11 autumn 2025 Autumn 2025 ISSUE 11 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption recipe_H-Lentil and eggplant stew with gnocchi 2.webp recipe_Pork and vegetables in hoisin sauce.webp GO TO Here & there last summer Recipes for camping Margaret Earle Hot cross buns One year when we were at scout camp over Easter, we cooked hot cross buns. This is the recipe that we used. It worked great in camp ovens. I use the same recipe at home in my bread maker and electric oven. I put all the ingredients in the bread maker bowl, except the dried fruit which I put in the fruit and nut dispenser, and use the dough setting. The recipe includes a cross and glaze for the buns. I tend to leave these out. 600g plain flour 2 tsp dry yeast 4 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp mixed spice Pinch each of ground cardamom and ground coriander 2 tsp salt (optional) 2 eggs 250ml milk, lukewarm 2 Tbsp orange marmalade 40g butter, softened 250g sultanas, raisins and currants 30g mixed peel For the cross: Plain flour Icing sugar Water For the glaze: ½ cup caster sugar ¼ cup water ◗ Mix flour, yeast, brown sugar, spices and salt in a large bowl. ◗ Whisk egg, milk and marmalade together and pour into the flour mixture to form a sticky dough. ◗ Knead on a floured surface for 10 mins until elastic. Add softened butter and knead a further 5 mins until smooth. Fold in dried fruit and mixed peel and knead for a further 3 mins . ◗ Mould into a loaf shape and then divide into 12 segments. Roll each segment into a ball and then flatten onto a greased tray. Place 2cm apart. ◗ Cover loosely with cling wrap and let dough rise in a warm place for 2 hours until doubled in size. ◗ Preheat oven to 180°C . ◗ To make crosses , mix the flour, icing sugar and water into a thick paste. Pour paste into a zip lock bag and snip one of the corners off the bag to create a piping bag. Pipe crosses on the buns. ◗ Bake buns for 15–20 mins . ◗ Turn out onto a wire rack. Cooking the buns in a camp oven You need a camp oven, a trivet/trivet stand-in, a round tin that fits in the camp oven. Read more about camp ovens More about camp ovens ◗ Put some form of trivet in the bottom of the camp oven (such as a rack or upturned metal plate). Then put the lid on the camp oven and place it in a spot on the fire that has good embers or on a low setting on your gas hob. ◗ Allow the inside of the camp oven to warm up before you put the hot cross buns inside. ◗ Shape your hot cross buns as described and place in a round cake tin that will fit inside your camp oven. Open the warmed camp oven and place the tin with the hot cross buns on top of the trivet. Replace the lid. ◗ Check frequently to ensure they are cooking but not burning. You may find that you need to move the camp oven to a warmer or cooler part of the fire or adjust the temperature of your gas hob. To create glaze ◗ bring the sugar and water to the boil until it is a clear syrup. Take off the heat. ◗ Apply glaze to hot buns with a pastry brush. Enjoy. Lentil and eggplant stew with gnocchi None of the ingredients in this recipe require refrigeration. We were low on fresh vegetables, so I used my remaining eggplant and mushrooms. The quantities below made enough for three hungry people. If you wanted a smaller meal, you could omit the tin of tomatoes. Alternatively, you could add more vegetables, tinned foods and gnocchi to feed more people. 1 eggplant chopped into cubes about 1–2cm in size 1 Tbsp salt 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped, or 2 tsp ready-chopped garlic 3 Tbsp oil 100g sliced mushrooms 1 chopped capsicum or 2 small zucchini 450g tin brown lentils, drained 450g tin chopped tomatoes 450g tin tomato-based pasta sauce 1 tsp each of basil, oregano and Moroccan spices (or whatever you have available) 1 packet of dry gnocchi ◗ In advance of making the dish, chop the eggplant and sprinkle the salt over it. Set aside until you are ready to use it. ◗ Chop the onions, garlic and any vegetables you are adding. ◗ Rinse the salt off the chopped eggplant. ◗ Fry onions and garlic in 1Tbs of oil in the camp oven. When they start to brown add the chopped eggplant and another Tbsp of oil. Stir regularly and cook until eggplant is transparent. You may need to add more oil if the eggplant begins to stick. ◗ Add mushrooms and brown them (if using). ◗ Drain and add tinned lentils, then add the chopped tomatoes and pasta sauce. Add herbs and spices and continue to cook as a stew. ◗ Cook gnocchi according to the instructions on the packet, in a separate pot. ◗ When the gnocchi are cooked, drain them and add to the stew in the camp oven. ◗ Add zucchini/capsicum at this stage (if using). Mix and cook for a further 2–5 minutes before serving. Pork and vegetables in hoisin sauce I cooked this recipe using pork steaks that I diced up. It could also be made with pork mince. The kumara and carrots went well with the sweetness of the pork. The quantities below fed three hungry people and could easily be adjusted for smaller or larger groups. If I was cooking for one or two people, I would use only one packet of the ready sauce, less pork, a small kumara and fewer carrots. 