Talk to a local if you see one -you'll be surprised how many'll let you stay on private property *if you're going to respect it.*
@DennisWilson-uy6zs
Жыл бұрын
Some good advise there. We've been on the road for 6 years and I would only add 1 thing. We generally avoid freedom camping on a Friday and Saturday night. Far more likely to have a visit from hoons and the like on those two nights of the week.
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Oh that is a very good point Dennis! Should have added that to the video 😉 I remember being out in Greymouth freedom camping spot on a Friday night and loads of cars were cruising around all night 🙄
@suepercy8390
2 ай бұрын
We always make sure we,re facing outwards when we freedom camp, with the keys close. Never had to do a fast retreat after many freedom nights in strange places
@AdventuresWithRosy
2 ай бұрын
That’s a really good idea! If you have a campervan then the getaway is pretty straightforward which is good! Glad to hear you have never had a problem 😁
@gswan666
6 ай бұрын
We are just back from a 3 week trip to the South Island of New Zealand in our Jucy Rental (Cant miss them) and used the "Campermate" app to find freedom park ups and paid sites. We split the trip 50 / 50 finding more freedom camp spots on the east coast than the west, but everything went well with freedom camping. Even used a few DOC (department of conservation) Sites. Only time we thought we might have an issue was with a drunk at New Brighton in Christchurch, but quickly chatted to the guy and he moved on. In all we found New Zealand to be very Friendly and accommodating.
@AdventuresWithRosy
6 ай бұрын
That’s great to hear! The CamperMate app is great isn’t it. Glad you had a good experience, hope you enjoyed the holiday 😀
@SByoutube123
6 ай бұрын
If you have no toilet facilities please stay somewhere that provides toilet facilities. We have had defecation happen outside our houses on two occasions by freedom camper vans in NZ. Otherwise, so important to have toilet facilities onboard.
@AdventuresWithRosy
6 ай бұрын
Oh that’s no good! Totally agree with what you said 👍
@RadRoadAdventures
Жыл бұрын
when I checked out your "chainsaw massacre" spot I walked in on two long legged European girls pulling their pants up after using the park as a toilet 😐I think one thing we've come to learn is to look around for human waste near where we are parking and move if it doesn't look great. We cannot think of anything worse than the kids or dogs getting it on them 🤢💩
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s horrible! Dog poo is bad enough but human is another level! “Chainsaw massacre” I like that 😁 we shall now refer to that part of the coast as the chainsaw massacre spot! Haha
@fionajones3979
9 ай бұрын
I have travelled on my own for 3 years now and can relate and agree with pretty much all you have said 😊
@AdventuresWithRosy
9 ай бұрын
3 years! Good on you! 😁👍
@jamescrydeman540
3 ай бұрын
And the self contained should mean just that, everything should have to remain in the vehicle and the three day thing should have to be proven by people being required to demonstrate remaining in the vehicle for three days.
@AdventuresWithRosy
3 ай бұрын
That is interesting because all they tell you is X litres of fresh water per person, I wonder how they come up with that number and if it includes showering or dishes etc?
@mikimoto99
Жыл бұрын
What a crazy country eh? Not allowed to take a piece of driftwood off the beach to craft into a thing of beauty🙄 Jesus wept!
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Yeh I’m not sure what that rule is all about! It’s very strange. The beach is covered in wood too so you would hardly notice if anything went missing 🙄
@ezekielchariot
Жыл бұрын
Depends if you are the 2nd Native or not (not the 3rd)
@mikimoto99
Жыл бұрын
@@ezekielchariot What's that?
@lynnmichel2298
27 күн бұрын
Yes Jesus wept
@unpluggedkiwi1063
11 ай бұрын
Live in my caravan full time and just travel now that I am retired. Have been living this lifestyle for six years now. Probably half of my overnight stops are freedom sites. I always try to get where I am going by early afternoon.....1ish at the latest. This way you almost always get a spot. Most tourists are trying to cram in as much as they can during their time in New Zealand, so often don't get to their preferred camp site until dark, or even later. When they find the designated sites full, some get quite angry and often then just park anywhere their vehicle will fit. The other benefit of getting there early, is that you can check out the area and make sure there are no hazards etc.
