happens outside!
Tony and Luke talk about his experiences as a youngster that formed his love of adventure in the bush, some of the cars he's built, his entry into the offroad racing scene, and heaps more.
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TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@patrolin_aus
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Marty McInnes from REDARC.
Marty has worked at REDARC for several years, is a fully qualified auto electrician, mechanic, and refrigeration technician, has built electrical systems for Superyachts, and has a passion for all things 4WD and 12V.
Tony and Marty have a great chat about 12 volt systems, including things to consider when setting up an electrical system in a touring 4WD or caravan, the pros and cons of Lithium battery technology, future trends in vehicle modifications, and even touch on electric vehicles for the 4x4 market.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Josh Bollen.
Josh is a super keen spearo, with a focus on sustainable fishing, and utilising less popular species of fish and other seafood, to cook amazing meals at home. Despite Josh's claims he's 'just a bloke, not a chef' he has some seriously impressive skills in the kitchen!
Tony and Josh chat about his journey into spearfishing, how his love of food led him down the path of sourcing and hunting his own protein, crazy diving experiences, breathwork, encounters with sharks, and heaps more.
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nick Burton, AKA Burto.
Burto is a familiar face in the Australian 4WD community, well known for his work with Tyler Thompson on his YouTube channel, and for wheeling his infamous GQ Patrol - REX18G.
Tony and Burto talk about his path into 4WDs, his experience as a mechanic, and more recently his work with Tyler building cars and filming 4x4 content around Australia. The boys also have a good yarn about Burto's love of fishing, including his ongoing search for the elusive Murray Cod.
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IG: www.instagram.com/rexurtoo_gq
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by the crew from True North Adventures.
Stevie, Marc and Baxter are the three guys behind True North Adventures - a group of close mates who share their epic outdoor Cape York adventures on YouTube.
Tony and the boys chat all things fishing, exploring in 4WDs, tackling rugged tracks on postie bikes, setting cartons of beer on fire - and have a whole lot of laughs along the way.
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FB: www.facebook.com/truenorthadventure
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Justin Clacher.
Justin is the founder and owner of 4WDetail - a company specialising in the development of Australian 4x4 cleaning and detailing products, and a self-confessed Land Rover addict.
Tony and Justin chat about how the company started, the process of developing 4WD-specific car car products based on personal experience detailing and fixing cars, and Justin's epic Land Rover Defender 130 build (AKA the longest car ever built).
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Web: https://4wdetail.com/
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sammy Hitzke.
Sammy has spent his whole life fishing, from family trips to Fraser Island as a youngster, to working in the tackle industry and ultimately becoming a full-time fishing content creator.
Tony and Sammy talk about Sammy's journey from being a kid obsessed with catching all kinds of fish, to chasing a dream of making a living in the fishing industry, and the challenges of becoming a YouTube video producer while juggling family life.
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YT: www.youtube.com/@SammyHitzkeFishing
FB: www.facebook.com/sammyhitzkefishing
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In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Ty Fenwick.
Ty grew up obsessed with dirt bikes, has travelled the world building motocross tracks, and in recent years has started to focus on modifying his epic Ford F250 Super Duty.
Tony and Ty chat about Ty's childhood riding bikes and making BMX jumps, to travelling the world building tracks for Red Bull, and eventually opening his own motorbike facility with his family - The Island ASC. The boys also chat about Ty's YouTube channel, travelling Australia, and his love of building big Ford trucks in his shed.
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IG: www.instagram.com/lucky9design
YT: www.youtube.com/@TyFenwick
Web: https://f-tech.com.au/
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