Outrageous RV Name Survey

Mike’s comment on my recent post regarding campground etiquette for big rig RVers prompted me to finally compile the list of outrageous RV names that we’ve been jotting down since we embarked on this journey. Below is our top ten list of ironic RV names that we’ve come across. Please vote and let us know which names are the best. Or shall we say worst?

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If you said other, be sure to post a comment and let us know what you’ve seen. other names that didn’t quite make it onto our top ten list include:

  • Prowler
  • Hitchhiker
  • Wild Cat
  • Challenger
  • Conquest
  • Ultimate Advantage
  • Avenger
  • Bounty Hunter

Note: I say these names are ironic because I think its funny how recreational vehicles are supposed to enable people to get out and enjoy the peace and quite of nature and commune closer with our mother earth, yet the names imply otherwise.


What’s not so ironic is that the most obnoxious big rig RVs that have the most ironic names are the huge toy haulers filled with yet more annoying vehicles inside.

Yes, we do pull a fifth wheel with a monster truck, but you can’t call us hypocrites. Well, you can, but it wouldn’t be fitting since we fill our Cummins engine with biodiesel whenever possible and our trailer is only 24′ long, not to mention it is our only home. We are just dumbfounded by the size of some of these things that pass us on the freeway and make even our rig feel small.

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37 thoughts on “Outrageous RV Name Survey”

  1. The real names I’ve seen that make me scratch my head and ask why –
    Vengeance and Intent.
    They looked the same as any other RV’s except for the names.
    I don’t think I could drive one of those myself.
    Names I’d like to see –
    Flaming Comfort and/or Chrome Donut.
    I insist on humor!
    My current rig is a Fleetwood Flair, but I think they might have misspelled it.
    Shouldn’t it be “Flare”.?
    Although I do hope it doesn’t become one…

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  2. Seems like half the names on the list are simply the floorplan names of certain manufacturers, and not cleverly dubbed by the owners. For instance, Prowler, Wild Cat, Challenger and Conquest really shouldn’t be on this list as these are manufacturer names. They’ll make a certain number of Prowlers a year, etc.

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  3. Re the names of RVs… My friends named my RV “Lazarus” because I brought it back from the dead. I’m thinking of getting personalized license plates if that one is available. If not, I’ll probably use the name in the custom paint job I’ll get once the body repairs are done.

    I inherited a 32 foot 1985 Fleetwood Southwind that had never been garaged and had major electrical and plumbing problems.
    I was very broke at the time.

    To make a long story short it took me over 6 months of weekends to fix enough of the electrics and fuel system to even move it out of the driveway it was in when I was handled the keys and title. That included tracing out enough of the electrics to repair the nonfunctional stoplights, turn signals, horn and headlights.

    But the engine, transmission, brakes, tires, and other running gear was just fine. Also the 12v DC inside lighting and the Dometic fridge/freezer worked, but that was about all that did.

    I still have roof leaks, furnace and water heater problems. The fresh water system is presently not usable.

    Before summer comes I will have to fix both of the roof-mounted air conditioners and the dash air conditioner.

    And I still have to gel-coat the fiberglass roof and the fiberglass rear body panel. Then remove the corrugated fiberglass side panels, replace the fiberglass insulation in the walls and put new side panels on it.

    But so far I have less than $1000 in the RV, including a new starter, a new chassis battery, and $300 in one-time DMV registration transfer fees (the prior owner hadn’t registered it for a few years and I had to pay the fines and penalties).

    One friend commented that “Mike jumped into the RV world going from a pup tent to a 32 foot Class A and found himself way over his head…: “

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  4. I think manufacturers have a no-win here. What happens when they go the other route? Cruiser RV’s “Fun Finder” sounds more like a 4 year old’s activity book. I guess the only option left is to call them “Fred” or “Matilda”?

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    • I hear ya. There are even better ones that have come out lately; one called “Toxic” comes to mind. Really. “Toxic RV”. Can anyone say “FEMA Trailer”?! Sheesh.

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  5. Well we just aquired a Motorhome and hence after making numerous repairs to get it road ready, we needed a name. We bought it because we have two Saint bernards and we can never travel with them, half the time having to beg the kids to come over and wath them, so we found it appropriate to name it after our Saints. We have Sir Mozart Von Barksallotte and Spikecowski Von nipsallotte, So we names our RV……… are you ready ? ? ?
    Mozarts Waggin’ Symphony….. Gotta love it.

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    • Omg, lol, I bought a 32ft RV a month ago, and officially left my home and hit the road last night…I bought such a big rig because I’ve got a 220 lb Saint Bernard as well as a tripod dog that was rescued from a Thailand dog meat market…between the Saint Bernard and the special needs tripod (he needs a little more room to get up speed to jump up on things and his special stairs) my 2 cats and all my Photography gear (professional photographer) I felt I needed a larger RV…lol, I too named my Saint after a musician, his name is Gershwin….