@AdventuresWithRosy
11 ай бұрын
Yeh agreed! I think it’s a very good idea to get there early and have a look rather that showing up in the dark. Usually we have a backup place to stay as well which is think is a good idea. Hope you are enjoying life out there on the road! 😊
@Mikoaj-ub7pg
Жыл бұрын
1 - don't park on private property 2 - follow the rules 3 - camp with others where possible 4 - have a flashlight, handy at night 5 - read reviews on Google Maps
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
😊👍
@camsky8764
8 ай бұрын
Go down the pub n talk to the locals thyl usaly give ya a lil shit in a light harted fun way if ya can take that thyl usaly point u to the best local spots ud otherwise never find a kiwi pub is always the hub of any town
@AdventuresWithRosy
8 ай бұрын
Yeh that’s a great point! Even just chatting to someone at a dairy or petrol station too! We found loads of mint places to stay just from chatting to people!
@JonoPaynter-l2v
Жыл бұрын
Hi great advice. another tip is you can activate the security alarm on some vehicle push button keys to scare people away. also how many videos have you made and can you number them in chronological order and set them up as a series link on yt. Thanks again Jono P
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Hey Jono. Just checked and it’s nearly 300 vidoes haha… but the older ones are not fantastic 😅 there are some playlists there with them all in chronological order, the one called “big lap of NZ” is the playlist of when we lived full time on the road 👍
@flimsyjimnz
10 ай бұрын
Lol happened to me too -freecamping at end of a dirt track by a river .....2am a chainsaw starts up, the guy with ute cutting away for about an hour! I thought what a strange time to be getting firewood, but no your swimmers explanation makes sense.
@AdventuresWithRosy
10 ай бұрын
Oh wow so it’s happened to someone else too! Interesting! We laugh about it now but it was a pretty odd thing to wake up to haha
@NZKaupoi
7 ай бұрын
9 year's on the road in NZ and no issue's apart from the occasional hoon 😂 easy to get over imaginative when you hear any odd noises outside, key is to not over think it or think the worse. Easier said than done😂 thanks for sharing ❤
@AdventuresWithRosy
6 ай бұрын
Haha yeh it freaked us out a bit but then we just went back to sleep 😂 9 years on the road! Good effort!
@PentaxLife
Жыл бұрын
Thanks great information we are planning to visit your beautiful country in November. The place with the chainsaw looked very promising. I liked the waterfall and that cave.
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
It’s a really nice spot there! That cave is really neat. Punakaki is a lovely area 👍
@bomax1066
Жыл бұрын
Have seen people with chainsaws cutting logs on the beach at Westport in the day. Mind you there is a lot of logs there.
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Oh really! Yeh I doubt it’s highly policed haha. There is some nice looking logs on that beach!
@jamescrydeman540
3 ай бұрын
I don’t pay my rates to stand in line at the beach while three tourists do their morning ablutions, including showers, before I can just rinse the salt and sand off before I go home. Or not be able to wash my hands at public conveniences because all the basins are being used by tourists doing their laundry. They should all have to go to a commercial campground and pay there way like everybody else. And no their tourist spending doesn’t redeem anything because .havent you noticed, they don’t want to spend.
@AdventuresWithRosy
3 ай бұрын
Yeh I think the argument is always “well they are spending money in your town” BUT how much are they really spending? A few groceries and a bit of petrol? Bit different to say a tour bus or cruise ship I guess?
@jamescrydeman540
3 ай бұрын
@@AdventuresWithRosy Dont start me on Cruise ships, catering to that market is little, if anything, more than sophisticated begging. And we allow ourselves to be manoeuvred into that predicament.
@kellyprobst4084
8 ай бұрын
USAhas more danerous people, we like to camp away from people
@AdventuresWithRosy
8 ай бұрын
Yeh fair enough Kelly! Do you boondock much in America?
@brianna56ism
Жыл бұрын
We have found it hard to freedom camp with a car and caravan. Due to them been car parks not suitable for caravans. This is awesome info Bronsan
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! And you are 100% right, there are quite a few places that are too small for caravan and tow vehicle. Great point 👍
@LittleCamperNZ
Жыл бұрын
Great advice Mr Bronson. We could always hook our caravan onto yours and save even more.😅
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Haha would make for a great image, the Lilliput behind our caravan 😁
@studyboynz
Жыл бұрын
I think NZ is safe as long as you use common sense
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Yeh 100% agree 👍 commonsense will take you far in life haha
@edt409
Жыл бұрын
I would be careful mate. I personally lost my virginity doing exactly what you're doing....
