Struggling in winter conditions | Hanmer springs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2024
- Struggling in winter conditions.
Hey every this episode, is a good test of what it's like camp in the winter around New Zealand. We're not even that far South yet, but cold nights, Ice, Solar, batteries are already becoming a big problem for us.
We did enjoy a great day out at Hanmer Springs pools.
The ice, cold, and battery situation got a bit much and with rain in the forecast we bailed on Hanmer Springs and decided to head down to Culverden for a low cost powered site at the public domain.
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Ive been watching your channel for a couple of weeks after discovering it. I've just acquired my first caravan and am learning a lot from your epic series. You make the anticipation for getting out on the road so much greater! It's also inspirational that you're doing it all seasons too, which is smart . I think you're doing a fantastic job as a Dad and Hubby too, your kids are going to remember this time forever! I'd like to see a video on the technical side of things, how you deal with water usage ( showers, toilet, waste and fresh water ) your tech specs on power, storage etc, and some monthly costs of running a family on the road. Also how you manage to do this financially? Yeah so many questions, but I'm sure many people would like to learn from you how you do it. Thanks for a great channel, and yes, Ive subscribed!
If you watch from the beginning of their videos most of these have been covered.
Correct... we have a video of our top 5 questions we get asked which should cover most of the questions.
We have over 200 videos we have a few specific ones covering your questions you'll likely have to scroll down a bit... There is one called our 5 most common questions. There's also an ever earlier one before we started travelling talking about how we planned to make like of the road work.
Great video mate… so missing winter camping.. hopefully you’ll get another hoar frost 👍
Yes, we are intentially hanging around in the Mc Kenzie basin waiting for the fog and frosts to roll on in... I predict tomorrow - thursday for the beginning, but I'm just a guesser and hopeful wisher.
Definitely into the winter conditions there. Hard with no real sun. Glad you had a good soak in the pools. That was almost every school holidays for us as kids growing up, trip to Hanmer and the pools. Was a much smaller complex though.
Those kiwicash sites are a great idea.
oh man, /its such a great spot there aye... It feels like this time around we are comparing places between summer and winter lol... Although now we're def back to back in winter... Hot pools are amazing, you must have some great memories.
Kids looked like they were enjoying the warm boots.
oh yea we all love it when it's extra cold out there... We think if it's going to be cold, it ma as well go all the way, -3 is so much nicer then 3 degrees... Kids love their warm comfy boots, they take ages to dry when they get snow in them though.
great video again Mike, winter in the South looks like it will be fantastic
We really like the winter to be crisp, being from Rotorua Frost is generally gone by 9am in the morning and it's just cold... It's really interesting seeing all day ice and frost, so novel, we prefer it like that even if we need to leave to get power lol...
Another great life journey for you all ❤
yea wasn't quite the Hanmer experience we had planned, I also had a pretty sore mouth after just loosing a tooth the day before, but I think it's a better summer spot.
Im just catching up on your vids. We really do live in a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing & letting us tag along. 😊
it's amazing in New Zealand mate, every corner and bay has an exceptional area worth exploring... Thanks for following.
Woohoo I’m so glad Sophie soaked her bones in Hamner Springs, and you all enjoyed the no ques! I love how Toby always throws ice rocks into every waterway! 🎉, I enjoyed the pumpkin soup, and ciabatta bread! Looking forward to the Leopards go wild Next Adventures, thankyou so much for sharing, as always Arohanui nō Teresa❤🎉
Thanks Teresa, People have requested a montage of Toby throwing things, sounds like a timeless job for me to find all that footage lol, he's such a fun kid. Soup is so underrated for winter... We are currently up at Aoraki it's -4 at 7pm and we're eating soup again.
Thinking about going! Idk what's the fuss about it being a tourist town I reckon it's pretty nice even for locals. Great video mate watching from Chrsitchurch
Well done guys always a good watch. Good to see Hamner that’s our next stop after Lewis pass! Thanks again for awesome video
Oh nice, where are you guys planning to park up at Hanmer springs? NZMCA?
@@leopardsgowildyes here now
@@leopardsgowild oops I replied from my other channel! We have just left Murchison NZMCA camp. Now at Marble hill heading to Hanmer NZMCA tomorrow.
another cool video! keep safe man and your family!
Thanks Mate, I can tell you it's freezing right now... We're living in a fridge lol... Caravan heater has been pumping.
Sorry we couldn't catch up with you on this occasion, hope you are all enjoying some wintery conditions. Stay warm guys
Thanks shannon, not your fault we didn't catch up, we'll plan a catch up with Ya'll before we leave the South Island which is not on anyones agenda right now. Hope you guys get the ute sorted so you can get out with the caravan and come find us in one of the coming holidays. love following the boys running adventures, you must be so proud of how well they're doing.
