Was reading in another thread van names such as George and Camilla. Did'nt want to get off track there so opened this topic.
When my mate and I get our buses we already have names for them. Mine is "Some where" and his is "I Dunno". These where sugested by my carer as we are always looking in the workshop for tools, drill bits, grinding wheels etc. Sue say we both loose our heads if not bolted on.
Any other nick names out there?
Peter
-- Edited by Ontos45 on Thursday 1st of August 2013 04:31:30 PM
GaryKelly said
08:17 PM Aug 1, 2013
I figure all names get shortened eventually so I call mine PJ which stands for pride and joy. Pride cos it took forever to get my act together, and joy cos that's what I hope get from travelling Oz.
-- Edited by GaryKelly on Thursday 1st of August 2013 08:18:25 PM
Gerty Dancer said
08:20 PM Aug 1, 2013
Ours isn't named, my partner objected to "The Palais"!!
Have seen some really witty names on rigs, one had "Mover" on the Tug and "Shaker" on their caravan.
capricorn and pisces said
08:22 PM Aug 1, 2013
haven't got a name for the van, that will come in time I think......but the vehicles are referred to as his child (the Prado) and my child (the little Mazda) mine's often referred to as "the baby" so far I haven't had to get up in the middle of the night and walk the floor like I remember with the original babies!! cheers Capricorn
Happywanderer said
08:26 PM Aug 1, 2013
My van is Myrtle as every one knows. I travel with Miss Marples who is a little teddy bear who wears a straw hat.
aussietraveller said
08:27 PM Aug 1, 2013
Ours is called LIGHTNING as it never strikes twice in the same place without other places in between
Radar said
08:51 PM Aug 1, 2013
Aussietraveller. That got real good giggle out of me.
Ours is a Supreme affectionately gets refer to as the Pizza.
Out shopping that'd for the home and that's the Pizza.
Gerty Dancer said
09:12 PM Aug 1, 2013
capricorn and pisces wrote:
haven't got a name for the van, that will come in time I think......but the vehicles are referred to as his child (the Prado) and my child (the little Mazda) mine's often referred to as "the baby" so far I haven't had to get up in the middle of the night and walk the floor like I remember with the original babies!! cheers Capricorn
Geez that's a lot nicer than what my little Mazda2 gets called Capricorn... Himself reckons that compared to his Prado its just a speed hump, so he calls it "Humpy"
badgerhel said
11:00 PM Aug 1, 2013
I've seen a couple of beauties in our towns..."Boilers on the Run" and "Awayawhile". Our "George" has a great heritage and therefore will be cared for like his namesake...(except nappies I hope.)
-- Edited by badgerhel on Friday 2nd of August 2013 12:24:18 AM
-- Edited by badgerhel on Friday 2nd of August 2013 06:10:40 PM
Happy Daze said
12:18 AM Aug 2, 2013
Didn't do a deep think on naming the caravan, "she" is a Coromal Magnum and we just call her Maggie. Our tow vehicle (Toyota Hilux) we call "The Big Mother", and my Toyota Corolla is named Sophia. When we bought her I said she had a nice rear, and her colour is Positano Bronze, so she was named after Sophia Loren, to keep the Italian flavour. Looking forward to getting away again with Maggie in tow before too much time elapses. Cheers, Annie
Mobi Condo said
02:10 AM Aug 2, 2013
Howdy all, Mobi Condo is the name of the van. We went from most of our lives in tents, swags and backs of HI ace Vans etc. to a 19' BushTracker which was like a Mobile Condominium by comparison to our previous lot. Hence Mobi Condo.
Cheers - Mobi (AKA Ian & Sally)
gooba53 said
04:26 AM Aug 2, 2013
Ours is "quo vadis" means "where are you going?" It's got a nice ring to it and is a reminder of the yacht we hired for Stuey's 60th a couple if years ago.
Cruising Granny said
04:41 AM Aug 2, 2013
My Landcruiser was Rosy. I stuck red rose stickers on her fenders because she's a girl's truck - the feminine touch. So it stuck. Then I remembered it was an abbreviation of my maiden name, so it really did fit.
