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The best medicine

Sometimes the best medicine you need is going somewhere with no phone signal so you can spend the whole day just giving each other shit.

6 Summer 2023

Electrical warrant of fitness certifications

Well the holiday season is almost upon us and nearly here, and everyone will be getting their caravans, motorhomes and boats checked to make sure everything is operational.

6 Summer 2023

Van tour of the op shops

We love freedom camping, and great charity recycle shops. My vintage-clothes-obsessed daughter and I did a wee roadie and filled her with treasures (lower North Island).

6 Summer 2023

Bus Porn at Winter Woodie

Bus Porn at Winter Woodie, Woodville, June.

6 Summer 2023

RV Fridge Basics

Most fridges are essentially pumps. They move heat from where it is not wanted to where it does not matter. All work like this. They differ in how they do it — and also how well they do it. This article covers the basics.

6 Summer 2023

NZers go everywhere to camp

This trip is the adventure I’ve dreamed of my whole life. Something different that will challenge me and possibly the closest I can get to Timbuktu for now, so I’m super excited.

6 Summer 2023

The worst part about going camping is coming home!

Being out in nature and sitting around the fire sharing stories is my happy place as I’m sure it is for many people.

6 Summer 2023

Ten tips for a successful family camping trip

If you’re preparing to head off on your Summer family camping trip, whether it’s a short trip or a long trip, we’ve put together 10 tips to make your trip just that bit smoother.

6 Summer 2023

Car journeys with kids

No matter the age of your children, there’s always the car journey and the inevitable “are we there yet?” and “how much longer?”

6 Summer 2023

Sunday morning flag raising

Sunday morning flag raising The Bay of Plenty family camp at Paengaroa.

6 Summer 2023

8 days a week and 8 years to celebrate

On the 31 December 2023 our inclusive, national camping club will be 8 years old. The All Points Camping Club was officially launched 31 December 2015. It’s been a journey and a half.

6 Summer 2023

NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification authority

With a national network of more than 170 self-containment testing officers, NZ Lifestyle Camping supports the NZ leisure camping industry

6 Summer 2023

Fishing

Fishing.

6 Summer 2023

Do you need a permit for your BBQ?

No fire permit is needed for a charcoal BBQ in a restricted fire season if you meet certain safety requirements. No fire permit is needed for gas BBQs but here is how to do it safely.

6 Summer 2023

Sharing the summertime

I was incredibly lucky to be invited to visit at a ‘permanent’ summer camp run by a 4WD club, several summers ago.

6 Summer 2023

Looking good

Looking good. I hit the Patrol with the automotive cleaner from motomuck and the old girl’s looking better than ever!

6 Summer 2023

50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush

I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush.

6 Summer 2023

Mt Cook from the Lake Pukaki

Mt Cook from the Lake Pukaki freedom camping area. ©2023 M Richardson

6 Summer 2023

Editorial

An El Niño summer gives a sterner edge to commonsense precautions. Caught in the middle or a camper upgrade? Encourage the small towns to love us.

6 Summer 2023

DOC update

Coromandel , Hector’s dolphins, Kaimai tracks, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, The Heaphy Track, Pike29 Memorial Track , southern tracks, Hump Ridge Track

6 Summer 2023

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

ISSUE 9

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