Kaewa

Location: Kaewa lives in the Beachlands area of Auckland approx. 30km (40 mins drive) from both Auckland airport and city centre. If you’re driving your own car, it can be safely parked off-road in a quiet neighbourhood while you’re away.

In The Cab: 3 seats in cab up front (with 3-point seat belts); reversing camera; radio/stereo with Bluetooth connections and Wired Carplay

Kitchen Living/Area: The interior height is 2m so most people can stand up comfortably. There is an induction cooktop making cooking easy and super safe. A beautiful counter and sink with an 80 litre fridge underneath. On the opposite side is substantial storage including a microwave and the all-important holiday essential wine rack. The kitchen is stocked with cutlery, crockery, glasses and mugs for two, a range of utensils, 2 pans and a fry pan all with lids, mixing/serving bowl, kettle, toaster and some condiments.

Living / Sleeping Area: Kaewa has a permanent bed across the back of the van and because external flares have been added it’s a comfortable bed size of 1.88m x 1.35m (standard double) with a comfy mattress and protector. The in-built couch offers comfortable seating and also slides out to create additional kids bed 1.4m long x 0.7m wide.  Note: we list bedding and towels as extras at the booking stage in case guests prefer to bring their own.

Water Facilities: Like all Quirky Campers in NZ, Kaewa is certified self-contained. A wet-room bathroom has an light bright interior shower and an easy to use flushing chemical toilet. Hot water for the shower and sink is created through an electrical water heater allowing instantaneous hot water. Kaewa boasts a large 100 litre fresh and 100 litre grey water tanks (with tank level gauge).

Electrical/Lighting and Audio Equipment: Kaewa has an impressive power system. The solar system has 2 x 400w panels with 2 x 200Ah lithium-ion batteries, and a 3000w inverter. On those extra cloudy dark days of winter, Kaewa can also rely on the alternating battery charging connection, which charges the house battery as you drive. This allows Kaewa to have great on-grid and off-grid capability giving you a comfortable amount of power for all your changing needs. When you park up at a campsite, you can also use the electric hook-up to use and charge multiple items at once.  It is equipped with a Fusion Marine audio amplifier powering  two top-end in-wall Bose stereo speakers producing full, clear and robust sound quality for all your music listening need.

Type of Heating: Kaewa is fully insulated with a gas heater for the cooler winter nights. To keep you cool and create great cross ventilation in the van, Kaewa has roof fan and opening skylight enabling you to have air circulating as you sleep on those hot balmy nights.

Outside: Kaewa has an outdoor shower for hosing down after the beach. And comes with Extras including outdoor table and chairs and a Moonshade awning.

Conversion Story: I've been working as an engineer on Super Yachts for quite a few years now, travelling internationally to wherever my next job is lined up. It's always been a bit of a dream of mine to build a camper as a bit of a 'Home away from home' for when I'm back in the country. The goal was to bring together quality workmanship and materials to create something with high attention to detail, beautiful aesthetics and all the comforts of a home. Naturally, I wanted to bring the look and feel of a Super Yacht into the interior design. The camper incorporates a minimal and clean modern design with warm wood and bold New Zealand colours. While I am out of the country I would love to share my home on wheels with other adventurers discovering the uniqueness of New Zealand and all it has to offer. - Kenny