Roma is the caravan because she is.
You'll note it's a girls' team.
Now the Mercedes Sprinter is the corporate executive suite, called Motel Mercedes to those who remember how I used to travel. To her friends she's "Betty Benz".
Cruising Granny will always be me.
While you're on the road, check out other labels for tugs and vans, and then the trucks. Some of them are the driver's autobiography I think. Food for thought.
Rip and Rosie said
04:52 AM Aug 2, 2013
I thought "Camilla" might be a good name for our old girl, been round the block a few times, multiple owners, been tarted up in recent years, looks good (if you don't look to close) and not everyone loves her but she does the job.
Dunmowin said
05:06 AM Aug 2, 2013
We used to live on acreage, and spent most weekends mowing the property. It was, therefore, a no-brainer when the van came along, that it would be called "Dunmowin". The Irish boyfriend of a friend of ours told us that "Dun" in Irish means Castle or Fort, and "Mo" or "Wen" means in or near. So with that in mind as well, we feel that "Dunmowin" is really fitting.
We have always had names for our vehicles - motor bikes called Suzie (suziki) and Kaye (BMW K100), the previous 4WDs being Jack - and Jack - both Jackaroos. Our current Nissan Patrol is Blue, so we call it Blue.
Mark said
10:31 AM Aug 2, 2013
Colin the Cruiser........... Cathy the Caravan........... (After Linda's Mum)
Grevo said
03:12 PM Aug 2, 2013
The DMAX is called Darryl.
The 5th Wheeler is called Shirley (it is a Cut Loose Sirius model....Shirley you can't be Sirius)
I call my little poptop ..."The Dog Box", cause I used to be in them a lot when the Ex was around. ha ha ha
Ontos45 said
05:32 PM Aug 2, 2013
These are good folks. Seems we all have a reason for naming our RVs.
Keep e'm comming. Fun reading.
Peter
Aus-Kiwi said
11:28 PM Aug 2, 2013
We affectionatly called motorhome "THE BUS" as it was, a bus..
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 2nd of August 2013 11:30:22 PM
NeilandRaine said
11:39 PM Aug 2, 2013
I saw a van today with the name "Miss n Bits
Grams said
05:46 AM Aug 3, 2013
I nicknamed our tug "Harvey" as in RV.
We don't have a name for the van...though its an Island Star Opal, so "Opal" sounds good to me.
Gerty Dancer said
04:24 PM Aug 3, 2013
There are two parked locally... "Meander" and "Miss B Haven"
Douglas said
03:29 AM Aug 4, 2013
Ours is 'Diddy's Kennel'.I Have a pic of the pooch guarding his hoose but I'm having trouble uploading the pic.
Beth54 said
06:25 PM Aug 5, 2013
Lucy & Lulu. No thought went into it, the names just popped into my head. Although Lucy may have been because she's red.
I think Lucy & Lulu rolls off the tongue easily.
Two Strays said
03:37 AM Aug 13, 2013
Ours, "Two Strays" draws a few laughs and toots from cars passing us. The truckies often call up on the UHF asking where are we straying to now.
Happy Caravanning
The dog lady said
04:01 AM Aug 13, 2013
I saw a campervan with "Mini-Bagow - Bed And Grub On Wheels" painted on the front, which I thought was very clever. Haven't named mine yet, maybe never will as I never named cars, and much as I like Mini-Bagow I don't want to plagiarise.
Was reading in another thread van names such as George and Camilla. Did'nt want to get off track there so opened this topic.
When my mate and I get our buses we already have names for them. Mine is "Some where" and his is "I Dunno". These where sugested by my carer as we are always looking in the workshop for tools, drill bits, grinding wheels etc. Sue say we both loose our heads if not bolted on.
Any other nick names out there?
Peter
-- Edited by Ontos45 on Thursday 1st of August 2013 04:31:30 PM
I figure all names get shortened eventually so I call mine PJ which stands for pride and joy. Pride cos it took forever to get my act together, and joy cos that's what I hope get from travelling Oz.