1 onion, diced 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 500g diced pork or pork mince 2–3 carrots, peeled and diced 1 medium, red kumara, peeled and diced 2 packets of ready sauce for hoisin minced pork 1 tsp ground ginger 100g mushrooms, sliced 1 capsicum, diced 1 Tbsp oil ◗ Peel and dice vegetables and chop up pork (if not using pork mince). ◗ Cook onion and garlic in the oil in the camp oven. ◗ When onion is transparent add pork and brown. ◗ Add carrot and kumara and sufficient water to nearly cover the vegetables. ◗ Simmer until kumara and carrot are partially cooked. ◗ Add ready sauce, ground ginger, mushrooms and capsicum to the camp oven. Continue simmering until vegetables are fully cooked. ◗ Serve over rice or noodles. Up Up 11 Autumn 2025 , p 27

1 Spring 2022 What makes a great and safe freedom camping space? Up Miriam Richardson Physical space Turning space to get in and out easily. Room to open doors and put out a step. (BONUS: room for long vehicles.) Safe to park: gaps big enough for gas safety. (3m between vehicles.) Flat (lpg fridges need it flats). Room for all that turn up. Sealed or very firm ground, particularly in winter. Nice to have Close to town amenities — shops, banks, cafes. In or near a recreational area — lakes, walking / bike tracks, pools. Near or with any services: dump station, water, rubbish, toilet, shower, laundry. A fabulous view. Everyone loves a view. It needs a good sign. Hmmm. A good sign? Unambiguous wording. Truly, this is cannot be taken for granted. What kind of camping is allowed. Time restrictions. Where to park (and not park). Any restrictions or special conditions. BONUS: Big enough to read from the drivers’ seat. Whakatane’s McAlister St freedom camping spot: a great example The parks are wide enough for safety, and its easy to turn in and out. Motorhome parks (and non-parks) are clearly marked. There is a large, clear sign. There is a dump station, water, rubbish & recycling bins, and it is walking distance to town. Sadly there are only 5 spaces in the only freedom camping spot in the town. Pretty good view too, for an urban carpark. The beautiful Tuapiro Reserve in the Bay of Plenty Spaces are car-width, a clear map shows where you can park. Its a ovely place to park; plenty of room, great walks and views. This photo shows how vehicles have used alternate parks to give each other fire safety. But these campers are vulnerable, as others could park between, too close for safety, and blocking the doors. BY: Miriam Richardson Up Up Up Spring 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF CONTENTS Place. Space. Safety. Whakatane’s McAlister St freedom camping spot: a great example The parks are wide enough for safety, and its easy to turn in and out; Motorhome parks (and non-parks) are clearly marked; There is a large, clear sign; There is a dump station, water, rubbish & recycling bins, and it is walking distance to town; Sadly there are only 5 spaces in the only freedom camping spot in the town. A good cclear sign atWhakatane’s McAlister St freedom camping spot Big enough to read and positioned so you can read as you drive in. A clear map shows where to park A clear map shows where you can park at Tuapiro Reserve. Whakatane’s McAlister St freedom camping spot: a great example The parks are wide enough for safety, and its easy to turn in and out; Motorhome parks (and non-parks) are clearly marked; There is a large, clear sign; There is a dump station, water, rubbish & recycling bins, and it is walking distance to town; Sadly there are only 5 spaces in the only freedom camping spot in the town. 1/7

1 Spring 2022 Make a difference: Let's CHANGE the narrative Up Bette Cosgrove Let’s spread message that responsible Freedom Campers are a help. We actually like to clean up after us and others ! Just pick up litter and put it in your vans, like I do, to dispose of appropriately. Because — we have bins and bags onboard and likely some form of toileting. Let’s create a positive social media campaign. Let’s share our voices and spread the story of those who happily freedom camp, and don’t trash but clean the place! Stop the story that blames us for the public mess! HOW TO JOIN IN Collect the trash and take a photo. Post in your social media group, and your own page — an image of what you cleaned up. Say where and when. Add the hashtags: #kiwicampers #cleanedupbyfreedomcamper 
