![]() ![]() ![]() No matter where you are located in Australia, we offer a fast and reliable shipping service to ensure that you can get your hands on the accessories you need to enhance the convenience and quality of life in your caravan. The first is where your happy place lands on the value-for-money scale.If you have been wondering, “how do I find quality camper trailer accessories and caravan parts near me?” then our online collection provides the answers you seek. Should you buy the Reconn R2 Elite from Lifestyle Campers? That really depends on a few things. LET’S get one thing clear, if you’re a little more established in life, have a little deeper pockets, and want to spend less time fighting tarps and more time enjoying camping, you need a hybrid camper, it’s as simple as that. If it were our own camper we’d be throwing in a little more battery and solar but as is, will suffice for most camping trips. On the cooking front, you’ll have enough gas to last for months on end with twin 4kg gas bottles up front in their own compartment, with a large slide capable of handling a large dual-zone fridge-freezer. The base model comes with a single 120amp/h AGM battery but can be optioned up to a second 120amp/h AGM battery. On the electrical front, the brains of the operation is the trusty Redarc Manager 30 battery management system that combines inputs from the 175W solar panel up top, 240V inlet on the side, and 12V DC through the Anderson connection on the tow tug to keep the battery levels topped up. The water system runs through an in-line carbon filter to protect against general nastiness and pumps up both to the kitchen and the Truma hot-water system. There’s room to fit an additional 90L tank bumping capacity up to a massive 270L of potable water. In an unconventional move the tanks are mounted internally so aren’t susceptible to wayward branches ruining your day. On the water front you’re looking at a combined 180L of water split between two 90L poly water tanks. To that end the Reconn R2 Elite does a fair job carrying its own, so to speak. After all, if the camper can barely cope with more than a night off the grid then essentially, it’s an horrendously expensive tent. THE third aspect camper trailers need to be judged on, at least in my books, is the gear they bring to the table to enable extended camping without needing to plug in a generator and pray for water. The fold-out shower at the rear is quick to deploy, but needs to be fitted to a rack before each use. Hardly a deal breaker but considering the build quality and overall design of the camper, it’s surprising to see it not permanently hard mounted. The shower head itself is quick to deploy but the shower tent is a little awkward, needing to be manually clipped on to an additional strut on the rear. ![]() If you’re after a shower, there’s an external one at the rear. There’s also additional storage space up front in the bulkhead and protected by sacrificial plates guarding against wayward rocks. There’s a huge dry storage space on the driver’s side perfect for stashing additional clothing, kids’ pushbikes, camp furniture, or anything else you can think of really. The storage space is best described as cavernous too. Our demo was fitted with the optional air-bag suspension which allowed us to level the camper out despite the uneven terrain we parked on helping get the kitchen to the perfect height. The kitchen is twice as fast too, pop open the side compartment, connect a couple of quick fittings and you’re up and running with huge pantry space, a cutlery drawer, prep bench, gas stove top, and hot and cold running water to the sink. There’s a hard-shell wind-out caravan-style awning that makes setting up shelter a one-person operation. Back out on the outside and setting up is quick and easy again.
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