Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Choosing an RV by name, what does it tell about you?




There is an abundance of conspicuous consumption here in Denver. You know, the new Lennar home with the boat (in colorado?) and the R.V. and the pickup truck and the trailer with either ATVs or snowmobiles on it. The smell of debt is strong here. Anyway, this brings around my thoughts on RV / camper naming.
The names are meant to invoke a sense of adventure or excitement. Take a look around, the names are proudly splashed aross all four sides. I look at the name and try to see how much the owner/driver resembles that name. I've never shopped for one of these things, but I would insist on a crazy name first. One that I wouldn't mind being associated with. I can overhear the fictional conversation at the RV park now: "Nice Tradewind you got there. I wanted a SandPiper, but would up with a Tsunami. It represents my chaotic, washed out retiree lifestyle much better."

Why the huge variety of names like this? It has more to do with the image that one word puts into a potential buyers head than the features. It's a box with wheels.
I may expound this article after I get in touch with RV manufacturers about how they choose names...

I suggest you pick one of these names and apply it to your vehicle of choice. Try it out. Here's a list of RV / camper names to choose from: (I've bolded my choices)

DUTCHMEN, FOURWINDS, DENALI, NORTH SHORE, VICTORY LANE, WINNERS CIRCLE, AEROLITE, KODIAK BY SKAMPER, TUNDRA, ADIRONDACK, ECO, ZOOM, WILD THING, T@B, COLORADO, GRAND JUNCTION, MONTE VISTA, NTENSE , BIGFOOT, LEPRECHAUN, COMPANION, EXTREME,
CANADIAN COUNTRY, CLASSIC, COTTAGE COUNTRY, DAKOTA, GEARBOX, LYNX, MALLARD, NITROUS, PIONEER, PROWLER, QUANTUM, REDLINE, RESORT, TERRY, TRIUMPH, WILDERNESS,
BAMBI, CLASSIC TRAILER, INTERNATIONAL, LAND YACHT, SAFARI,
BOUNDER, FIESTA, FLAIR, JAMBOREE, PACE ARROW, SOUTHWIND, STORM, TERRA, TIOGA ,
ALL-AMERICAN SPORT, BRONCO, CARDINAL, CEDAR CREEK, CHARLESTON, CHEROKEE, FLAGSTAFF, FORESTER, GEORGETOWN, GRAND SURVEYOR, LEXINGTON, MAVERICK, PONY, PUMA, ROCKWOOD, ROO, SALEM, SANDPIPER, SIERRA, SHAMROCK, SPINNAKER, SUNSEEKER, SURVEYOR, THOROUGHBRED, TSUNAMI, WILDWOOD, WILDCAT, WOLF PACK, WORK AND PLAY, YEARLING
CHATEAU, DUTCHMEN, FOUR WINDS, FUN MOVER, HURRICANE, INFINITY, WINDSPORT
CANADIAN SPORT, REFLECTION, WINDSONG , ARISTOCRAT, CENTURION ,
CRUISE AIR MINI, ENCOUNTER, EXCALIBUR, IMPULSE, LEAN MACHINE, MAVERICK, REBEL, SUITE, SWINGER, TRANS MASTER, EASY RIDER, INTRUDER, GOLDEN FALCON, ROYAL CLASSIC, TITANIUM, TRAVELAIRE, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, ATRIUM, CENDO, FRIENDSHIP, INDEPENDENCE, SCENIC CRUISER, SUN VOYAGER, TOUR MASTER, ULTRA SUPREME, YELLOWSTONE, AVATAR, CARDINAL, CRANE, EAGLE COVE, ESPRIT, FIRENZA, HAWK, HERITAGE, JAYHUNTER, KING, KIWI, QWEST, SPORTSTER, SWAN ,FREE SPIRIT, FREEDOM, INDEPENDENCE, BEAVER, HOLIDAY RAMBLER, MCKENZIE, MONACO, SAFARI , BLAZE'N, DOLPHIN, ISLANDER, PALLISADES, RAGE'N, SEA BREEZE, SPLASH, TRADEWINDS, JAZZ, MIRAGE, TAHOE, WANDERER