 #sortingoutyourshit #leavenotrace BY: Bette Cosgrove PHOTOS: ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Please join me or follow my instagram @vangranz Up Up Up Spring 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF CONTENTS Collect the trash, take a photo, add the hash tag and post it. The Rubbish and the hash tags #kiwicampers #sortingoutyourshit #cleanedupbyfreedomcamper #leavenotrace The clean up with its hash tag #kiwicampers #leavenotrace #cleanedupbyfreedomcamper The Rubbish and the hash tags #kiwicampers #sortingoutyourshit #cleanedupbyfreedomcamper #leavenotrace 1/2

The saying goes that everything you take in your motorhome should have 2 uses. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Two uses Marg Taylor The saying goes that everything you take in your motorhome should have 2 uses. ©2023 Marg Taylor Up Up Up 1/0

Festivals and shows coming up BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up EVENTS — Festivals and Shows These events offer an opportunity for people to overnight while they attend. Some are restricted to certified self contained vehicles, some restrict or ban pets. Check the event website for details. september SI Endurance Race Series - Round 2 22–23 Sept, Friday: Invercargill teretonga.org.nz october Waiau pig hunting competition Labour Weekend (21–23 Oct). A fund raiser for the fire brigade. ckw.nz/waiau-pigs Hurunui Garden Festival 26–29 Oct: Hurunui. Intimate and whimsical, grand and formal: something to inspire every gardener. Gardens, workshops, events, tours, food. ckw.nz/hurunui-gardens RESTORE Rally 2023 : Bikes, trikes, all welcome 13– 15 Oct: Waiau ckw.nz/waiau-restore A rider event, open to all over 18 years. Live blade shearing; MoonDog plays his blues, a new young band to rock you. Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival 27 Oct–5 Nov: Taranaki taranakigardens.co.nz november Waiau fireworks 4 Nov. Fab night out with lots of fun, family entertainment, stalls. Pay with cash. ckw.nz/waiau-fireworks Nelson Motorhome & Caravan Show 11–12 Nov, Saturday: Tahunanui Beach Holiday Park, Nelson nelsonmotorhomeshow.co.nz Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair 18 Nov, Sat: Kimbolton crosshillsfair.co.nz Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival 2023 24–26 Nov, Fri: Masterton wings.org.nz Harvest Festival Hawkes Bay 25 Nov, Sat: Napier harvesthawkesbay.com 2024 Egmont Country Music Jan 2024 5–7 Jan: Taranaki on Facebook Marton Country Music Festival 19–21 Jan: Marton martonfestival.com Camp Fest 9–11 Feb: Bulls, Manawatu ckw.nz/campfest Warbirds Over Wanaka Mar 2024 29–31 Mar 2024, Wanaka warbirdsoverwanaka.com Waiau School trail ride 2024 6–7 April: Waiau. For competent riders of off-road motorcycles and ATVs. Breathtaking. Basic overnight camping. theride.co.nz Up Up Up 1/0

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Vital Requirements ©2024 Collyn Rivers Make caravan fridges work as claimed Collyn Rivers To make caravan fridges work as claimed, and draw less energy, is cheap, simple and easy. Many can be transformed. This article shows how. Fridges do not generate ‘cold’. They pump heat from where it is not wanted to somewhere it does not matter. Big fridges use more energy than small ones, but not in proportion to their size. Doubling fridge volume will increase energy draw about one and a half times, not twice. Where feasible, use one large fridge — not two smaller ones. Some cold air is lost when a fridge’s front door is opened. Top-opening fridges lose marginally less. The heat seals of door-opening fridges must be perfect, if they are not, energy usage soars. If they are over three years old, replace them . Energy consumption Any fridge’s energy draw relates directly to ambient temperature. All use about 5% more for every 1° C above 25° C. Set temperatures are the same. Fridges need to be +4° C, freezers -18° C (or settle for -14° to save energy). Cool food before placing it in the fridge. Keep bought frozen goods cold in a heat-insulating bag, and put in the fridge as soon as possible. Defrost anything frozen in the fridge section. Let warm beer first cool overnight. If you keep the fridge full less cold air falls out when opened, so leave gaps for air to move, but fill empty spaces with bottled water. Most fridges control temperature by cycling on and