Caravan Tour - Zone RV Sojourn Family Caravan - Off grid & off road home to travel Australia! 🤍 145
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2022
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What is your favourite part of the Zone RV Sojourn? Tell us below! Don't forget to pop any questions in the comments too so we can answer them for you. ☺ We're considering doing a live Q&A next Thursday with all your extra questions... thoughts?
auto level is pretty flash
I'd be interested about fuel consumption of your tow vehicle, I know my BT won't tow my next caravan but I'm shitting myself about buying any of the new breed V8 petrol 4wds now being the norm, my last work truck was a petrol 5'4L V8 and I was lucky to get 5klm per litre out of it and I didn't tow a trailer. I can't get it out of my head that I'm better off spending 60k more to purchase a big American diesel truck, BTW I love the Zone website, I've just haven't been brave enough yet to tick all the options boxes lol
Great job. Zone !! you should have this girl working for you.
Well done you pair. For some stupid reason I said to the misses. Come have a look at the inside of their van. Now today ( after I pick up my Ziggy Nomad ) I’m getting dragged around ikea, big W, Kmart and god knows where else looking at shit. Apparently we are ripping out everything from the van and restyling it from one end to the other. Putting draws and shelves here there and bloody everywhere. She’s even made a bloody list. So thanks so very much for the video. This is the last time I encourage the wife to watch any UA-cam videos ever again. ( by the way great video, I loved it )
What a beautiful home on wheels. I can just imagine how you might be feeling with it. Enjoy. You both did well in the last two videos on the commentary of outside and inside.
Wow ! That’s a stunning van ! Love the soft close doors and the black and white makes it easy to change colour scenarios. Absolutely love the outside kitchen cupboard bench area : bloody so handy ! Love the lot and I think that you’ve nailed it for your family !
I agree the black and white is so easy to mix up with whatever colours you want 😍🙌🏻 absolutely loving the whole setup. Thanks for tuning in 😁
Thanks for the overview of your new van, it’s a very smart rig. Enjoy your future adventures and I look forward to seeing them. Thanks again, stay safe, safe travels. Cheers Mark
Hi guys, 10/10 for your bloopers my best part, thanks for the viewing of your caravan.
I really like camping myself being a single person.
I was counting the days to see the inside of your caravan!!! And I love it ❤️❤️
It’s so light and bright, love the colours you picked, everything looks amazing 🤩
Your coffee machine!!!!!
You can tell the quality of the van!
Good luck guys, can’t wait to see the adventures you’re going to go on with your new home 💕
My favourite part is everything!!! But I love the brightness and the quality feel!
Thank you Celia!! Agree on all points! So so happy and can’t wait to hit the road properly again 👏🏻👏🏻
Absolutely LOVED this episode, was so looking forward to it and it was as good as I expected. Hubby and I just love you guys and how real you are. I love that Chris lets you have your time and doesn’t interrupt or speak over you - you guys are such a great team and it makes it so enjoyable to watch you. Have to say though that ‘Chrish’ in the Bloopers had hubby and I in stiches laughing!! I can’t wait to learn more about the composting toilet, Ive always felt apprehensive about them and never thought I would consider one thinking it would be a hassle to maintain and smell so Im really looking forward to your future talks on it. The van is incredible and we are so happy to see you both excited for your upcoming travels and we cannot wait to join you on every episode :)
Excellent Vid Sian. Great run through. You guys are doing great. These are excellent vans.
Loved the bloopers!
A great walk through Sian. How wonderful is that ZONE! All your time, effort and hard work Chris and yourself have put in is paying off. Looking forward to your updates on the van and of course your family travels.
Thanks so much Janice 🥰🥰
Your walk through was great, Sian. We both thoroughly enjoyed your excitement.
Bring on the next chapters of the Big Oz Exploring 🤩
Thanks Therese, can’t wait to hit the roads and test her out now 😍😍
Love the heater idea to create a drying room! Perfect✔️
Also love the reflective white-very pretty and open feel.
