new adventures

Barbarajohn · Sep 24, 2019

hi
picking up our vw ocean on saturday. have discussed buying a camper for - wait for it 50 years. not sure if we are crazy at our age but we intend to enjoy it.
looking forward to posting some of our adventures before too long.

Ocean Spirit · Sep 24, 2019

Welcome!
Not crazy...
Your details are confusing though...apparently you have a T5 SE 180??

Gary&Heather · Sep 24, 2019

On board and no you're not crazy :thumb

TripleBee · Sep 24, 2019

2020 freedom said:
Welcome!
Not crazy...
Your details are confusing though...apparently you have a T5 SE 180??

Second hand?

TripleBee · Sep 24, 2019

Oh, welcome by the way.

2haw · Sep 25, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
hi
picking up our vw ocean on saturday. have discussed buying a camper for - wait for it 50 years. not sure if we are crazy at our age but we intend to enjoy it.
looking forward to posting some of our adventures before too long.

Welcome and enjoy.
I wish I’d convinced my mum and dad to buy an Ocean a few years back.

BeagleMum · Sep 25, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
hi
picking up our vw ocean on saturday. have discussed buying a camper for - wait for it 50 years. not sure if we are crazy at our age but we intend to enjoy it.
looking forward to posting some of our adventures before too long.

Welcome look forward to the photos

Barbarajohn · Sep 25, 2019

2020 freedom said:
Welcome!
Not crazy...
Your details are confusing though...apparently you have a T5 SE 180??

2haw said:
Welcome and enjoy.
I wish I’d convinced my mum and dad to buy an Ocean a few years back.

We hope to sleep up top but I think we will have to invest in a ladder. Just wish I could try one before I she'll out £140 +

BeagleMum · Sep 25, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
We hope to sleep up top but I think we will have to invest in a ladder. Just wish I could try one before I she'll out £140 +

They are expensive but we find it really useful. We’ve found any Cali accessory we’ve bought & we've bought a lot, to be expensive.

Resfeber · Sep 29, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
We hope to sleep up top but I think we will have to invest in a ladder. Just wish I could try one before I she'll out £140 +

Roof Ladder?

Hi All, Umming and Aahing over whether to go for one of these. Has anybody purchased this one? Any feedback muchly appreciated. https://www.vwcampershop.nl/en/camper-specials/313-ladder-pop-up-roof.html Thanks all.

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Follow the above thread and link to save yourself nearly £100 on a roof access ladder.

Ch1pbutty · Sep 29, 2019

We have one of these in our Beach, it’s great and stows nicely as it hangs off the rear headrests when not in use:

Campervanbits VW California 2 Section Bunk Ladder

The VW California 2 Section bunk ladder is Our custom-made ladder specially designed with the VW California campervan in mind.

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Barbarajohn · Oct 6, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
hi
picking up our vw ocean on saturday. have discussed buying a camper for - wait for it 50 years. not sure if we are crazy at our age but we intend to enjoy it.
looking forward to posting some of our adventures before too long.

No adventures as yet. We had our van for 1 hour. Learnt the day before we picked it up that the corrosion recall had been brought forward. It will be in Southport for 3 weeks. The weather is awful so better now than spring.

Barbarajohn · Oct 29, 2019

Barbarajohn said:
No adventures as yet. We had our van for 1 hour. Learnt the day before we picked it up that the corrosion recall had been brought forward. It will be in Southport for 3 weeks. The weather is awful so better now than spring.

At last after more than a month we have it back.