My little teardrop started life in 2016 as an idea to have something I could use to get away and recharge myself.

What we thought we wanted soon changed as we sat in and viewed a number of vans over about 3 months.

Understanding your rv: Australian Collyn Rivers has travelled in a wide range of different sorts of RVs and learned in real life.

There is a 30-day pass or a 365-day pass, that covers most DOC campsites.

Lake Monowai was quiet and still as if time itself had stopped.

Our first night away in Scampi.

Mavis is finally out and about on her maiden overnighter.

Each issue we feature a couple of places from the online stop and Stay directory.

Gary took his teardrop camper to the Hororata Swap Meet and snapped this beauty.

Meet our first two camping groups: All Points Camping Club of NZ & Kiwi Pop Top Campers

Share stories and images from your group’s meetings and events. Anything that would be of interest to other campers, and or would encourage others to join your group or participate with you.

We all look forward to the catch ups, the fun, laughter and good times; doing as much or as little as we choose.

Great weekend in Geraldine at the Geraldine Classic Caravan Club Rally which included over 30 retro caravans.

The outdoor art and sculpture exhibition is accompanied by food, music, and lots of family fun. The most recent festival was in 2021.

We spent Monday night at The Maritime Museum at Paeroa and freedom camped at Ray’s Rest the next night before heading in to Thames for Steampunk.

Any event with a camping component can list here free. 
Country fairs, music festivals &c, if they cater for campers.

Taking a bike trip around Otago. The teardrop camper at 
Champagne Gully on Lake Dunstan. Autumn. Andrew Morton.

Autumn. 
Cycling in Otago. 
Camping in the teardrop. 
Andrew Morton

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