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Press, 4 December 1981, Page 8 (Supplement)

“The Mobil New Zealand Camping and Caravaning Guide,” is designed to serve the growing leisure field, from back-packers and cycle-campers to the most sophisticated end of the caravan and motor caravan range. The authors are Brian Joyce and Erie Turner. Brian Joyce is 3 freelance journalist and writer living in Nelson. During the last 22 years he has done extensive tramping, towing, canoeing and camping.

For three years anti a half Eric Turner was editor of the New Zealand Caravan and Camping magazine. He has done a great deal of camping and caravaning around New Zealand, which, combined with his work on the magazine has given him an insight into various facets of the camping business. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs, this book is a step-by-step guide to every aspect of camping. Leading brands of equip-

inent are discussed and assessed, and the book contains a wealth of practical information about everything from erecting and pegging-in the tent to adapting and equipping vehicular campers. Easy to prepare recipes for camp cooking are also included. All the camp sites and motor camps in New Zealand are listed, with a coded indication of price categories The book is published by A. H. and A. W. Reed, has 288 pages, and costs $9.95.