[Go on - tell me I type like a much younger man.]
One present is a Ray Mears axe - for cutting wood for fires, and generally pretending I am still a Boy Scout.
In the UK and Europe you can (in certain areas) still cut wood and have open fires.
We have a nice firepit which is a drum on three legs which allows you to burn wood off the ground without damaging the undergrowth - we can have a fire on our lawn without damaging the grass.
The more traditional method is to dig a pit and line it with stones - again the fire is kept under control and doesn't damage things around it.
The axe was a very pleasant surprise, and now I am wondering if I could take it with me to NZ (obviously not in my hand luggage) for use during our four month tour of NZ.
I'm pretty sure it would come in useful for our seven week RV trip in the US.
On the other hand I know that NZ is very environmentally concious.
So are you allowed carefully managed open fires in camping areas (or perhaps on the beach) and are there areas of public land where you can cut firewood?
Or is this regarded as dangerous vandalism?
Cheers
LGC
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