Naming of the caravan

Danwestgate replied on 15/08/2016 20:08

Posted on 15/08/2016 20:08

Hi everyone, me and the wife and kids are all new to  caravaning and we have just bought our first brand new caravan a sprite major 6. 

we would like to knoe if we should name the caravan and to see if anyone else has named their caravans?

Danwestgate replied on 16/08/2016 12:57

Posted on 16/08/2016 12:57

I find the naming of inanimate objects a bit bizarre. I think if I felt the desire to do it I would seek psychiatric help.

Your name on here is named after an inanimate object, I think you might all ready need psychiatric help Tongue Outlol

mjh2014 replied on 16/08/2016 19:41

Posted on 16/08/2016 19:41

Caravan is Eddie, disco is Bonnie, runabout fiesta is Daisy, Harley is Hank, Vespa is Simon, sat nav is Gertrude... Naming vehicles is normal Happy In the past I have had ford escorts called Gary and Wayne, a fiat uno called Bianca, a fridge called Frank and a wheelbarrow called Alan.

young thomas replied on 17/08/2016 08:55

Posted on 17/08/2016 08:55

Caravan is Eddie, disco is Bonnie, runabout fiesta is Daisy, Harley is Hank, Vespa is Simon, sat nav is Gertrude... Naming vehicles is normal Happy In the past I have had ford escorts called Gary and Wayne, a fiat uno called Bianca, a fridge called Frank and a wheelbarrow called Alan.

....i have a vague recollection of a Monty Python sketch along these lines......Undecided

im embarrassed to admit that out motorhome is almost exclusively called 'the van'......no capital letters involved.

similarly, our white Fiat 500 is called......'the car'Sad

geoffeales replied on 17/08/2016 13:36

Posted on 17/08/2016 13:36

we'd never been into naming inanimate objects until we bought our Tuscon, with the reg. BFE he just had to be christened "Beefy" as he's such a great little tug. Not wanting to leave her out we then named the van "Matilda" (having just watched the film) 

Greygit replied on 20/08/2016 09:29

Posted on 20/08/2016 09:29

Ours is the Van as we had five motorhomes before the caravan and they were all called the Van, so it was just a followed on from there really.

Alan R replied on 25/08/2016 22:38

Posted on 25/08/2016 22:38

Van called Snowflake, It was snowing the day we picked it up.

 Towing car chucles The Reg CUC.

The second car wickle, It is a 'wickle' wed car.

I am sad but happy.

Sir Bruin replied on 26/08/2016 08:10

Posted on 26/08/2016 08:10

Seems to confession time. Here we go then.....our caravan is called The Hodmedod. In Suffolk, it means, "Snail". I tow with a Kuga called Freddie. *Hangs head in shame*

DreamMachine replied on 26/08/2016 11:38

Posted on 26/08/2016 11:38

Well not many of our cars got named but we had 2 different 'Granny' Granadas, a Volvo called Vicky, A Fiat Panda runabout that was called the 'Shoebox' and we had a camper for several years we called 'Nookie Mobile' Happy.

Oh those were they days.

Now we have a Kia Sportage we call the 'Tank' and a Bailey Ranger which we haven't decided on a name for but I think it's going to be the 'Old Folks Home' Undecided

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