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Identify which kind of self containment you have, and be clear about where you are allowed to camp, so you can avoid fines and hassles

With the new self-containment system in disarray, what do you do with your new build, conversion or upgrade? Four choices.

Seven things to fix • Use the current standard.
• Remove the fixed toilet fetish.
• Remove the offence “preparing to freedom camp” — who can determine intentions?
• Make the delivery of offence notices fair.
• Remove the revised definition of homelessness.
• Ensure adequate facilities for all travellers.
• Differentiate between citizens and tourists.

Wharariki Beach is a wild, magnificent, and windswept long sandy beach, home of the Archway Islands, and can be found at the northernmost point of the South Island — west of Cape Farewell

Teardrop camping

It all started with needing a new roof hatch… well not exactly needing, but more a case of wanting. Out with the old and in with the new.

We gathered in Alexandra in Autumn, four of us and a dog. It’s a great season for biking in Central Otago, not too hot, and the weather is usually settled.

Three national groups speak on behalf of NZ campers: the All Points Camping Club of NZ, the NZMCA, and the Responsible Campers Association

Here’s the exciting opportunities for your stay and cycle journey on the Waikato River Trails.

Initially I bought a dehydrator to make fruit snacks for tramping. Over time, friends inspired me to use my dehydrator to make pre-cooked dinners.

The new self-containment regulations that the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board are trying to implement have more bumps, twists and turns than the North Island Saddle Road.

Caravans and sleep-outs are great fun, but they also carry a much greater risk of fire than a traditional home.
These tips will help keep you safe:

Fire blankets are useful for covering cooking related fires, and for wrapping around a person to smother a clothing fire.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are everywhere, from e-bikes & vapes and power tools. They are light, compact, and long-lasting, but can be a fire hazard if they are damaged, mishandled, or improperly disposed of.

Phosphate-based batteries, like lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, offer a superior chemical and mechanical structure that does not overheat to unsafe levels.

Sometimes the best medicine you need is going somewhere with no phone signal so you can spend the whole day just giving each other shit.

Well the holiday season is almost upon us and nearly here, and everyone will be getting their caravans, motorhomes and boats checked to make sure everything is operational.

We love freedom camping, and great charity recycle shops. My vintage-clothes-obsessed daughter and I did a wee roadie and filled her with treasures (lower North Island).

Bus Porn at Winter Woodie, Woodville, June.

Most fridges are essentially pumps. They move heat from where it is not wanted to where it does not matter. All work like this. They differ in how they do it — and also how well they do it. This article covers the basics.

This trip is the adventure I’ve dreamed of my whole life. Something different that will challenge me and possibly the closest I can get to Timbuktu for now, so I’m super excited.

Being out in nature and sitting around the fire sharing stories is my happy place as I’m sure it is for many people.

If you’re preparing to head off on your Summer family camping trip, whether it’s a short trip or a long trip, we’ve put together 10 tips to make your trip just that bit smoother.

No matter the age of your children, there’s always the car journey and the inevitable “are we there yet?” and “how much longer?”

Sunday morning flag raising The Bay of Plenty family camp at Paengaroa.