The Wardrobe - how best to use it

[Nick.C]

I like the shelf for a screen across the chair arm rests - seems better than the mount on the headrest that I have seen elsewhere

 

[Joe Sargent]

We got ours from https://yescampervan.square.site/

 

[OnlyJen]

I hang clothes in mine

 

[Megan]

We tried the IKEA hanging thing for a while but it was very annoying always swaying when you try and pack in it, so we ended up with the Yes Campervan wardrobe shelves. If you can’t decide to hang on hangers or have shelves they do a half and half option narrow shelves and hang clothes in front of them, but we went for the full shelves and use them all.
These are the half and half ones for the undecided! (bit like chips and rice)

Small Wardrobe Shelves for the VW California SE & Ocean | Yes Campervan

Experienced campers know how quickly this space can become a chasm of chaos! Say good bye to rummaging in the wardrobe! These wardrobe shelves help you get organised, and stay organised, by maximising the useful storage space in the VW California wardrobe.Materials and ManufacturingDesigned and...

yescampervan.square.site

 

[marchugo]

You can even remove the ribbed coat hook bar at the ceiling of the wardrobe, to get some extra height for loading things. Just give the bar a firm push upwards, and it will come free.

Regards from Amsterdam,

Marc.

 

[Megan]

You can even remove the ribbed coat hook bar at the ceiling of the wardrobe, to get some extra height for loading things. Just give the bar a firm push upwards, and it will come free.

Regards from Amsterdam,

Marc.

Good idea, I might try that, because we have the full size shelves we don’t use the hanging bar.

 

[Lambeth Cali]

Went for the small shelves by Yescampervan. We tend to stuff coats and fleeces in it. It does fill up.
Every morning I have to transfer a lot of crap from the top of the fridge and cooker before I can get at milk, lift cooker top and make coffee. I’m hoping I can stuff some of these wash bags books and night lights on these shelves.
£179 (currently discounted) to get coffee sooner seems a decent long term investment.
Has anyone started a ‘What do you use the overhead locker for?’ thread yet?
I recently cleared ours out. Hardly anything useful in it except a pack of cards and first aid kit.

 

[Calimili]

This is my version:
4 of I-type 20x10mm Aluminium profiles attached with double sided tape 2 on the front and to 2 on the rear walls. 16 of 20x20mm L shaped angle brackets with corresponding nut to be fitted on the aluminium profiles to hold the shelves.
4 mdf 10mm shelves, cut and shaped using a carton mock up first, with a bit of trial and error.

Built 2 vears ago, spent holidays with 35+ Degrees Celsius, no issues.
As the profiles sit (with a 20x10mm plastic foot) at the bottom of the wardrobe, the shelves have sort of no weight limit. The double sided tape has/had merely the function of keeping the profiles in place while the shelves were attached (screwed together to the angle brackets). Super solid.

About 50€ for the aluminium profiles, nuts and L brackets, less than 10€ for the mdf.
Made to measure, I can adjust the height on each shelf. I use packing cubes.
When I decide to upgrade I would substitute the mdf with Aluminium, but that would only happen if I really need to save an extra 1-2 kg.

 

[SusiBus]

Another vote from me to use it for what it was designed for. A hanging wardrobe. Has amazing capacity for cloths used this way.

 

[soulstyledevon]

Went for the small shelves by Yescampervan. We tend to stuff coats and fleeces in it. It does fill up.
Every morning I have to transfer a lot of crap from the top of the fridge and cooker before I can get at milk, lift cooker top and make coffee. I’m hoping I can stuff some of these wash bags books and night lights on these shelves.
£179 (currently discounted) to get coffee sooner seems a decent long term investment.
Has anyone started a ‘What do you use the overhead locker for?’ thread yet?
I recently cleared ours out. Hardly anything useful in it except a pack of cards and first aid kit.

Overhead Locker, spare sheets, our Pyjamas (3 people) and a Fatboy.
The main wardrobe we have as overspill. Two rolled up sleeping bags, mosquito nets, high vis jackets (hanging), backpacks and additional blankets.

 

[66tim99]

Overhead Locker, spare sheets, our Pyjamas (3 people) and a Fatboy.
The main wardrobe we have as overspill. Two rolled up sleeping bags, mosquito nets, high vis jackets (hanging), backpacks and additional blankets.

What’s a fatboy?

 

[Joker 1299]

What’s a fatboy?

A Harley Davidson motorcycle. Not sure how they got one in their wardrobe.

