• the welcome sight of the bivvy  | Lake Man Bivvy, Lake Sumner Conservation Park
  • sure tiny  | Lake Man Bivvy, Lake Sumner Conservation Park
  • not so large interior, from the door  | Lake Man Bivvy, Lake Sumner Conservation Park
  • kitchen bench   | Lake Man Bivvy, Lake Sumner Conservation Park

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Lake Man Bivvy | Lake Sumner Forest Park

Lake Man Bivvy is another New Zealand Forest Service bivvy that has been built around the length of a bunk and requires, for many, stooping to enter.

Despite the name it’s still a fair haul up the hill to get to the actual Lake Man.

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category . . . basic hut

hut fee . . . free

elevation . . . 1140 m

bunks . . . 2, canvas style

built . . .

heating . . . none

water . . . small stream, 20 m walk

toilet . . . longdrop