What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

[Kayleigh]

Ive been busy… bought a Fogstar 230ah battery and fitted under the drivers seat. The cables/connectors all wrapped up fit neatly along one side of the battery and a Victron 15a mains charger fits on the other side. It can be charged while on hookup, but it’s also permanently connected to the Delta 2 if it needs a top-up. No DC-DC charger is installed yet…

I used 3 ratchet straps to keep the battery in place as per @Shadrack ’s idea, but may design some brackets at some point. The ground stud was left in place but shortened to allow room for the battery height. It’s going to be used primarily to run my Indel B fridge and should easily last 2 weeks between charges.

 

[Grass verge 13]

Mate of mine had a new 3D printer. He did this for me. Works a treat to be honest. Really stable, easy to use and takes up little space. View attachment 134625

That's pretty cool. Is the design (stl) available?

 

[Lost Boy]

Full 5 year paint correction and ceramic coating, wasn't cheap (albeit mates rates) but giving she lives outside and gets used as a daily too, figured it will make her easier to keep clean!

 

[Hotel du van]

Really pleased with the new Spacemate drawer. Easy to fit! (My brother kindly fitted it and I watched)

 

[Robert&Catherine]

Finally got my coffee setup sorted (when on EHU)…. I can start the day with a latte…lovely stuff

 

[Do we or don't we]

and for taking the photos! Much appreciated

We also have 2 of these chairs which we love, we both think they are so much more comfortable than the VW ones which now currently reside in our loft. This means the 2 Helinox chairs fit in the right hand slot where one VW chair resided, the left hand slot then provides storage for our thermal windscreen cover. Win win (unless you need 4 chairs of course). They are also incredibly light and really easy to assemble although realistically the VW ones are quicker to put up.

 

[The Little Red Cali]

That's pretty cool. Is the design (stl) available?

I think so. I don’t know anything about 3D printing but I’m pretty sure he got the design off a site called Printables.

 

[Dizzy]

Full 5 year paint correction and ceramic coating, wasn't cheap (albeit mates rates) but giving she lives outside and gets used as a daily too, figured it will make her easier to keep clean! View attachment 134763View attachment 134762

good call - which ceramic did you get ?

We had gtechniq coating on Dizzy, looks awesome. Have it on my 911 as well and that still looks great 4 years on.

 

[Dizzy]

Buckled and bought an Ecoflow delta 3 to hook up to the panels.

 

[Lost Boy]

good call - which ceramic did you get ?

We had gtechniq coating on Dizzy, looks awesome. Have it on my 911 as well and that still looks great 4 years on.

Carbon Collective Pro Coating Molecule, I have Labcosmetica on my Lotus which is epic, we’ll see if this one is as good

 

[Shadrack]

I think so. I don’t know anything about 3D printing but I’m pretty sure he got the design off a site called Printables.

It’s a good edition to carry, enabling a top up from containers.
Thanks for heads up.
I found the following link to the printable free download files.

VW California fill tube by Lian Aarts | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Tube for filling Volkswagen T5 water reservoir. Flat side for easy storage and printing. It might fit other models but… | Download free 3D printable STL models

www.printables.com

 

[Razor Crest]

Thanks to the wonderful chaps at Rose Awnings, I have a nice new 4m awning to replace the 3.5m one. Also a matching Isabella Buddy awning room.

 

[Didi]

Eu hoje comprei duas garrafas de bom vinho.

 

[chockswahay]

Bike bag/cases for the Brommies and a pair of folding water carriers

 

[chockswahay]

Thanks to the wonderful chaps at Rose Awnings, I have a nice new 4m awning to replace the 3.5m one. Also a matching Isabella Buddy awning room.

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Haha, and there was me thinking you've bought a nice yellow step ladder to reach the roof with!

 

[Kev56]

Bike bag/cases for the Brommies and a pair of folding water carriers

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Nice bags, where are they from? Do they come with the Brompton tax, need one for my G line.

 

[chockswahay]

Nice bags, where are they from? Do they come with the Brompton tax, need one for my G line.

Here you go:

Pardon our interruption...

See here too:

Brompton storage in the van

We recently bought an inflatable kayak which now takes up the space in the boot where our Bromptons were so this forced me to consider an acceptable way to carry the bikes as well as the kayak. A couple of hours research and I found these folding case/bags on eBay for just under £20 a piece...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[Kev56]

Thanks, I looked at them but I’ve got a G Line which has the 20 inch wheels.

 

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Burley Bike Trailer. Here it is in use with a child sent off to fetch 50kg of water from the campsite tap, and to learn about braking early down a hill when towing a weight heavier than them.