12 Winter 2025 ISSUE 12 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption chilly-tramping_H_food-1.webp GO TO Chilly chilly chilly out there Winter tramping food Jono Collins There were some pretty yummy looking dinners getting eaten on our tramp last weekend…. This is what I’m all about. 🏕️ More: Winter in the Tararuas for first time trampers ©2025 Jonathan Collins, NZ Fun Adventures nzfunadventures.co.nz Find us on Facebook . Up Up 12 Winter 2025 , p 13

1 Spring 2022 TIPS: Weekending Up Various Making the most of short trips All my trips are short ones. I quite often take leftover food so time isn’t taken cooking, particularly if windy. Two hours max travelling from Wellington. Don’t worry if you forget something as long as you have warm clothes. (Steve) Weekend getaways are the best! We take very little on the road with us because we are spending more time outside then in. So it’s just basic food, booze & general clothing. (Donna) My moho is always packed, with just the fridge/freezer stuff to put in (Christine). n We find a location close to home so we don’t waste hours travelling just for a weekend. Try and prep all meals so the weekend can be a real break. (Linda). We head to the coast, any coast, and there is an abundance to choose from in the Wairarapa. We may even pick up takeaways on our way out but our meals are all prepped. The sound of the sea and away from traffic does it for us. (Dale) I’ve got a couple of changes of clothes permanently in my van. I always make sure I have a jacket, beanie, off-road walking shoes and togs ready to go, this time of year. Usually I head for somewhere near hot springs. (Katrina) PHOTO: Foxton Boat Club ©2022 Miriam RIchardson Up Up Up Spring 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF CONTENTS Weekend getaways are the best! 1/0

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption twin axel with motormovers Dealing with a caravan flat Duncan Upjohn Have you had a flat tyre on your caravan? I have now had three and would like to pass on some experience that may help you. My current caravan is twin axel with motormovers attached, and I am now in my mid 60s. Before journeying I always check pressures in the tyres. Our last trip I did this the weekend before going and noticed one tyre down on what was expected, and pumped it up with a footpump. I checked again a couple of days before, and the pressure was half what it was supposed to be, so time to take it off and have it checked. An hour and a half later it was off and the spare on, I was glad this was at home and not on the roadside. Cracking the tension on the nuts was the first problem, the tyre lever being only 250mm long. Haha, this I had done before and placing the bottle jack under the lever and raising it does the trick (above) — any jack will do — a block of wood on top can help. Next, to jack up the van. The bottle jack in place, there was not enough room to use the lever with the motormover crossbar. Out came the supplied scissor jack. Again the cross bar and movers made placing it difficult and then turning the handle a mission and a half —an eighth of a turn at a time was all I could manage. Well, after a few choice words, skinned hands and a lovely bruise (found the next day) the job was done. I had the tyre repaired and we left with the spare still on — changing it would wait till we got home. So my main problem was the jack and I found an electric one on line, ordered it and it made change-back a breeze and one I would be OK with at the roadside, should it now be required. ◊ Images ©2024 Duncan Upjohn Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 16

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption how many have you visited> Game: DOC campsites, 2 Rhonda Marshall There are more than 200 DOC sites throughout New Zealand, 28 in the area shown in the map. In the grid below, fill in 12 DOC sites from the list below. One site will run vertically and the others will run horizontally across the grid. Map: © doc.govt.nz The puzzle does not have gaps between the words., eg., Te Pakau > TePakau. Anaura Bay Arohena Boulders Hot Water Beach Humphries Bay Kakaho Kaniwhaniwha Lake Okareka Lake Tarawera Outlet Makau Landing Manganuka Matataa Mid Okahu Road Ngaherenga Omahuru Orangihikoia Pahautea Hut Piropiro Rerewhakaaitu (Ash Pit Road) Rerewhakaaitu (Brett Road) Rosie Bay Sanctuary Te Pakau (Eight Acre) Te Taita A Makoro Verns Waikeramoana Holiday Park Whakaipo Whitikau View the solution Download the game as a pdf: game-8-06-24-CKW .pdf Download PDF • 1.34MB Download the solution as a pdf: game-solution-8-06-24-CKW .pdf Download PDF • 157KB Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 44

