You guys are such an inspiration as you share your life journey with us all. We love your views on having this beautiful relationship with your children learning real life skills while maintaining a great education. Keep the videos coming, they are stunning, love the real family kiwi commentary.
I think kids learn so much in the great outdoors aye, none of this go inside in the cold and avoid the struggle... We all thrive in the hardships and learn a lot, and to be honest it's easy parking up here in a caravan with a heater lol.. But Thanks for watching, and we'll see ya in the next one.
Preparing for the freezing temperatures all adds to the experience I'd imagine. Lovely walks, especially in those conditions. Glad you got some snow, here's to more winter conditions
Yea mate, it's a whole process just getting ready for it... Looking forward to the next snow event, potential for the end of next week, but where would we go.... Not sure... it doesn't seem to snow to low in Otago, might have to venture back into Canterbury. Hope you guys are well, and well done to Jacob, you must be a proud Dad.
That was a fantastic video Leopards! We've been up to Whitehorse a few times but never in the winter. Thanks for taking the time to film all of this for those of us who can't be there.
oh I hope that never happens to me, Winter can be amazing. I def like it either snowing, or clear and crisp with a nice frost in the morning if it's winter... Summers coming and with that so will a bunch of our adventures, we'll be chasing beaches and swimming holes.
It was a fantastic trip, could have done with a bit more snow in the camping area, but no complaints for the fact it stuck around all week, been a nice cold crisp winter.
Awesome content mate - fantastic work. Great work on the editing! And what a lovely family - you are a lucky man. You guys are doing it right - the best way to bring kids up = life experiences. Learning through experiences. I grew up down the Marlborough Sounds on correspondence school. Looking back as an adult, I can honestly say it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Thank you for sharing and we look forward to more! PS: Jealous of your camper! Not the truck, though - get a Landcruiser - crikey! ;)
cheers mate. It's a pretty awesome life alright, be hard to stop... I'd get a landcruiser if they weren't so bloody expensive. Maybe one day if i'm ever rich lol
bro 10:26 look pretend!! so amazing , it seriously looks like a AI image,, that is so epic, Toby had a few epic tosses man the 1st 1 was a whollop! man that place is so cool! this 1 had the most epic view to date! cant wait for the next1!!!!! talk to yah soon!
Beautiful. Aoraki/Mount Cook is my favourite place. When I first went there as a child in the 1960s, there were no Tasman, Hooker & Mueller Lakes. While sad that the glacier ice has retreated, the lakes that have formed add to the beauty of the dramatic landscape. I'm glad you all got the winter experience you were seeking. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your images of the hoar frost next.
Thanks mate, yes some awesome scenes up there, it's a pretty awesome place, getting pretty busy these days... Amazing seeing the photos of these mountains with just straight glacier with a river on the end, they have retreated so much... Started working on the hoar frost video tonight, I think it's going to be a long video.
Another awesome video adventure. The Hooker Valley looks so wonderful in its winter wonderland coating of snow. Our daughter is going to do that walk in a weeks time and hoping to have snow on the ground too. Your content is amazing Mike and Sophie: Jade, Riley and Toby are learning wonderful skills as presenters when they do intros in your videos, well done to you three. Keep on adventuring and enjoying the winter landscape. Don and Anne.
oh awesome, i'd struggle to see that snow go for a wee while, well the latest dump thats just fallen, this trip was a month ago now, but the winter snow really brings the area to life aye, after all mountains look the best with a white coat.
Rosey cheeks all round 😊 gosh our country is stunning ❤ neat to see the kids sharing adventure experience with other youngins 💯.....im off to check the warriors score 😢😂😢😂👍👍🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
So fun watching the kids, and seeing them so amazed at the winter conditions, they are cool... Warriors score, don't tell me, i want to stay on my happy snow days buzz i'm on... lol.
