Höga Kusten (High Coast) 2023 Lite bilder från vår tur till Höga Kusten sommaren 2023. A few pictures from our trip to the Swedish High Coast 2023.
Gotland 2023 Vindigt! Up till 19m/s men allt höll - Calicap gav ett bra vindskydd till grabben som sov uppe och till våra gäster funkande Dometic Boracay FTC401 mycket bra, och vi hade tillräckligt med plats att alla sitta i vindskydd på kvällen. Resan började i Visby med två nätter på
Front Runner Wolfpack Pro För att transportera lite extra prylar på ett organiserat sätt väljer många antingen lådor från IKEA, SmartStore eller s.k. Eurobox. Medans det finns lock för dessa alternativ, är de inte direkt tåliga. För extrema påfrestningar och eller skydd av utrustning finns så klart även Peli Protective Cases, men de
Montering av starkare gasfjädrar till VW California bakluckan Original gasfjädrarna för bakluckan ska öppnas i ett "komfort-läge" för korta personer eller så det är lättare att få ut stolarna. Sedan kan den tryckas upp manuellt till högsta position. Förutom stolarna har vi tidigare haft ett Calicap Topless med i bakluckan. Där går gränsen för hur mycket
Anslutning av extraljus, knappar och kabeldragning i California Beach Framåtriktade extraljus måste enligt lag följa helljus signalen, om de inte endast används som arbetsljus (på arbetsplatser, offroad osv.). Dvs. i moderna bilar behöver vi på något sätt få CAN bus signalen. Det finns 2-3 sätt att göra detta. Antingen kopplar man fysiskt in sig på kabeln, eller så fipplar
Offroad kommunikation backup Inom "off-roading" eller "overlanding" är det vanligt att ha en backup till mobiltelefonnätet - ibland hittar man ställen där mobiltäckningen fortfarande är otillräcklig. Radio kommunikation täcker vanligtvis inga väldiga avstånd, men för att enkelt och snabbt hålla kontakten när man är några fordon på gemensam resa
Avancerat Första Hjälpen kit På denna sida kompletterar vi löpande med information om den utrustning vi vanligtvis har med oss i bussen. Min rekommendation för att utrusta en bil med ett bättre första hjälpen kit med tanke på att vi kan befinna oss a) längre bort från professionell hjälp, b) komma till en olycka
Four adults, one child in a Cali Beach? Yes, with the Dometic Boracay FT401 TC The bus tent to house them all.
Strands Siberia Red Fox backing lights Powerful reversing lights for trailer use, warning/hazard lights and built-in "follow lights".
Terranger 5t Wagenheber (jack) The T6.1 obviously comes with a 'suitable' car jack, but it's not exactly what I would want to use in anything but an emergency - and hardly if the ground is uneven or not too solid (think gravel/forest roads). For added safety, we got
Connecting extra lights, switches and cable management Unless extra lights are work lights (i.e. only used when not driving), the law requires additional front lights to follow the high-beam signal, i.e. the CAN bus signal in any modern car. There are two (three) ways to do this. Either the actual cable carrying the signal is
Sleeping really, really well "downstairs" in the California Beach. VW sells an optional "comfort mattress", a 5cm cloth-covered piece of ...foam for a few hundred Euros. Even the VW sales people are reluctant to sell it. According to pretty much anyone who has bought one, it is not comfortable. This is what is looks like: https://shop.
Strands Siberia Dark Knight Identity 20" LED bar and Lazer Lamps Tripple R750 Elite Gen. 2 Information about Lazer Lamps Tripple-R 750 Elite and Strands Dark Knight Identity 20" led bar.