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption In the distance In the distance we could see a stunning cloud which was scattering a hail storm around nearby Christchurch. ©2024 Linda Butler ©2024 Linda Butler Kool Grill and chat We quickly put up a shelter and tried to fend off the cold from the wind. The Kool Grill was soon lit, offering some warmth, on which we enjoyed nibbling on toasted marshmallows as we chatted the evening away. ©2024 Linda Butler ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler Garden tour Our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. ©2024 Linda Butler No one seemed in a hurry to get away Flaxmere Garden Linda Butler The beauty of belonging to a camping group is occasionally we get to camp at some venues not opened to the general public for camping. This was the case at Flaxmere Garden, in Canterbury. We settled in on a Friday afternoon. In the distance we could see a stunning cloud which was scattering a hail storm around nearby Christchurch. The backlash of this, though, was that it was bitterly cold. We quickly put up a shelter and tried to fend off the cold from the wind. The Kool Grill was soon lit, offering some warmth, on which we enjoyed nibbling on toasted marshmallows as we chatted the evening away. Saturday after morning coffee, our host Penny invited us to start our tour of her garden. We were given maps, then followed her to her front lawn where she shared some interesting information about her property. She built the stone fence herself! We loved following the paths, crossing bridges, scanning over ponds and admiring the mountains in the distance. The garden was divided into hot areas and cold shaded areas. My favourite was the native bush walk, but then I also enjoyed the autumn colours that seemed to be scattered everywhere. We were followed on our walk by fantails. They seemed friendlier than others I’ve seen. That night we enjoyed a feast of rhubarb and feijoa crumble thanks to a team effort. It was yum. No one seemed in a hurry to get away. It was 3.45 in the afternoon before we got away. Yet again, another successful camp. Images ©2024 Linda Butler Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 35

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Waikawa Bay PHOTO: Axel Dressel Boathouse at Waikawa Bay ©2024 Shellie Evans Waikawa Bay Waikawa Bay Waikawa Bay STOP and STAY Waikawa Bay Reserve: stop and stay Stop and Stay Waikawa Bay Reserve Larne St, Waikawa, Catlins Self-contained campers are welcome to overnight at the Recreation reserve in Waikawa township. Bordering the Catlins and close to Curio Bay, Waikawa also boasts a popular fish and chip (‘chup’) wagon. Nice! ■ who: Tents, caravans, motorhomes, vans; must be self-contained. ■ Dogs allowed. ■ 1 nights max. ■ facilities: Toilets, water, large vehicles. ■ activities: Swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, walking, cycling, fishing, boating. ◼️ Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 35

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption My day at Ferrymead Tony Knights My day at Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch. ©2024 Tony Knights See the gallery Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 19

6 Summer 2023 6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption tiny-chilly-rooftoptent-clean_1211_mw.webp Looking good Jayme Groeneveld Looking good. I hit the Patrol with the automotive cleaner from motomuck and the old girl’s looking better than ever! ©2023 Jayme Groeneveld Chillybin Adventures Instagram Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 25

6 Summer 2023 6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption game-word-search-summer-23.webp Word search: Tent camping Rhonda Marshall Here’s a word search relating to camping in a tent. Any words that have 3 parts such as “sun screen lotion” is written as 1 word in the grid. So you would look for sunscreenlotion. Words may be placed forward, backwards, diagonally, horizontally and vertically. Once you have found all your search words there are 20 letters left over. Working from top- to-bottom and left-to-right, record the letters in sequence to work out the 4 word secret message. Have fun! Airbed Bag Blankets Book Bowl Chilly bin Clothes pegs Coffee Cooker Cup Detergent Fly screen Fork Ground sheet Guy rope Insect repellant Lantern Light Pan Poles Pot Shoe Sleeping bag Stretcher Sun screen lotion Tea Tea towel Tent pegs Torch Towel Washing up bowl Water bottle Zips Download the page to print: game-Word-search-6_Summer .pdf Download PDF • 458KB View solution or download the solution to print: game-Word-search-solution-6_Summer .pdf Download PDF • 50KB Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 32

1 Spring 2022 Just a little R&R Up Gary Hitchcock Just a little R&R at Orton Bradley Park. Great weather. Who would have thought I would need my sun hat this time of year? Not a breath of wind; 20 degrees. Orton Bradley Park is a great place. Autumn. Canterbury. Gary HItchock. Photos ©2022 Gary Hitchcock Up Up Up Spring 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF CONTENTS R&R at Orton Bradley Park R&R at Orton Bradley Park 1/1