How the heck are you able to make such amazing video's Mike ? have you worked with peter Jackson or other film crews to have such exceptional ability ?
awww your to kind mate. I guess making and working on these videos most days for the last 4 years I've learnt a lot slowly, consistency is key and I just really enjoy making these videos, telling stories, the scenery, the kids being kids, the music so its a lot of fun.
thanks Tom it takes awhile to put it all together alright. You guys look like you have had a very hot summer, I follow the NC weather page on facebook, you guys have had some heat records broken this summer, yikes.
It's a great experience, you def need to be well prepared for these conditions though, its really fun, but a bit or work and extra management, but if you don't mind it being frozen all day, than it's worth it.
thats good hopefully there's something helpful in there, I guess we bit up little things as we go to help us be prepared for these situations, but we might take that for granted.
We've only done the Hooker Valley Walk once and would love to visit in winter time. We did it on Christmas day a few years back thinking everyone would be busy doing Christmas stuff and the track wouldn't be busy 🤦♀ I think the song says it all: I see wonder.
that place is busy all year aye, there was plenty of people on the trail when we were up there as well... I've seen photos from summer where the cars are parked to the village... I think for us, this is a winter destination when it's a lot quieter.
Well here in Murchison, we had an overnight temperature of neg 3°C. Definitely not shorts and jandels weather. 😅 Loving it. A mate gave me a great tip on insulation of caravans, is basically to cut packing polystyrene 10mm to size of your windows and inserting into all the windows. Cheapest form of double glazing you'll find anywhere. I still like the idea of a small woodstove for heating. That's my preference. Anyway, thanks again for sharing. Thank you again for sharing. Stay safe.
-3 is still very cold aye, makes for a nice big frost. We've def had some big frosts since this video last night was our coldest night on -7.8 and in the snow, which has been cool... Luckily our windows are all double glazed which makes a big difference, more cold comes through the walls I think
we're down in Otago now, stunningly beautiful in the winter, very similar to canterbury, big mountains.... We've been at St Bathans which has been very cold the last week.
Snow is much more fun when it's a novelty, which it is for us... I see people in Christchurch are often hoping the snow will fall to sea level It does make for some problems for sure. I think Gold panning is on our radar for this summer.
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the tanks are under the floor, so they might get some help not being on the ground, and also not exposed to the sinking cold air at night, being under the caravan. the more water in them the better, I guess if you stayed in sub zero for a coupke of weeks you'd have some problems
Hey mate, hows the cheap generator going still? Im looking at buying a fullboar 2.2kw for $895. Wondering if u regret buying a cheaper one, or do u wish u bought a honda? Cheers
@@leopardsgowild That's good to hear! Yeah that's from Bunnings at the momemt. I only want one as a back up to charge the solar or kids electronics etc. Also takes up less space in the back of the ute. Does the 2.2kw still work pretty good tho for what you want from it?
@@newzealandearthmover4008 our is only 800w, it does what we need, but It would be nice we could plug it in like a caravan plug and get everything running, we can't do that with our generator it's not powerful enough.
they are getting some good use, this was the first time we used them, 2nd round of snow, they have got plenty of use as well... Soph wears hers every day lol... I get hot.
agree with comment below, hows your wifes knees? in the cold? question which bb to go with and prices some say netspeed good others wirles nation then starlink, wish have unlimted data now do you run mobiles of same package or keep 2 degrees or whomever? thanks in advance,
Wifes body struggles in the cold, 2x back surgeries and 2x knee, so the cold affects that quite a lot. She prefers to have the beautiful scenery, because even if we were at home in Rotorua the cold would still cause her problems, so should would prefer the winter scenes.... Internet we use Wireless Nation which we find great, seems to be slower in the cities, were the cellphone towers have higher use
Another great video Mike! your kids are so lucky to have such great parents,they’re having experiences that will last a lifetime!!,,
Thanks. We have a pretty awesome family alright, and these memories are going to be hard to top aye.
You guys are such an inspiration as you share your life journey with us all. We love your views on having this beautiful relationship with your children learning real life skills while maintaining a great education. Keep the videos coming, they are stunning, love the real family kiwi commentary.
