Hut2Hut Archive
Includes articles/posts transferred from Hut2Hut.info about international topics, as well as some others that are not necessarily up to date or very substantive. These serve as an archive for the hut2hut.info website, which will eventually be decommissioned, but which has formed the foundation for the US Hut Alliance site and will be discontinued.
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New Zealand Hut Heroes: Mick Abbott
Profile of an inspiring landscape architect, futurist and hut nut who challenges folks to think imaginatively about the future of huts. this one of 10 “NZ hut heroes” included as part of my Country Study of huts in New Zealand.
New Zealand Huts Country Study: introduction
The purpose of this series of web posts is to provide a substantive overview of the world’s largest hut system. Specifically, the aim is to provide — in one place, free of charge — a sense of the origins, purposes, operations, unique features, challenges, people who care about, and cultural meanings of this amazing, collectively owned system of approximately 962 huts. The hope is to create an efficient point of entry to serious study of NZ huts, with pointers for digging deeper.
Shaun Barnett: New Zealand Hut Hero
Profile of a leading photographer, tramper, writer and advocate. By far my best idea when planning a three month study tour of New Zealand huts was to read Shelter from the Storm and contact the authors. All three members of this Dream Team (Rob Brown, Robbie Burton, Geoff Spearpoint) were helpful, but Shaun’s thoughtful and generous email exchanges were spot-on in guiding me on who to talk with and where to go (i.e. what huts to visit!).
New Zealand Hut Operations: Notes on ten selected DoC hut operations
Notes on ten selected operational issues, with links to NZ DOC manuals, standards and other documents. INcludes track (trail) extent, maintenance and building; waste and gray water management; logbooks; historic huts and conservation; citizen action to maintain huts; and reservations system.
Cross-cultural Comparisons of Huts: methodological notes
Thoughts and questions, using NZ as an example, about what questions to ask and how to develop a more intentional method of using cross-cultural comparison as a lens for studying and comparing hut systems internationally.
Book Review: “The Hut Builder”, by Laurence Fearnley
Review of a NZ novel in which a hut is a major character. A great example of the place of the hut in NZ culture.
Seven questions about the future of NZ huts
As contemporary society evolves, what is the future of the world’s largest hut system? Outlines a few of the questions that most interest Ime and that I would like to discuss further with Kiwi colleagues.
New Zealand Hut Heroes: Rob Brown
Profile of Rob Brown, a gifted photographer and committed activist. He pursues his passions — for writing, art, activism, and partnerships in support of the great outdoors — with vigor on a national scale. These accomplishments — combined with his inherent enjoyment of advocacy, policy and process — make him a real player in the world of New Zealand huts and wilderness.
New Zealand Hut Wardens – roles and responsibilities
Roles and responsibilites of the folks who look after huts and trampers. Based in part on our week of volunteering as hut wardens on Nelson Lakes track.
Typology of the Baches of Taylors Mistake, NZ
Analysis of the 72 baches of Taylors Mistake, Boulder Bay, Hobsons Bay and the cliffs and caves in between demonstrates a range of construction strategies. by Janet Abbott, art historian and bach historian, Christchurch, NZ
The Kiwi Bach – New Zealand vernacular architecture
Huts, cabins and shacks are most commonly called baches in New Zealand. Pronounced ‘batch’ as in bachelor, these tiny holiday houses, often by the sea, are held close to the hearts of many Kiwis. Photos and text by Janet Abbott, art historian and bach historian, Christchurch, NZ