5 Spring 2023 5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The best site We had the absolute best site of this campground, right on the lake front. On the lake front, Lake Tarawera. We became the camp meet and greet Camped at Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach Meet and Greet As people arrived, we would jump up and help carry their gear up to the elevated sites. On the lake front, Lake Tarawera. I decided to pre-prepare the meals then flat pack freeze them Cooking on the road: planning food for…off the road Junaya Binns WInning an adventure This winning adventure package came with a 2 person tent, 2 camp chairs, a light for the tent, 2 self inflating sleeping mats and a cute little collapsible table. Thanks Kiwi Camping! We are van-life people, so we had to investigate the facilities in full, and we appreciated the help of Jonathan Collins from NZ Fun Adventures. No power or showers just long drop toilet facilities and the ground you camp on. And we don’t have a boat. No fridge. Jonathan loaned us a massive chilly bin. Getting there by water taxi meant space was of premium importance! How to carry enough food? The most enjoyable part of this adventure was experiencing the ‘true blue’, ‘pay it forward’ Kiwi nature. We had the absolute best site of this campground, right on the lake front, so we became the camp meet and greet, as everyone else camping there had boats. As people arrived, we would jump up and help carry their gear up to the elevated sites. Through this we met some wonderful people. Which gained us 5-minutes boat rides to the amazing natural hot pools that were otherwise a long, 1hr 30min, uphill trek! When we ran out of alcohol on the last night, a lot of those who we met and helped and engaged with in the evenings, quickly came to our rescue. Got to love NZ! So, if you want to get away from absolutely everything including reception, Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach is the place to go. And so ... We won a 4-day camp adventure at Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach in Rotorua for Easter this year, courtesy of NZ Fun Adventures. We are van-life people, and this site is only accessible via water, no van this time! How on earth were we going to keep food cold for 5 days? With the date, the tenting gear, a loaned chilly bin ready to go, it was time to plan. Let the planning begin To reduce the amount of carry-on I decided to pre-prepare the meals then flat pack freeze them in large snap lock bags for easy stacking in the chilly bin. Also freezing 8 large bottles of water to layer on the bottom of the chilly bin, as there is no drinking water available at this site, so as well as food we required enough drinking water for the 5-day escape. Top tip: Take baking paper to line your frying pan, we did not have to wash the pan once while away. Another top tip, for this site in particular —the ground is hot so forage for some logs and get your chilly bin off the ground. Dinners Night 1: After a long drive up from Wellington to ensure we met the water taxi on time. we set up camp. We are no strangers to tents but have not done it for a while, and dinner was going to be quick before daylight faded. So American hot dogs it was. We only took 1 frying pan so everything had to be one-pan meals. I packed the sauces into tiny containers so no wastage or leftovers floating around; pre-grated a small bag of cheese, just enough for the meal. Fried the hot dogs, filled the rolls popped them back in the pan, foil on top to get the delicious melty goodness, boom! All ready in 15 mins. The next 3 nights are meals that I had prepared and flat pack frozen at home. Night 2: Creamy chorizo and mushroom pasta. Night 3: Home made sweet and sour pork with udon noodles Night 4: Vegetarian nachos, just in case things weren’t so cold at this point. We topped them with plain yoghurt and of course piled high on the chips. Dinners covered, we then had to think about brunch food. Brunch We still wanted to tantalise the taste buds with holiday goodies like bacon and eggs and so on. So again, to combat the space issue, I decided to pre-make and freeze camp toasties! An absolute favourite of ours. These are no basic toasties by any means, chock full of all things breakfast. You can make them as amazing as your creativity takes you. Simply construct using your favourite loaf and wrap individually and freeze them fresh, no pre-toasting. Save the toasting for the one pan on the day. These also stack amazingly in the chilly bin. The rest To wrap it up, the only thing we had to make fresh was our coffee in the morning. Nothing took longer than 15mins to reheat or toast in the pan and like I say, baking paper was key!! No washing of the pan only the 2 plates, cutlery, and coffee mugs. We also took a 24-pack of water bottles just in case, which came in handy for teeth brushing and providing the hikers, that passed through daily, thirsty after their 5 hours walk, and not realising they couldn’t refill their bottles at the beach while they waited for the water taxi, to arrive to pick them up Junaya & Dan @adventures_of_the_escapegoats (instagram) Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 7

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption gale force winds and 30mm rain First time out with my new tent Tony Kissel First time out with my new tent, a retirement present to myself. So far I’ve had gale force winds and 30mm rain in the last 24 hours, no problems whatsoever. The stream is still in spate so I think tramping is off the cards; I’ll sit in the sun with a good book. September. Temple Stream, Hopkins Valley, near Lake Ōhau. The tent is the Zempire Pro TL v2 (with the optional ‘pram cover’ for the front). ◊ ©2024 Tony Kissel Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 13