8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Fire circle ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Fire circle ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Fire circle ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Fire circle ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Fire circle ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Fire circle Bette Cosgrove Fire circle on a still Autumn night. Magical. 
 ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 9

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Van freedom camping ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Van freedom camping Freedom camping Bette Cosgrove Freedom camping ©2023 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 26

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 M Richardson ©2024 M Richardson ©2024 M Richardson ©2024 M Richardson ©2024 M Richardson A bit of a learning curve It was freezing Miriam Richardson This winter was my first in the Otago cold— a bit of a learning curve. I looked enviously at people blithely heading to a snowy Mt Cook, or up to Omarama to experience the hoar frost ( “is it still there?” ) but I was too timid about the cold to venture. I knew that my water pipes were not insulated. I knew that frozen water pipes can split. I knew how to stop them splitting. That was pretty much all I knew. Here is what I learned. Fill the kettle so you have water for the morning when pipes are still frozen. Turn off the water pump, open a tap. This releases the pressure in the pipe and gives space for expansion as it freezes. Pipes don’t always defrost before the afternoon’s re-freeze begins. (Eeek!). Hoar frost can last for many days. Being plugged in to power fixes the lack of solar problem, but doesn’t fix the frozen pipes problem. You need a water container, with enough volume to last for several days of frozen pipes. Campground water pipes freeze too but the camp-ground kitchen will probably have running water. There are microclimates. The Bannockburn Campground where I stayed is in a very cold patch (pictured), while 8km away, Cromwell had clear skies. Moving gave me the chance to buy the missing water container (and decant the water from a bucket, wedged carefully and hopefully in my door-well), but I didn’t really need it once I had removed myself from the hoar-frosted valley. Thankfully the freeze was inconvenient rather than disastrous for me, and now I am no longer afraid to head into the colder places. I would (will!) get my water pipes lagged, and I quite fancy having a remote temperature gauge underneath, so I know just how cold it is under there for my water pipes. ◼️ Images ©2024 Miriam Richardson Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 19

2 Summer 2022 2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Windows Our bus has a lot of windows ©2022 Linda Butler More windows Our bus has a lot of windows ©2022 Linda Butler Lots of windows! Our bus has a lot of windows ©2022 Linda Butler Our yurt incarnation Op shop curtains purchased and now we sit draft-free with a feeling of sitting in a yurt in the back of the bus. ©2022 Linda Butler Drivers window insulation hat only left the driver's window area. We heard about insulation paper that builders use. We bought about 10 meters, cut it down to each individual window. ©2022 Linda Butler Sealing the edges or the window insulation. We used a heat gun and sealed the edges on the insulation for the driver's window.©2022 Linda Butler Now’s the time to plan or prepare your caravan, bus or motorhome for next winter. I asked Linda to tell us about her journey to warm up their bus. Editor Preparing for the cold winter "brrrrrr's" Linda Butler My husband Martin and I met up with Ray Harris the winter before last at Waihi Gorge. Our first night in the bus in winter. Darn, we could only get the new heater up to 10ºC on that night, and woke to a -3ºC frost. We opened the oven door, lit the gas and waited for sunshine. I'm proud of my hubby, he did agree to stay another night, but we enjoyed the warmth of Ray's 30º heater that evening, while playing cards until bedtime. This was from our newly installed diesel heater. Oh boy, we soon wondered if there was actually nothing wrong with the old gas one after all. The installers spent a lot of hours trying to work out the problem. Even with lagged pipes the heater wouldn't get warmer than 18º. Finally we were told the poor insulation and many windows in the bus were the problem. So over the last few months we came up with a plan. Purchased woollen carpet; it won’t need underlay, we were told. Tick With the curtains closed around our beds we still had a draft coming from the windows. We have a silver rail in front of the window. No probs. Op shop curtains purchased and now we sit draft-free with a feeling of sitting in a yurt in the back of the bus. Tick The carpet did need underlay as we still felt it cold. Fixed. Tick Hubby couldn't stand the cold on his body from the bus wall lining under the window by the bed. He needs a bit more fat on him! So we bought yoga mats. Nice and thin. Can lay under the mattress when not in use. Perfect. Tick Stumbled on a net curtain to cover the door for insects and thought, why not also get a long curtain to cover the door for cold? Found one that fits a treat and hangs around my passenger-side headrest when not in use. Another draft fixed. Tick The venetian blinds in the kitchen: we found just enough curtain to cover over them as well.We are going to be so snug! Tick The bathroom felt like a bucket of ice. We hung a curtain cord and threaded a towel by its own hem. That kept the cold off our arm. Easy to wash. Tick Might try leaving the door open in the evening to let the heat from the cabin flow in. That only left the driver's window area. We heard about insulation paper that builders use. We bought about 10 meters, cut it down to each individual window size, then used a heat gun and sealed the edges. This hopefully will help with the frost also! We hope... Since doing all this, we have been unable to get out to try it, other than 2 nights at Lake Camp before winter really hit, after the carpet was put in and we had our curtains over the back windows. That little made a big difference. We are looking forward to next year when we hit the road. Late August after we return from Europe. We will be snug as a bug in a rug. We hope! Don't give up. Get ready for those winter blues… brrrrr… Photos ©2022 Linda Butler Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 33

