I was incredibly lucky to be invited to visit at a ‘permanent’ summer camp run by a 4WD club, several summers ago. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Sharing the summertime Up Miriam Richardson I was incredibly lucky to be invited to visit at a ‘permanent’ summer camp run by a 4WD club, several summers ago. A large field bounded by a stream and its fringe of willows, well out of sight of the road — room for everyone to have their own relatively private campsite. There is a central arena, with space for kids on bikes, and a New Year bonfire. They have shared long drops and hot showers — throw a log in the shower boiler whenever you walk past on the way to the loos. The land is leased over the summer period, and each spring group members head out to see what havoc the winter wove. They tidy up and or repair their camp sites, trim the trees, set up the long drops, digging new holes with their handy post-hole digger, chop fire wood for the boiler, set up the showers and tame the grass. Weekends begin the season, then the long summer break when families come and stay for weeks. When work calls, some families stay on, welcoming the workers back for weekends; then school goes back, and camping is a weekend affair again, until the final tidy up — filling in the long drop holes, securing the toilets and showers for the winter, packing down the camping gear and kitchens and taking stuff home. The camp setups are as varied as the people. There are buses, caravans, tents, and mixtures and variations of them. There are day rooms, keeping the sun and rain off. Some families share a kitchen and living area and have their family tents as bedrooms. Some use a totally portable kitchen, others, like the one pictured, have a more permanent kitchen setup, repaired or adapted, as required, each year. This kitchen even has herbs. This kind of ‘permanent’ camping, families sharing the summertime year to year, differs from a regular campground experience. Though it does remind me of my uncle’s camping in the 1960s— at a campground, but each summer the same site, the same set of families: lives from quite different places, sharing just the summer holiday. Perhaps if freedom camping becomes more difficult we will create more of these shared spaces for our summering.   n Up Up Click on the gallery for a full size view Preparing tea. ©2023 M Richardson Poptop and campsite with the neighbour's dog. ©2023 M Richardson When you need lots of hot water the big thermette was perfect. Sometimes, though, you take a bucket over and get hot water from the shower boilers. ©2023 M Richardson Preparing tea. ©2023 M Richardson 1/10

