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The cat comes too

The cat comes too. This spot is only 6km from home. And the cat always come along for the adventures…

7 Autumn 2024

No more freedom camping

No more freedom camping for these responsible campers. No room for a fixed loo…

7 Autumn 2024

Ten tips for hitting the road full time

Van life is becoming more and more popular but the transition to this lifestyle can be far from smooth. After 3 years on the road, here’s our tips to get you from house life to road life.

7 Autumn 2024

Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West

Why stick to the law if you can get away with whatever takes your fancy?

7 Autumn 2024

A cure for the stubborn peg

I thought people might find this useful — I always struggle to pull pegs out…

4 Winter 2023

Charly the campervan

New Zealand’s first wheelchair accessible campervan, CHARLY, will soon be available for hire.

7 Autumn 2024

Editorial

When I began assembling this issue I came up against a dilemma. How to inspire without sweeping under the carpet the negative things happening for freedom camping in New Zealand?

7 Autumn 2024

Taihape: the perfect stopover place

Okay , listen up, this is new. When travelling the North Island, Taihape has become the perfect stopover place.

7 Autumn 2024

Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health

I go camping for my mental health. Bev and I have done this for over 25 years. I’m not happy with the NZ Government interfering with my choice of leisure time by restricting how I go camping.

7 Autumn 2024

7 days a week

7 days a week, NZ Lifestyle Camping works to support NZ campers and the commercial vehicle industry that require certified self-containment

7 Autumn 2024

All Points Camping at Morisons Bush

All Points Camping at Morisons Bush, Waitangi Weekend 2024.

7 Autumn 2024

Kiwi camping with a difference

It all started with a chance conversation with friends about a special birthday coming up & the fact that I wanted to take my wife & kids on a trip to the South Island.

7 Autumn 2024

Sundown, Tucks Bay

Sundown, Tucks Bay, Coramandel.

7 Autumn 2024

Hidden gem

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.

7 Autumn 2024

It was a tent

It’s too big for a chair and it’s not moving in the water so I can only guess it’s another tent blown away, full of belongings.

7 Autumn 2024

My caravan that floats

Our family owns a 24ft (7.3 metre) trailer sailer. It is a bit like a floating caravan and we have had many camping holidays on the water.

7 Autumn 2024

Fishing when your caravan floats.

Food supplies can be supplemented with fishing when your caravan floats.

7 Autumn 2024

Make caravan fridges work as claimed

To make caravan fridges work as claimed, and draw less energy, is cheap, simple and easy. Many can be transformed. This article shows how.

7 Autumn 2024

A small, perfectly formed bikepacking trip

Sedgemere Track is only open for six weeks of the year...

7 Autumn 2024

Best pull-out kitchen at Campfest

7 Autumn 2024

ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print)

ISSUE 9

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