 

[soulstyledevon]

Volkswagen California sun bathing tool

Fatboy

Fatboy offers a wide range of colourful bean bags, huge lamps, oversized sunshades, magical hammocks, super-relaxed dog beds and exuberant outdoor chandeliers. Both designed for your convenience and a sight for sore eyes. Fatboy's products are now selling like hot cakes in 50 countries and on...

www.fatboy.com

 

[Auberg-ine]

Ocean= "Very useful 300dm3 wardrobe surrounded by all sorts of stuff including metal body, dressing, wheels and an engine. Oh, and a big vanity mirror in the middle of the windscreen." ;-)
'All seasons/all purpose' it is. So I hang a raincoat, a swimsuit, a polar, and a costume with white shirt (in costume bag). Then there's still enough space to put a 10-in-1 board game box, 2 hammocks, shoes fitting the costume, and 2 packing cubes stacked in front of all this. And some jars fixed at the ceiling.
All that just to hide the safe. ;-)

 

[Lambeth Cali]

We tried the IKEA hanging thing for a while but it was very annoying always swaying when you try and pack in it, so we ended up with the Yes Campervan wardrobe shelves. If you can’t decide to hang on hangers or have shelves they do a half and half option narrow shelves and hang clothes in front of them, but we went for the full shelves and use them all.
These are the half and half ones for the undecided! (bit like chips and rice)

Small Wardrobe Shelves for the VW California SE & Ocean | Yes Campervan

Experienced campers know how quickly this space can become a chasm of chaos! Say good bye to rummaging in the wardrobe! These wardrobe shelves help you get organised, and stay organised, by maximising the useful storage space in the VW California wardrobe.Materials and ManufacturingDesigned and...

yescampervan.square.site

Hi, was this easy to fit? I was slightly surprised it has no instructions. Just 5 bits of metal.

 

[Judrop]

After reading other threads on similar subject, I decided to go with these:

https://shop.vwcamper.de/moebelzubehoer/269/einlegeboeden-haengeschrank

Not cheap but the service and quality are second-to-none in my opinion. They have transformed our wardrobe into an accessible, organised storage area (especially when used in conjunction with ebags or the like). We never used the wardrobe for hanging clothes anyway*, more like a rigid stuff-sack that regurgitated everything whenever you needed a single item (inevitably under everything else).

*Edit: even with the wider shelves fitted, you can still hang a couple of items closest to the door if required.

After reading other threads on similar subject, I decided to go with these:

https://shop.vwcamper.de/moebelzubehoer/269/einlegeboeden-haengeschrank

Not cheap but the service and quality are second-to-none in my opinion. They have transformed our wardrobe into an accessible, organised storage area (especially when used in conjunction with ebags or the like). We never used the wardrobe for hanging clothes anyway*, more like a rigid stuff-sack that regurgitated everything whenever you needed a single item (inevitably under everything else).

*Edit: even with the wider shelves fitted, you can still hang a couple of items closest to the door if required.

Are these easy to fit??

 

[Megan]

Hi, was this easy to fit? I was slightly surprised it has no instructions. Just 5 bits of metal.

We had the big shelves and they were very easy to fit, but ours came with instructions, probably no more than 30min fitting them (my husband not I).

 

[Jenny H]

Interesting thread.

I went from using the wardrobe as a wardrobe to:

Filling it with e-bags filled with various items:

Hanging shelves from the rail:

Piling all the bedding into it:

to finally, current use....

using the wardrobe as a wardrobe

Im hoping to skip the middle 3 trials & use the wardrobe as a wardrobe too!
Guess it may help being a short woman but figure plenty of hanging space for what I need!

 

[GrannyJen]

Im hoping to skip the middle 3 trials & use the wardrobe as a wardrobe too!
Guess it may help being a short woman but figure plenty of hanging space for what I need!

I'm tall, 172 (cm not years) some things curl up on the bottom but mostly brilliant for cardies, blouses etc. Pain in the backside getting things in and out but when tarting myself up for an evening 5 minutes of faff is not a great price to pay.

 

[Auberg-ine]

... and then they laugh at me carrying a suit and dress shoes in it .... ;-)

 

[GrannyJen]

... and then they laugh at me carrying a suit and dress shoes in it .... ;-)

You don't ....

Go on, tell me you don't .....

You do?

Edit: Seriously, I have turned up on trips to Albert, Fr, and Ypres carrying an evening dress.

 

[Auberg-ine]

You don't ....

Go on, tell me you don't .....

You do?

Edit: Seriously, I have turned up on trips to Albert, Fr, and Ypres carrying an evening dress.

see#65. I should add in my subtitle "is it a dressing ?". As I use the van on an almost daily basis professionally, and my agenda is quite unpredictable, sometimes I end up on a muddy site, and then some hours later at a fancy table or meeting. Hence my All Geared concept. Ready for whatever moment!

 

[GrannyJen]

see#65. I should add in my subtitle "is it a dressing room?". As I use the van on an almost daily basis professionally, and my agenda is quite unpredictable, sometimes I end up on a muddy site, and then some hours later at a fancy table or meeting. Hence my All Geared concept. Ready for whatever moment!

For three years mine was exactly the same. One day plodding over a bog somewhere, next at a dinner giving a talk on one subject or another.

 

[markusschork]

When we had our SE we only ever used the wardrobe for stuffing bedding into. I didn't find it a very user friendly space at all. Personally, this and the rear cupboards in the boot are areas that could do with a serious design re-think.

I’d love to hear/see how others are using the rear cupboard shelves. I’ve found them difficult to use efficiently

 

[andybeary]

i bought a couple of shelves and then added storage boxes, me and the miss have a level each and then we split the final level for shared items. (under the bench seat we shove all the kids clothes.

link to quick video shows the shelves and some lighting.

hope helps cheers.