Jawa Sirocco Grande 2024- Comprehensive Walk-around & Handy Camping Hacks

Join Dee & Ant as they give a fully comprehensive walk-around of the brand new 2024 Sirocco Grande. After living in this van for 3 weeks (2 of those fully off-grid), we also share some hot tips about living and maximising your enjoyment in these quality vans.
The 2024 Sirocco Grande leverages off the already strong name of the multi-award winning Sirocco platform, and makes it even better! 200mm wider, and just SO MANY quality inclusions just don't make this a beautiful van to live in, but AWESOME value for money as well. Please make sure you ask any questions that com to mind, we are really happy to share our experiences to date.
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[@rossschofield5981]

Awesome thank you I look forward to this

[@gabbyobrien4162]

Great walk through! I liked the pilot panel….

[@63holden]

I'm with you Ant for the shower demo 😂

[@Donna-ju3sp]

Loved the walk through 👌🏼 I reckon a mirror under the lid of the sink inside would be a good addition 😃

[@empty_nestadventures]

Agree. There is a mirror on the inside door of the hanging robe. Mavo has one from Target that folds down

[@stephenhorton119]

We installed a shower miser water diverter in our build , it diverts first cold shower water back to tanks until blue sensor turns grey that indicates hot water in the line then turn tap back and away you go. This is in addition to the standard shower flick mixer

[@empty_nestadventures]

Sounds like a great idea

[@suzieschwebel1558]

Can this be installed “after build”?

[@stephenhorton119]

@@suzieschwebel1558 yes there is a retrofit unit available I understand

[@suzieschwebel1558]

Thanks for responding to our last questions it’s very helpful. Another couple of questions… hubby wants to know what tyre pressures you run both on the car and the van when you’re travelling on the tar, and I was wondering if, after rain, you get water running off the outdoor pantry lid/door cover into the pantry boxes when you first open it?

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hello again! We love your questions. So far on the pantry and we’ve had quite a few days of rain (nothing really heavy), but haven’t had an issue with water running over the pantry. As for tyre pressures, I run (all cold) car front 36 and rear 38. On hot days that will look like 40-41 front and 42-44 rear. In the van I run 56 cold if the water tanks are full, 54 if not. That will still rise to over 60 on a long drive

[@michaelsecomb4115]

Very interesting. Understand why you like the Enerdrive setup as we have just done 56 nights off-grid in Tassie in our Lowdown, which has 2 x 190 watts of solar, a 200 amp lithium, 2000 inverter and chargers. Didn't even use a portable solar. We do run a laptop and induction cooktop, but not Starlink. So your larger setup would be even better. One water saving tip is to put on shampoo and conditioner, rub them in and then turn on the shower and rinse them out. Re. resettable fuses, we've had a couple fail and need replacing, so I bought several spares from Jaycar and NAPA. We've also had some electrical issues and I can tell you the wiring behind the panel is a maze. Don't recommend putting any chemical in the toilet flusher tank as it can clog up the pump. We've had to replace our pump and now have an electrical issue to fix with power to the pump. Our Lowdown is 4 years old and it's great to see the continual improvements Jawa is doing e.g. we fitted a little wheel from Bunnings to the corner of our door to avoid it catching the awning, so rounded door corners are a good idea. Re. the standard awning and wind, we have had ours in strong winds and it's surprising how much they can withstand, most recently during a gale on Bruny Island, but it's still a good udea to take it down in extreme conditions. We even had to drop the roof one night in Tassie as the wind was shaking the van. Jawa's 2024 range is sounding impressive. One question I do have is if Jawa is planning to offer a gasless option, as some companies do, with extra solar and batteries and all-electric induction and water heating. Seems to be a trend.

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi Michael, thanks for the tips. I’m not sure about the gasless option. I know the team were exploring when the new compliance laws were introduced, but they seem to have solved to meet the requirements. I’ll checkin with them on is it is on the radar, but my assumption is that it has been shelved at the moment

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Woah

[@peterjames5906]

Hi Guy's, luv your video's. we have a 2023 Sirocco and was wondering what size the kmart basket and lid is that Mavo uses for clothes. They look like the medium size ones. Excellent hack.

