GALE-FORCE GRANDEUR

SCORE: 69.5

“THE SIROCCO COMES WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD CREDENTIALS IN THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY STAKES” – DAVID COOK

We saw Jawa at the previous Camper Trailer of the Year contest, but in the last 12 months the company has changed hands and it’s been a swap that has brought with it a new sense of direction and a determination to up the ante from the marginally priced offerings at the lower end of the price range to something a little pricier but with a whole bunch of new ideas and options. It’s been a change for the better.

The Sirocco comes with some pretty good credentials in the self-sufficiency stakes. There are three 100Ah AGM batteries nestled under the internal sink cupboard, and they’re fed from two 150 watt solar panels on the roof that are interfaced with a Projecta 35 amp charger. As we saw it the Sirocco had a DC-DC charger as an option only, and a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter, but after