Thread: Doc closing all their huts........

Saw on the 6pm channel One news that Doc are closing all their huts, cancelling bookings and giving refunds where warranted as part of their bit to combat Corona Virus.

Buggar, was booked into Mangatainoka hut next week .

https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/issues/covid-19/

Cancelling bookings yes, but not closing all huts...yet.
Info on their website says
"*Non-bookable campsites and remote backcountry huts will be closed if New Zealand reaches Alert Level 3. For the time being they are still available.

Users must ensure they maintain minimum separation requirements and follow all personal hygiene guidance. DOC accommodation cannot be used for self-isolation.

“Spending time in nature is great for our mental and physical wellbeing, and we’re still encouraging people to get out there – you just have to follow the latest advice. We recommend finding your own space outside with walks and activities that take less than a day, and avoiding activities that could leave you reliant on hut use."

IF they close a hut..lock the door and someone dies outside it of exposure it will make the cave creek shit storm look like a tea party.

You could leave a sign at the door saying that you are in self isolation for the next fifteen days .do not enter!

Read elsewhere all huts will not be locked, even bookable ones. MSC have said the huts need to be open for emergency shelter.

My dog has closed his house off to anyone wanting to enter to do his bit to stop the spread

Originally Posted by Friwi

You could leave a sign at the door saying that you are in self isolation for the next fifteen days .do not enter!

This is what DOC do not want. Its not your hut so why should you think you can self isolate there? What are others going to do if they turn up at the hut?

Originally Posted by possum_shooter

This is what DOC do not want. Its not your hut so why should you think you can self isolate there? What are others going to do if they turn up at the hut?

It says in large letters in the link that you cannot self isolate at DOC huts or campsites. I don’t think Friwi was seriously suggesting doing that.

….and just speaking aloud here, middle of nowhere you self isolate in a hut then discover you had caught the virus and start having problems, then what?...expect to be rescued?

Originally Posted by Cigar

It says in large letters in the link that you cannot self isolate at DOC huts or campsites. I don’t think Friwi was seriously suggesting doing that.

See Captain Cook was one smart bugger ah! He was heard saying when he released them pigs. “One day henceforth there shell be a mighty plague and my little piggies will clean up the fools that lock themselves in DOC huts”!

Originally Posted by Mauser308

Good plan, the Koreans have found that dogs that were in isolation with infected owners test positive for the virus. Unknown what the impact of that is as yet.

Do you have a link to that @Mauser308 cheers