The Best Camping & Adventure Drink in NZ in 2025?

When you’re packing for a tramp, camping trip, or festival, every item in your bag has to earn its place. Light, practical, and easy to carry — that’s the rule. When it comes to drinks, glass bottles are heavy and breakable, even canned beverages are wasted space and a pain to carry out.

That’s where mead in a box comes in. Known affectionately as a

Made from raw, local honey and crafted without chemical inputs, Undisturbed mead connects you back to the forest itself. It’s a drink with history — a little wild, a little ancient — and perfectly suited to being shared after a long day’s adventure.

As one UC Tramping Club member put it:

“We love the Forest Goon — it even makes a comfy pillow after it’s been enjoyed.”

Three Flavours for Any Adventure

You can now buy mead in this lightweight bag-in-box (goon) form in three varieties — each with its own character, ready to match your journey:

• Forest Goon – Smooth and balanced, made with local clover honey. Easy drinking and versatile — ideal for sharing at the hut.

• Rhubarb’d 2L – Tart, vibrant, and refreshing, with the pink glow of a rosé. Perfect for summer festivals or riverside camps.

• Mānuka 2L – Rich, earthy, and layered with spice and wood. A deeper sip, made for slow evenings under the stars.

Whether you’re hiking, camping, tramping, boating, or heading to a festival - Undisturbed’s mead in a box is adventure fuel — light to pack, easy to share, and better for the planet.

Mead for the outdoors.

A drink that from source to mouth leaves nature as we found it - undisturbed.