Lifestyle Reconn R2; an owners perspective after 5 years
We’ve been proud owners of a 2018 Lifestyle Reconn R2 for over 4 years now, and have written a huge number of posts covering a whole array of topics on the Hybrid Camper. This post links to everything we’ve done, to make it easier for you to find what you really need. Before we start…
Ecotraveller Pro Treat Portable Toilet Chemical review
Over the years, we’ve tried a number of different portable toilet chemicals, and some time ago I was receiving Facebook ads for the ‘best toilet chemical’ and wanted to try them out. Fortunately, my folks also saw the ads, and purchased some, and have been using them for a number of months now. I managed…
Camp Oven Pizza; is it possible?
One of our go to kids camping meals is pizza, and it gets done all the time, but we normally use our Baby Weber Q. However, I detest getting it out and setting it up, and we’ve done Camp Oven Pizza a couple of times now, with mixed results. To clarify, we do this exactly…
Pop top vs full height caravans; which is better?
If you are in the market for a caravan, and aren’t sure whether you should be looking at a pop top version, or something that is full height this post will help you make an accurate decision. Like most choices in life, there’s pro’s and con’s for going with a pop top van, and the…
East West vs North South Beds in Campers and Caravans
When it comes to buying a caravan, camper trailer or RV, you’ll probably stumble across the term East West and North South beds. In this post, I want to explain what the difference is, and then go into some of the considerations you should think about before committing to one way or another. What is…
Caravan parks and kids; they rip you off
As a general rule, we don’t really like staying at Caravan Parks. Sure, some are amazing and completely worth it, but for the most part we avoid them. However, on our lap of Australia we’ve stayed at a couple, and very shortly our youngest child turns 4, which means we roll into a new pricing…
Evakool Fridge Freezer failure, repairs right before Cape York
We’ve had an 82L Fibreglass Evakool Fridge Freezer for a number of years now, that came with our Reconn R2 Hybrid Camper. It was new when the camper was built in 2018, which would make it just over 5 years old, and its been used extensively on a huge number of very rough tracks and…
Evakool Fridge Fan Failure
The 82L Evakool Fridge Freezer in the front of our Hybrid Camper has had a hard life. We’ve used it almost exclusively as a freezer for many months, with it rarely cycling off for days at a time and sweltering in the sweat box where its mounted, and so I was expecting something to go…
Itech lithium battery problems; a long term review
Caravans rely fairly heavily on good batteries these days, and when my parents iTech lithium batteries failed in the middle of South Australia we knew it was going to be a pain in the backside. After a nice afternoon at the beach, I returned to camp to find Dad running his 4WD with their van…
Diesel heater tank cap not tightening
A few weeks ago, I stuck my head into the hatch at the front of our camper trailer, and noticed there was a fair bit of diesel spilt on the plywood, from our diesel heater tank. I wasn’t entirely surprised with the tracks we’d been on, and the silly shaped tank, but put my hand…
Oztrail Ironhide table review; have our kids broken it yet?
You’d think a decent camping table would be easy to find, and not something you need to think about too much, but we’re tired of buying gear that doesn’t do exactly what we need it to, and put a fair bit of thought into finding a new camping table, for our Big Lap of Australia….
Shunt Battery Monitor; are they worth it or not?
If you are looking at setting up a battery system, and want to know whether its worth fitting a Shunt Battery Monitor, this post covers our experience, and everything you need to know. What is a Shunt Battery Monitor? In essence, a Shunt Battery Monitor is a small electrical device that measures the electrical flow…