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8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Brew Barrel Already having a brew barrel to start a ferment, in went 6kg of sugar, a sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast, giving a total volume of 23 litres. Sit it on the dining table or kitchen bench if you have no dedicated room or area to do this. ©2024 Marty Ireland Making the ferment With ferment complete, stir in Part A clearing agent then 1 hour later, Part B and wait 24 hours ©2024 Marty Ireland Making the magic Now the magic happens in the still, fill it up to the set level, add some copper gauze some ceramic beads and a small amount of conditioner. ©2024 Marty Ireland ©2024 Marty Ireland Distilling Here is a heating kettle that boils and produces a steam that condenses in the fan-cooled coil in the head and drips out into a collection jug. ©2024 Marty Ireland Filtering This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre and is now ready to flavour. ©2024 Marty Ireland Flavouring There is a range of flavours available in a brew shop or Bin Inn. ©2024 Marty Ireland Finished product Cheers and bottoms up ©2024 Marty Ireland Cheers and bottoms up Home brew spirits Marty Ireland I have been home brewing beer wine and spirits for a long time. Like many hobbies and interests you can keep it simple or get into it seriously. My home brewing of beer and cider has been from a can or kit which has included stout, various ales and lagers, Hazy Ipa (opaque, juicy beers), and apple cider. Wine has been from a variety of fruits, vegetables, even coffee and ginger, however grapes are the natural best thing and it just happens without too much intervention. Spirits happened by chance when an entry-level air still called a Vodka Maker came up in a Buy Sell Swap paper for $150 ($300 new back then). Already having a brew barrel to start a ferment, in went 6kg of sugar, a sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast, giving a total volume of 23 litres. Sit it on the dining table or kitchen bench if you have no dedicated room or area to do this. 1: Brew barrel 2: A sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast At room temperature this may take a week, more in cooler months, but a heat pad will achieve fermentation in 2 or 3 days ➊ ➋. With ferment complete, stir in Part A clearing agent then 1 hour later, Part B and wait 24 hours ➌. 3 Clearing agent Now the magic happens in the still, fill it up to the set level, add some copper gauze ➍ some ceramic beads and a small amount of conditioner. 4: Copper gauze 5: Distiller. In picture ➎ at left is a heating kettle that boils and produces a steam that condenses in the fan-cooled coil in the head and drips out into a collection jug. Unlike a more complex still (like a column still, such as Turbo 500 ($500–700), which need constant attention with temperature and flow, discarding the first 50mls etc, this one has a continuous run of 4–6 hrs and you are done. With an air still, like this one ➎, you just wait and collect the first 750mls then stop, which takes about 3 hours, and you need to do 6 runs for 23 litres of fermented product, so to be practical, I do 3 one day and 3 the next. 6: This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre ➏ and is now ready to flavour. There is a range of flavours available in a brew shop or Bin Inn ➐. A general spirit of whiskey, rum, gin vodka etc works out at about $15 a bottle, Irish cream, Khalua or Galiano around $22 ➑. Joining a local club and talking with other brewers will expand your set up, process and what you make. This hobby has been shared with many visitors , and of course fellow campers, so keep and eye out and we might share a tipple with you at a camp near you. Cheers and bottoms up. 8: The finished brew ©2024 Marty Ireland Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 33

7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson Waipu Caves ©2024 Fiona Thomson up close to the stalactites and stalagmites Hidden gem Fiona Thomson Recently when we were traveling south from Whangārei on State Highway 1, we spotted a sign for Waipu Caves. It was a spur of the moment decision to investigate further, as we turned onto a gravel side road. The road took us on a short journey through a variety of scenery including wetlands, farmland and native bush. On arrival, we were meet by the friendly staff who were just sending a group of school students off with their guides to explore the caves. We enjoyed our hour or so guided walk through the Milky Way Glow Worm cave, where our guide taught us about cave conservation, its geology and ecology. The concrete path, and stainless steel handrails, made for a nice experience as we got up close to the underworld cave formations of stalactites and stalagmites. This is a wet cave system, with water flowing deep below us. This provided just the right habitat to see New Zealand’s world-famous glow worms. There are a number of other activities available at the 320-acre park, including; caving, mountain biking, bush walks through naturally sculpted limestone formations, orienteering, abseiling, rock climbing and archery by arrangement. There are also campground sites set aside for tenting and parking motorhomes, at this newly opened attraction. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 25

6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption tiny-darkmoon-bivvy.facebook.katana_mw.webp ​ Fishing Darkmoon Angler Johnson Fishing. ©2023 Darkmoon Angler Johnson Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 10

3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Pipiriki Andrew Morton Eight days so far; 1300km in the car plus 216km on the mountain bike, and 45 days to go. I stopped at the church at Pipiriki on the Mountains to Sea cycle trail. Andrew Morton ©2023 Andrew Morton Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 11

