hordes, winter’s chilly daytime hours focus one’s
resolve, moving things along at a faster rate.
Plus it’s also a great time for the gear junkies
among us — lightweight wicking jackets,
waterproofed this-and-that, cool boots and a
whole host of other kit and kaboodle aimed at
keeping you warm when the mercury plummets.
In summer its thongs, cut-off jeans, perhaps a
loose singlet or t-shirt and that’s it.
And then on winter nights, the seductive call
of a cosy camper bed starts to figure large in
anyone’s consciousness. And hitting the sack,
especially if it’s inside a cosy camper like the
Lifestyle Reconn R2, let me tell you, is a time to
savour.
Meal times, too, tend to be more convivial
affair during winter. Hearty meals cooked overcamping, for obvious reasons, but it definitely
has its advantages. Peace, quiet and plenty of
room to stretch-out being the obvious ones.
Yet most people blithely ignore winter, failing to
see it as an opportune time to experience the
countryside in a different light.
Yes it’s chilly, but so what? These days there’s
a host of thermal undergarments available to
clad goose-pimpled flesh, some made out of
A-grade quick-dry merino wool. It’s definitely
worth pulling on the long-johns.
The general vibe of winter is rewarding for
a whole host of reasons. Less crowds, bigger
campfires, hot chocolate tastes better and you
get to wear a nice comfortable beanie as well as
your super-comfortable long-johns.
But more than simply escaping the summerThe Reconn R2 is equipped for gnarly tracks, just
as it’s equipped for a comfortable time camping
“GETTING EVERY SINGLE AUSSIE OUTSIDE AND OFFROAD CAMPING IS
A GUIDING MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLE OF LIFESTYLE CAMPERS”
E
arly July in Outback Queensland. Nights
arrive with a cold suddenness and
dry July days, as well as being a fine
time to reflect upon extracurricular
imbibement, are great days for testing the bona
fides of Australia’s best campers.
Think enormously proportioned blazing
nightly campfires, crisp, sharp mornings and
daily examinatory 4WD and camper forays over
bone-dry dirt tracks. Camper was there for
business and winter is a month for business. Of
course, Camper’s chief mission is working out
ways to have more fun, so ‘business’, as we see
it, ain’t too bad. At the end of the day after all,
Camper’s in the fun business.
Winter camping is a maligned pastime. It
doesn’t get the same kudos as warm weather