off. Energy draw relates to the ratio of on times to off times. A fridge that draws more energy but is on less often, or for shorter times, may use less energy per day. Many makers now produce fridges that run constantly: they vary the speed to maintain temperature. For any type of fridge only daily energy draw has any meaning. Make caravan fridges work as claimed – from solar It is totally feasible to make electrical caravan fridges work as claimed primarily from solar. A typical 40–110 litre chest and door opening electric fridge draws 0.7–1.0 amp-hours/day per litre of its volume. Larger ones draw slightly less per litre. This requires 150 to 200 watts of solar, and 100 to 150 amp hours battery capacity per 100 litres of fridge volume in temperate areas (up to 30º C). Above 30º C, solar capacity needs increase by 5% for each 1º C. Alternator charging assists if driving a few hours each day. (Refer to dc-dc-charging, ckw.nz/dc-dc-charging ). Three-way fridges work well on gas, from the alternator whilst driving, and 110/230 volts when available, but their energy draw (12–30 amps at 12 volts) is far too high for solar. See below re ‘Climate Class’. Unrealistic expectations Fridges must be competently installed. Few are. Improve them by following that shown next page. (Owners comparing fridges unknowingly discuss competent or otherwise installation). No caravan fridge will cool a carton of room temperature beer in an hour or two! Buy beer cold and put it straight in the fridge. Fishers (particularly) grossly underestimate energy needed to freeze their catch. Power draws continuously, doubling or tripling consumption, yet the catch will not freeze quickly. Doing so requires a generator-powered chest freezer. Correctly installed and sensibly used RV fridges will work as specified, but don’t get carried away by vendor’s claims. Believe the claims in technical data, not those in brochures. Gas and three-way fridges must suit the climate in which they are used. If not they are not likely to work as you may expect. Three-way fridges and climate class Three-way fridges maintain cooling over tightly defined ambient temperatures. These are four (CEN standard) Climate Classes. The ‘ SN ’, and ‘ N ’ (Sub Normal, and Normal) units work up to 32° C; ‘ ST ’, (Sub Tropical) up to 36° C. ‘ T ’-rated (Tropical) up to 43° C. (T- and ST- rated fridges do not work that well below 14°–18° C.) Only ‘Climate Class T’ cool satisfactorily in north and north-west Australia (or tropical areas generally). Three-way fridges are available in Australia from Chescold, Dometic and Indel. They have an unfair reputation for poor cooling due either to buying one of the wrong Climate Class and/or poor installation. Three-way fridges meet their claims but must be installed as shown next page to do so. Make caravan fridges work as claimed – in tropical areas When making a fridge work as claimed, it is common (but wrong) to assume there’s more solar input in tropical areas. There is not. Solar input in the tropics in mid-summer is 20% to 30% less than many expect. High humidity causes haze and some solar energy is lost because of this. It is also hot all day and often all night, so fridges draw up to 50% more energy, meanwhile, solar modules lose energy through heat loss. To cope in tropical conditions, your solar system must bring batteries to float voltage in temperate areas by noon on most days All this is thoroughly covered in my books Solar that Really Works, Solar Success and Caravan & Motorhome Electrics rvbooks.com.au . Installation Few RV fridges are correctly installed, including many done ‘professionally’. Making caravan fridges work as claimed is usually possible: sometimes even better than claimed — and often at little or no cost. It is usually easy to do but in extreme cases, it may be necessary to totally re-install. Here is a far from extreme example: it is of a $550,000 motorhome with a 450-litre fridge totally enclosed and unventilated, plus a 300-litre freezer. Both are in unventilated lockers with black fronts exposed to the sun. Neither cools below about 5 degrees C. Both connect to the battery via cable barely able to run LEDs. The RV maker refuses to accept responsibility — he blames the fridge maker! Fixing required a major rebuild of the kitchen area at a cost of over $10,000! Heat must escape Whilst seemingly obvious, a fridge must not be in direct sunlight: One character, who has his outside in Broome’s full tropical sun, complains: “my b..y mongrel Electrolux won’t keep my %#@^& beer cold.” He’d listen to nobody (including me) explaining why — despite going through a 9kg (20lb) LP gas