Sunday morning flag raising The Bay of Plenty family camp at Paengaroa. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Sunday morning flag raising Up Angela Bryan Sunday morning flag raising The Bay of Plenty family camp at Paengaroa, October 2023. All Points Camping 
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12 Winter 2025 ISSUE 12 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption making_H_MNR_2119.webp GO TO Chilly chilly chilly out there Gas is a much better option. Making the toast off-grid – use gas Graham Leslie Don’t use an electric toaster when camping off-grid unless you have more battery power stored than you can ever use and a large, professionally installed power inverter. Gas is a much better option. Electric toasters use a lot of power even if only for a short time. That big power load of 800 to 1800Watts creates very large, dangerous currents on the 12Volt parts of your system. Large currents, if not properly managed, can start fires. Toasters use power at 25 to 40 times that of a laptop, for instance. Additionally most of us don’t have unlimited battery power so I prefer to keep my battery power for things like fridges, laptops, TVs or other devices that don’t have a non-electric option. Making toast does not require electricity. This also applies to electric kettles. They too are very greedy on power and are best avoided when off-grid. There is a good range of stove-top kettles to choose from. My only advice is check they pour nicely. “I just use my generator” Be aware that running a generator in the morning to make your toast and boil the jug will not endear you to your neighbouring campers. Toast In a traditional camping world you would have used a toasting fork and a fire, but this is not particularly practical with fire restrictions. The next best thing is a toaster to put on a gas cooker of which there are many varieties. Some work better than others and I have tried many of them and this is my run down. Graham: First choice is a two-slice toaster. It has a metal mesh inner that holds and spreads the heat which toasts bread fairly evenly. These are also good on small stoves. They are a bit pricey from $40 to $70 but they make nice toast. May be a bit bulky for some campers. Miriam: I have one, in my shed, somewhere, for sale, if anyone wants one. Didn’t work for me. I think my elements were too big or too small — the flame wouldn’t just go up the middle. Graham: Second choice is the old 4-slice toaster. This is the design I grew up with. They are sometimes hard to balance on a smaller gas cooker and don’t tend to cook the toast so evenly (you can rotate the bread round on the toaster to fix this). They give the toast a bit of a polka-dot pattern as most the heat comes through the little holes. They are around $30 to $40 and make passable toast. (A vintage version.) May be a bit bulky for some campers. Graham: There is a variety of single-slice toasters that fit over the element like a frying pan. I don’t see why these would not work. I looked for some reviews and only found one that said it did work OK. These tend to be small and cheaper at under $20. Miriam: I used the above mesh one in my van when I started out. It heats the metal mesh which then radiates heat to your toast. OK for white bread, but very slow for Vogels. Takes up very little space. Quite good for one person Graham: This is a folding toaster, but I have never had any success with these. They are cheaper to buy at under $20 but as I have never managed to make it work, I can’t recommend them. I had a look at some reviews, and they seemed to divide between ‘didn’t work at all’ (my experience) and those who said it was fine. Graham: Another option is if you have a grill on your gas cooker or stove. We have made good toast under these over the years. Sometimes making the toast this way feels a bit slow and fiddley. Miriam: If your grill is big enough for 3 or more slices, this method might have an advantage. FueledWithFood: Broiling bread is the fastest way to toast bread in large amounts, but don’t blink because it’ll go from golden brown to dark and burnt quickly. Miriam: There are a couple of toasters that have metal with holes to direct and moderate the heat from your gas flame to the bread. The flat, two slice toaster, the Camp-A-Toaster (above, $29), doesn’t take much room, and makes great toast. It doesn’t stay shiny long; it blackens then rusts; lasts about 4 years. It is fast for white bread, slow for Vogels. Bonus: since the toast is flat you can add your butter shavings to the cooked side to soften up for spreading, or melt your cheese on the toast. At a pinch, warm croissants. This is Miriam’s number 1 pick. Miriam: You can toast your bread in a cast iron pan; with butter, oil or dry. I tried this with Vogels in a dry pan, and it did work, though very slowly. I thought it would dry the toast out too much, but didnt. I consulted the internet on this, being short of experience. FueledWithFood suggests: Cast iron: preheat the pan on medium; 3 mins each side, 2 mins if you use butter in the pan. Carbon steel: medium for plain bread, low if you use butter in the pan; 2 mins per side. Nonstick: low and slow, 3 mins each side, half that if you use butter in the pan. Stainless steel: don’t do it. Fried bread soupaddict: “The texture of fried bread is just perfect. I like bread out of the toaster as much as the next person, but if you’re like me, you automatically reach for the butter or other condiments to moisten the bread. It’s just better that way. With fried toast, there’s a nice balance of crunchy texture and olive oil lusciousness. Sprinkle a little finishing salt on top, and you could eat it sans toppings.” Just needs a drizzle of oil in the pan. OR: Go old-school and truly minimilist and hold the toast over the gas flame!(And let us know how you get on.) Miriam: I think it all depends on your gas burners and the kind of bread. A toaster can be perfect for one and hopeless for another. White bread toasts fast and easy. More dense bread such as Vogels toasts slowly, whatever toaster you use. NOTE: Any draft while you are toasting can slow things down as the heat can go sideways instead of directly up to the bread. A wind shield helps with this (even inside!). 🏕️ Up Up 12 Winter 2025 , p 33

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption waihora-linda-1_w.webp GO TO as the seasons change When the benefits far exceed the cost you’d be crazy not to take it up All Points Camping ALL POINTS CAMPING CLUB of NZ We are proud to sponsor this issue of Camping the Kiwi Way Brought to you by NZ’s inclusive, friendly, camping club, for your reading pleasure. Family membership to the All Points Camping Club gives you: ✶ Membership support ✶ Friendly, inclusive camping events ✶ Nationwide savings ✶ Lobbying support for campers’ rights. Image: ©2024 Marty Ireland You don’t have to have a self-contained vehicle to join. You don’t have to be a member to come to our events. It’s more than just a club, it’s like one big family. Come along to one of our events near you. Bring the tent, bring the kids. NZ’s national camping club Join now ONLY $40, Join here: www.allpointscampingnz.org ✶ When the benefits far exceed the cost you’d be crazy not to take it up. ✶ Our values: compassion, inclusion, support and encouragement Top image: Motukarara, Canterbury. ©2022 Linda Butler. Up Up Summer 2025 , p 40

