A Vow To Explore

Growing up in Australia, Holmes discovered a passion for the outdoors at a young age. As she chased a career in photography, she was in need of a vehicle that could keep up with both pursuits. Shockingly, her sedan wasn’t up to the task. The Jimny turned out to be the perfect fit: capable, competent and nimble. It also gave Holmes a great way to dive deeper into the world of wheeling and wrenching.

When Holmes brought the Jimny home, it was ready for any and every kind of mod. To start, she added a bull bar and transfer case guard for more protection on the trails. She replaced the back seats with rubber flooring to create extra storage space. Next, Holmes installed some smaller accessories to make life off the road a little easier: additional lighting, a snorkel, a UHF radio, a folding table on the back door, and a second battery under the bonnet for more power. And last but not least, she fitted a two-inch lift and began her search for a tire that could stand up to Australia’s diverse terrain.

Holmes knew she needed reliable tires that could get her and her partner (and navigator) home safely from every outing. After extensive research, she went with a set of BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/A® KM2 tires (215/75/15). They took her from second-guessing every suspicious puddle to hardly noticing they were there—and even gave the Jimny enough traction to rescue a few stuck cars.

Three months after purchasing the Jimny, Holmes and her partner's family went on a week-long camping trip to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. A 45-minute barge trip from the mainland brings visitors to magnificent scenery only accessible to 4WD vehicles. Good thing she ditched the sedan. Holmes and her Jimny trekked through it all: beaches, rainforests and even freshwater lakes. No terrain was off limits to her vehicle or her camera.

Holmes has always been hungry to learn, see and experience as many new things as possible. The Jimny has fed that hunger in more ways than Holmes ever imagined, enabling her to learn how to off-road, refine her navigation skills, gain more mechanical knowledge and become a better problem solver when things don't go as planned. And with a newfound ability to explore remote, breathtaking locations in the Land Down Under through 4WD, there’s no saying what she’ll capture next. But, it probably won’t be a road.