cylinder a week as a result. The heat from a fridge must be able to exit the caravan — and not re-enter. To do this they need a cool air entry at its base level, and a hot air exit (ideally at roof level). Most need baffles to direct cold air so that it can only flow through or over the cooling fins. Baffles can be made from aluminium, plywood or even cardboard. They must be within a centimetre or two of the cooling fins. Channel rising warm air so none is trapped. The cool air vent can be at the side or through the floor (but not above or behind an engine’s exhaust outlet). Cool air must enter below the lowest cooling fin and exit well above the highest fin. The lower inlet is a problem off-road as dust is sucked in. Here, compromise is needed. One way is to have the vent closed off while on dirt roads (but cooling will suffer as a result). Rising warm air is ideally vented to and through the roof: if not feasible, have a side vent well above the highest cooling fin. Fridge level is important. Some three-way fridges tolerate 6° tilt, others only 3°, but electric fridges are less sensitive. The vital requirements Upper Left: — the baffles are too short. They need to be just below the cooling fins. Rising hot air is trapped in the dead air spaces. If not fixable (bottom centre and right), an extractor fan driven by a 5-watt solar module enhances airflow. Upper right: — the upper air vent is far too low — hot air is trapped in the fins above it, to prevent that, baffles are needed. Bottom row: How to install fridges correctly. Baffles truly help, yet rarely used. Rising hot air is channelled to the outside. Drawing is copyright: rvbooks.com.au A small extractor fan often assists. Some have an integrated solar panel — this works well as cooling is most needed when sunny. Fans used in large desktop computers are cheap. They run directly from a 5–10 watt solar module or the RV’s 12-volt system. Ideally use fans to extract warm air rather than pumping in cool air — but the difference is minor. Electrical problems with 12-volt fridges Most 12 volt fridges have grossly inadequate cabling — many only 25% of that required. Check by seeing if the fridge cools better on 230v (where relevant). Cable issues are worsened by faulty fuse holders: and particularly cigarette lighter plugs and associated too-small wiring. Scrap such plugs and wire the fridge to the battery by the shortest route. To check if the cable is too small, with the fridge running, measure the voltage directly across the battery, then directly across the fridge. To ensure it keeps running, do this with the fridge door open. Many caravan fridges have close to 1.0-volt drop. Accept no more than 0.15–0.2-volt drop. Using adequate cable makes an extraordinary difference to making caravan fridges work as claimed. For an electric fridge to battery distance of fewer than four metres, use 4mm² cable (AWG/B&S 11). Over four metres use 6mm² cable (AWG/B&S 9). If over four metres, move the battery closer. Do NOT use the auto cable sold by auto parts and hardware stores without first reading about it below — or in more detail in Caravan & Motorhome Electrics. ckw.nz/c-m-electrics Do also see my article on DC-DC Charging — this shows how to ensure the caravan battery and fridge receive their full required voltage from the vehicle alternator. This can totally transform a caravan or camper trailer fridge. ckw.nz/dc-dc-charging Auto cable problems Appliance makers specify cable by its cross-section in mm². Auto cable makers (in effect) specify it by the size hole you can just push it through. They rate it by its overall diameter including insulation! Auto cable sold as 4mm is typically 1.8mm², but may be only 1.25mm². Many caravan electric fridge makers specify 4mm². But countless fridges are connected by totally inadequate 1.8mm² auto cable (less than half the minimum specified). No fridges wired that way work remotely as they should and usually can. Direct comparison with other wire gauges is impossible with auto cable as conductor as size varies from maker to maker. One exception is that 6mm auto cable (typically 4.59mm² — or 10 AWG) can be substituted for 4.0mm² cable. Cable current rating trap Cable ‘ratings’ (e.g. ‘50-amp’ etc) indicate only the current that cable carries before it melts! They tell nothing about voltage drop (as that is also a function of cable length). It’s useless asking most vendors about this because few know it’s even an issue — let alone why. For caravans, locate the battery as close as possible to the fridge. If alternator-charged, install a dc-dc alternator charger close to that fridge’s battery. Never