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Murchison, Labour Weekend Marty Ireland An All Points Camping gathering at Murchison, Labour Weekend. Marty Ireland. Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 44

Winter 2025 ISSUE 12 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption events_H_glendhuBay-MNR_1064.webp GO TO CHILLY CHILLY CHILLY OUT THERE Come Camping Mark your calendars now Pre Spring @ Woodbury AUG: 22–24 , Fri, Woodbury, Sth Canterbury Who is willing to brave any weather? We have the use of the Pavilion all day Saturday. ckw.nz/woodbury-pre-spring ckw.nz/woodbury-pre-spring-rsvp 9 Hole Golf Hop OCT: 19–23, Sun, Greta Valley, Nth Canterbury Join us for 4 days & nights of golf and camping. Limited numbers. ckw.nz/golf-oct25 ckw.nz/golf-oct25-rsvp Camp at Steampunk the Thames NOV: 7–10, Fri, Thames, Coromandel Join us at camp for the 10th anniversary of Steampunk the Thames. The camp is at the Thames Sea Scout Hall. This is a fun weekend for all ages with entertainment, competitions, dancing, prancing, gears and gadgetry. steampunkthethames.co.nz ckw.nz/steampunk-thames-25 ckw.nz/steampunk-thames-25-rsvp South Island Campfest 2025 NOV: 14–16, Fri, Woodbury, Sth Canterbury Family fun and entertainment from 2pm 14th November.cSomething for everyone. APCNZ’s FIRST South Island Campfest. ckw.nz/si-campfest-25 ckw.nz/si-campfest-25-rsvp Waiterere beach NOV: Fri 21–23, Fri, Waiterere, Horowhenua Hydrabad Holiday Park, Waitarere Beach. Details to come Do the hoki To Kaitoke DEC: 5–9, Fri, Upper Hutt Kaitoke Regional Park, Wellington. Details to come Happy 10th Birthday All Points DEC: 24 –7 Jan, Wed, Motukarara, Canterbury Join us at the Waihora Domain as we celebrate Christmas, New Year, horse racing and birthdays! We will be camping from Christmas eve for two weeks. Come when it suits. ckw.nz/waihora-dec25 ckw.nz/waihora-dec25-rsvp New Year at Paraparaumu Beach DEC: 29–2 Jan, Mon, Kapiti, Wellington Join us for a relaxed New Years camp at Paraparaumu Beach Sea Scouts Hall site. Its just a short walk to the beach, estuary and local shops, and beside a large park and sports area. ckw.nz/new-year-25 ckw.nz/new-year-25-rsvp 2026 Waitangi at Morison’s Bush FEB: 5–9, Thu, Morison’s Bush, Wairarapa Details to come . Waitangi Weekend Bluff Farm FEB: 6–8, Fri, Oxford, Canterbury Winter camping was such fun that now we want a summer camp. Who is keen for a dip in the Ashley Gorge? ckw.nz/bluff-farm-waitangi-26 ckw.nz/bluff-farm-waitangi-26-rsvp Ford Ranger NZ Rural Games MAR: 3–15, Fri, Palmerston North All Points Camping will be managing the camping for this event – details later. For the latest camps All Points Camping events . NZ Fun Advcentures (FB) Monthly meetups Catch up with local campers: share places, stories and plan new camps. Canterbury 2nd Wed each month at 11am Legends Room, Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Rd, Chch. Parking for larger vehicles. Join us for barista coffee, stay on for lunch or enjoy the stores. Wellington Differs each month, so watch for us on Facebook Up Up 12 Winter 2025 , p 38

