Thread: Proposed new hut fee system.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

as a ranger of 35 years experience booking a bunk no what if the person who books it is not there the old system of good old kiwis fitting in has worked for years why change it - I remember as a Ranger Te Urewera having a young tramper top and tail with me when the hut was full no problem - her feet were inside a sleeping bag - thats the kiwi way - no problem

I was once in a 6 bunk with 13 people and two dogs inside, 20 camping outside when someone turned up looking for a place to sleep. The idea of there being no room was already well past being disregarded so we ended up with 14. The 14th was a foreign student without much english and ostensibly not much understanding of hut etiquette. In the sense that he didn't seem to understand that he had as much right to the hut as anyone else that had shoehorned their way in.

He spent the entire night sitting in the corner like a dog that is not normally allowed in the house, so on the rare occasion it is, it is anything but boisterous lest it be sent back outside.
When I got up early to go for a hunt, I tried to give him the 1/2 of the mattress I had been using, he wasn't keen, it was as if he didn't want to be seen to take advantage.