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi! So glad you enjoy our vids. Unfortunately we don’t have a tape measure on our travels to confirm this size 😔 but I’m sure Kmart would exchange if you got the wrong size. Let us know how you get on, would love to see a pic!! Dee ☺️

[@mandylyons71]

Another awesome video guys. Are you using the actual brand name bbq arm or do you have a generic one your using? Do you have a ziggy as your bbq as the lid seems very low lid.

[@empty_nestadventures]

Yep the BBQ arm is from Jawa. The Ziggy is awesome. I chose it over a Weber as the lid goes 180 under when packed away, saving heaps of space

[@robmurphy262]

Awesome walk around guys. 2 questions, 1. The Sirocco demo we looked at did not come with the black towel holders etc. Did you add these? 2. Have you ever wanted/needed a reverse camera? It seems as the only real feature missing from the Sirocco that seems to be standard on other similar priced campers.

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi Rob. The towel hooks etc are called FusionLoc’s from Bunnings. They are awesome, but stuff we added. As for the reverse camera, we added a Safety Dave to our first van and the car. Used it once. I think you can spend the money on better mods to the van/car. I just get Mavo on the handheld UHF and she gives me feedback as I reverse

[@skier828]

Thanks for the great walk around.. Can you tell me how you do the washing of clothes when you're off grid.. Not sure if I should buy one of those scrubba bags or a 12 volt washing machine? Again thanks for the excellent video.

[@empty_nestadventures]

We don’t! We usually have about 2 weeks of clothes and often just do a night or two in a caravan park for washing clothes and filling water tanks between offgrid stints.

[@skier828]

Sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the reply. @@empty_nestadventures

[@CJQld]

Love the van but how’s the canopy on the Ute compared to the torneau cover? Dust?😊

[@empty_nestadventures]

Canopy is mint. Has a positive air pressure vent in the top and keep almost all dust out. Only time we get dust is when we have open at camp

[@warrenandrews2972]

Hi guys thanks for visiting Esperance Cape arid that's home bass for us,we are looking at 2024 mdc 13e, but the layout, of that really works well ,how did she travel on those corrugations,out there or did they grade it for you

[@empty_nestadventures]

Must have been graded recently because the road was great. Not good where we are around Starvation Bay/Hopetoun at the moment! But the Sirocco loves corrugated roads

[@warrenandrews2972]

@empty_nestadventures we are in Albany on our way back to Esperance, do you now were we can look and buy in Western Australia

[@suzieschwebel1558]

Hey guys, loved your video. We’ve just taken delivery of the same van. Just wondering if we really need to take a generator on our 6 month trip, and also wondering how long you find your toilet cassette lasts before it needs emptying?

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hey Suzie! Great choice of van. So we decided to leave the genie at home, but have thought about it a couple of times. It really comes down to how you use the power and what weather conditions you get. Being right down in southern WA, it’s been cold and windy. I’m running Starlink to work 6 hours, 4 days per week and that is drawing about 12A with running HD video calls, laptop and extra monitor. That’s 70-75A in the day extra that we need to find. It’s been ok, but have got down to around 75% on morning 6 of a week offgrid. Not bad, but I have been watching the ePRO carefully…. Two fridges also adds more draw than we’re used to. I still think the weight of the generator is too much to maybe need it once or twice in 6 months….. but it just comes down to the way you use power and being comfortable if you see the battery not recovering to 💯 everyday

[@empty_nestadventures]

As for the toilet cassette, we carry a spare for extended offgrid away from dump points. Ours lasts 4-5 days, but Ant usually finds ‘trees to water’ if you know what I mean 😆

[@alisonphilp7497]

So wat does it way and wat car again do have to tow it I love this van

[@empty_nestadventures]

Take a look at our earlier vid and I discuss all weights. I also have made a few vids on our BT50 tow vehicle and all modifications kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3KpYOGpNCseaMsi=YkALhladMOmcb_cr

[@rebeccahutley7581]

my hubby likes these as well, like the lovells and the wheel bearings. we have looked at what feels like hundreds. My question is do you think they will eventually make it gasless or composting toilet as options?

