Welcome to the Adventure 4WD website. You’ve found one of the best and most resource rich 4WD websites in the world, from one of best 4WD driver training organisations in the country and we wish you well with your future 4WD endeavours, whether they be for work or for play!

Since 1993

Adventure 4WD is a South Australian owned business created by David and Rose Wilson committed to offering one of the best 4WD learning experiences found anywhere. The business commenced in 1993 and has delivered training to tens of thousands of 4WD owners and operators since that time.

Unique in this State, in having its own and exclusive office and classrooms at 45 North East Road Collinswood in South Australia and its own and exclusive 4WD track facility in the Barossa Valley, Adventure 4WD have made a significant investment in the 4WD training industry and employ full-time trainers. We also have made a huge investment in equipment and have a fleet of 4WD vehicles, trailers and ATVs and SSVs and supplementary gear ready for use from our garages at Collinswood.

Looking After Government & Industry

On the commercial front, Adventure 4WD has been engaged in one of the country’s largest single 4WD driver training programs and continuously since 1997, the South Australian Government’s “Safe Driver” training initiative. With delivery from our home base in Adelaide and right across the State, we’ve seen thousands of South Australian Government drivers in that time.

It is important to note that wherever you operate from and in whatever industry, we have the ability to bring the classroom to you. Our interests extend beyond South Australia’s borders as we regularly service the needs of Government, mining and infrastructure providers wherever they might be.

Recreational Training Too

The business also looks after the needs of recreational 4WD users, skilling drivers before they head off on their own adventures, the steady stream of postcards and emails we’ve received provide ample testimony to the quality of the training undertaken.

   

Real Passion… Not Pretend

So how is it that Adventure 4WD enjoys such trust?

Firstly we’re passionate about our craft. In a world where “passion” is often mentioned and often over-done, we live, sleep and breathe 4WD, it’s all we do in the business. At Adventure 4WD our 4WD training is the core of the business, supplemented with rider/driver training with 4WD/6WD/8WD ATVs and we carry essential hire equipment for 4WD journeys and expeditions. It’s an appropriate mix.

Well Travelled, Excellent Communicators

The training team has traveled Australia extensively, in fact we doubt there’s too many places where we haven’t visited yet. All that travel, listening to others, putting theory into practice, refining the curriculum and tailoring programs to suit our clients, means as a participant you’ll benefit.

The Adventure 4WD team have excellent communication skills and are very, very patient! No matter what your skills level we pride ourselves on having an ability to convey our messages in a way that is easily understood and confidence inspiring.

David Knows His Stuff

Lead instructor and director of the business David Wilson has become a regular feature on Australian television when it comes to 4WD and anything to do with wheels. David & Rose created the country’s first (and in fact a world-first) dedicated 4WD TV program called “Beyond The Bitumen”, a 13 part series of half-hour shows seen on TEN and Foxtel between 1998 and 2000.

A few years later David became the co-host of Channel Nine’s “Motovision”, a car, boat and motorcycle show alongside MIX 102.3 FM’s Karen Prater, a fellow car and bike nut. The program saw Karen and David reviewing an eclectic mix of vehicles to a receptive Sunday afternoon audience.

David has also appeared in numerous promotional campaigns for industry products and safety films, in fact the Wilson’s film production company Red Belly, can make your automotive product or safety message a reality.

Apart from the TV production side of the business there’s been plenty of writing.

David wrote monthly contributions for the Adelaide “Advertiser” in its Out & About recreational supplement and for seven years South Australian 4WD owners discovered where they could travel in their State and how to do it successfully.

There were also plenty of articles written for a diverse range of 4WD magazines both here and overseas. You will have read his articles in 4WD Monthly, Overlander, Land Rover World UK and Land Rover Owner International in years past, and in 2016 he restarted his freelance contributions with work for Adventure SUV Magazine, in 2017 for Loaded 4X4 and in 2020 for Western 4WDriver Magazine.

He also co-hosted a fortnightly motoring program on ABC Local Radio 891 on Tuesday evenings with Peter Goers and Spence Denny, where they contemplated all things automotive. David lends his considerable interest in all forms of vehicles in an entertaining half hour.

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Above: Spread from Adventure SUV Issue #8 – November-December 2016

The Loaded 4X4 connection has spun out into a much, much bigger project, as David and Rose partnered with Loaded 4X4’s editor, Steane Klose, to produce Loaded 4X4 Magazine, a free online publication that challenged the 4WD media establishment with something that was fresh, brutally honest and reliable.

4WD media in this country has a lot of influence, but influence that is tainted by backhand deals done to control the outcomes of new vehicle reviews, or pushing products purely to generate advertising revenue for their masters. What you’re reading ain’t necessarily the truth!

Sadly, the interruption of COVID in 2020 put the brakes on the magazine and the project was shuttered, with a view to return at a time when there would be no impediment. You can still read the 12 issues published before COVID via this link Loaded 4X4 Magazine and the web page continues on with topical storylines and new vehicle reviews.

Loaded 4X4 morphed in 2021 with a new division, the Loaded 4X4 Store, allowing us to project a shopfront of quality accessories for 4WD vehicles. We have a bespoke range of UVP (that’s Under Vehicle Protection) for Mitsubishi and Isuzu, with more projects in the pipeline for Ford and VW, along with suspension kits and exhaust systems, all designed and built here in Australia. The store website also features many articles penned by David and you’ll find those here Loaded 4X4 Store Blogs.

Above: Headers from Issue 001 and 002 Loaded 4X4 magazine

David is also the face of Isuzu Ute Australia’s I-Venture Club an outstanding manufacturer provided, customer retention and driver training initiative that’s helping thousands of new DMAX and MUX owners get up to speed, learning how their vehicles work both on and off-road. The program started in 2014 and travels nationwide each month with an action-packed weekend. Have a look at the concept here

     

Now, after having celebrated its ninth birthday and achieving great things in its original single day format, it is expanding into a longer touring program, with visits to unique destinations like this one into the Flinders Ranges, as well as towing programs and on-line courses for those who can’t attend in person.

Convinced? It’s Time To Join Us!

So whether it be a commercial environment, where you work with 4WDs, or if you use them purely for play and holiday, Adventure 4WD has all the expertise you’ll ever need and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Regards, Rose and David Wilson