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SF70 Hut

Forest Service Orange



“The Classic backcountry hut” scattered across the wilderness like Jaffas by the NZFS. The SF70 is ultimate mid-century design in 6 bunk huts.

In the 1950s the New Zealand Forest Service were tasked with drastically reducing deer populations around the country. They took over the 25 year legacy of the DIA deer stalker program and decided these hunters could do with some proper shelter.


The golden age of hut building had begun.


Prize in the tool belt of this new nation-wide program were 3 standard hut designs; a biv, a 4-bunk and the 6-bunk - the SF70.




Notable examples painted in Forest Service orange:

Thomas River & Roaring Billy (Haast), Mid-Waiohine & Arete Forks (Tararua), Tauanui Hut (Aorangi), Tunnel Creek Hut (West Coast), Tataweka hut (Te Urewera), Top Wairoa hut (Mt. Richmond)




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2023 huts: Poet | Hooker | Brewster | SF70 | Cone | Bealey Spur | Mingha Biv | Chaffey

2024: Carrington | Ivory Lake | Slaty Creek | Syme | Te Waio | Mt Brown | Field | Iron Whare

2025: Blue Range

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