Nice guys have you been threw the road from Oxford to Geraldine threw the rackia back blocks below southern elps realy cool place and drive , cheers , shaneo, Nelson, 🍺👍
Is that the inland scenic road through my Somers?
Love how honest you guys are. It's not all positive. Good to have the kids on camera as well. Imagine whe9n they're older and can look back on these vids.
Yea we try to keep the videos realistic, there's obvioulsy a lot we don't show, so filming the less interesting parts of our day or week often doesn't happen, but I like to show the otherside of this lifestyle, it's not all perfect camping sites and sunsets.
Yet another great video, thanks Mike and the gang. Heading up to Mokihinui shortly to [hopefully] escape the cold Christchurch winter. Enjoy your time down south. Cheers.
Awesome mate. Hope the suns shining for you, it's an epic spot up there, it's own micro climate. Catch some fish.
Great video Mike, love your work mate thanks .
Thank you.
Thank goodness for those hot springs
Oh yea, I think it would have been a tough day without them, it clouded over and only reached 2.7 degrees at the caravan that day.
Those hot pools look really inviting at this time of year,,. tekapo is a fantastic place to be in mid winter they get those cold clear days with fantastic mountain views
yea mate, crisp in those basins in winter... The hot pools is such a nice way to warm yourself up fully from the cold. We've been through Tekapo, lots of cloud, but we did get 1 really nice day out of the 5 we were here for.
There’s two freedom camping spots right in town in the small car park. Toilets there too.
@@kevinpalmer1249 your right but you need a smaller camper to fit in those... It was nice to be close to the walks so we didn't have to drive but impractical where we parked in winter
NZ MCA camp had plenty in it over matariki weekend.
was the same in Tekapo which is where we were for that weekend, we went from 2 of us to a load of us the following day lol.
As a born European I will never understand the obsession with the cold. A thermometer to me is like a mood-o-meter. The higher it gets, the better 😅 Well, if you like cold, you definitely came to the right place :)
well our family has discussed this often. Our logic is, if it's going to be cold it should be really cold, so we can see ice, frost and snow, if it's going to be just boring cold, damp, wet, muddy, none of us like that, so lets get to some icy conditions so we can enjoy the winter. lol.
G'day folks. Not sure where you are right, now, but a great idea if you haven't already done it, is to use Tekapo as a base. And drive up to Mt John observatory, obviously when it's open. Worth the effort. Take a quick drive through to Twizel and check out the "High Country Salmon Farm." Sometimes they'll let you feed them. Hot pools at Tekapo too. Side trip up to Mt Cook village. On the way...Visit Mesopotamia Station. Clydesdales horse wagon too. Burkes Pass village is worth a visit. And don't forget the possibility of Aurora Australis, in Tekapo.
Thanks again for sharing. Take care folks.
thanks mate. We are at Aoraki currently a nice frosty night after some snow fall a few days ago. You've listed off a few of our favorites in the list above, so many great spots and things to see.
love your cooking skills i am jealous
oh cheers mate, I just wing it and some how it seems to work out.
Morning my friends , 3am here listening while mow the grass in the dark lol 😂 🔦 ⛳️
oh really mowing the lawns at 3am... So american... good golf greens keeper, tee off in t minus 3 hours
@@leopardsgowild led headlights make is keen as powa fritters eh mate?
I admire your courage with doing the vlog. I've been on the road 10 years now, would have liked to have had a channel but hate myself on video. Good for you though. I do remote IT work to survive. Was mostly overseas work, then Covid hit, so the local market got used to the idea of remote workers. Then most contractors got the boot here in NZ last year so it's back to mostly international again.
it's a great life style on the road we love it. We originally we're living off savings but loved it so much we wanted to keep going. My wife does remote social work currently a few days a week to keep us on the road.
Certainly can get cold in Hanmer this time of year due to them there hills. There’s a freedom camping area beside the Waiau river on the left just before the NZMCA park, gets plenty of sun on a good day but a wee way out from town. I bet you lapped up those hot pools.
yea mate, it's a bit of a basin in there aye. We really wanted to be close to the trails and moving to the NZMCA or free camp was our other option, but after a week off grid, at Murchison and Hanmer, everyone was ready for some power... We loved the hot pools, we all appreciated the hot water and the long showers that followed.
Looks like y'all need some heated jackets??!! 🥶
@@hopaea7 do you know anyone who could sponsor us some
Nice video, any problems with your water freezing on those cold nights?
yea mate, our outside water tap froze, and grey water outlet as well... We try and keep our waterlines open on nights that cold, we put water into 15 litre plaster buckets for the dump station and turn our water pump off, but was specially cold here.
Cheers, heading into Ashburton Lakes tomorrow, sounds like it will be chilly
Do you get charging off the Hilux while connected and driving?
Minimal. We have an anderson plug but it doesn't put much into the battery bank, although, it can run the 12v system if we were desperate, but the generator is a great option and used by most travellers in the winter.