Thread: Crap Bivvy in the Bush

I've hunted a particular area for several years now and have found, of late, that someone else has found the same area.

They have brought in all of their gear and stored it in 20L buckets nearby and erected a "shanty" of a tarp set-up in black polythene plastic over the only suitable tent areas on the site. Together with thi the amout of rubbish left behind whenever "old-mate" turns up has increased dramatically.

It's on public land in the kaimanawas = how does one go about reminding him to clean up his shit?

Leave him a bit of a reminder written on the lid of his buckets maybe he will get the message

Shit in his buckets

Carefully...

Somehow leave a message that if he doesn't sort his housework that DOC will be given the map coordinates of his shanty.
Far too many lazy p..cks now leaving rubbish in the bush, on the hills. It's disgusting, unhygienic and visual pollution. Perpetrators need to get the memo that it won't be tolerated.

I agree, sort it as soon as you can, a former landlord when I was living in Whangarei and discovered a 'camp' on his bush property had me helping him rinsing the site at 2am with a garden hose lol.

Collect all the rubbish, pack it into one of his buckets if there is room, without soiling his other gear. Pack down the shanty, stack the tarps/polythene tidily with his buckets. A fairly respectable way to let him know that he does not own the place.


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Originally Posted by MSL

Collect all the rubbish, pack it into one of his buckets if there is room, without soiling his other gear. Pack down the shanty, stack the tarps/polythene tidily with his buckets. A fairly respectable way to let him know that he does not own the place.


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Good idea, but I'd be concerned about getting sprung while packing up the guys' gear. Potential to go sideways.
Personally I'd give the GPS/map coordinates to DoC and let them deal with it.

personally id have a bonfire if its wet bush soon get the message , discovered some amazing bivvys/ camps and huts with fireplaces and everything nice and tidy in the kaimanawas, if someone wants to shit up the bush then why give a shit about their crap

There is nothing flash about it at all, I think I'll carefully disassemble and leave it with the other gear. Collect the rubbish and stack it with their other gear.

Mate I wouldn’t hesitate to burn all that crap.wouldn’t think twice

Pack it up and leave a note in vivid on his bucket lid like someone suggested!

fwuark what a disgrace.

Could just be a bunch of kids (judging by the construction skills..) and burning up all their shit probably isn't a good way to encourage healthy use of the outdoor resource. Just write a note to hopefully educate whoever it is and remember that they don't own the place, and neither do you.

3 possible options.

1) Remove all traces of the camp then leave a polite note in its place explaining why.

2) Re-engineer the bivvy, tidy up all the surrounding rubbish and remove all surplus and dirty gear, then use it for yourself as well if it is an area you would normally camp in.
Also leave a polite note explaining as to why you've done what you've done.

3) Remove all traces of the camp.