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Spicy casserole ready to serve ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Beans in the pressure cooker ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Beans cooking in pressure cooker ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Modern stove top pressure cooker Product photo The New Zealand Pressure Cooker Cookbook My favourite recipes are adapted from Lisa Loveday’s book — The New Zealand Pressure Cooker Cookbook. © remains with the author publisher. Cooked risotto in pressure cooker ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Risotto ready to serve ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Risotto ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Spicy casserole ready to serve ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie Spicy casserole plated ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie A few of my favourite recipes Making the most of your pressure cooker Margaret Earle When I left home one of the things my parents gave me was their old pressure cooker. I mostly used it to cook beans and pulses, as in those days you couldn’t buy tinned chickpeas or kidney beans. Sometimes I used it to cook corned beef or a stew. The pressure cooker was useful, but a pain because its seals didn’t work properly and it sometimes felt like there was a noisy time bomb on my stove. In recent years I have discovered the joy of electric pressure cookers. Mine is a combo slow cooker and pressure cooker. I’ve also discovered that you can cook much more than beans, corned beef and stew in a pressure cooker. If you have room for a pressure cooker when you are camping it provides a quick and efficient way to cook. Stove-top pressure cookers come in a range of sizes and if you have access to electricity then you can use a multifunction cooker that has a pressure cooker function. Here’s a few of my favourite recipes. They are adapted from Lisa Loveday’s book — The New Zealand Pressure Cooker Cookbook. ckw.nz/pressure-cooker Minestrone Soup This soup provides a hearty meal for up to 6 people . If you want to make a smaller quantity of soup, then reduce the quantities of each ingredient. Depending on your preferences and what you have available you can leave out or add ingredients. For instance, you can leave out the bacon if you want a vegetarian meal or add peas instead of green beans. Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil 150g streaky bacon, diced 2 large onions, peeled and diced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 2 celery stalks, sliced 3 Tbsp tomato paste 2 carrots peeled and diced 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 2 bay leaves A sprig each of fresh parsley, thyme and oregano, tied together with kitchen string (or a mix of dried herbs) 2 litres vegetable or chicken stock (or 4 tsp powered stock in 2 litres of water) 400g tin chickpeas, drained (or 2 cups cooked chickpeas) 400g tin cannellini beans, drained (or 2c cooked cannellini beans) ½ cup small pasta shapes (uncooked) 1 cup of green beans (fresh or frozen) 1 zucchini, diced Method ◗ Heat pressure cooker. Add oil and fry the bacon until browned. Add onion, garlic and celery. Cook until onion is starting to brown. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute . Add all ingredients, except any frozen vegetables, into the pressure cooker. ◗ Put lid on top of pressure cooker and set to high pressure. Bring the cooker up to pressure and maintain this pressure for 5 minutes . Remove from heat. Once the pressure has reduced naturally , open pressure cooker and discard the bundle of fresh herbs. ◗ If using frozen vegetables add these and put lid back on for 5 minutes . Reopen the pressure cooker. