I name this ship...

[theonecraw]

As most of you have posted, the name of your Cali just kind of jumps out at you when it's ready. Ours did just that on our first night away, last weekend...

Quite simply my wonderful wife and I were enjoying a nice bottle of Spanish red wine and some tasty cheeses and meats. Everything was just perfect as I sat there feeling rather smug in my new Cali. That is until my wife's next taster of wine without the stand piece of the two piece camping glass which had come clean off the bottom of the stem as she picked it up. You can probably guess what happened next as she put the enormous as good as full to the brim glass/stem back on the fold out table (without the stand, just a pencil like shaft). The contents went absolutely everywhere, in the cupboards, in the runners, in the floor rails, on the passenger seat, in the hob/sink, all over me and up the walls and blinds. It was like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie but obviously not quite as amusing from my point of view. Hasten to add I spent the next hour cleaning and our Cali and it rightly got it's name.

I name this ship 'Rioja'...!

 

[Borris]

As most of you have posted, the name of your Cali just kind of jumps out at you when it's ready. Ours did just that on our first night away, last weekend...

Quite simply my wonderful wife and I were enjoying a nice bottle of Spanish red wine and some tasty cheeses and meats. Everything was just perfect as I sat there feeling rather smug in my new Cali. That is until my wife's next taster of wine without the stand piece of the two piece camping glass which had come clean off the bottom of the stem as she picked it up. You can probably guess what happened next as she put the enormous as good as full to the brim glass/stem back on the fold out table (without the stand, just a pencil like shaft). The contents went absolutely everywhere, in the cupboards, in the runners, in the floor rails, on the passenger seat, in the hob/sink, all over me and up the walls and blinds. It was like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie but obviously not quite as amusing from my point of view. Hasten to add I spent the next hour cleaning and our Cali and it rightly got it's name.

I name this ship 'Rioja'...!

Oh dear, that sounds messy. I hope there was no lasting damage.

I did look at those two piece plastic wine glasses when equipping our SE but in the end decided that despite the impracticalities, good wine demanded good glasses. We now carry two elegant wine glasses which we keep wrapped in tea towels inside a dedicated click top plastic box.

I like your naming your van after your favourite tipple. This opens up a whole world of naming possibilities.

 

[theonecraw]

Oh dear, that sounds messy. I hope there was no lasting damage.

Luckily I had the Cali Guard-X'ed and it all miraculously came out. It was a HUGE phew moment.

 

[Hotel California]

At least the spilled wine is for a good cause....
Baptism of your Cali...Rioja is....

 

[David Eccles]

I had that on first outing in France red wine all over cab seat but supagard just globuled it and it was wiped dry and spotless with kitchen roll! Luckily only the seat not your nooks and crannies job..nightmare!

 

[Swissian]

I got some of these plastic wine glasses when I was in New Zealand recently although I'm sure you can get them Amazon also. Already got some good use out of them while we were touring NZ and they will live in my Cali when it finally arrives.
http://www.govinonz.com/product/govino-hero-plastic-wine-glass-tote/

 

[kave]

Alcohol Abuse is nod good

 

[Skylark2.0]

As most of you have posted, the name of your Cali just kind of jumps out at you when it's ready. Ours did just that on our first night away, last weekend...

Quite simply my wonderful wife and I were enjoying a nice bottle of Spanish red wine and some tasty cheeses and meats. Everything was just perfect as I sat there feeling rather smug in my new Cali. That is until my wife's next taster of wine without the stand piece of the two piece camping glass which had come clean off the bottom of the stem as she picked it up. You can probably guess what happened next as she put the enormous as good as full to the brim glass/stem back on the fold out table (without the stand, just a pencil like shaft). The contents went absolutely everywhere, in the cupboards, in the runners, in the floor rails, on the passenger seat, in the hob/sink, all over me and up the walls and blinds. It was like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie but obviously not quite as amusing from my point of view. Hasten to add I spent the next hour cleaning and our Cali and it rightly got it's name.

I name this ship 'Rioja'...!

You could have added this to the "list of accessories I wish I hadn't bought"

There but for the grace of God go we!