Ten hours into a power cut Ten hours into a power cut with this cyclone .... THEN I remembered I've got full batteries in Mavis! Cheine Matheson

Clifden Suspension Bridge Car camping allows me to still enjoy the outdoors, here at Clifden Suspension. Bridge

A small, beautiful cassette toilet There is a cassette toilet in that beautifully crafted cabinet.

The life and times of a Ford Trader Camper truck The original camper truck in 1973 was aFord Trader .

Hints and tips on toilet cassettes I figured Heather and John had put lots of time into thinking into how best to manage a toilet cassette as they developed their Dump Mate, so I asked them to share their best tips with us. Editor

Making the most of your pressure cooker If you have room for a pressure cooker when you are camping it provides a quick and efficient way to cook.

The end of the road End of the road, top of the west coast, north of Karamea, one of New Zealand’s truly isolated places.

Self-containment certification: Which one is yours? 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

Choosing an internet provider It’s a thorny problem, deciding how to connect to the internet on the road — so many different choices, plans and options; so many unfamiliar concepts. Here’s a ‘simple’ guide.

Mavis bringing in the New Year Mavis bringing in the New Year at Pahoia Beach, Bay of Plenty. © 2023 Cheine Matheson

Simple is good Yep, simple is good. Tony Dennerley

Lake Monowai campsite Our small family of 3 set up camp in a quiet and secluded paradise in the heart of Fiordland National Park