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with fresh bread or toast. Mushroom Risotto Since getting an electric pressure cooker I have cooked all my risottos in it. The basic rule of thumb is one cup of arborio (or other risotto) rice to three cups of fluid. This makes a moist risotto that is ready to eat when the pressure cooking is completed. The recipe below serves 6 . Ingredients 2 Tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 300g mushrooms, sliced 2 cups arborio rice ½ tsp dried or fresh thyme 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock (or 2–3 tsps powered stock in 6cups of water) 250 g chopped chicken, ham or bacon 1 cup fresh or frozen peas ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp chopped parsley Method ◗ Heat pressure cooker. Add butter and fry onion and garlic until soft. Add sliced mushrooms. If using chicken or bacon add this as well and fry until the outside colour of the meat changes. Add rice and stir for 2 minutes . Add stock and ham (if using). Fresh peas can be added now but frozen peas are best added after the risotto has been cooked. ◗ Set pressure cooker to high and bring the cooker up to pressure. Maintain this pressure for 6 minutes . Remove from heat. Once the pressure has reduced naturally , open pressure cooker. ◗ If using frozen beans add these and put lid back on for 5 minutes . Reopen the pressure cooker. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir through the Parmesan cheese and parsley before serving. Parmesan cheese, chopped tomato and/or sprouted mung beans can be sprinkled on the top of each serving. Spicy casserole with pork or chicken This recipe is based on the French dish known as cassoulet. It can be served with crusty bread or brown rice. It serves 6 and don’t worry if there are left-overs as these will make a tasty lunch or dinner the next day. Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil 350g chorizo or other spicy sausages, sliced 500g diced uncooked pork or chicken 150g streaky bacon, sliced 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 celery stalks, sliced 1–2 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or ½ tsp dried thyme) 1 bay leaf 1 sprig rosemary 400g tin chopped tomatoes in juice ½ cup stock or water 1 cup frozen green beans 400g tin cannellini beans (or 2c cooked beans) Method ◗ Heat pressure cooker. Add oil and brown sliced sausages. Remove sausages from cooker. Add diced meat and bacon and cook until outside changes colour. Remove meat from cooker. Add onion, garlic, celery and carrot and cook for 2–3 minutes . Stir in herbs, tinned tomato in juice and stock. Return sausages, meat and bacon to cooker. Do not add the beans at this stage. ◗ Set pressure cooker to high and bring the cooker up to pressure. Maintain this pressure for 15 minutes . Remove from heat. Once the pressure has reduced naturally, open the pressure cooker. ◗ Add frozen green beans and cannellini beans and put lid back on for 5 minutes . Reopen pressure cooker. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprouted mung beans can be sprinkled on the top of each serving. ◼️ Images: ©2024 Margaret Earle & Graham Leslie. Book cover: © remains with the author/publisher. Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 30

