Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video :)

Thanks so much! Fiordland is one of our favorite places in New Zealand :)

That’s awesome that you’ve had your campervan for 30 years! We definitely plan to continue putting up videos, even when we are back in the States :) Thank you so much for watching!

I am pretty sure that’s allowed and is a great idea, but I would double-check with the park office just to be sure!

New Zealand is so stunning, we love exploring it!

That’s awesome! Congrats on the new property! 😊

Thanks for letting us know! That's a good point, we didn't think about it at the time.

We were there in November and were super surprised to see snow! I bet it’s gorgeous there now :)

@@EricAndTaylor yes at that time the winds were mainly from the south now the temperatures has been mid to late 20's celsius the rivers have been warm as well.

The rules on ventilation are pretty confusing, and we had to do quite a bit of research to figure out we didn't need to add a separate ventilation system. It depends on the type of toilet that you have, but most cassette toilets do not require separate venting systems. When we had the inspection, our windows and a small usb powered-fan were notated in the inspection under ventilation, but overall he did not seem concerned about it :)

We originally thought so too! But after reading a little more into the new regulations, they simply require the toilet to be 'fixed.' So, we figured out the easiest (cheapest) way to make that happen with our existing van build :)

Thanks so much! Abel Tasman is one of our favorite places in New Zealand!

I agree!! It’s one of our favorite national parks in New Zealand :)

@@jimjamieson2270 It really was amazing! Thanks so much for your support :) we love being able to share our travels!

@@jimjamieson2270 Thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re enjoying our channel and we can’t wait to share more of our travels and experiences ☺️

We thought so too!

Yep! It passed :) From my understanding, there’s no space requirement on their inspection sheet, but overall is up to the discretion of the inspector

The map actually came with the van when we bought it! It’s been so much fun to have :) We got our inspection done by a certified plumber in Nelson! It was a super easy and painless process

Every city and region in New Zealand has their own rules regarding camping, but most places have designated ‘freedom camping sites’ which typically have limited or no facilities (which is why they require you to be fully self contained to stay there). You aren’t able to just ‘camp anywhere’ per say, but there are definitely a good number of options and we’ve never had any problems finding a place to stay for the night! There’s a list of things the van needs in order to pass the inspection and receive the sticker (fixed toilet, trashcan, fresh water, grey water tank, etc). We also have a pass for the Department of Conservation (DOC) campsites. This is a year long pass that allows us to book at almost any of the DOC campsites around New Zealand. This has been super helpful in national parks or more remote areas of the country :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much! We’ll keep the vids coming !

@@Shirden That’s such a good idea! Honestly, the thought never even occurred to us, but we’ll do that next time for sure!

@@EricAndTaylor it’s a magical experience . . . The deeper you are the bigger the fish will be . . . A fish that eats fruit can still take a finger off 😁

That cheap little Amazon welder barely had the heat to do it, sadly that was it running full bore.

That’s a bummer, it looks like a very cool trail and viewpoint!

Thanks for that info, I think my next step will be to verify all the wiring again. Has to be a short somewhere