Naturum Dalarna We live close to one of the greatest places in Dalarna for nature-interested kids and adults alike. At the top of Björkberget in Siljansnäs is a permanent nature exhibition as well as many seasonal activities and special exhibitions. In 2022, the new tower was officially opened and what a view
Road trip: Sonfjället, Härjedalen We drove to Hede camping where we stayed two nights. Besides a great water slide (free entry to camping guests) and decent pool, as well as a minigolf course, Hede camping has canoe rentals and nice fishing spots nearby. Whilst we didn't catch any fish, we were lucky
Vi hämtar vår Beach! Efter en trevlig tågresa till Eskilstuna och en kort tur till Moeller Bil så är det dags. En troligen lite kortare än vanligt introduktion då vi nog har läst på om det mesta på en California via tyska Caliboard.de och CaliforniaChrist på Youtube så beger vi oss hemåt. Vår
Road trip: Gotland, Sweden "Da braucht man net nach Fuerteventura fahr'n..." ("There is no need to go to Fuerteventura.." said an elderly woman to her husband whilst strolling along the kilometer long sandy beach in Åminne Camping on Gotland. And right she is. Gotland is a bit of
Ecoflow River Pro & 160W solar panel For longer power-independent camping, a solar panel makes a lot of sense. While having one permanently mounted on the roof is still a plan, the benefit of a flexible panel which can be placed anywhere in the sun while the California is parked in the shade has it's
Road trip: Agnmyren, Sollerön (Dalarna) In less than an hour from where we live, we can reach the lovely Sollerön - famous for it's superb strawberries in summer. But there's more to Sollerön. How about an ancient viking burial site and nature reserve, all of which can be explored by a
Terranger Dachgepäckträger Leicht For the occasional bulky extra item (tent / Solo Stove / 3x WolfPack Pro's) as well as having a simple mounting platform for extra lights, CB radio antenna etc., the Terranger platform is a very capable piece of equipment. It weights 19kg, leaving around 30kg of weight for luggage as
Hinscha 580N gas springs for higher roof loads The California roof can lift about 50 kg if you opt for the electric roof (Ocean or Coast*), and 25 kg if you have the manual roof as on the Beach. So in reality, if you plan on having any kind of roof rack, ski box or similar on the
Felleisen Roofer On the California Ocean, there is a useful storage area (and two speakers) in the back of the van. On the Beach, the rear speakers are situated in the side panels, more on that in the audio upgrade article). But crucially, there is no storage option in the rear from
Road trip: Älvdalen, Dalarna Älvdalen is a place not very far from us and we've driven through it on many occasions on the way to the 'Fjälls' around Idre (more mountainous regions in northern Dalarna). But it has a nice museum of Hagström musical instruments, a porphyry museum and a
Led Lenser X21R search light (5000 lumen) If you couldn't tell already, we love having enough light. Perhaps because we don't have so many daylight hours throughout a couple of winter months, or just because it is great to be able to see very well in the dark at all times. In any
Qubic window bags These window bags from Austrian company QUBIC are installed in (literally) seconds, and stay in place perfectly. Having a California Beach (no built-in bulky wardrobe) means we can fit two of these window bags in and they carry all our regular clothes for a camping trip. The roof storage just
Calicap - weather protection - not just for the 'Cold North' Calicap is a product made in Germany by the same guys running the the popular caliboard.de forums. It is a weather protection for the upstairs sleeping area ("tent") to give extra insulation and weather protection from rain and snow and ice. It is easily stowed away "
Communication alternatives for off-road (& off-grid) In Off-roading or "Overlanding", it is quite common to not really only on the availability of the mobile phone network, but to use radio communication. Basically, you got three options: CB (Citizen Band, transmitting analog in 27 MHz across 40 to 80 channels using around 5 to 25
Wir holen unseren Beach ab! Nach einer angenehmen Zugreise nach Eskilstuna wurden wir vom Moeller Bil Verkäufer abgeholt und in das Fahrzeug eingewiesen. Dank monatelangem Mitlesen im Caliboard.de sowie vielen Videos von CaliforniaChris auf Youtube waren wir schon ziemlich vertraut mit dem Fahrzeug, auch wenn sich seit unserem letzten "Sportwagen", dem Tauch-