The Tuna is a very capable car. I use mine for adventures too.. very under rated car. Great little vid, keep up the good work.

It's easy to venture into private property by mistake, I mean genuine mistake. Hema maps should include private property boundaries on their maps as I and my nephew found out once, no harm done as further up the track we started to see hand painted 'private property' signs and turned around. But we were still worried about the infamous territorial farmer with a shotgun so we gunned it outta there.🤣

Nice video. Love the exploring.

Go the Tuna!!

Enjoyed your trip. Given that it looks like a bog standard GXL you did very well on the muddy climb. I have an identical vehicle ordered since Feb and will be using it in the Vic high country (further South than you). Not quite as muddy as your area, but similar steep bush tracks. I'm going to do upgrades/modifications strictly on an as needed basis. The first thing will be to fit the BFG KO2 all-terrain tyres that are waiting in my shed! IMO a tyre upgrade is a no brainer. And because we'll be doing mostly single vehicle driving, with some river crossings, I'll be getting a good reliable winch next, and have ordered a Rhino front bar already. A winch might have made your recovery quicker? There will be a factory snorkel, partly for help on water crossings (jury is out on their effectiveness for that) and to protect from the fine dust we get on dry tracks here. With suspension, that's going to be a wait and see. Living next door to the Avon Wilderness we won't be doing much 4WD touring/camping, just day drives, so not a lot of need for heavy loads, or caravan/camper. If ground clearance becomes a problem, then maybe a moderate lift later. I look forward to more videos from you. Fortuners are not big sellers outside of WA so its good to share experiences with them in our local conditions.

BTW in relation to your questions about legality of access, as a licensed land surveyor (retired), in my experience it is very rare for landholders to illegally padlock gates. And without a full and current title search you can never be sure about the status of property and tracks. My advice is unless its a life and death emergency, you should never break through gates or fences.

Never knows there is a tunnel. It would be safer to travel with another car just in case. Thank you for sharing.

I'd probably start at 4" lift with 35's - after that you could get a bull bar and some bash plates 👌

I find the DAC a little too fast for my comfort. For descents I generally use low range first gear. It's a nice steady pace. I noticed you were on the brakes a bit in that down hill section. Were you in low range with the manual gear selection to S1? I never use auto for down hill in the fortuner and it tends to use the higher gears and runs off.

Trespass, you only become a trespasser once you have been verbally notified by the owner or representative of the owner that this is the case. If you comply with a direction to leave, no offence has been committed.