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favourite tips and tricks for cold
Winter tips from our previous issues
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Winter tips never go out of date...
Winter’s here…
Here’s a few favourite tips and tricks for keeping warm, dealing with cold, wind, rainy days, and embracing the colder months outdoors.
Photo © 2023 Bette Cosgrove
TIPS for the cold
Camping in the winter (tent or van) needs to be pretty organised and good gear is needed. I do most things, from being out and about in my van to tramping and snow-holeing.
Photo ©2022 Daniel Munro
More cold season tips
Sharing our best hacks which made life so much easier on a recent Matariki vanning trip.
Photo ©2024 Bette Cosgrove
Insulation: Preparing for the cold winter “brrrrrr’s”
Darn, we could only get the new heater up to 10ºC on that night, and woke to a -3ºC frost. Eventually we were told the poor insulation and many windows in the bus were the problem.
Photo ©2023 Linda Butler
Pegs for tough weather
A commercial and a DIY (metal) version of a peg for windy weather.
Photo ©2023 M Richardson
A stove jack
Best mod for camping so far, a stove jack sewn into the awning.
Photo ©2023 Keil MacDiarmid
It was cold at Mavora Lakes
I think the Mrs thought I was a bit crazy suggesting a night away in the van this time of year.
ckw. ckw.nz/mavora-cold
Photo ©2022 Daniel Munro
8 Winter 2024
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