BUY PDF CONTENTS ​ Up Puzzle solution ​ Up ​ Have you found the names of these small towns? Do you know if they are located in the North or South? After you have identified all of the towns in the grid there are 24 remaining letters. Working from left to right and top to bottom you will discover a three-word phrase! Download pdf of the solution Up Up Have you found the names of these small towns? ​ 1/0

4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0

1: Spring 2022 ISSUE 1 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Issue 1, Spring 2022 Miriam Richardson Up Buy a copy, subscribe for a year's worth of copies, read it on paper, read it here or read the pdf. The choice is yours. Only $12 a copy delivered, $36 for 4 issues. BUY We bring you travel stories, tips, wonderful places to visit, insight into political changes, some solid information, a crossword: light reading, serious reading and some fun browsing. Enjoy Up Up Your magazine 1/0 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 1 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up A DIY tool to unscrew the top of the cassette John McMurdo Up Up This tool takes some of the pressure off the plastic lugs. In the flap from the top of the cassette, drill two holes, slotted to make a keyhole shape. They are at 70mm centers on our cassette; yours might differ. The stick is a piece of broom handle, 300mm long. Cut a slice out of it. This isn’t necessary but makes it fit more closely. Partially screw in two screws to match the holes you drilled in the cassette flap. Use this stick as a lever to turn the flap without putting too much pressure on the lugs , which are only plastic and easily broken. Up This tool takes some of the pressure off the plastic lugs. In the flap from the top of the cassette, drill two holes, slotted to make a keyhole shape. They are at 70mm centers on our cassette; yours might differ. The stick is a piece of broom handle, 300mm long. Cut a slice out of it. This isn’t necessary but makes it fit more closely. Partially screw in two screws to match the holes you drilled in the cassette flap. Use this stick as a lever to turn the flap without putting too much pressure on the lugs , which are only plastic and easily broken. ​ Cassette opener tool The cassette opener tool in action, taking the pressure off the plastic lugs. Handle, shaped a bit The stick is a piece of broom handle, 300mm long. Cut a slice out of it. Add the screws. Cassette flap with holes See the holes drilled in the flap of the cassette. Cassette opener tool The cassette opener tool in action, taking the pressure off the plastic lugs. 1/3 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 2 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

TIPS for the cold Up Ian Ganderson Spring still sends cold weather our way. Consider these winter tips, and don’t be daunted. Camping in the winter (tent or van) needs to be pretty organised and good gear is needed. I do most things, from being out and about in my van to tramping and snow-holeing. Your sleep system needs to be up to the job. I’ve used the word ‘system’ on purpose. You will need to keep everything organised to minimise things getting wet and water/rain/snow getting in. It’s a game of small gains. Lots of small gains add up to keep you warm and snug. You are going to need a good plan to deal with wet clothes and gear. There will be lots of it. You are going to need good waterproofs and good insulating layers. Moisture in all its forms is the enemy of feeling warm. Ventilate and air out in the sun your sleep system whenever you get the chance. Insulation in vans is primarily for reducing condensation. It certainly helps keeping things warm too. I’ve made 10mm foam insulated window covers from KMart camping mats and some suckers I found at an RV centre. They work really well. Don’t block up all your vents. Some air flow is required to let the humid air you breath out to escape. Worst case scenario is carbon monoxide poisoning, of course: get a CO alarm. In the winter the risk is significantly higher. Thermal underwear makes for super great pyjamas. Ditch the cotton, it will hold onto any dampness. BY: Ian Ganderson Photo: Mavora Lakes, ©2022 Daniel Munro Up Up Up 1 Spring 2022 You are going to need a good plan to deal with wet clothes and gear. There will be lots of it. 1/0

Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up How we solved a problem and started a new business Heather McMurdo Up Up The history of the Dump Mate It’s four years now since John first decided to do something to make emptying our toilet cassette easier and cleaner. We’d been motorhoming for two years by then, and every time we went to a dump station, he would get back in saying, there’s got to be a better way to do this!! He started off by making a tube out of two different sizes of downpipe, a small one to fit in the sewer pipe, and a bigger one to take the flow from the cassette. This required a joiner, which he filled with ‘knead it’ but he knew this wasn’t going to be hygienic. Plus the downpipe plastic was going to grow mould, it was heavy, and didn’t dry satisfactorily. We went to a few plastic manufacturing companies with our prototype, and eventually found someone in Christchurch who was interested enough to help us. He arranged for a tool to be made, and advised on the right type of plastic to use (ABS) and we were able to refine the shape, and choose the colours. The tool cost a small fortune, and we nearly didn’t go ahead, but decided to ‘just do it’ and hope that other people felt the same way we did about emptying their cassettes. During the six months that we waited for the tool to be made, there were a lot of other things to do. We had to source a manufacturer for the bags that are supplied with the Dump Mates, and set up a website and Facebook page. We designed and got our bookmarks (business cards) printed, and ordered the tassels to put on them. We had advertising copy to write, and photos and videos to organise. John even built a model dump station for demonstration purposes. By July 2019 we had 1200 Dump Mates in our garage, (a very scary moment) and we had to start selling them. Things were a bit slow to start with and it took us 3 months to sell the first 100, but now we have sold over 3000, and things are a lot more relaxed. Last year we were approached by Burnsco, who are now retailing them, which has made things a lot easier for us. We don’t have to make so many trips to the NZ Post Depot.dumpmate.co.nz We tried a couple of small motorhome shows, but that wasn’t for us; we love meeting our customers, but prefer a one-on-one situation. We still have the same Burstner motorhome, which has now done 73,500km, and our latest adventure, now that we have more time, is our ebikes, which we love to ride. We hope to see you on the road somewhere, you can’t miss us, we have Dump Mate signwriting all over our motorhome. :D Heather and John McMurdo Make an adapter for dumpstations that have bigger holes: ckw.nz/dumpmate-adapter Up The history of the Dump Mate It’s four years now since John first decided to do something to make emptying our toilet cassette easier and cleaner. We’d been motorhoming for two years by then, and every time we went to a dump station, he would get back in saying, there’s got to be a better way to do this!! He started off by making a tube out of two different sizes of downpipe, a small one to fit in the sewer pipe, and a bigger one to take the flow from the cassette. This required a joiner, which he filled with ‘knead it’ but he knew this wasn’t going to be hygienic. Plus the downpipe plastic was going to grow mould, it was heavy, and didn’t dry satisfactorily. We went to a few plastic manufacturing companies with our prototype, and eventually found someone in Christchurch who was interested enough to help us. He arranged for a tool to be made, and advised on the right type of plastic to use (ABS) and we were able to refine the shape, and choose the colours. The tool cost a small fortune, and we nearly didn’t go ahead, but decided to ‘just do it’ and hope that other people felt the same way we did about emptying their cassettes. During the six months that we waited for the tool to be made, there were a lot of other things to do. We had to source a manufacturer for the bags that are supplied with the Dump Mates, and set up a website and Facebook page. We designed and got our bookmarks (business cards) printed, and ordered the tassels to put on them. We had advertising copy to write, and photos and videos to organise. John even built a model dump station for demonstration purposes. By July 2019 we had 1200 Dump Mates in our garage, (a very scary moment) and we had to start selling them. Things were a bit slow to start with and it took us 3 months to sell the first 100, but now we have sold over 3000, and things are a lot more relaxed. Last year we were approached by Burnsco, who are now retailing them, which has made things a lot easier for us. We don’t have to make so many trips to the NZ Post Depot.dumpmate.co.nz We tried a couple of small motorhome shows, but that wasn’t for us; we love meeting our customers, but prefer a one-on-one situation. We still have the same Burstner motorhome, which has now done 73,500km, and our latest adventure, now that we have more time, is our ebikes, which we love to ride. We hope to see you on the road somewhere, you can’t miss us, we have Dump Mate signwriting all over our motorhome. :D Heather and John McMurdo Make an adapter for dumpstations that have bigger holes: ckw.nz/dumpmate-adapter dumpmate.co.nz 1/1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 2 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0