use cable lighter than advised above. If you do the fridge cannot work correctly An exact way of establishing the best cable size is shown in my books, Solar that Really Works, Solar Success and Caravan & Motorhome Electrics. rvbooks.com.au . Problems with three-way fridges Routine maintenance is required. Check the flame colour: it should be blue. If yellow (or the fridge works well on 12 volts but not on gas), the baffle inside the flue is likely coated with soot. Soot etc also drops down and affects the burner. Wearing safety glasses and old clothing, use a powerful air compressor to clean that baffle. Do likewise around the burner. Be aware this is a filthy job. You may prefer a fridge repairer to do it — and have them check the LP gas pressure at the same time. Whilst uncommon, an LP gas fridge may suddenly stop working. This is usually caused by a ‘vapour lock’ due to the caravan being excessively out of level. You can usually fix this by turning the fridge off, and make sure the caravan is level (within 3 degrees) — then turn the fridge back on after a few hours. A cause of cooling issues with gas fridges in imported RVs (or imported gas fridges) is if they are made for LP gas in a different country. If so, the jets can be the wrong size. If so, seek expert advice. Use three-way fridges as their makers intend. Run them on 12 volts only whilst driving or an hour or so from the battery because they draw too much energy to run from solar. For caravans, use heavy cabling — ideally 10 to 13.5mm² — from the alternator to the caravan battery. Consider installing a dc-dc alternator charger close to that caravan battery. Use at least 6mm² cables from that battery to the fridge. Make caravan fridges work as claimed — in cars and 4WDs Making caravan fridges work as claimed in cars and 4WDs is more of a problem. Keep them out of direct sunlight, and leave air space around the grill’s vent areas. It is fine to pack stuff close to or touching them — except for the types shown below (these must have a 50mm air gap each side as the heat dissipates from their sides). You can improve all types of fridges (some dramatically) by running a 6mm² (8 AWG) cable directly from the battery to that fridge (a maximum of four metres away). Use 6 AWG if the distance exceeds four metres. A few boat and RV fridges, such as this Australian designed and made Autofridge, (right)dissipate heat from their side-walls. These fridges must have an air gap of 50mm each side. Pic: Autofridge Australia. Fridge issues generally Do not over-pack RV fridges as space is needed to allow cool air to circulate. Door seals leak after a few years. To check, insert a strong strip of this paper (e.g. a banknote) between the door and the seal (at various places around the door) and see if it grips. If not, cool air escapes, so replace the seals every three to five years. Fridges with external cooling fins benefit by adding extra heat insulation. Some fridges, however, such as the Intel and Autofridge (pic above), dissipate heat from their side-walls. If possible have a cool air feed to the base of their sides. They must have an air gap (of 50 mm or so) at either side and their top. Make caravan fridges work as claimed – summary It is totally possible to make almost all RV fridges work as claimed (or even better) via the work described above. Except for the very cheapest fridges, dismiss claims of inherent deficiencies. If a fridge is appropriate for its proposed use, problems are almost always due to faulty installation. For domestic fridges, and fridges in cabins, virtually all of the above is relevant. n Further reading A great deal more on how to make fridges work as claimed is in my book Caravan & Motorhome Electrics. It even shows how to build your own fridge that leaves commercial units for dead in cooling and economy. It also includes a lot of information about running them from solar. ckw.nz/c-m-electrics Reproduced with permission. rvbooks.com.au . GO TO Celebrating Summer problems are almost always due to faulty installation Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 29 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

11 autumn 2025 Autumn 2025 ISSUE 11 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption Op shop finds in Te Aroha ©2025 M Richardson Op shop finds in Te Aroha ©2025 M Richardson GO TO Here & there last summer Op shop finds Op Shop finds, Te Aroha. ©2025 M Richardson Up Up 11 Autumn 2025 , p 6

