What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

[Loz]

 

[mansaldo]

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Is it an S2S Van Size? If yes, I cannot find them in Italy and it is impossible to have them sent to me from other EU countries, otherwise tell me the brand, thank you

 

[Nick.C]

Is it an S2S Van Size? If yes, I cannot find them in Italy and it is impossible to have them sent to me from other EU countries, otherwise tell me the brand, thank you

Hi, I think backpacking-united ship pretty much worldwide so might be worth giving them a try. They are showing out of stock at the moment, so it would be a case of keep checking for new stock - they sell out very quickly. Web link below

Sea To Summit Comfort Deluxe Self Inflating Mat Camper Van Indigo - en

Sea To Summit Comfort Deluxe Self Inflating Mat Camper Van Indigo Thermal Air Mattresses buy now in the Sea To Summit Online Shop from Backpacking-United.com - Best offers - best ratings

www.backpacking-united.com

Good luck

 

[s2bear]

Snacks for the journey.
Not going anywhere yet but you can’t be too careful.


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[Zoidy]

Snacks for the journey.
Not going anywhere yet but you can’t be too careful.


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[Calimili]

Snacks for the journey.
Not going anywhere yet but you can’t be too careful.


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interesting that you set the intermittent wipers at the max sensitivity level. I usually keep mine at the lowest, max the 2nd second lowest.

 

[Bumble The Van]

Some lovely Goodrich Ko2 to finally finish off my swampy look

 

[BenPcaliman]

Just installed 2 x Renogy 100ah LifePo4 batteries as they're currently £589 each for the self-heating ones for all weather. They're also doing the standard 100Ah without heating for only £499!
now on day 3 and power worries have vanished. utterly amazing change

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Need to change mine as in the winter even with 100w solar a weekend away without hookup always has some worries but over 1k for 2 is steep.
Is it worth it?

 

[Bumble The Van]

Snacks for the journey.
Not going anywhere yet but you can’t be too careful.


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so close to perfection but for me it was scampi fries lol THEN that would be the perfect photo

 

[The Merle]

Some lovely Goodrich Ko2 to finally finish off my swampy look

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Great choice on the wheels, are they the matt or gloss black?
I’m still waiting for my new van to fit mine, have Michelin latitude cross this time over bfg

 

[Photo Nan]

Today I’ve ordered some VW waterproof seat covers to use when I take out my daughters dog and some rubber mats to use in winter

 

[soulstyledevon]

Out with the old…


In with the new…


Plus 5 hrs of cleaning and my word did it need it. Inside deep cleanse tomorrow.

 

[IainB]

Took the plunge and ordered new VW 18" wheels to replace the current 17" Davenports.

 

[This Eva]

They look nice ! Are they rated for the California?

 

[dspuk]

Bought a few months ago but my impending, one day, who knows when, Cali's gas bottle arrived so unpacked and tested it with a new hose and connector. Works great!

 

[IainB]

They look nice ! Are they rated for the California?

Yes, ordered direct from our local VW Commercial van dealer. 18 x 8, ET50, 5 x 120, bore 65.1mm and load rated for the Cali. Other rims are also available.

Link below.

Alloys / Wheels Parts and Accessories | Van Parts Direct

Genuine VW California | T6.1 (2020-Present) California | Accessories | Alloys / Wheels Parts and Accessories, Cant find what you are looking for? Get in touch. All of our parts are Genuine VW Products.

vwvanpartsdirect.co.uk

 

[kave]

No other charger changes are necessary as they have extremely high grade battery management systems on board with safety for all manner of scenarios. I have a 2017 Ocean which had the LA80 AGM 80Ah batteries on board and I did a straight swap of the integrated split charger to a Victron 12-12-30 DC-DC charger so they charge up a little quicker when I drive (I'm a full time vanlifer) bit the VW split charger and EHU charger are absolutely fine with these.
Mine are topped up with 3 x 100W solar panels throughout the day too, as a personal choice, to enable the 100% off-grid at all times use I have.
The batteries do not have the big pillar connectors, instead they have an M8 sized bolt which is much easier to work with but will mean the van pillar connectors wont fit. You will need to buy some short connector cables for the bolts and a way of insulating the post connectors on the van.
This sounds like a headache but it truly isn't. plenty of space in both locations to do this and is straight forward. don't let this dissuade if you're looking for a worry free power supply.


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Som you replaced 80ah batteries with 100ah? Are the smaller than the original? I thought they would give twice the capacity for the size?

 

[R_Sargeant_CH]

A set of Tefal stackable fry and saucepans for our Cali. Had to get the wife's approval, since she's the principle panhandler! This set looks very good and suitable for house use as well. We were looking at various camping sets that stacked and had folding handles but this appears to beat them all on all points. We don't need all the pans in the Cali but some will stay home!

Tefal Ingenio Préférence Set.​

 

[drdaveboycali]

just bought one of rogers solar panels , pop down in 3 weeks for fitting

 

[Alied]

Just installed 2 x Renogy 100ah LifePo4 batteries as they're currently £589 each for the self-heating ones for all weather. They're also doing the standard 100Ah without heating for only £499!
now on day 3 and power worries have vanished. utterly amazing change

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How did you secure the battery underneath the seat?

 

[tuono001]

Just need time and a nice day, as its not been washed for quite a while.
Bargain deal on the wash stuff £25!

 

[Loz2286]

Bought this little baby to tug along on our trips. A bargain on eBay. About half normal retail, just over a year old and not a mark on it.

 

[egena]

How did you secure the battery underneath the seat?

The existing bracket holds it really well albeit at a slightly steeper angle. I place some rubber there for grip.
Been a few weeks now - these batteries are utterly brilliant. All power worries have vanished and they charge sooooooooo quickly! Even a short driving journey gives them a huge boost.

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[egena]

Som you replaced 80ah batteries with 100ah? Are the smaller than the original? I thought they would give twice the capacity for the size?

They're the same size roughly but with 20ah more capacity. They do give twice the usable capacity. Lead acid AGM get tired very quickly when discharged below 50% and need replacing much sooner so you have to charge them back up at 50%.
Lithium Phosphate can be discharged to 10%/20% which means you can use almost double the available charge. In theory I only needed to get one Lithium Phosphate to replace both of my AGMs but I wanted lots of power to last two weeks without charging just in case.
In reality the solar and engine keeps topping them up and very very quickly because they charge super fast (lead acid starts to slow down and resists charging when it gets to 80%)

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[Elmo3]

A Bosch filter kit (oil, fuel, air, cabin) and 8 litres of Catrol‘s finest. Full service with top quality parts and oil for about £120.