Look forward to seeing how you travel with and adapt to your new van 😀
Yes that’s what I love too it feels bigger than it is with the white on the top cupboards throughout the van 😍🙌🏻 thanks for tuning in Lady 😊
Fabulous episode, thank you so much. What a lovely van, design, finish and build quality. I am sure you will have an enjoyable time in the future.
Bloody excellent work! Such a detailed tour and you are so dedicated to us viewers 🫡🤗 thanks so much guys 🙏
We are lucky to have access to your generosity ❤️ 🤙🍻😂🦆
Nawww thanks Duck! Thursday is Big Oz ep day no matter the week or plan! Always here with you all 🥰🙌🏻
Great walk through video. Getting excited to get ours in approx 2 months. Haven’t seen the van in the flesh so this helps so much. Thanks.
Oh that’s awesome Jay so glad we have been able to help you! I know there isn’t many Sojourn videos out there yet so we are glad to put something helpful out 😁
Love the idea of running an heater outlet into the bathroom.
It’s great hey!! I can’t wait for a cold morning to trial it 😍🔥
Congratulations on your beautiful new van! 🥳I'm sure you'll have a ton of adventures and happy travels ahead. Great walk around and walkthrough, it's great that all your hard work has paid off.
Cheers Annette 🥂🍻
Congrats with the new van. Love it!! Can see how truly excited you are with it too. Zone have come up with so many great unique ideas. Looks great!! Can't wait to see you back out travelling again.
I do use the 70° option on our hot water coz it means you can use less in the mix and shower lasts considerably longer... but probably only a concern when attached to mains and not rationing stores.
Awesome video… love love love the van. Look forward to watching how it goes as you travel 👍🏻😀
Beau-TI-ful 😍 Sian, you did a fantastic and thorough job of the van tour. I really love the Daisy Graze plant based plate set. Looked them up and plan to buy one. I hope they're inundated with orders. What a fab looking product. Zone have a brilliant van and no doubt they'll too be busier with such a great product. Great stuff 💜
Thanks Karen!! Glad you enjoyed the walk through. We love the Daisy Graze gear, have been using them from about three weeks and love everything about them down to quick dry, light weight etc etc.. everything!
Hi folks love the new van. I rewired my van to live off grid. It hasn’t been plugged into power since nov 2019. Running fridge etc etc the whole time. It becomes a great challenge. Bravo from Victoria Australia
All through the saga of you getting the new caravan, I was secretly hoping you had picked a Zone but I really had no idea. Having done so, makes me feel more justified with my choices.😊😊
I found the walk through very interesting and detailed and its a shame you won't be doing our handover. You will both be hard acts to follow.
I like your choices of the upgrades too. They enhance your living comfort in what is your home. Most home owners these days pay upward of $1million, so from that perspective you got a bargain! Enjoy your caravan and your travels and perhaps we'll see you on the road somewhere.
Awesome setup guys! Love the soft close and the heater outlet in the bathroom!! 🍻🍻
Thanks JS!! 😁😁
Love the bloopers. Already have a zone on order. Keep up the content. Is great.
What a rip snorter of a van. Absolutely awesome. Thank you for the walk around. 👌
Rip snorter! That’s a term I haven’t heard before 😂 But thank you all the same 😁🙏🏻
Another great vid
I just love the bloopers, cracks up. As a fellow Zoner I love your enthusiasm for the product. I love the idea of no power hookup. We have been away 3,months and I refuse a power hook up. Our/your van is too good for that power hookup. Hubby calls it the umbilical cord 😂 we also went composting loo. So much easier so keen to see your video on that. Like you said, no one talks about it🤷♀️
See you next week for more adventures
ZB260
Fantastic setup. Wishing you many many happy miles thanks for your great videos
Very nice , it’s always satisfying when you get things exactly how you want them
Totally Robyn, it’s amazing to have what we wanted 2.5 years ago but now have a higher appreciation for it too after the travel we have done and all we’ve learnt🥰🥰
Hi folks i think you did a great job detailing the new van inside layout. Bravo from Victoria Australia
Fantastic job you guys, very informative. Steve and Rochelle.
