Life’s (hopefully) a Beach!

[MDymott]

Thanks for accepting us on this forum! Collecting our new Beach next week having thought about it for......too long! Will be reviewing these pages to see what accessories are must haves!

 

[Campingrookie]

Congratulations! We bought a Beach at the end of Sept last year and we’re delighted with it!

You’re going to love it. Happy adventures!

 

[2haw]

Welcome & Enjoy!

 

[Perfectos]

Welcome to the Beach Club MD

 

[Amarillo]

Thanks for accepting us on this forum! Collecting our new Beach next week having thought about it for......too long! Will be reviewing these pages to see what accessories are must haves!

Welcome to the Beach Club.

Choose your accessories with care. There are loads of us with accessories lying around unused.

Me:
Bike rack bag
Sliding door mosquito net

 

[MDymott]

Welcome to the Beach Club.

Choose your accessories with care. There are loads of us with accessories lying around unused.

Me:
Bike rack bag
Sliding door mosquito net

Thanks Amarillo - great advice. I’ve got a tow bar bike rack, and my bike’s not worth covering!

Do you have any ’must haves’? I’ve been told to get a wrapper to put around the roof, and I’ve also got to get a mattress and topper....

 

[Van Maurice]

Welcome on board matey! That afternoon we spent in the pub talking all things California was obviously very well spent!!

 

[Amarillo]

Thanks Amarillo - great advice. I’ve got a tow bar bike rack, and my bike’s not worth covering!

Do you have any ’must haves’? I’ve been told to get a wrapper to put around the roof, and I’ve also got to get a mattress and topper....

No must haves. Plenty of people on here camp year round without a roof topper. Some swear by internal toppers, others advocate external toppers.

We are now on our third lower berth mattress:
#1 a cheap Ikea mattress topper
#2 Brandrup 4 section mattress
#3 genuine VW mattress

Each have their pros and cons.

Camp with the bare minimum and work out from that what will make your camping experience more comfortable.

If you buy new, as a general rule of thumb, the second hand value is about half the new price. If you buy second hand the resale value is about what you paid.

 

[MDymott]

Thanks. Will definitely be getting by on the minimum to begin with - having bought it we are now skint!

 

[MDymott]

Welcome on board matey! That afternoon we spent in the pub talking all things California was obviously very well spent!!

Most expensive drink I’ve ever had!

 

[BeagleMum]

Thanks for accepting us on this forum! Collecting our new Beach next week having thought about it for......too long! Will be reviewing these pages to see what accessories are must haves!

We love our Beach, hopefully you will soon love yours! What colour did you go for? Everyone’s needs / wants are different, our best purchases are, a safelock for the spare wheel, a compressor fridge, internal isotop and a ridge monkey which we already had before buying the beach. Post some photos when you’ve collected yours

 

[MDymott]

We love our Beach, hopefully you will soon love yours! What colour did you go for? Everyone’s needs / wants are different, our best purchases are, a safelock for the spare wheel, a compressor fridge, internal isotop and a ridge monkey which we already had before buying the beach. Post some photos when you’ve collected yours

Thanks Beagle! We went for Starlight Blue. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[calikev]

Beach Beach Beach yeah

 

[LemonDrop]

Welcome to the Beach Club.

Choose your accessories with care. There are loads of us with accessories lying around unused.

Me:
Bike rack bag
Sliding door mosquito net

Might you want to sell your sliding door net @Amarillo?

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Thanks for accepting us on this forum! Collecting our new Beach next week having thought about it for......too long! Will be reviewing these pages to see what accessories are must haves!

Congratulations, can recommend the below:

Isotop
Decent Mattress
Sliding boot drawer
Vanessa window bags
12v/240v fridge
Waterproof seat covers
Intelligent battery charger(+cigarette lighter adaptor)
Flylinktech Jump starter
Cobb gas stove
Yeti wine tumblers
.....Aeropress + some decent coffee!

 

[BeagleMum]

Congratulations, can recommend the below:

Isotop
Decent Mattress
Sliding boot drawer
Vanessa window bags
12v/240v fridge
Intelligent battery charger(+cigarette lighter adaptor)
Flylinktech Jump starter
Cobb gas stove
Yeti wine tumblers
.....Aeropress + some decent coffee!

+1 for sliding drawer & Vanessa window bags

 

[Amarillo]

Might you want to sell your sliding door net @Amarillo?

I've already sold it, and it is now, apparently, sitting unused in someone else's garage.

The Thule luggage bag I'm hanging onto as I have no idea what we might need to transport as the boys grow older.

 

[MDymott]

Thanks Ch1pbutty. I can see first debate is Cadac or Cobb!

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Thanks Ch1pbutty. I can see first debate is Cadac or Cobb!

They are both excellent!

 

[Amarillo]

+1 for sliding drawer & Vanessa window bags

The window bags are good, but I've never felt the need for a sliding drawer.

We have two crates, two trays, a double 907 gas box, four stackable plastic drawers and a stove all fitting perfectly below the level of the multiflex. With those and the window bags we can pack everything we could possibly need for a three week European road trip.



With the crates, trays and drawers all packed, loading and unloading the boot takes seconds.



All that goes above the multiflex is the mattress, bedding and awning.

 

[BeagleMum]

The window bags are good, but I've never felt the need for a sliding drawer.

We have two crates, two trays, a double 907 gas box, four stackable plastic drawers and a stove all fitting perfectly below the level of the multiflex. With those and the window bags we can pack everything we could possibly need for a three week European road trip.

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With the crates, trays and drawers all packed, loading and unloading the boot takes seconds.

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All that goes above the multiflex is the mattress, bedding and awning.

Wouldn’t part with the sliding drawer we find it a real benefit

 

[calikev]

i agree the pull out boot drawer is a game changer for me

 

[Amarillo]

i agree the pull out boot drawer is a game changer for me

It’s interesting how one person’s ‘must have’ is another person’s ‘must not have’.

I suppose it is all down to the different ways we use our Beaches.

 

[Beeechke1]

The window bags are good, but I've never felt the need for a sliding drawer.

We have two crates, two trays, a double 907 gas box, four stackable plastic drawers and a stove all fitting perfectly below the level of the multiflex. With those and the window bags we can pack everything we could possibly need for a three week European road trip.

View attachment 54642

With the crates, trays and drawers all packed, loading and unloading the boot takes seconds.

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All that goes above the multiflex is the mattress, bedding and awning.

Always makes me smile when you post this picture @Amarillo the pinnacle of efficient space use. After two years of ownership still trying to perfect our arrangements, but then my wife says I'm OCD!!

 

[Amarillo]

Always makes me smile when you post this picture @Amarillo the pinnacle of efficient space use. After two years of ownership still trying to perfect our arrangements, but then my wife says I'm OCD!!

When you have spent a year travelling around Europe, packing and unpacking everything you need for a year travelling every three or four days, you find that on long drives with all passengers fast asleep, your mind won't let alone thoughts of how to pack and unpack everything you need for a year more efficiently.