How many have you met?

[IainB]

None, but hopefully that will change once we get our van.

 

[westfalia]

A beer or 2 with T5wob and another in France,
and then there was another time when i met a woman
cleaning her bike next to her Cali
i only wanted to see if her drawers were in order.

 

[AlisonF]

None, but hopefully that will change once we get our van.

I think there are a few of us in NE Scotland. I’ve met a couple of them and been in contact with others.

 

[AlisonF]

I’ve met several at meets (although that doesn’t count). I think I went to almost every meet in 2016. From that I’ve met up with several people multiple times. And if it wasn’t that I was so far away, would have joined another couple of couples for more trips.
Otherwise, locally met a member for a BBQ. And another as they were interested in buying T6 stuff.
All lovely people and happy to meet them all again and hopefully more in the future.

 

[GrannyJen]

I'm feeling more and more like the forum lush

 

[willwander]

None. I’m a misanthrope.

 

[capt kirk]

A meet to discuss a meet?

I can do the meet minutes of the meet

 

[GrannyJen]

Well,

As now totally the forum pariah...

If anyone wants to meet me please do so via my Istanbul account

 

[Camperfamily]

We actually meet new people in person?! I‘m not sure I remember that feeling

In the ‘olden days’ I met 3 members through buying things, including buying our Cali

 

[GillianC]

Meet three local members, one through a friend, one through another group, two at Wickham Festival, two on camp sites, one arranged visit on a site (GJ!) and loads over 7 club meets.

 

[Auberg-ine]

Me I got once a very nice visit by @MattBW & V.
Once I put a little card on the windshield of a neighbor one street from here, asking if he was on the forum, and if not, why not ;-) No response so far. He must have been French-speaking, meaning scared as hell to appear here (to my knowledge there's never been one guy posting in the French sub-section, no?). (edit: ok, literally 3 out of a million posts).
I've always been intrigued about how you all are. Like can @Velma's Dad and his cat be seperated, does @Borris only sip champaign,...? ;-)
We should relaunch that old TV show "To Tell the Truth" here!

Would also be interesting to know which of the names often quoted in member's posts are dogs, cats, vans, or just human beings

 

[sapto]

Unfortunately only "Coop" is on this board as more friends are on the Caliboard.
However Coop&friends and I went away a couple of times together or met in Lucerne.

 

[Auberg-ine]

Unfortunately only "Coop" is on this board as more friends are on the Caliboard.
However Coop&friends and I went away a couple of times together or met in Lucerne.

That's a very Black or White thinking Board you have there Sapto!

 

[vmaxkiddy]

Perhaps we ned to organise a meet with priority for those who have not met?

Rita will organise it. Rita is the meeter maid.

 

[sapto]

That's a very Black or White thinking Board you have there Sapto!

Mine is more "Offroad Metallicgrey" from 2004
However you're right. The yellow or two tone ones weren't there back in 2016 (front of Ace C). And honestly I only know 2 yellow Califriends (twice a beach)and Coop "moved" on to a MAN TGE 4x4 "Sprinterlike" Conversion.

 

[Azteccamper]

To be honest I get more nods, waves, hellos and conversations with non-Cali campervans than Cali owners. Funny bunch

Or is it me?

 

[GrannyJen]

Me I got once a very nice visit by @MattBW & V.
Once I put a little card on the windshield of a neighbor one street from here, asking if he was on the forum, and if not, why not ;-)

Allow me to re-tell a story.

I carry loads of VWCC cards around with me and always popping them under the wiper of a parked Cali that I see. One in particular in my local town must have had about 6 cards off me.

One day I had a dental appointment. Waiting for the man to arrive I saw him drive up, in a very nice Cali.

"Oh hello Ross" I said to the very nice dentist....."I never knew you had a California! Are you a member of the VWCC by any chance"?

"NO" he growled, " but some stupid idiot keeps leaving cards on my windscreen and if I ever catch them doing it ......."

"Oh goodness, how annoying" I mumbled, thinking time to keep my mouth shut until he tells me to open it

 

[cowboyengineer]

From reading this there are far too many dodgy exchanges in random car parks! I need to be weary

 

[GrannyJen]

From reading this there are far too many dodgy exchanges in random car parks! I need to be weary

I like random car parks. The best meets are there

 

[Anthony1]

Two.
A neighbour, and one whom I bought a mattress from, and that's having owned a California since 2012. A contributing factor is that we mainly wild camp and don't stay at campsites.

Do you wild camp in the UK or Europe.

 

[Kirx]

To be honest I get more nods, waves, hellos and conversations with non-Cali campervans than Cali owners. Funny bunch

Or is it me?

Yep, me too. My old T5 conversion got more waves than my Cali

 

[GrannyJen]

I often used to get odd responses to my waves but then I found deploying the other three fingers improved things

 

[Azteccamper]

Yep, me too. My old T5 conversion got more waves than my Cali

Love my Cali but my T5 conversion was individual and was special as it introduced us to a new type of touring holiday. Great memories and people just used to stop and chat. Think we’re seen as a bit upmarket now.

 

[Auberg-ine]

I often used to get odd responses to my waves but then I found deploying the other three fingers improved things

Indeed, it's a tricky business these finger twists! ;-)

 

[SusiBus]

Do you wild camp in the UK or Europe.

Only in the UK. We don't use any Wildcamping websites, just good navigation by Sue, with the aid of old fashioned paper OS maps.