I’m 10,000km into the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster project now, and this was the perfect time to debrief after a proper desert flogging—Gunbarrel Highway and the Connie Sue, three days after we rolled out, and both were rough as hell. I wanted real answers: what went right, what went wrong, how it handled the weight of the canopy and extra fuel, what it’s like living out of it in dust and heat, and the big question everyone keeps asking—could this be a 79 killer? Suspension-wise, the JMAX air/electric setup matched with coils has been unreal. I could sit on speeds on roads like the Norseman that I normally wouldn’t, and off-road it soaked up corrugations so well I was often way ahead of the convoy. But it wasn’t all sunshine—corrugations loosened steering bolts (my fault for not checking after 500km), which cooked the alignment and chewed through my tyres fast, plus a few small niggles like a loose light. I also cover real touring stuff: how I packed the canopy to avoid clutter, what spares I carried (including a 30kg driveline part), a nasty puncture from a random motorbike lever, and why the full canopy proved itself as a legit Outback tourer. After 10 days of 40–50°C heat, the kitchen flow, water setup, power (400Ah), fuel range mods, and even the first proper winch recovery—all got tested for real.