-- Edited by GaryKelly on Thursday 1st of August 2013 08:18:25 PM
Have seen some really witty names on rigs, one had "Mover" on the Tug and "Shaker" on their caravan.
haven't got a name for the van, that will come in time I think......but the vehicles are referred to as his child (the Prado) and my child (the little Mazda) mine's often referred to as "the baby" so far I haven't had to get up in the middle of the night and walk the floor like I remember with the original babies!! cheers Capricorn
Ours is called LIGHTNING as it never strikes twice in the same place without other places in between
Aussietraveller. That got real good giggle out of me.
Ours is a Supreme affectionately gets refer to as the Pizza.
Out shopping that'd for the home and that's the Pizza.
Geez that's a lot nicer than what my little Mazda2 gets called Capricorn... Himself reckons that compared to his Prado its just a speed hump, so he calls it "Humpy"
I've seen a couple of beauties in our towns..."Boilers on the Run" and "Awayawhile".
Our "George" has a great heritage and therefore will be cared for like his namesake...(except nappies I hope.)
-- Edited by badgerhel on Friday 2nd of August 2013 12:24:18 AM
-- Edited by badgerhel on Friday 2nd of August 2013 06:10:40 PM
Didn't do a deep think on naming the caravan, "she" is a Coromal Magnum and we just call her Maggie. Our tow vehicle (Toyota Hilux) we call "The Big Mother", and my Toyota Corolla is named Sophia. When we bought her I said she had a nice rear, and her colour is Positano Bronze, so she was named after Sophia Loren, to keep the Italian flavour. Looking forward to getting away again with Maggie in tow before too much time elapses. Cheers, Annie
Cheers - Mobi (AKA Ian & Sally)
Ours is "quo vadis" means "where are you going?" It's got a nice ring to it and is a reminder of the yacht we hired for Stuey's 60th a couple if years ago.
Roma is the caravan because she is.
You'll note it's a girls' team.
Now the Mercedes Sprinter is the corporate executive suite, called Motel Mercedes to those who remember how I used to travel. To her friends she's "Betty Benz".
Cruising Granny will always be me.
While you're on the road, check out other labels for tugs and vans, and then the trucks. Some of them are the driver's autobiography I think. Food for thought.
I thought "Camilla" might be a good name for our old girl, been round the block a few times, multiple owners, been tarted up in recent years, looks good (if you don't look to close) and not everyone loves her but she does the job.
We used to live on acreage, and spent most weekends mowing the property. It was, therefore, a no-brainer when the van came along, that it would be called "Dunmowin". The Irish boyfriend of a friend of ours told us that "Dun" in Irish means Castle or Fort, and "Mo" or "Wen" means in or near. So with that in mind as well, we feel that "Dunmowin" is really fitting.
We have always had names for our vehicles - motor bikes called Suzie (suziki) and Kaye (BMW K100), the previous 4WDs being Jack - and Jack - both Jackaroos. Our current Nissan Patrol is Blue, so we call it Blue.
Colin the Cruiser...........
Cathy the Caravan........... (After Linda's Mum)
The DMAX is called Darryl.
The 5th Wheeler is called Shirley (it is a Cut Loose Sirius model....Shirley you can't be Sirius)
HOME is where The Heart is
Also have Mechanised Swaggies on back
Keep e'm comming. Fun reading.
Peter
We affectionatly called motorhome "THE BUS" as it was, a bus..
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 2nd of August 2013 11:30:22 PM
We don't have a name for the van...though its an Island Star Opal, so "Opal" sounds good to me.
Ours is 'Diddy's Kennel'. I Have a pic of the pooch guarding his hoose but I'm having trouble uploading the pic.
Lucy & Lulu. No thought went into it, the names just popped into my head. Although Lucy may have been because she's red.
I think Lucy & Lulu rolls off the tongue easily.
Ours, "Two Strays" draws a few laughs and toots from cars passing us. The truckies often call up on the UHF asking where are we straying to now.
Happy Caravanning
I saw a campervan with "Mini-Bagow - Bed And Grub On Wheels" painted on the front, which I thought was very clever. Haven't named mine yet, maybe never will as I never named cars, and much as I like Mini-Bagow I don't want to plagiarise.