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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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