5 Spring 2023 5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Things have changed Freedom camping & self-containment status, spring 2023 Miriam Richardson Read the detail page 18 ■ The rules on freedom camping on public land have changed, NZ-wide. ■ The PGDB* administers the new (green-warrant) self-containment, including authorities who manage the testing and issuing of certificates. In progress; goes ‘live’ 6/12/23. ■ New regulations for self-containment, including fixed toilets †, are now law; the regs are loose rather than prescriptive. ■ The PGDB* is in the process of providing guidance on how the new, loose regulations should actually be applied: due 7/12/23. ■ The old standard and the blue warrants are still valid. ■ New blue warrants can be issued, but their use is limited if the toilet is portable. *Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board † Wording in the law: “a toilet that is permanently fixed to the motor caravan or caravan, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions” Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 4

3 Autumn 2023 3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Mavis bringing in the New Year Cheine Matheson Mavis bringing in the New Year at Pahoia Beach, Bay of Plenty. Cheine Matheson ©2023 Cheine Matheson Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 8

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 Teresa Hall THe Fix-a-Potty™️ installed ©2024 Teresa Hall THe Fix-a-Potty™️ showing how the lower cassette can be removed. ©2024 Teresa Hall Showing how the Fix-a-Potty™️ works ©2024 Teresa Hall Fix-a-Potty™️ installed ©2024 Teresa Hall The Fix-a-Potty™️ bracket ©2024 Teresa Hall It was disheartening to see everyone discarding their small portable toilets. Developing an innovative camping toilet solution: Fix-a-Potty™ Teresa Hall I’m a Kiwi with a small family, and have a deep passion for exploring New Zealand. My interest in the NZ campervan community has grown significantly over the past year and a half. After purchasing a campervan for our travels, I quickly realised how expensive it was to maintain, so I began renting it out to offset the costs. The success of that venture led me to purchase a second campervan, allowing us to use our one more frequently. When I needed to get my campers self-contained, I found it incredibly challenging to find accurate information on the process. Determined to understand it fully, I educated myself around self-containment. As my knowledge grew, I noticed how many others were struggling with the same issues, so I decided to create a website — a one-stop resource for all the information people need. Then, when the regulations changed, I saw people with small campers equipped with oversized toilets because the only fixed options on the market had capacities for four or more people. It was also disheartening to see everyone discarding their small portable toilets, which felt like an environmental disaster. That’s when Fix-a-Potty™ was born! Throughout this journey, I’ve learned a lot about creating and selling products. It’s not as straightforward as it seems. From building a website, setting up e-commerce, and handling accounting; to dealing with pricing, approval, patenting, trademarking, copywriting, packaging, logistics, production, design, marketing, and customer correspondence… The list is endless. My respect for anyone who sells products has grown immensely. In short, I designed Fix-a-Potty™ for the campervan community to provide more affordable and compact toilet options, with the intention of helping everyone continue to enjoy all that New Zealand has to offer. We are New Zealand owned and operated and all our products are made here in Aotearoa by awesome New Zealanders. And you know what! If I spot one of my brackets in your campers I will be really chuffed. ◼️ Website: more details or to buy: fixapotty.co.nz Facebook: ckw.nz/fb-fixapotty Images ©2024 Teresa Hall Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 23

3 Autumn 2023 3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption A storm over the DOC Homestead campsite Tony Kissel A storm over the DOC Homestead campsite near St Bathans, Central Otago. Tony Kissel Photo ©2023 Tony Kissel Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 6

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption How small are we in this world? Butchers Dam aurora Shellie Evans How small are we in this world? Not us but another caravanner oblivious to the skies above. It started out well, clear calm skies but then cloud rolled in and teased, with it’s thin layer & tendrils just reaching into the aurora. Butchers Dam, Alexandra, Aurora Australis, 11/10/24 10.05pm. ◊ ©2024 Shellie Evans Photography ckw.nz/shellie-fb Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 11