Jucy Campervan CONDO REVIEW by The Flip Flop Family
Channel: The Flip Flop Family
Date: 03/10/2018

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We travelled around New Zealand for 1 month with our 2 young kids in a Jucy Campervan from North to South Island. We stayed at both freedom and paid camp sites and wanted to share our reviews with other travellers. 

Groceries
We preferred Countdown to Pak'n'Save as we didn't have space to buy in bulk and most the deals in pak'n'save were for bulk buying. Overall we found grocery shopping quote expensive, particularly for fresh produce. Even milk was expensive in comparison to prices in the UK. For smaller bits, there are Four Squares in all the little towns.

For 1 month of groceries for 2 adults and 2 young children we spent £331

Petrol
Again, fuel is also expensive but make sure you use your fuel vouchers from your grocery shop for a little saving. North Island (2.17) was much cheaper per litre than South Island (2.38).

For 1 month of exploring, we spent £650

Supplies
As we are travelling around the World, we did not have all the right gear for NZ. Head to your nearest Kmart (open till midnight) and stock up on any clothing you may need. Depending on the time of year, you will also find camping gear, head torches, picnic mats ect. Another handy shop for these things is The Warehouse.

Accommodation
When driving a lot, the battery recharges itself so that you can use the USB ports. The fridge and lights will always work too. However if you want to use the actual plug sockets, you need to check into a powered site. We tried to freedom camp every other day so we ended up using paid campsites for about half of our time in NZ. We much preferred the independent campsites over the Top10s which we felt were overpriced. (check out our cam site video reviews)

For approx 15days of paid camping for 2 adults and 1 child (our youngest was free most of the time), we paid £250

We used great apps including Rankerz and Camper Mate to find places to sleep each night and the written reviews were very helpful. **(see videos on freedom/paid camping to see what the sites are actually like)**

Campervan Rental
We toyed between the idea of getting a larger motorhome over this smaller campervan and opted for the campervan for a couple of reasons.
- cheaper
- smaller to drive around as a regular van
- you still need to connect to a paid site every few days even though it has a shower and toilet inside

Summary
The Condo is quite small for 2 adults and 2 children. The main issue is luggage storage. As we are travelling around the World, we had to 70litre backpacks and 3 smaller backpacks. There is only a small space under the bench seat at the bottom for storage. If you hire camping chairs, this space will be 50% filled by these. If you are only 2 persons in the Condo, you can store luggage on the double bed at the top. If you are only visiting NZ as a holiday, take minimal things with you which will help with this issue.

Savings
- petrol vouchers
- deals on Rankers and Campermate
- bookme.nz
- book your Jucy van in advance to save

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