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Haha I’m confused! You lost it talking about freedom camping?
@edt409
Жыл бұрын
@@AdventuresWithRosy hot topic!
@NoahBoulder
Жыл бұрын
Ive been freedom camping for 50+ odd years mate no problem
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Nice one! Yeh you hear the odd horror story but I think it’s pretty safe 👍
@joshjbradburn
Жыл бұрын
Safer than Australia, NZ doesn’t have Dropbears
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Haha I had to Google dropbears! 😅 pretty much the same thing as possums right?
@raysharts4138
Жыл бұрын
Only 15 mths Been doing it for 15 + yrs
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
15 years! Nice one! That’s impressive 👏
@jjpraises4Him2
Жыл бұрын
Great advice thanks for the tips
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for watching! 👍
@KiwiWanderers
Жыл бұрын
Fab Video, Great advice
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks guys 😊
@George.Andrews.
Жыл бұрын
Stop putting the word freedom on the front of camping. We just used to go camping. Freedom camping implies you owe someone else something.
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
It’s just the commonly used term right? Everyone refers to it as freedom camping, including the councils etc 🤷
@George.Andrews.
Жыл бұрын
@Adventures With Rosy It's the damn councils that invented the term so they could write new bylaws further curtailing peoples freedom. They must own the sign making factory by the amount they litter the beaches with. DOC are as bad. If they can't think of anything to do, they won't get the money next year or have jobs.I want them all to leave the coast alone. Where I am, they tarmaced the car park and put in a curb which channels the rain out to sea the new pohutakawas died of thirst.
@edt409
Жыл бұрын
@@George.Andrews. cry baby oin oin oin
@George.Andrews.
Жыл бұрын
@@edt409 thin edge of the wedge . Keep your wits about you.
@edt409
Жыл бұрын
@@George.Andrews. here you go again... about to bring you a milky bottle mate.
@julianskinner3697
Жыл бұрын
Aotearoa NZ is the second safest country in the world after Iceland.
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Oh is it! That’s good news 😁 I suppose Australia is pretty safe too?
@roxyknight4909
9 ай бұрын
That's nonsense
@tedwensing1842
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good coverage
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ted 👍
@faffybubs9099
9 ай бұрын
Not any more they just banned it
@AdventuresWithRosy
9 ай бұрын
Banned freedom camping!?
@faffybubs9099
9 ай бұрын
@@AdventuresWithRosy yip crazy new rules up to 5k fines country screaming about it. The camping groups are trying to fight it
@AdventuresWithRosy
9 ай бұрын
@@faffybubs9099 oh no! That sounds very average. I’ll go have a read now!
@Bazdavies1
9 ай бұрын
Good tips there Bronson. Another option is to join the NZMCA and use the clubs camp sites. A yearly fee of $90 gets you into over 50 camp sites in the north and south island at $5 a night, with water and dump stations provided . There is also many free park over spots at NZMCA members properties and friends of the NZMCA. You can get discounted ferry sailings as a member and many other discounted products. Enjoy your videos Bronson. I thought that wireless nation vid of your son delivering the WN package was a stroke of genius. Well done.
@AdventuresWithRosy
9 ай бұрын
Haha I forgot about the video! Had to bribe him heaps to get all of those shots 😁 you are 100% right on the NZMCA membership, best $90 you can spend I reckon, we love the NZMCA parks around the place and have used loads of the pops. Well worth it I reckon! Especially with that Ferry discount too!
@robinmills5827
Жыл бұрын
Great advice, thanks. As a solo renter of motorhomes, camping with others and chatting to your neighbours is invaluable. Talking to campers at public dump stations are also good places to get the lay of the land. Thanks heaps!
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Yeh I totally agree! We stayed in loads of awesome places that we discovered by talking to people and getting recommendations. Conversations can be invaluable 😉
@corbie8
Жыл бұрын
Superb points! You all are definitely making us home bound folks jealous with all of the beautiful shots youve got there!
@AdventuresWithRosy
Жыл бұрын
Haha true! There are some pretty beautiful spots out there in New Zealand!
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