Just WOW!!! 🤩 That is an awesome set up. 😀 I recently "Fusion-Loc'd" my new van as well. I had to go back to your earliest episodes to find what what you used, so I'm happy to see you are still using the stuff. I'm looking forward to following your adventures in your wonderful new van. 😎
Fusion Loc is the best! It just works in a van 🙌🏻 I can’t wait to create new adventures in the van this year 😍😍
Looking forward to composting toilet review in the future
Excellent walk through of the Zone Sian, best I have seen and very enjoyable watching this video. We pick up our Sojourn end of Oct early Nov, so even more excited after seeing your video clip. p.s. Cameraman should also receive acknowledgement. Well Done to both of you. !!
Favourite part - The Kitchen. Thanks guys for the great video review
Any possibility of a quick video of how the sullage tank bypass has been put in. We also have a tank and I’ve learned to loath the bloody thing so we are looking at ways to bypass it when it’s not needed. Might be a helpful vid to a lot of people. 😊
Nice reviews/info share guys. I love the Zone & the Y62, both are my choice, Love the blooper too. Keep up the great work.😉👍
Really nice van!
I have been looking for dinnerware options for ages. Love the Daisy Graze set! The green is so pretty😍
Oh awesome! They have navy and white as well, I considered navy but ended up green 😍
I'm so excited for you guys, what a beautiful van.
Congratulations 🎊
wow what a fantastic set up you have. The Zone range look great. i'd never heard of them before. looks very roomy and comfortable and well set out
They are great vans, glad we could introduce you to them 🥰🥰
Good vid guys and great van to have fun and enjoy your life, both Work and play. 🤘
Woohoo got my cuppa ready to watch. Very exciting
love the new van, looking forward to seeing more of it on your travels.
Thanks guys 😍🙌🏻
Wow what a pro review. Great job guys . Zone must be proud
What an amazing techo van… well planned … enjoy🤙
Gorgeous guys picking up our Base in 10 days sooo excited!
That’s awesome! They are such great vans, congrats of the Base guys 😍😍
Congratulations guys, love the interior and all your new things xx
Thanks Fay 🙏🏻
Wow you did an amazing job with the inside. I'm now trying to work out if I can make a shoe locker🤣🤣 I like alot of the small details like the kids toy cupboard. Excellent. I also understand how hard it is to get a good coffee once you become a snob😅😅 Great van. Congratulations 👏👏
Wow nice van, good to see you went with all redarc system, we only use redarc at work, good quality, good rap. Enjoy.
Love your clock , we also one and it has also fallen off the wall several times and sits on the top of our seat now but works well and will come into our new van coming soon . We actually have a totally electric van , no gas or diesel . We have an electric Webber barbecue , hot water system , aircon, convection microwave and induction cooktop . Anyway , you have a wonderful caravan , congratulations , enjoy .
When you find something g that just works, you don’t throw it away lol 😂
Oh wow totally electric!! How much batter/solar do you have and do you use a generator often? I don’t think we are ready for that yet lol 😂
Love it, you must be very proud of yourselves 🤙
Wow really enjoyed these eps guys. Sian your a natural. Will be putting the zone on the shortlist when we upgrade soon.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed them and found them helpful. If you choose zone you won’t be disappointed 🥰🙌🏻
Wow. Amazing. I have always followed Zone RV and there advanced building technics. Melbourne builders get your act together.
They’re a stunning van hey!! We are even more happy than we thought we’d be now we’re in it learning more and more than we already knew 😍😍
love the new caravan recently we bought our first caravan
Wow that was really informative! Thank you, you have a great van. 🙂👍
Thanks so much, glad you loved it 🥰🥰
Great new van, I am sure you will love it. Be careful using FusionLock in your shower, they are great but I had a couple of them and when I took them off to move them they left big suction bumps and they were only on for about 4 months, I would think the same might happen with any composite surface.
The van looks great can’t wait to see more adventures
Same!! Itching to get out!!
yep loved it.... the 2 things for Me that was the best and I do mean the best was the 4 keys, My old man has a van and has the old style key rings with a tag and he has 3 rows of them stuck to the wall each with a key and a discription of what each key is for.. front boot water tank 1,2,3 and whilst it works I said to him 15 years ago,,,, I ever order a van all the keys are going to be the same .... you dont need 25 different keys..... the second thing for Me is the bloopers....... love em.
keep up the good work I am keen to see how this van works out for you.