I think kids learn so much in the great outdoors aye, none of this go inside in the cold and avoid the struggle... We all thrive in the hardships and learn a lot, and to be honest it's easy parking up here in a caravan with a heater lol.. But Thanks for watching, and we'll see ya in the next one.
Preparing for the freezing temperatures all adds to the experience I'd imagine. Lovely walks, especially in those conditions. Glad you got some snow, here's to more winter conditions
Yea mate, it's a whole process just getting ready for it... Looking forward to the next snow event, potential for the end of next week, but where would we go.... Not sure... it doesn't seem to snow to low in Otago, might have to venture back into Canterbury. Hope you guys are well, and well done to Jacob, you must be a proud Dad.
That was a fantastic video Leopards! We've been up to Whitehorse a few times but never in the winter. Thanks for taking the time to film all of this for those of us who can't be there.
Oh thank you, it's a different world up there in winter time, with so little sun... I like that it's a lot quieter and ya can't beat the snow.
Thank you for showcasing the beauty of NZ and your family!
Thanks mate, it's a pleasure to share these experiences with you.
My wife & I enjoyed this video immensely thankyou very much indeed
Glad you enjoyed it, it was an amazing trip up to Aoraki Mt Cook.
Great Video the Leopards, I left the south island over 30 years ago, since then I have become a cold phob! Thanks for sharing
oh I hope that never happens to me, Winter can be amazing. I def like it either snowing, or clear and crisp with a nice frost in the morning if it's winter... Summers coming and with that so will a bunch of our adventures, we'll be chasing beaches and swimming holes.
So awesome how this wee adventure worked out for you guys, right up there amongst the mountains!
It was a fantastic trip, could have done with a bit more snow in the camping area, but no complaints for the fact it stuck around all week, been a nice cold crisp winter.
I live in the area, Snows great! When it stays in the hills! Great Vid
the locals are never so keen on the harsher winter weather... We got Hoar frost in the next one...
Awesome clip glad the kid's got to play in the snow and what magnificent views wicked filming Mike.
Looking forward to your next adventure clip.
thank you, so much fun filming these landscapes, awesome memories being out there in a postcard.
Awesome content mate - fantastic work. Great work on the editing!
And what a lovely family - you are a lucky man.
You guys are doing it right - the best way to bring kids up = life experiences.
Learning through experiences.
I grew up down the Marlborough Sounds on correspondence school. Looking back as an adult, I can honestly say it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Thank you for sharing and we look forward to more!
PS: Jealous of your camper!
Not the truck, though - get a Landcruiser - crikey!
;)
cheers mate. It's a pretty awesome life alright, be hard to stop...
I'd get a landcruiser if they weren't so bloody expensive. Maybe one day if i'm ever rich lol
Wintering over is the best way to manage water and power - plenty of options at the top of the South or even in the North Island.
Did you have any recommendations of where we can stay? What is wintering over? How much is it?
You guys should go " pay to view"...the quality and content of you posts are next level !!!.❤️🇳🇿
We've had a few people ask about Patreon, gives earlier access to videos and I'd put extra content up on their as well, but I don't know????
bro 10:26 look pretend!! so amazing , it seriously looks like a AI image,, that is so epic, Toby had a few epic tosses man the 1st 1 was a whollop! man that place is so cool! this 1 had the most epic view to date! cant wait for the next1!!!!! talk to yah soon!
Yea it's incredible and I don't do any editing on my images for these videos so it's all legit... Some epic bridges to throw rocks from aye.
@@leopardsgowildsuper epic
Beautiful. Aoraki/Mount Cook is my favourite place. When I first went there as a child in the 1960s, there were no Tasman, Hooker & Mueller Lakes. While sad that the glacier ice has retreated, the lakes that have formed add to the beauty of the dramatic landscape. I'm glad you all got the winter experience you were seeking. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your images of the hoar frost next.