BUY PDF CONTENTS ​ Up Freedom camping: who does what Miriam Richardson Up ​ These are the laws relating to freedom camping and self-containment : • Freedom Camping Act 2011 (amended 2023 ) • The Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 • Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 Commencement Order 2023 • Freedom Camping (Penalties for Infringement Offences) Regulations 2023 • Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers (Self-Contained Vehicles) Regulations 2023 (takes effect 6 Dec 2023 ) As a pdf to download † Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board. PDF readers: click to view the legislation Up Up ​ ​ 1/0

Mountain Mamas NZ Up Kayla Laatz Are you a mama wanting to spend more time outdoors with your family? Do you want to meet and go tramping with other like-minded mamas? Mountain Mamas NZ is an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Its a place to learn new skills, build your confidence, get inspired and connect with other local mamas throughout Aotearoa. The benefits to spending more time in nature are endless; but sometimes finding the motivation and support to make it happen can be difficult. Learning new skills and stepping outside your comfort zone, while simultaneously navigating life as a new parent, is even harder. The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. Get involved by following us @mountainmamasnz on Instagram and Facebook. Tag us in your outdoor family adventures using #mountainmamasnz to be shared and to inspire others. Kayla Laatz mountainmamasnz.com facebook.com/mountainmamasnz instagram.com/mountainmamasnz Up Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 ​ The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz The adventures don't have to end ‘after kids’, they're only just beginning. We are an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website. Mountain Mamas © Kayla Laatz 1/3

4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0

Click on image for full view and caption Eketahuna Camp, Wairarapa. Events: Camping Editor Camp at Catchpool Valley (Wellington Region) Fri 15–17 Mar, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt Join us for a weekend camp in the Catchpool Valley of the Remutaka Forest Park. ckw.nz/catchpool ckw.nz/catchpool-rsvp Mount Somers in Summer Fri 22–24 Mar, Mt Somers, Canterbury Come and join the Canterbury Team at the Mt Somers Holiday park (below) in the picturesque Mount Somers region (above). ckw.nz/somers-mar | ckw.nz/somers-mar-rsvp Canterbury Monthly Coffee Meet and Greet 2nd Wednesday of each month, Christchurch 11am, Pavilion Cafe, Hornby Club.Good parking, including your caravan or motorhome. Passing through? Join us for a cuppa and a chat. Share travel stories, frustrations, successes. Some stay on for lunch, others go shopping. Contact: Linda, 027 277 0752 | linda@ckw.nz Easter weekend at Patea Fri 29 Mar–2 Apr, Patea, Taranaki Come along to All Points Easter Camp at Patea Beach. Make your own bookings at the campground. Come earlier or stay longer. Join us on a fishing charter (extra cost). patea beach motorcamp.co.nz | ckw.nz/patea | ckw.nz/patea-rsvp Comfort Zone Parkover Fri 12–14 Apr, Whakatane, BOP Join your fellow campers at Comfort Zone parkover on the outskirts of Whakatane for a rejuvenating short or long weekend. ckw.nz/comfort-zone | ckw.nz/comfort-zone-rsvp Eketahuna is beckoning Thu, 25–28 Apr, ANZAC Wknd, Wairarapa Don’t pack away your camping gear just yet. Come and join us for an ANZAC weekend camp at the Eketahuna Motor Camp. In a unique and beautiful scenic reserve, with walking tracks and trout fishing, and golf down the road. Book ahead with the campground. eketahuna camp .com | ckw.nz/eketahuna | ckw.nz/eketahuna-rsvp Viking Odyssey 17–19 May, Mathews Park, Norsewood Come and celebrate Norway Day in Norsewood. Dogs on leads. Hopefully guided star gazing and a night time photography talk. Outdoor fire, if conditions allow. A guided walk, feed the eels, and activities and celebrations on Norway Day. ckw.nz/viking | ckw.nz/viking-rsvp For more camps keep an eye on allpointscampingnz.org/events ckw.nz/nzfunadventures-events (FB) ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer come along ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 40 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0