Hey guys
Love the new van,been looking at zone online.Hopefully we can check it out in the flesh at Coffs.The count down is on not long now till the Coffs camp.
Hi guys , we enjoy your content , great work . We have a Sajourn Pioneer on order to pick up next month too and we wanted to know if your overhead storage in your bathroom was included in your van or if you added it later. The Feel good family caravan does not have this fitted and we have not ask zone the question yet ? We were watching your walkthrough and hoping its included in the newer version like yours.
Chris has the Flasher Window. keep it groomed
You guys should look into Water generators, that produce water from the air. I have one and it works well : ) - they are bringing out caravan ones next year apparently its called the watergen.....the new van looks amazing btw!!!
I have heard of these but apparently they can be power hungry and loud.. what’s your thoughts? 🤔 we love love the idea though and have seen and looked at them before!
@@BigOzExplorers They are not too noisy (I currently keep mine outside) they are much quieter then a normal generator and when the storage tanks fill up it stops by itself as it's full.....the one I got can hold 16L but can produce 30L a day....there are other ones but the more it can hold the heavier it will be, mine is 48kg, not sure about being power hungry as we just plugged in at home, you can get a stand alone solar system with them to run it off that though....so that way its sucking power from the independent solar system.....I do want to take it with me when we eventually buy a van (hopefully soon)
Deadly van have fun with it lol just saw use this morning turning into bucasia beach but use looked lost hahahahaha
Hi congratulations on your new caravan, little bit of research for you, Rainman Fresh Water Anywhere best of luck with your travels.
Wow what an amazing van congratulations guys
Thank you Jimmy! 🥰
Great van congrats 👏 I like the improvements I'm very interested in the compost dunny thinking off changing over myself but need to see folks living with them I hear alot of mixed things about them I'm 50 50 cause it's an expensive change over , keep up with the great shows 😀 👍
Thanks for all the effort you put into this video. Must be hard to schedule a time when the kids don’t need your attention.
Epic van guys congrats!
Thanks Tracey!!
What a great van and tour of it. Really enjoyed watching the video. Enjoy your travels and keep safe.👍🏼🇦🇺 . Hopefully you guys don't go Hollywood.
Super episode love the caravan, its going to put our motorhome in the shade a bit when we get there! 🤣. I hope you have read our latest email, things got a bit silly😚. Things are pretty glum here in the UK obviously about the Queen, so it was great to tune in for something different with you guys!. Love to all The Leg ends. xx
Would you believe we found a Tooletries here in the UK online👍
Thank you! Hey at the end of the day no matter what you travel in it’s about the journey mainly not what you do it in. We went this way as we’re full time, no different to buying a house I guess 🙂 all is good here, haven’t replied yet as todays been a big day. We’re staying with Chris’s family in Mackay at the moment. Sad news about the Queen 😢 her funeral is next Thursday I think. Might have to move our episode if it clashes out of respect 🫡 chat soon guys xx
@@BigOzExplorers Thanks for the reply lovely. The Queens funeral is Monday 19th here. So you will be ok! x
Looks great guys good choice
Thanks Noah!
Too good 😊
Good tour, would like to know more about your water machine, how it works , etc
love it all thanks guys love white being main colour 💗💗 still waiting for our van been 16 months now but getting closer 😐😐
Oh that’s tough!! The time will come and you’ll be estatic 🙌🏻🥰 thanks for tuning in 🙏🏻
Will be keen to hear your opinion on the composting toilet.
Getting one installed in my van aswell
Wouldn’t go back to a cartridge toilet again based on our first few weeks! Haven’t done the long months yet but we will let you know for sure
Amazing van, have ours on order! Question is what do you do for a bin inside?
Love your new van. I have a clock like yours only mine is square. Got it from EBay.
Oh awesome! You are one of the lucky few lol 😂
Love the van guys, go you!!
