What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

[AdamsFamily]

Bought our first major accessory at the weekend - yes at the NEC.
Bit of a steal after haggling with Vango at £1050 with a Driveaway kit, Groundsheet Protector, Carpet, 4m Sunbeam Flexi Light, and the newly announced Vango Tempest rechargeable Pump.
Saving around £200.

 

[LastOrders]

Bought our first major accessory at the weekend - yes at the NEC.
Bit of a steal after haggling with Vango at £1050 with a Driveaway kit, Groundsheet Protector, Carpet, 4m Sunbeam Flexi Light, and the newly announced Vango Tempest rechargeable Pump.
Saving around £200.

I paid £990 for the same bundle minus the lights and pump back in sept so that does sound good

Only used once but we like it next trip in a couple of weeks looking forward to using it in anger next year for longer trips

 

[colintfcolintf]

I do like the look / features of the Khyam Verso.

 

[CaliforniaSeb]

Just bought these in Leon, Spain. to place on the kitchen worktop in our van. They don't look very robust,might not last long.

 

[Kayleigh]

Just bought these in Leon, Spain. to place on the kitchen worktop in our van. They don't look very robust,might not last long.

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Enjoy!!!

 

[kurienp]

might not last long.

it will be a gross sin if they last long! do them justice.

 

[Califan61]

Do they literally fit over the existing ones?

Yes they go over the top of the originals and look very good. We are thinking about them to add a bit of colour.

 

[Barry Chuckle]

Just bought these in Leon, Spain. to place on the kitchen worktop in our van. They don't look very robust,might not last long.

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If you dip them in your tea, the do have an issue with leaking....

 

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Well the garage just called, not entirely unexpected but my next purchase is a new set of brake pads and discs. I think mountain passes of Norway was the end of them.

 

[GillianC]

I did buy the fine mesh. No clue if its midge proof though

Took delivery of one of these today and it looks excellent.
Did you fix the Velcro dots onto the van?

 

[Kayleigh]

Took delivery of one of these today and it looks excellent.
Did you fix the Velcro dots onto the van?

I thought it was just magnetic. Is that not the case?
I’m considering one but they are quite expensive.

 

[GillianC]

I thought it was just magnetic. Is that not the case?
I’m considering one but they are quite expensive.

It actually looks like an excellent bit of kit but there is a small packet with some Velcro dots which I think are only for non VW vans.
Very neat and small to store.

 

[willwander]

It actually looks like an excellent bit of kit but there is a small packet with some Velcro dots which I think are only for non VW vans.
Very neat and small to store.

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Ah, we need one of these, expensive tho.

 

[GillianC]

Ah, we need one of these, expensive tho.

Isn’t everything?!

 

[GillianC]

Isn’t everything?!

Perhaps @CaliKatt can give a view on the value for money?

 

[CaliKatt]

For me its worth it.

We used it all summer. Gamechanger is the magnetic opening which means no more zipper up/down all the time. Most of the time it just falls back fully closed. If not, then a quick wiggle will close it.

Its quick to install and as said earlier can even stay in place when closing the door. We did remove it though when leaving the van for longer as it does close snug and I dont want to compress it to long but maybe i worry for nothing Folding it up does take some practice as all the magnets around it keep on sticking to eachother, but thats with all of these these nets as the ll have them. After some time got the hang of it.

I didnt use the velcro dots. As far as i know they are not required for the cali. Didnt even notice them until they fell out of the bag one day

 

[GillianC]

For me its worth it.

We used it all summer. Gamechanger is the magnetic opening which means no more zipper up/down all the time. Most of the time it just falls back fully closed. If not, then a quick wiggle will close it.

Its quick to install and as said earlier can even stay in place when closing the door. We did remove it though when leaving the van for longer as it does close snug and I dont want to compress it to long but maybe i worry for nothing Folding it up does take some practice as all the magnets around it keep on sticking to eachother, but thats with all of these these nets as the ll have them. After some time got the hang of it.

I didnt use the velcro dots. As far as i know they are not required for the cali. Didnt even notice them until they fell out of the bag one day

Thank you!
The you tube video on folding it looks useful
And certainly the pack size is small enough.
Looking forward to using it. Also gives a little bit more privacy with the sliding door open and deters the dog from breaking out!
Could be one of my most useful purchases.

 

[Azteccamper]

When we were in Spain during the summer Lidl / Aldi had lots of different versions of door fly screens in various sizes that worked a treat (sorry no pics) - all less then €10. I’ll try to dig out the make and post.
Or get this from Amazon and adapt?

 

[Bryan2411]

First time away with our water and ramp carrier.

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Looks great, please may I ask where you got it?

 

[willwander]

Thank you!
The you tube video on folding it looks useful
And certainly the pack size is small enough.
Looking forward to using it. Also gives a little bit more privacy with the sliding door open and deters the dog from breaking out!
Could be one of my most useful purchases.

Our dogs would charge straight through that, wrecking it on the way out.

We definitely need something, the van is infested with stink-bugs, we keep finding them everywhere.

 

[Kayleigh]

Looks great, please may I ask where you got it?

Maybe not exactly the same make, but search for “040 parts” including the double quotes on eBay. They have quite a few molle rack items. Postage from Germany is ok if you buy multiple items.
They also have a smaller selection on Amazon, but not the molle kit I think.

 

[SanderR72]

Maybe not exactly the same make, but search for “040 parts” including the double quotes on eBay. They have quite a few molle rack items. Postage from Germany is ok if you buy multiple items.
They also have a smaller selection on Amazon, but not the molle kit I think.

On the German Amazon they do have the Molle rack

https://www.amazon.de/-/nl/dp/B0C93RQFRB?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

 

[Kayleigh]

On the German Amazon they do have the Molle rack

https://www.amazon.de/-/nl/dp/B0C93RQFRB?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

Thanks Now why didn’t I think of that. Haha!

 

[SanderR72]

Thanks Now why didn’t I think of that. Haha!

Another option (I have no affiliation), would be https://www.gruenthal-mobilcamping...uer-airlineschienen-und-thule-fahrradtraeger/

This is also a German company. I have no clue about shipping cost to the UK however.

 

[turnitdown]

I was tempted to get the little customized rubbish bin sold by campercentrum outside Amsterdam, the one that fits between the kitchen unit and the passenger seat, when I was there a few weeks back. But it just seemed crazy to spend 70 euro or whatever it was they wanted for it.

I picked this up yesterday at The Range in Edinburgh. It fits perfectly. I fold the hinged lid back and slide it in. Handy to have an open basket for throwing things in, but you can also pop the lid up and on if you want for travelling or carrying it somewhere to dumb.

(I bought the darker one, but the lighter one with a different label seems to be identical except for the colour.)