Thread: NZ 4x4 camper hire?

Originally Posted by Rovernaut

I spent 4 weeks over there with a motor home. And it's hard to find camp sites where you pull up beside a river. Due to litter problems in the past camping in not designated parks is frowned upon. After all they can't make money if you don't use the camp grounds.
I pulled up along side a river and was greeted by a pile of beer cans all over the track, funny thing was the pile of cans was only 1.5 mtres form the rubbish bin provided. Then I climbed down to the river and what was I greeted with, a large Human Turd and toilet paper left there on the river bank.
I wonder why they frown on bush camping?

Yes, it is very frustrating. But usually you don't have to go too far off the beaten track to find pristine wilderness, it is just that those places that are easiest to get to happen to be where ignorant louts go too. The most commonly used 4x4 tracks are being avoided by the club crowd because of the fools that go there to rip the place up (Thompsons Track, most of the beaches, etc.). On the other hand, Bassifier, if you are planning to go to the South Island your chances of avoiding those spoilt areas are possibly better.

I'll give you a wave from a bloody toyo! lololol