1 Spring 2022 1 Spring 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ©2022 Andrew Morton The teardrop in Arrowtown Andrew Morton Autumn. Cycling in Otago. Camping in the teardrop. Andrew Morton. Photo ©2022 Andrew Morton Up Up 1 Spring 2022 , p 28

7 Autumn 2024 7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption How to inspire without sweeping things under the carpet? Editorial Miriam Richardson When I began assembling this issue I came up against a dilemma. If I focused on the many wonderful summer camping stories, the government might be able to use this magazine to say the slipshod new freedom camping self-containment laws and regulations were not spoiling things for New Zealand campers. Sadly, the changes are bringing restriction, distress, anxiety, and insoluble dilemmas for many of us ( p20 ). To give a balanced picture, I have included the serious stuff, putting it on the left pages while we celebrate summer on the right-hand pages. Match your side to your mood. Many campers, who will soon be barred from freedom camping, have used this summer to enjoy it while they can. Until their self-containment certificates run out or the government’s deadlines arrive, they can continue to freedom camp. Some regions are failing to follow the law during the transition period, which has given campers a needlessly stressful time. ( p18 ). ( Check p6 to see what your particular blue warrant allows you to do, and for how long.) Check out page 8 for suggestions on how to manage over the transition period, if you want to freedom camp. The new laws bring in a raft of new offences: I thought we might need to actually know what they are, so you will see them in “ordinary” language on page 12 . Since it is now an offence to “prepare to freedom camp” as evidenced by “parking”, consider having a notice for your dashboard to let enforcement officers know what you are intending to do ( p14 ). Once they get trained in mind-reading we wont need these notices, but until then… Can you do your bit to shake up the powers-that-be? If commonsense was going to prevail we wouldn’t have a problem now. We need to apply political pressure to persuade politicians to be sensible. See page 16 for some options. Many voices may bring action, while lone voices will be ignored. Add your voice, if you can. At the same time as pondering the challenging thought of taking political action (shudder) to protect freedom camping, take heart from the many wonderful stories from summer campers. All over the country people have been out and about and enjoying the dry and the heat, tolerating the wind and the wet, and making the most of it. Read all about it. Read on… Tiaki mai. This magazine is brought to you by All Points Camping Club of NZ & NZ Lifestyle Camping Articles in this issue on the freedom camping law changes: Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system (p2) Editorial (p3) Self-containment warrant cards: Which one is yours? (p6) So you want to freedom camp (p8) What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? (p10) Enforcement of freedom camping rules (p12) I am not freedom camping' cards (p14) Do your bit: Task of the week (p16) No more freedom camping (p16) Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West (p18) Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health (p20) 7 days a week (p21) Celebrating Summer (p5) Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 4

2 Summer 2022 2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption National Parks : Game Rhonda Marshall Fill in the blanks Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 20

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Lake Pukaki September 2024 ©2024 M Richardson Lake Pukaki September 2024 ©2024 M Richardson I just can't get enough Lake Pukaki Miriam Richardson Lake Pukaki, freedom camping in Winter: I cant get enough of this place. Any season. ©2024 M Richardson Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 24

4 Winter 2023 4 Winter 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption RV & Camper business services Find rv and camping services. Any relevant business can list; it is free. Anyone can recommend a business to add to the list. No endorsement is implied. The thumbs up shows people you can ask, if you are stuck. Their local knowledge will help you find the service you need. Up Up 4 Winter 2023 , p 37

