Naming MH's (1 Viewer)

[Ulysses]

...close to buying my first MH (AT Apache 632) and was thinking about a name for 'it'.

Surfing around several forums, websites etc I notice many people give theirs a name.

Question is... why?

Tradition?
Bit of fun?
Has to be done?
???

...and make or female? ...and why?

I like the idea and would like to better understand what and why.

TIA

 

[maison]

Hi Ulysses,

if you enter "Naming your Motorhome" into the "Search" box at the top right of the page you will find a lot of info previously entered on this topic.

 

[Anthea M]

Enjoy your new van when you get it !!
Always name ours!!
Always ladies but 1 st two were called Nelly( large white elephant!) this one is Holly Hobby! Hubbie doesn't do names just calls it the van!!

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[obanvanman]

We are going abroad next week, and my satellite dish has just committed suicide.

My van is currently being called lots of names.

 

[Badknee]

Yes all our vehicles have names, so we know which one were talking about.

 

[Landyguy]

Always name vehicles.
Has to be a ladies name - often related to number plate or make of vehicle.

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[Baileysbus]

Tonto?

 

[chrisgreen]

we call our motorhome the "motorhome",my transit the "van",my wifes car "her car",my car "my car",my motorbike "the bike",we have never named any of our cars or vans or bikes,only our boat has a name but we call it the" boat"

 

[yodeli]

My car as all the family's cars is called Caroline

My Motorhome is called MAX,. No way I would drive a female ... got to be a male, and it gives me (along with a few problems at the beginning) a max of joy and happiness

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[Badknee]

Motorhomes called Mo as in Moho, Eunos is called Roy because or reg no. C4 is called Seymour because of the panoramic windscreen that you can see more out of.

 

[Vanderek]

This is not my motor home - I pitched next to it a few weeks ago in France - not my choice of name!!

 

[TheBig1]

there is no hope, Brenda has already named our next van even before we have got it. mostly names are based on the number plate it has before we change it or the manufacturer

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[mitzimad]

any apache has to be called Geronimo

 

[Reallyretired]

All our vehicles have names and SWMBO is the cause of it. I have never named a vehicle in my life.

Motorhome is called Foxy (from reg) and its predecessor was called Hugh
Her Polo is called Marco
The Alto (toad is called Al)
My Land Rover Disco is called Earl (Because its Grey - Silver really )

 

[Dizzy Izzy]

Our Motorhome is called Marco

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[John&Kate]

our 1st MH was an Apache 700SE, it was named Isla by the previous owners, we didnt like that and renamed (and chrome lettere'd) her as Indy.
Our upgrade to an Arapaho could not carry a girls name .. its so much bigger we named him ARNY (as in Schwarzenegger), I have new chrome lettering waiting to be affixed .. ..

 

[WillH]

We have a name for ours, she'd be offended if we just referred to her as 'The Van'.