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Hell west and crooked. It was a term used by the buffalo hunters of the 1930s when the herd they had been tracking suddenly went into a frightened stampeding frenzy with the knowledge that most of their lives where in danger. I have just finished reading a book of the same title, written by a bloke named Tom Cole and it reminded me of one of the reasons I love camping so much. Hell West and Crooked, the book, follows the life of Cole after he left his home in Kent, England at the age of 17 and travelled to Australia to make a life for himself as a drover or stockman.

I'm sitting out at Perth airport waiting for a plane. The Perth 4WD Murchison Offroad Expo was incredible, sort of left my head feeling like a bowl of custard. It was a terrific chance to meet thousands of people and that's what I did. I'd like to say thanks to all those people who put in the effort to come and say g'day, I know plenty of you came a long way to see what was on offer and maybe check out Milo in the rough and dirty flesh. Pretty rough up close isn't she?

For those who don't know me (probably most of you), I should include a short introduction.

My name is Brendan Batty, I am the new editor of Camping with your 4WD magazine. I used to review camper trailers for Camper Trailer Touring magazine, and even before that I was a Journo for Australian 4WD Action. I drive a Patrol, am married to Angela, have an eight week old daughter, River and trick the big bosses into paying for all of my camping trips. I started this blog because I love camping and if I have to come back to an office every once in a while, I may as well spend my time writing about it.