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The laws and regulations only apply to freedom camping. Venting a toilet cassette: why, what, when and how Bette Cosgrove and Miriam Richardson THE WHY The new regulations, brought in by the previous government and supported by the current one require all black waste tanks to be vented, including those tanks that are part of a cassette-type toilet. But: The NZMCA has declined to participate in the new green warrant self-containment system until this absurdity has been removed, and there are promises that a change is being prepared— as it is enshrined in the law, this is a slow process, that might eventuate by the end of 2024. For those who do not wish to freedom camp there is no need to address this issue at all. The laws and regulations only apply to freedom camping. THE WHAT The actual regulations: 20 Ventilation system specifications In order to meet the requirement for self-containment relating to a ventilation system in regulation 13(h) [“a ventilation system that removes odours from the motor vehicle and minimises the extent to which foul air and gases can enter the motor vehicle”], a motor vehicle must have a ventilation system that— (a) ensures unpleasant or unhealthy odours and foul air easily escape to the exterior of the motor vehicle; and (b) ventilates wastewater storage tanks directly to the exterior of the motor vehicle to ensure that foul air and noxious gases do not accumulate inside the tanks; and (c) includes vent outlets for wastewater storage tanks that— (i) are installed at a height that safely prevents wastewater leakage; and (ii) terminate outside the motor vehicle and away from doors, windows, or openings; and (iii) are fitted with a means to prevent the entry of birds and vermin into the system; and (d) includes pipes connecting sanitary appliances and sanitary fixtures to wastewater storage tanks that are fitted with a means of limiting the escape of foul air and noxious gases from the tanks to the interior of the motor vehicle, such as a water trap. Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers (Self-Contained Vehicles) Regulations 2023 Part 2, Inspection and certification of self-contained motor vehicles Read regs THE WHEN Anyone wanting a new, green warrant right now has to address this issue, including those developing a camping vehicle, or whose blue warrant has expired. (Note: There are other issues to be addressed for a green warrant, it is not just cassette venting, see What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping ) There is still time, for those whose blue self-containment warrant was obtained before 6 June 2024 . They can continue to freedom camp until 7 June 2025, when the transition period ends and the law requires (only) a green warrant. If you can wait. it is possible this requirement and the associated expenses will be removed. THE HOW It is a changing playing field at present. There are three methods available at present: Purpose-designed SOG system. Ventilate the cassette locker (some cassettes). DIY ventilate the cassette. Problems with doing it: A hole is needed in the vehicle envelope, with dangers around warranty, water ingress, rust and vermin. The vent outlet must be “away from doors, windows, or openings”, but “away from” is not defined. Removing smell from the inside to the outside might not be in favour with nearby campers. With vague requirements, some inspectors might approve what others do not, which might lead to problems downstream for re-certifiying or selling. SOG system Those with Dometic or Thetford cassette toilets can install the SOG system ( ckw.nz/sog ). This is a commercial product specifically designed to ventilate these particular cassette toilets. The regulations make the vent outlet position a potential issue, but this system will not otherwise pose any problems to certifiers, nor for resale. The main limitation of this system is cost. Ventilate the cassette locker A May ’24 email from NZSC, Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB), reported on Facebook ( ckw.nz/pgdb-letter ), has stated that if the cassette has an auto-vent into a sealed locker, the locker can be ventilated instead of the cassette itself. This change, PGDB write, “would meet the functional requirement of Regulation 20(b) despite not strictly meeting the wording of that regulation.” This interpretation is not yet reflected in the PGDB documentation, and some inspectors may refuse to certify vehicles with the cassette ventilated in this way. Ventilate the cassette Consider the location of the vent, the size of the pipe, preventing back flow or leakage, disconnecting for emptying without spills. PGDB have recommended but do not require a particular pipe size for ventilation. You can create a DIY vent pipe and add this to the cap (picture 1) or air vent inlet area of the cassette (there’s some people selling DIY kits already), or to the cassette body (see picture 2 & 3). Ensure you manage non-return, prevent overflows or spills and meet the height requirements of the pipes etc. Picture 1: BedVanz venting solution. The pipe rises above the level of the highest water level in the loo, and then goes down through the floor. When emptying, the hose can be detached and a cap (pictured) put in its place so that it can be carried without spilling. ©2024 BedVanz Ltd, bedvanz.co.nz Picture 2 & 3: Irrigation plumbing used to provide venting from a cassette.These tiny tubes have flexibility and make less impact on the vehicle envelope, and could be easily removed and the holes repaired if/when regulations change. ©2024 NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd For advice and support, join this Facebook group: Self Containment New Zealand Conversion and Advisement ckw.nz/sc-con-adv Freedom camping & self-containment 2 Where are we at with self-containment and freedom camping? 2 Who can freedom camp from now until 7 June 2025? 4 Getting your camping vehicle certified 8 Am I freedom camping? 8 What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping 10 Planning a toilet for the freedom camping green warrant? 12 Venting a toilet cassette: why, what, when and how 14 Keeping up with the self-containment changes 16 Composting and coddiwompling ︎ Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 12

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Autumn Gold What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping PGDB Here is the infographic from PGDB, the one's in charge. Go to their website for more information. www.nzscv.co.nz Infographic: ©2024 PGDB Freedom camping & self-containment 2 Where are we at with self-containment and freedom camping? 2 Who can freedom camp from now until 7 June 2025? 4 Getting your camping vehicle certified 8 Am I freedom camping? 8 What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping 10 Planning a toilet for the freedom camping green warrant? 12 Venting a toilet cassette: why, what, when and how 14 Keeping up with the self-containment changes 16 Composting and coddiwompling ︎ Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 8