Thanks mate, yes some awesome scenes up there, it's a pretty awesome place, getting pretty busy these days... Amazing seeing the photos of these mountains with just straight glacier with a river on the end, they have retreated so much... Started working on the hoar frost video tonight, I think it's going to be a long video.
Hey Leopards! So great to see kids being kids! Love it! Let us know the next time you're up near Blenheim and we'll have a cuppa!
Yea the kids love this stuff, and it's fun being out there with them... gosh who knows when we will be back in Blenheim.
Wow. That was great. It's so good to see your kids in tune with nature. That scenery was spectacular. Thanks team. 😊
cheers mate, was awesome to be up there for the snow, talk about change a landscape... I love that our kids are so into getting amongst Nature.
Another awesome video adventure. The Hooker Valley looks so wonderful in its winter wonderland coating of snow. Our daughter is going to do that walk in a weeks time and hoping to have snow on the ground too.
Your content is amazing Mike and Sophie: Jade, Riley and Toby are learning wonderful skills as presenters when they do intros in your videos, well done to you three. Keep on adventuring and enjoying the winter landscape. Don and Anne.
oh awesome, i'd struggle to see that snow go for a wee while, well the latest dump thats just fallen, this trip was a month ago now, but the winter snow really brings the area to life aye, after all mountains look the best with a white coat.
Breath taking views! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much for watching, some awesome scenery alright.
Hi I like your video
thanks mate, glad your enjoying the videos.
Absolutely stunning and amazing content once again
Thank you very much, the next few videos are gonna be epic, been in some awesome scenery.
Rosey cheeks all round 😊 gosh our country is stunning ❤ neat to see the kids sharing adventure experience with other youngins 💯.....im off to check the warriors score 😢😂😢😂👍👍🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
So fun watching the kids, and seeing them so amazed at the winter conditions, they are cool...
Warriors score, don't tell me, i want to stay on my happy snow days buzz i'm on... lol.
Loved Toby's 'mullet' snowman 😅
ha ha, bloody mullets, he did another one on the latest snow fall.
Awesome as usual 👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
How the heck are you able to make such amazing video's Mike ? have you worked with peter Jackson or other film crews to have such exceptional ability ?
awww your to kind mate. I guess making and working on these videos most days for the last 4 years I've learnt a lot slowly, consistency is key and I just really enjoy making these videos, telling stories, the scenery, the kids being kids, the music so its a lot of fun.
Cooled me down ! (Its only 90 here )Thanks for the great video . Am sure its a lot of time to get it together.
thanks Tom it takes awhile to put it all together alright. You guys look like you have had a very hot summer, I follow the NC weather page on facebook, you guys have had some heat records broken this summer, yikes.
Winter wonderland! hopefully I could bring my Family there soooon! awesome vids!
It's a great experience, you def need to be well prepared for these conditions though, its really fun, but a bit or work and extra management, but if you don't mind it being frozen all day, than it's worth it.
@@leopardsgowild thanks for the tip, yep we'll make sure we are prepared for the grim weather
Top video, just stunning, thanks.
Thank you, we love in such a cool country, love the winter time as well it's magic, and quiet.
Hi 😊 new subscriber here, wow I love your beautiful country, amazing scenery 😍 can’t wait to watch your others video
Oh welcome to the channel. It's a pretty awesome place we live in, where abouts are you watching from?
Absolutely stunning.
Thank you! Cheers!
Love your adventures and tips👍
thats good hopefully there's something helpful in there, I guess we bit up little things as we go to help us be prepared for these situations, but we might take that for granted.
We've only done the Hooker Valley Walk once and would love to visit in winter time. We did it on Christmas day a few years back thinking everyone would be busy doing Christmas stuff and the track wouldn't be busy 🤦♀ I think the song says it all: I see wonder.
that place is busy all year aye, there was plenty of people on the trail when we were up there as well... I've seen photos from summer where the cars are parked to the village... I think for us, this is a winter destination when it's a lot quieter.
