The KOMBI Sleepover 2015 29 - 31 May

What another great weekend we've just had.. Hats off yet again to Mr V for putting it all together.
So good to catch up with you all and can't wait to do it all again soon.

Skooby wrote:

my set of photo's

here

Great set of photos of a FAB weekend - thanks for sharing.
We did not take any pics on Sunday so perhaps we could 'liberate' a few from your selection if we need too!
Roo b Roo

Skooby wrote:

my set of photo's

here

Superb Skooby - hope you don't mind if I 'lift' a few?

Our 3rd Sleepover and we all agreed it was the best. Thank you so much TimV and the execs for putting on such a great show. Great to catch up with everyone and meet lots of new faces too.
This weekend is very much the start of the summer....... and it's going to be fab!

Home safe and sound. Thanks to everyone involved, worth the 700 mile trip

(To quote the style of c13mpr.com) Things we have learned:

1.Watch wisely if others start to pack up early, rain is on it way!
2. Pack the electricity bag, even when you have no EHU, as thats where you keep the spare battery for your camera and the 12v mobile phone chargers! Oops!

Great weekend with fun in the sun and fantastic to see all the colours and permutations of the Brazilian bay!

Hope all got home safely and journey times better than Fridays! Ours was!

Look forward to seeing you all again in the future, Bessy Blue Crew. (Eddy, Catherine & Josh)

PS will post some of our photos in next few days.

Big thank you from me to Tim and the team.  Such a fantastic weekend does not happen without a lot of hard work, commitment and teamwork. There is something for everyone and the delight of being out and about with other brazibay van owners is just brilliant!

Ben and I left Anita's around 1.30pm, settled the bill and headed to Bicester Outlet Village for a decent bit of tucker as we were famished!!

The journey home 'could' have been faster, but the M40 and M25 had their usual delights to offer, but somehow it just didn't really matter because I had such a great feeling of contentment.  Not only that but full to brim, Max seems to go even better and we showed a number of other road users that not all VW campers sit in the slow lane!

So, Max unpacked, a coffee by my side, it's time for me to write this ....

In no particular order, I'd like to offer my deepest thanks to,

Scooby's duo for their Disney quiz, Krispy Kremes and for hosting the auction.
MarcusH and his Mrs for providing and running the delicious ice cream and milkshake stand.
Ian Harris from VW Kampers for once again sponsoring the ever popular Mega Slide.
Mr and Mrs beakyboy for providing and running the coffee and cakes stand.
Paul Brand for bringing along the hilarious Cash Grabber, Bouncy Castle and the Annual Service offer into our auction.
Neil Oakley from Litesteer for sponsoring the Friday night BBQ food.
Mr and Mrs Absinthekombi for providing and running the hot dog stand.
Harryhornet and family for providing and running their Dubby Donut stand and for bringing along the back-up projector screen.
Surfwagen Stan and family for hosting their Ten Pin Bowling alley game.
URmysunshine for the cheeky tattoos.
Eddy and family for the brilliant Beer Pong and prizes.
Hemlock and Dickymint1972 for the chocolate brownies and hamburger cakes.
kiteman and kitegirl for the stonking set of house tunes on Saturday night and Sunday morning's fun with the dog show.
Tallulah for his brilliant Old Skool 90's set in the last hour on Saturday night, the use of his projector and screen.
Irishman for the stress he went through to sort the BBQs for Friday night's burgers and chips, and for doing the cooking of course.
Matt from Danbury for coming along once again, getting involved and offering the £300 voucher into our auction.
Scooby, Tallulah, kiteman and irishman for simply being the best admin team, giving up their time to help me to make the Sleepover as good as we can for everyone.
Everyone who bought anything at any of the stands, anyone who bid at the auction, everyone who got into fancy dress for the theme nights and indeed simply everyone who came along, without you the show would be nothing but an idea in my head!

And bizarrely, finally I'd like to thank my campervan Max for coming into my life.  Had I not taken over ownership of my Kombi back in 2009, I would never have set this forum up and the Sleepover would never have happened, and I wouldn't have all the fantastic people that I now know consequently and regard as great friends in my life, both to me and my son.

Sleep well tonight, I will and I'll see you at next year's Sleepover.

Thanks to you for getting this all set up.

It's more than just the Kombi's now, they're just what brought us together. It's the people and the event itself that makes this forum what it is. You should be well proud of yourself

Ditto Ditto.

Glad you all had a fab time. So sorry we missed it. Was looking forward to it since last year's.

kiteman wrote:

Thanks to you for getting this all set up.

It's more than just the Kombi's now, they're just what brought us together. It's the people and the event itself that makes this forum what it is. You should be well proud of yourself

Hear, hear, well said Kiteman!

Looks like you all had a cracking time, gutted to have missed it. Was going to try and make a visit on Saturday, but two family birthday celebrations and an MOT over the weekend scuppered my escape plan......... next year hopefully.

And agree with you kiteman.

Is anyone else feeling a bit sleepy this afternoon?

Great weekend though - thanks everyone

MarcusH wrote:

Is anyone else feeling a bit sleepy this afternoon?

Great weekend though - thanks everyone

Yep , just going to have another cup of coffee to try and keep me going !

MarcusH wrote:

Is anyone else feeling a bit sleepy this afternoon?

Great weekend though - thanks everyone

Definitely! Zorsted!

Here's my Blog - many thanks to those who have contributed photos:

2015 SLEEPOVER BLOG

AbsintheKombi wrote:

Here's my Blog - many thanks to those who have contributed photos:

2015 SLEEPOVER BLOG

Fantastic Abs.

FAB blog Abs

Great blog as ever Abs.

Your blog summed up a fantastic weekend perfectly. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks to Beakyboy's coffee stand, I nipped onto Amazon (other online shops are available) and bought a Tassimo machine for £35. Seemed a bargain to recreate their fab drinks

hello,
i am back in germany. just now in the moment i am here. all okay. but a little problem i had in rotterdam in the netherlands after the fery with the alternator and the battery, so i had a break from 3 hours with my car on a service station on the highway but with crying children. but now i will only in the bed, i tell you later. but for this is time: thank you for the sleepover and to all: it was very nice and i enoy it. "see you next Year, hopefully"

Great blog abs, summed up the weekend perfectly. Lovely comments x