If I can ask where did you get your bedding from, I love it, love love love it!!! ❤
Yes of course, it was from Pillow Talk! 😊
Well done Sian. Great caravan. Zone is certainly gaining traction popularity from what I can see.
Really lookin forward to your further journeys. Take care & have fun. 😊😊
Thanks Dave! Yes absolutely loving ours 😍🙌🏻 they are growing that’s for sure and I’m not surprised, not being biased but our experience has been top shelf!
Another great info video thanks guys. I have a quick question for you. I know you might be busy but do you find the ceiling under the solar panels is warmer than the bits without any solar covering.
I have a jayco with 1000w 6 panels I’ve noticed the ceiling is warmer where the panels are located.
Hi! Love the new van. A question, what is the name of the bag that you use to put in your sink when travelling?? Happy travels 👏👏
Great looking van guys, does Zone do a window in front of the main bed?
Out with the Junk & in with the Funk ,ya in the Zone good to be known it’s got the right tone while working ya fingers to the bone ! Good on you two for living ya Dream and not Nissan a beat lol Great review
Haha Paul that’s awesome! Must of taken some time to out that together, cheers mate 🍻😂🙌🏻
Thanks for adding the cost.....a lot of channels don't. Love it, look forward to a 6/12 month update on how it goes.....are you guy's able to give honest feedback with Zone? 👍🍻
All good! We wanted to be really upfront and answer it all in the beginning as we know we are going to get asked anyway! Why hide or lie about what is on the website anyway 😊 we will definitely give feedback good and bad, online and to them directly. Constructive criticism is helpful for any company or brand when delivered correctly 😊😊
wow! congrats on your upgrade purchase ! very nice ! altho I still think u need some big stickers on the outside to reduce the whiteness ! 🏞️🛻🤙📹😎
Hey Sian love the layout looks insane! You guys have nailed it ❤ got a bloody question though! We have our JB van right! We have smooth shiny laminate right! How the FRIGGGIN hell do these FRIGGGIN fusion locs stay on? I’ve tried & tried & tried! I’m seriously no dill when it comes to that sort of stuff but shit me! I even bought the permanent discs & that doesn’t work? Please help me 😢
Hi guys , were zone accurate on the actual weight vs the configurator . Have to finalise config soon, and trying to keep weight down as much as possible
Was just wondering if you plan on collecting the lower (4.5)ph water when making your 9.5?
Fantastic episode as usual. Such an advanced van. Will be great to see how the composting toilet goes. Looking forward to seeing how the van performs on the road and for you guys as a family
Ps. Love the bloopers. 😆
They were good this week lol 😂
Hi Guys
Did you get the cover for the sink from zone? If not where from.
Hey guys love the new van and content, question are you know ambassadors of Zone is this true.?
175K???!!! 175K???!!! I'm sorry but that's ridiculous. It's a nice van so don't take this as a dig, but other than maybe being 100% timberless and maybe the outdoor kitchen, there's nothing else in this van which is really different to other top vans on the market. I paid 85K for my 21' van and it's pretty much timber free and I would argue that it's better than than this Zone (comes down to personal opinion of course). Just can't believe companies can justify charging this much and people actually pay it!!
Plus it's crazy Zone are forcing customers to have composting toilet now. I have tried both and MUCH prefer the cassette style as do a lot of us caravanners out here.
We have no home to go home to, this is our home and much cheaper than an actual house so technically a saving 😉 understand your thoughts and everyone is entitled to opinions but if you saw the workmanship in person and some of the technicalities of just how this van is built you’d be wowed. Little things, the quality of the products in there, the mattress for example is like a Sealy experience. Zone give you all of your accessories and fusion lock shelves included and installed. They give you a seaflo pump, an induction cooktop for outside etc… and not to mention the included 2 day handover experience at Hangar O, no one is doing that. It’s more expensive but you pay for quality and a top shelf experience which you actually receive, we can vouch for that personally 😍
And re the composting, it’s a change and we’ve also tried both but prefer this so far, comes down to preference I guess. It’s better for the environment and that is a higher personal value for us than having a cassette toilet.
