NEW FIRST-TIME OWNER KIT OUT

Viktorgeorge · Nov 3, 2022

newbie error, moved my posting to 'What have you bought for your Cali today':

What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

Spooky! - Ive just ordered the same! they look great and Ali was so helpful For Info re the carpets Ive established that as a general size to fit all and so draw opens they make each carpet piece with a 45cm width. However, for a 6.1 with the seat fully forward they have 47cm available which...

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DevillBelgium · Nov 3, 2022

Viktorgeorge said:
As a first-time owner, I took delivery of my new Ocean last Wednesday (https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/new-t6-1-order-delays.35353/post-610597)

Prior to then I purchased:
- Seat to Summit ‘Campervan’ mattress (due to apparent scarcity)
- Johnboy low roof bar mounts https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/thread...est-profile-option-for-t6-1.39672/post-567945 & https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/thread...est-profile-option-for-t6-1.39672/post-529201
- Cheap non-slip mats and various ‘tupperware’ containers when noticed in Lidl
- Thetford 335 with Brandrup tray and strap from Campervantastic (ditto scarcity: CampervanBits out of stock at the time)
- Ecover zero tablets for the 335 (on assumption that the normal Thetford products sell awful) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MDJY2FC/?tag=eliteelect-21
- Zoflora to add as and when if necessary https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07S9VWZ8T/?tag=eliteelect-21
- 12v battery indicator https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09LQ65DRF/?tag=eliteelect-21
- Upholstery protector https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07N6MFY1G/?tag=eliteelect-21
- Collapsible plastic wine glasses https://van-x.co.uk/product/portable-travel-wine-glass-bpa-free-plastic-set/

Since Wednesday I have purchased:
- 2 VW Transporter in door waste bins off EBay £10 each plus postage (missing on the California when supplied) and a safety triangle (ditto).
- Brandrup Water fill plus Puriclean, both from CampervanBits
- Water treatment pills https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B1BCF798/?tag=eliteelect-21
- Water funnel https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/classifieds/water-tank-filler-funnel.1506/
- 2.5 litre Outwell kettle (tried 1.5 and 2.5 and decided the latter better suited with larger base for heat and not that much bigger when collapsed) in dark navy to match the Ocean: from Amazon as that colour unavailable on CampervanBit
- Adaptor for the EHU cable – allowing dual use of OEM cable both in UK (connected to extension lead at home, with bucket over connection when inclement) and abroad https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363880352117?var=633106999681
- Dash trim https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374244420845
- SpareSafe CampervanBits
- Leisuregaz 007 59.95, including £10.00 for cylinder.

I am still deliberating:
Other security such as Autowatch Ghost, Tracker (several alternatives), Bearlock, etc.

Also, since I ordered 4 keys, I have split one to make a ‘surf key’ as per Welsh Gas’s useful (as always) tip elsewhere on the forum.

My wife and I are off sometime soon to Portugal, for a while, self-catering so only ‘day camping’, what California specifics have I missed?

We are seasoned continental motorists in a normal saloon so have all the normal European car travel stuff (including assigned to the new number plate: Mago Mobilites, German Green Badge, Critair).