THESOULOFANOFFROADER
Getting every single Aussie outside and offroad
camping is a guiding manufacturing principle
of Lifestyle Campers. This is a core capability
requirement, not just for the Reconn R2, but for
every camper in the Lifestyle stable. Offroad
camping is woven into the DNA of every product
that rolls off their factory floor. Their campers,
basically, are designed and built to enable access
to pristine remote camping locations way off the
beaten track.
As the testing process proceeded, the
kitchen scrutinised, the awning fiddled with
and the interior bunk and ensuite configuration
pondered, the Lifestyle people kept reminding
me, “the Reconn R2 is an offroader, it’s designed
to get you offroad.”
Given this non-negotiable, the Reconn R2 is
suitably equipped with the best suspension and
tow set-up in the marketplace. A quick gander
down below reveals Cruisemaster XT coil spring
independent trailing arm suspension, with four
shock absorbers and 12” electric brakes. Built
from the ground up on a chassis and drawbar
composed of 150mm galvanised steel and
shod in 16” offroad steel rims and 265/75 R16
MT tyres, the Reconn R2 clocks in at (standard,
dry, spec) 1600kg Tare, allowing for an ATM of
2800kg. This equates to a whopping 1200kg
payload capacity. Up front, the Reconn R2
hitches to the towball via a Cruisemaster D035
offroadhitchandtowpin.“THE RECONN R2 IS SUITABLY EQUIPPE
D WITH THE BEST SUSPENSION
AND TOW SET-UP IN THE MARKETPLACE. A QUICK GANDER DOWN BELOW
REVEALS CRUISEMASTER XT COIL SPRING INDEPENDENT TRAILING ARM
SUSPENSION, WITH FOUR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND 12” ELECTRIC BRAKES”
The Reconn R2 about to take the plunge
downhill. It doesn’t even have butterflies!
Top of the range Cruisemaster suspension and shocks