The workmanship, service, experience, price and everything else it comes with may not be for everyone and that’s ok! At least we are all out on the road travelling and living our best lives, that’s what it’s all about. 🙌🏻
@@BigOzExplorers
I understand it's your home and hey, if people want to pay 175k, then who am I to argue. I just think you can get vans just as good (possibly better) for half the price. I guarantee my full aluminum frame (no rivets), full one piece fibreglass roof and floor and CNC cut cupboards and in-house stitched leather is just as good, possibly better as I prefer aluminium frame's for vans and think they are stronger than frameless composite.
I have seen a 2021 Zone in the flesh and it certainly didn't wow me. Of course it was nice, but again, nothing for me to say it was that much different to the competition. The Thetford 274L fridge, Dometic windows, sirocco fans, aircon, seaflo pump and a whole bunch of other things are also in my van. This is not a pi$$ing contest lol, just the price is absolutely unbelieveable. You do have more power than me...we only have 2x100ah lithium and 420w solar (through Enerdrive) but that keeps us going indefinitely and water always becomes a problem first. You will be able to live off-grid no worries at all. I can always add more batteries and solar at any point if I wanted to.
Mattress - some vans have good mattresses, some don't. It comes down to preference as everyone is different. Some people love Sealy, some people don't. I bought a mattress topper for ours just because the wife wanted it and I must admit it's like sleeping on a cloud.
Fusion lock shelves are ok I guess. Depends if you want them or not. Can pick them up fairly cheap from Bunnings.
Most new vans have seaflo pumps...including mine. Nothing special there.
Portable Induction Cookers are like $100 max...
Two day handover is ok I guess. Most other vans give you 2 nights away in a caravan park close to the dealership and you just ring if you have any issues, can't see how that's really different.
You say you pay for quality but again, the quality of my 85K van is 100% just as good, if not better in some aspects.
I agree composting toilet comes down to preference, there's quite a lot of people who have tried it and it just feels like a backwards step and you still have to empty the urine. I just feel a cassette toilet is more modern and a piece of cake and never had any smells, ever. But yeah personal opinion for sure.
Again, sounds like I'm picking an argument here and that's not what I'm doing. I'm just gobsmacked at the price and can't see how it's worth anywhere near that and in your reply you've mentioned a few things which in no way change my mind.
Enjoy your van, it is nice!
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@@i_bite we both have dream vans to travel in, I think that’s the most important thing here 🥰🙌🏻
Gotta agree with you there. Being timber free, I expected the van to be super light weight too.
Beautiful van though
@@reneesingh3263 true. If zone could get tare weight down to 2500kg for this size van, price down to 110K, offer choice of cassette toilet, it's something which would have definitely made my shortlist.
Hi, guys who made the drop in cutting board for the sink, fantastic review, very informative.
Hey hey, that was from Zone themselves. A new product they’ve been creating. Such a great idea!!
Now that you are finding things out , does the fridge run off 12 volt system direct or through inverter? asking for a friend...😝
Great van and hope you enjoy it. My only comment is those gas vents would be a right royal pain in the a…. In my view
Thanks John, yeah they are a bit different but with our history, a van free of dust is a much bigger priority lol 😂 🙌🏻
Loved the inside tour Sian, looks amazing. The bloopers too 😆💙✌🏽 Catch you IRL soon x
hey guys. curious to know why you choose the PU leather option over the genuine leather option ?
Can I respectfully ask, in regards to internal condensation while living in cold climate areas, how much concentration do you accumulate in cupboards beds etc. Your experience would be appreciated
Nice one guys. Zone make a great van and your is no exception you should be so happy 😀. Are you going to hang your knives up again or leave them in the draw going forward. Rob
I think we will leave them in the draw, I really wanted to reduce the pack up process inside as I had so much to do in the previous van. They can live in the draw and be safe driving or not now 😁
@@BigOzExplorers 👍
Hi Guys, do you have details for the little black mirrors in the bathroom & shower?
Yes of course! It’s by the brand Tooletries, available online and at Howard’s Storage :)