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi Rebecca. Haven’t heard about any plans from the team at Jawa for a composting toilet. Personally, I’m not sure about it either. We do carry an extra cassette for extended offgrid but we get 3-4 days out of one. Even most NP camps have a dump point around

[@rebeccahutley7581]

also, the window blind at the back of the bed where your pillows are, do you "bust" it? is it a concern?

[@empty_nestadventures]

@@rebeccahutley7581 nah, we usually have the blinds split and windows close at our head. There plenty of other windows for airflow and Mavo likes some privacy

[@Weyrling]

Just wondering how you find managing the weights/payload with that setup?

[@empty_nestadventures]

Check out our vid from a couple of weeks ago. I discuss max weights and packing

[@stephenhorton119]

Forgot to ask have you had your setup weighed as I’m interested to know the results as it’s a big thing now to be compliant

[@empty_nestadventures]

Check out our video from 2 weeks ago, we discuss weights there. All compliant, close, but got our max weights with everything full

[@skier828]

Hi Ant - another question what brand of solar blanket are you using and are you happy with it, would you buy it again? Thanks.

[@empty_nestadventures]

We are using an Enerdrive blanket. Best on the market…. Not cheap, but you do get what you pay for with this stuff

[@skier828]

Very true, thanks for that. We just ordered the SG and are watching your videos just a few times over🤣All tips much appreciated.@@empty_nestadventures

[@AHC4675]

Hi. Do you find that you have to remove what you need from the pantry before you start cooking? If you are vertically challenged would you have issues accessing the pantry depths with the sink and stove deployed ? Jawa seem to be a an above average quality product, time will tell if the build quality holds up.

[@donr62]

That does look like an issue.

[@empty_nestadventures]

The setup here was high on the kitchen side due to the slight slope on the site. Generally easy to reach everything whilst cooking. Dee’s 5’8” and has no issues reaching anything

[@rossschofield5981]

hey guys can you run a air con from say 300 to 400 ah batteries if not what do you think you would need a generator ????

[@empty_nestadventures]

So I’ve already tested this van for 3 hours off the inverter, so short answer is yes you can but it also comes down to the inverter, not just the batteries. It will come down to a huge list of variables as to how long I can run it for…. Planning to make a video on this very topic

[@suzieschwebel1558]

Can I ask which DJI drone you have? We don’t want to spend a packet but want something that’s easy to fly!

[@empty_nestadventures]

We started with a mini 2 and now use a mini 3 pro. Super easy to fly but needs a few setting changes out of the box for good quality video

[@ianhirons7762]

Great video guys can I ask the size of the van and what it cost $$$.

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi Ian, officially listed at 15 foot but close to 16. I think the retail is $75K but please double check with Jawa. Higher than some competitors, but these standard inclusions are epic

[@ianhirons7762]

@@empty_nestadventures Thank you for that will have to look into it more I enjoyed the walkthrough and the layout .

[@markfrombriz]

i find with these sideways kitchens you are lacking the drying rack such as you have the solera , what do you do with your washed dishes ??

[@empty_nestadventures]

Yeah, Dee shows her drying up space in the vid. We’d also grab the aluminium pantry cover that Jawa have and you could put more drying up space on that

[@markfrombriz]

@@empty_nestadventures i see, the problem with a lot of stuff drying on the fridge is it makes it harder to get beers out .... LOL

[@empty_nestadventures]

@@markfrombriz have an Engel in the car for that reason! Beers wherever we go!

[@markfrombriz]

@@empty_nestadventures backup beers is always a good plan

[@jpb308]

Hey Anthony What brand BBQ arm do you have on the Sirocco? Did you review it one of your videos? Cheers Jeremy

[@empty_nestadventures]

Hi Jeremy. I don’t think I did review it, but it was the one that Jawa supply.

[@jpb308]

@@empty_nestadventures Thanks Anthony Can't see them on the website. I'll give them a call. Cheers