1 Spring 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 Andrew morton Autumn, Otago, biking Biking in Otago in Autumn Andrew Morton aking a bike trip around Otago. The teardrop camper at Champagne Gully on Lake Dunstan. Autumn. Andrew Morton. Photo ©2022 Andrew Morton Up Up 1 Spring 2022 , p 14

SPRING 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF INDEX READ Piano Flat PREVIOUS PREVIOUS NEXT Piano Flat DoC standard campsite is a favourite spot an hour from Gore, Southland in the Waikaia Forest Conservation Area with the Waikaia River flowing through the expansive camping area. It’s a real Kiwi-style camp where you take everything you need to be self-sufficient — don’t skimp on the bug spray. Provided facilities include toilets, a water supply and an old style playground the kids can enjoy. Dogs are allowed too (on a leash) making it a great spot for the whole family. With access to tracks for the 4wd and trail bike enthusiasts, bush walks, relaxing surrounds, fire places to toast marshmallows and of course the river for fishing, rafting and swimming it,’s a popular spot. It’s always a memorable camping trip staying at Piano Flat. Tracey Johnson All Points Camping, Southland ______ Piano flat, mid-week Only one other car-camper braving the cold night air at Piano Flat mid week in April, (cosy with a hot water bottle), but a mob of 4,000 ewes caused a fascinating road block. The sun went down early in the narrow river valley. Swarms of hungry sandflies, in our coffee, in our ears, in our car… $8 a night. The river flowed slowly past the campsite, so it would’ve been a perfect day for canoeing — if we had one. BY: Heather Aukram Photos ©2022 Heather Auckram DOC INFO: doc-pass 'It would’ve been a perfect day for canoeing — if we had one.' NEXT The Ad ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 1 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

SPRING 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF INDEX READ Biking in Otago in Autumn PREVIOUS PREVIOUS NEXT Taking a bike trip around Otago. The teardrop camper at Champagne Gully on Lake Dunstan. Autumn. Andrew Morton. Photo ©2022 Andrew Morton Autumn, Otago, biking NEXT The Ad ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 1 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

SPRING 2022 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF INDEX READ Lake Camp — freedom camp PREVIOUS PREVIOUS NEXT This is one of the Ashburton Lakes in the Hakatere Conservation Park (Canterbury High Country). You reach it by turning off at Mt Somers then just drive straight. You eventually reach it on the left. It is known for some strong winds, so don’t leave things lying around. Lake Clearwater is behind the cottages on your right. It is not a freedom camp. No motor boats are allowed on it, so it may be quieter. In the summer, Lake Camp is a hive of activity as it’s used by jet boats with water skiers or pulling biscuits, the odd jet ski racing around. The activity begins about 8am and doesn’t stop until tea time. It is so cool watching children learning to ski for the first time, or an adult trying to do a few tricks. Yes there are lots of tumbles. Walkers or bikers do a circuit around the lake edge. It’s about an hour’s gentle stroll to do the round trip. I guess you could try swimming back if you got tired of walking… There are only a couple of long drop toilets which can smell a bit strong when the wind blows the wrong way. But I love this place. There is something special about it. We are either watching the lake antics, or the birds fluttering around. My best moment was going outside one evening to see a bright stationary light on the lake — oh wow, we were so high up that it was a reflection of bright stars reflecting on the water. It was such a clear night. There were thousands of thousands in the sky. I called my sloth out, that’s my hubby. He too was impressed. Then, in the morning, if you get up before the lake comes alive and there is no wind, you are mesmerized by the reflection. It’s something you need to see for yourself to believe. But careful if it’s winter. It can get deep in snow. No internet. No shops. BY: Linda Butler PHOTOS: ©2022 Linda Butler If you get up before the lake comes alive and there is no wind, you get the reflections NEXT The Ad ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 1 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Rotorua-bike-1_w_m.webp ​ Ready for tomorrow’s ride Andrew Morton I’m in Rotorua today (MTB Mecca) ready for tomorrow’s ride, the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop: 33km, 3hr. Another one of the 23 Great Rides of NZ. ckw.nz/great-rides ©2022 Andrew Morton Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 35

7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption APC Social gathering at the Morisons, Waitangi Weekend, 2024. ©2024 Margaret Earle ​ All Points Camping Club of NZ All Points Camping 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. 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 m ore than just a club, it’s like one big family. All Points Camping at Morison's Bush, Wairarapa, Waitangi Weekend 2024 ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Come along to one of our events near you.Bring the tent, bring the kids. Join now JOIN only $35 (1st year) (less, after that) NZ’s national camping club Our home page: www.all points camping nz .org ✶ When the benefits far exceed the cost you’d be crazy not to take it up. ✶ Our values: compassion, inclusion, support and encouragement More from All Points Camping Read about The Whanganui Vintage weekend | The Waihopai gathering Look our for a camping event near you Join us on Facebook (open to all) Check out Stop and Stay, camping with your dog ; the full Stop and Stay listings For business services check out Camping and RV Businesses Services on NZLifestyle.com All Points Camping at Morison's Bush, Wairarapa, Waitangi Weekend 2024 ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 52