Well here in Murchison, we had an overnight temperature of neg 3°C. Definitely not shorts and jandels weather. 😅 Loving it. A mate gave me a great tip on insulation of caravans, is basically to cut packing polystyrene 10mm to size of your windows and inserting into all the windows. Cheapest form of double glazing you'll find anywhere. I still like the idea of a small woodstove for heating. That's my preference. Anyway, thanks again for sharing. Thank you again for sharing. Stay safe.
-3 is still very cold aye, makes for a nice big frost. We've def had some big frosts since this video last night was our coldest night on -7.8 and in the snow, which has been cool... Luckily our windows are all double glazed which makes a big difference, more cold comes through the walls I think
@@leopardsgowild sorry about the repeat. "Thanks again for sharing." Must be an old farts problem. Atb.
Sometime come to British Columbia Canada! We live on Vancouver island with lots to explore. I enjoy your videos.
How cool would that be. I'd love to drive right to the top of alaska or canada bucketlist trip.
Brilliant video ❤❤❤
Thank you 😁glad you enjoyed it.
You found the snow good.😂😂😂
we sure did, was a great adventure.
Looks epic, hope you’re still in the area! Chch supposed to be -5 tonight, I bet it’s abit cooler down there too!
we're down in Otago now, stunningly beautiful in the winter, very similar to canterbury, big mountains.... We've been at St Bathans which has been very cold the last week.
Wait until you see the dump I got there....
@@ABCampingTony oh I've seen pics from a friend who was up there, looked out the gate... We wished we got a bit more
Thanks!
thanks mate, thats much appreciated.
Mint!
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@@leopardsgowild you guys are great! 👍🏼
Snow cost us 3 months training in Lake Tekapo army grounds back in 1981, so not a fan.
I want to try Gold Panning in the South Island,
Snow is much more fun when it's a novelty, which it is for us... I see people in Christchurch are often hoping the snow will fall to sea level It does make for some problems for sure. I think Gold panning is on our radar for this summer.
IM SORRY IM SO LATE TO WATCH THIS!!!! AN ENTIRE DAY ITS BEEN OUT AND I HAVENT SEEN OR COMMENTED!!!!!!!! COUNT DOWN IN 3,2,1, ENGAGE LEOPARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
No need to be sorry bro... Lets go
that looks really cold! How do you store you water so that the tank doesn't freeze and split?
the tanks are under the floor, so they might get some help not being on the ground, and also not exposed to the sinking cold air at night, being under the caravan. the more water in them the better, I guess if you stayed in sub zero for a coupke of weeks you'd have some problems
Hey mate, hows the cheap generator going still? Im looking at buying a fullboar 2.2kw for $895. Wondering if u regret buying a cheaper one, or do u wish u bought a honda? Cheers
Cheap generator is still going real good, I do wish we had one with more power though... $895 seems a good price for a 2.2kw one.
@@leopardsgowild That's good to hear! Yeah that's from Bunnings at the momemt. I only want one as a back up to charge the solar or kids electronics etc. Also takes up less space in the back of the ute. Does the 2.2kw still work pretty good tho for what you want from it?
@@newzealandearthmover4008 our is only 800w, it does what we need, but It would be nice we could plug it in like a caravan plug and get everything running, we can't do that with our generator it's not powerful enough.
How are the heated jackets going?
they are getting some good use, this was the first time we used them, 2nd round of snow, they have got plenty of use as well... Soph wears hers every day lol... I get hot.
agree with comment below, hows your wifes knees? in the cold? question which bb to go with and prices some say netspeed good others wirles nation then starlink, wish have unlimted data now do you run mobiles of same package or keep 2 degrees or whomever? thanks in advance,
Wifes body struggles in the cold, 2x back surgeries and 2x knee, so the cold affects that quite a lot. She prefers to have the beautiful scenery, because even if we were at home in Rotorua the cold would still cause her problems, so should would prefer the winter scenes.... Internet we use Wireless Nation which we find great, seems to be slower in the cities, were the cellphone towers have higher use