Hook up lead when abroad

paulevans · Jul 26, 2016

Evening all.

We're heading off to Denmark for our hols in a couple of weeks and will be staying on a site with electric hook up. Can anyone advise whether the hookup lead we use in the UK will work in Denmark too, or will we need to purchase some sort of plug adapter?

Thanks.

Paul

Hotel California · Jul 27, 2016

The blue three pin adaptor fitting the hook-up plug to the rear of the Cali can be used almost everywhere in europe .
There are sevral existing threads on adaptors and hook-up leads .
I carry both two and blue three pin short lead and had a UK adaptor on my recent trip in Wales .
Think for the cost of a socket and some electric cable , DIY easy to make a short lead with the two diffrent ....always come handy.

18hunts · Jul 27, 2016

Can not speak for Denmark but always take a 2-pin adaptor, you never know what you will find.
I travelled for several years and didn't need one and began thinking that the continent had finally converted to the 3-pin then this year ( 6 weeks in France) I used my 2-pin adaptor more sites than without. Possible says something about the sites we were staying on. 30 years travelling on the continent I have seen it go from all 2-pin to changing to 3-pin but not all have.

snowy55 · Jul 27, 2016

Uk Calis are supplied with an adaptor to continental 2 pin plug. Was yours not supplied with one?

jts46 · Jul 27, 2016

snowy55 said:
Uk Calis are supplied with an adaptor to continental 2 pin plug. Was yours not supplied with one?

Sorry but our cali was not supplied with this adaptor?

T6 CFO · Jul 27, 2016

Sold in the shop John

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product/euro-hook-up-adapter

Mike

snowy55 · Jul 27, 2016

johntowers46 said:
Sorry but our cali was not supplied with this adaptor?

Perhaps it was included in later Calis?
The OP hasn't filled in their vehicle details so we can only guess what age their Cali is

GrannyJen · Jul 27, 2016

Whether part of the current collection of goodies in the van or not it should be.

Costs little, takes up only little space, only likely to only be used a little but a huge, great inconvenience if needed and not there.

andyinluton · Jul 27, 2016

Available in Halfords for about £3.50 - buy 2 leave one as it is.
Cut the plug off the other & fit a uk 3 pin plug on it, then you can use the "campsite" long lead to charge up from a normal uk 13amp socket

jts46 · Jul 28, 2016

T6 CFO said:
Sold in the shop John

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/shop/product/euro-hook-up-adapter

Mike

Made one up years ago i think it cost a couple of quid

MattBW · Jul 28, 2016

snowy55 said:
Perhaps it was included in later Calis?
The OP hasn't filled in their vehicle details so we can only guess what age their Cali is

That is true, I was given one when I picked up my beach, it was standard in 2015 at least.

It has decent sealing for outdoors use. Don't forget as it will be outside it may get wet etc so if you make your own goes without saying to make sure its sealed and safe from water ingress.

inthemidnighthour · Jul 28, 2016

Had the 2 pin adaptor in the Cali for 4 years been all over Europe never used it
Rolled up today in a site just outside Geneva and guess what used for the first time !
Phew David and Lisa

briwy · Jul 28, 2016

Three out of the six sites we have used so far in Norway have had two pin sockets.

Mark13 · Aug 1, 2016

paulevans said:
Evening all.

We're heading off to Denmark for our hols in a couple of weeks and will be staying on a site with electric hook up. Can anyone advise whether the hookup lead we use in the UK will work in Denmark too, or will we need to purchase some sort of plug adapter?

Thanks.

Paul

We were in Denmark in June, used both leads.

Have fun,

Mark

larrylamb · Aug 1, 2016

Just got back from our first overseas trip and the first campsite in Annecy had the 2 pin outlets and also reverse polarity. Glad I chucked the adapter in the van.