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 Gary Stoneley GO TO Autumn Gold a convenient way to pay What is KiwiCamp? Miriam Richardson What started out as a pay-for-what-you-need set of camper facilities like National Park, has now expanded to include sites that charge per night or for particular facilities. Check their website in advance. kiwicamp.nz Regional camps without resident managers, such as Hurunui Council’s Amberley Beach Campground, are now using KiwiCamp to collect the fees, and the NZMCA is using them to manage charging for power at some of their parks. The Kiwicash fob To use KiwiCamp sites or facilities you need a KiwiCash fob (digital key), and it needs to have enough credit. See their website for places you can buy one. You recharge the fob online, so internet is required. You need to get the fob before you get to the site. You need the charged fob to lift the barrier and enter the camp. When you depart, it counts the nights you have been there, and debits your fob. The fobs are small enough to carry on your key ring, but bear in mind you need to carry them with you into the shower or laundry etc. Private campsites using KiwiCash have their own rules about who can stay, but KiwiCamp facilities are available if you are using a tent or a vehicle, self-contained or not. kiwicamp.nz/what-is-kiwi-camp Sites vary in what they provide, but these are things you might be able to pay for with the fob: Secure parking Hot showers Dishwashing/cooking facilities Laundry facilities Waste recycling station Water filling station Secure power points (charging laptop, phone etc). Caravan powered sites. WiFi Dump station Kiwicamp module at TECT, in BOP, with showers, toilets, kitchen and laundry. I used these showers at the TECT park (right) in the Bay of Plenty and it was really nice to just wave the fob to get another 4 minutes. It’s a bother to get the fob and to get set up to recharge it, but after the set-up hurdle it is a very convenient way to pay for things. National Park photo ©2024 Gary Stoneley Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 37

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Autumn Gold On the cycle trail at Bannockburn Andrew Morton On the cycle trail at Bannockburn. ©2024 Andrew Morton Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 7

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Simple is good Tony Dennerley Yep, simple is good. Tony Dennerley Photo ©2023 Tony Dennerley Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 10

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz Mountain Mamas NZ Kayla Laatz Are you a mama wanting to spend more time outdoors with your family? Do you want to meet and go tramping with other like-minded mamas? Mountain Mamas NZ is an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Its a place to learn new skills, build your confidence, get inspired and connect with other local mamas throughout Aotearoa. The benefits to spending more time in nature are endless; but sometimes finding the motivation and support to make it happen can be difficult. Learning new skills and stepping outside your comfort zone, while simultaneously navigating life as a new parent, is even harder. The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. Get involved by following us @mountainmamasnz on Instagram and Facebook. Tag us in your outdoor family adventures using #mountainmamasnz to be shared and to inspire others. Kayla Laatz mountainmamasnz.com facebook.com/mountainmamasnz instagram.com/mountainmamasnz Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 32

I’ve been enjoying a few days away at one of my favourite spots, The Homestead Campsite near Saint Bathans. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up The Homestead, St Bathans Tony Kissell I’ve been enjoying a few days away at one of my favourite spots, The Homestead Campsite near Saint Bathans. Photos © 2023 Tony Kissell Up Up Up The Homestead Campsite Click on the gallery for a full size view 1/6

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption coffee-katikati_8242_H.webp GO TO as the seasons change the 1st Friday of the month Coffee morning Katikati Maggie O’Rourke Our first coffee morning was held at the Chrome Cafe in Katikati. The cafe had plenty of parking for all size vehicles including my bus. We had a small gathering of four people and a dog called Ruby. We are going to hold these events the 1st Friday of the month. Add it to your calendar. Robyn and Barry came from Tauranga told us about the Facebook group they started called ‘Stolen caravans in NZ’, after they experienced having there caravan stolen (ckw.nz/fb-stolen-cara). They have 4k members. Any one can join and help owners find their homes. Above: Barry & Robyn Berghoffer, Marianna Haworth & Maggie O’Rourke
 Marianna Haworth, BOP representative, 
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