Caravan Experience

September 13, 2017

Caravanning Off-Grid in New Zealand Winter

Explore the slightly warmer Coromandel over the New Zealand winter seemed like a good idea. But then it rained, and rained and rained.  I arrived at […]
July 25, 2017

Trial and error with off grid living

I’m really trying to stay off grid the majority of the time on this trip around the central north island of New Zealand. I’m still finding […]
July 10, 2017

Auckland campsites & getting the caravan ready for a roadtrip

I’ve been stuck in Auckland for too long. My initial plan was to stay a couple of months. Work, save, live in the caravan at Auckland […]
April 4, 2017

Getting the caravan ready for off-grid living

I haven’t properly freedom camped or lived off-grid yet! Well, except for Karamea, when I got stuck in the mud. This is partly because I didn’t have the self-containment […]
March 14, 2017

Caravan moving to Auckland & battery problems

What a weekend. I’m exhausted. I stayed in a dark caravan last night. Last 2 months I’ve been floating back and forth from Auckland to the family home. Working the odd […]
January 17, 2017

Caravan dramas

I’ve owned my caravan for over 2 months now and have had more ‘dramas’ than I realised. It’s been a steep learning curve and an action packed […]
November 10, 2016

Caravan’s 1st impressions

I’ve been living in my caravan for a couple of weeks now. Are you curious about how I find it? As I’m writing, I am looking […]
October 31, 2016

Setting up my caravan for the 1st time

Now that I’ve bought a caravan to live in permanently, I need to learn how to set it up! Learning the basics Derryl the caravan dealer […]
October 27, 2016

Hunt for the Caravan – South Island Search

I found it! I found my perfect caravan. It was only a short step off the ferry before I spotted it late one afternoon. The start After […]