Winter tips from our previous issues Winter tips never go out of date.

Tear drop camping on a NI bike trip Camping on a NI bike trip: the teardrop, tarp, comfy chairs, a table and a BBQ.

Fantail Martin got the winning photo of the birds last weekend. Fantail. ©2024 Martin Butler

A beautiful country, but… Hold on a minute, we are campers and have most of the items required to survive the first few days of an emergency without outside assistance.

All Points Camping NZ’s inclusive, friendly, camping club.

Diesel heating in caravans and motorhomes – it’s easy, effective and safe Easy, effective and safe, relatively affordable and easy to self-install.

Small kayak camping I see a lot of really big setups on Facebook, so I thought I'd share my 'small' kayak camping setup for the weekend.

Vans can be SMALL but MIGHTY resources Vans can be SMALL but MIGHTY resources. Orange Sky are providing shower and laundry services to many in flood-affected areas right now.

The dogs had visitors The dogs had visitors at Knottingly Park and Arboretum camp.

Freedom camping: who does what The structure of the self containment system.

Escape to Papatowai After the chaos of Christmas our frazzled nerves needed restoring. We threw a few supplies into the campervan and headed for the healing calm of Papatowai.

TIP: Solar panel cleaning Except in rainy areas solar panels need cleaning from time to time.