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12 Winter 2025

ISSUE 12

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Camping the Kiwi Way, 12, Winter 2025

In this issue

South Island caravan adventure We set off on a radiantly sunny day for two weeks down south. The trip was designed to include my little pal Frankie, the Lagotto, who at the ripe old age of13 is valiantly managing arthritis and failing joints, aided by a truckload of meds.

Chilly chilly chilly out there Your camping experiences over the cold months.

Now we have the power to go off grid  We wanted more power. We needed more battery storage. We needed it done right.

Mains electricity & your caravan for dummies The power points in the caravan work just like the ones in your house, but if you load them all up at the same time the power will trip/ turn off.

A honeymoon, in a caravan, in winter, in 1960 .

South Island CampFest ‘25 Pack up your tent or camping vehicle and join us at Woodbury. Make a kite, Have a go at archery, buy-sell-swap, plus entertainment.

Making the toast off-grid: use gas 

Table of contents

Editorial

Come camping

Stop and Stay

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About



Cover image:  Front cover: Honeymoon: by the time they got to Lindis Pass they had snow to deal with. ©2025 Graeme Leslie More 



About Camping the Kiwi Way

We hope this magazine will unite the many different camping groups we have in NZ to create a unified voice and energy for sustainable camping for current and future generations of New Zealanders. 

ISSN: 2815-8261 (Print)ISSN: 2815-827X (Online)

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Editor: Miriam Richardson editor@campingthekiwiway.org | campingthekiwiway.org


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