Fun fact: Before he bought into Saber Offroad as a partner and Director – Product Development, Steve Handbury was a grazier and owner of one of Victoria’s most renowned Angus studs.

Better known now as @79Skooby by his 40,000+ Instagram followers, four wheeling ran though Steve’s veins well before he was born.

In fact, you could say he was born on a 4×4 track (he came pretty close to it, but that’s a story for another time!).

He’s been living and breathing four wheeling ever since.

Growing up in a Landcruiser family, Steve’s dad drove a Toyota BJ40 and “we lived in that car we went everywhere in it. I actually went with Dad to the dealership when he bought it.”
Naturally, his first car was a Toyota FJ45 Landcruiser.

“My Dad’s idea of recovery gear was an axe and high-lift jack. There was no winch on the 40 series. I remember being a kid and watching two 40 series Landcruisers recover a panel van from a creek – there I was right in the danger zone on the side of the creek watching this recovery.”
Image of the 40 series pulling Sandman out of creek

It was a different time back then.

Born and bred in Darwin, NT, one of his favourite camping spots was Florence Falls in Litchfield National Park, which back then was a serious adventure and took a full day of four wheel driving to get there, and according to Steve, where you’d normally get bogged on the black soil plains.
His thirst for four wheel driving has seen him explore the country’s most talked about tracks, places and rich cultural heritage. But it was during a gap year that the former “retiree” saw an investment opportunity in Saber Offroad.

As Director – Product Development, Steve’s job is to design and create new products, review and improve the current products, and test everything to destruction.

At Saber Offroad, we create all of our products with a view to reduce the metal and weight in a recovery. Our products are our own and have been created by our specialist team.

The combination of Ben’s product and testing expertise together with Steve’s farming and 4×4 experience makes for a powerful duo and a robust product offering and brand in Saber Offroad.