      When trying to come up with a name for my RV, I was stumped…lol, and then decided on HaRVey. Just seemed right for me, as it shows my humor….which is a little offbeat….

      Little nervous and scared about this new journey…got rid of my house, no longer a home to return too, but also extremely excited.

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  6. I was rereading the posts and wanted to add a comment to my earlier one. In case iwasnt clear,,, ‘Twilight Bungalo’ was a real BRAND NAME of rv’s…trailers, to be exact,,, I’m thinking twas in the 70’s or earlier.. Just so you all didn’t think I was the originator of that name.

    If I were going to name my rig,, i would indeed put a cutsie name on her… like “rosie” or sylvia, or something more clever,,, I still am at a loss for originality there… still gotta do some more cogitating … again,, perhaps when I am the proud owner of one,,, still in my dreams.

    Janet

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  7. I always liked the National RV name choices like Dolphin, Trade Winds, Tropical, Seaside, Sea View and our’s, a Sea Breeze. They even matched the decal (paint) scheme with the name. Our Sea Breeze has waves and seagulls not just meaningless color blobs. We still haven’t come up with personalized name for the RV yet. Fortunately National was imaginative since we haven’t been.

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  8. I always loved “Twilight Bungalo” I am still searching my brain and “other” sources for an appropriate name. Guess I’ll have to wait until I have a rig and check out ‘it’s’ personality,, hope it’s GOOD!

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  9. We got to name our vehicules (trailers & cars trucks ) alphabetically since we lived in Europe.

    We named our Fiat Antonio (short for tony) Betsy was our first trailer, we pulled her with our Opel named Charley we got a bigger trailer named her Dolores, got a WV named Eddy, that we took back home with us, then came the Sunfire we named it Felix, now we have a Sonata called Gibby, a small trailer Holly, our Ford F350 is called Ivan the terrible…our fifth wheel is called Jubilee……don’t ask the kids gave them their names…we never put thoses names on the vehicules…

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    • Thanks for the comment! great names for some cool vehicles. My first car was an opel wagon, my second an X1/9, now we have a fifth wheel … small world, eh.

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  10. Wow… sure am reading alot of self-serving comparisons, e.g. :

    “What’s not so ironic is that the most obnoxious big rig RVs that have the most ironic names are the huge toy haulers filled with yet more annoying vehicles inside.

    Yes, we do pull a fifth wheel with a monster truck, but you can’t call us hypocrites. Well, you can, but it wouldn’t be fitting since we fill our Cummins engine with biodiesel whenever possible and our trailer is only 24′ long, not to mention it is our only home. We are just dumbfounded by the size of some of these things that pass us on the freeway and make even our rig feel small.”

    I’m sorry but I do find this self-serving and hypocritical. Just because yours is “smaller” doesn’t change the point. Willy Nelsons 45′ tour bus, in all it’s grandeur, runs on bio-fuel. You’re saying that since you feed your truck french fry grease & has asmall trailer, you’re better than someone who has the same size truck and a 36′ 5th wheel…

    I’m thinking maybe you need a few more years under your belt and some experience to see the irony in your musings…

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  11. Wow, Angela … for being so “boring” it’s amazing how much thought you put into your comment. Thanks for dropping by. Happy travels.

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  12. boring…..boring, boring.
    Camping is about ‘family vacation’ not communing with nature…for that you bring a tent, lets be real. RVing is an American Institution…..Grand Canyon trips..Remember watching the Brady’s at the Grand Canyon….Nat’l Lampoons Vacation…”I’m going to have fun and your’e going to have fun…we’re all going to have so much bleeping fun we’re going to need plastic surgery to remove our bleeping smiles!!!” This is what its all about people! stress, the annoying humm of air conditioners, $$$gas, teenage angst. Exploring America right here at home.

    I’m naming our pop up “Holiday Road” and putting “Sparky” on the back in honor of this great American Family institution. I am freaking Chevy Chase and my sons will tell you. “We’re going camping and we’re going to act like we like each other!”
    Avenger, Rampage, Ambassador???? LOL
    At least people with boats have wit and humor. Lifes too short to be so serious.

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  13. Jim , I would have given my life savings to have you and Rene next to me in Yellowstone. Each night we got to listen to generators rumbling and satellite TVs blaring (in addition to the outside RV lights shining into our tent). Each morning we awoke to families whose only means of communication was screaming (and they weren’t angry). We moved to a different campground on each of our three nights (no small task, since weren’t in a home on wheels), and it was just as horrible at each place. RV’ers in small campgrounds (especially campgrounds that don’t have flush toilets and showers) are a different story. All who wander off the beaten path are truly there for the peacefulness and quiet, whether they arrive on foot or by RV or something in between. It’s sad that the national parks have become huge parking lots. (And, to be fair, I’ve camped in a walk-in campsite with the most obnoxious group of river guides you’d never want to meet or have guide you down a river while hung over!)

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  14. Are you kidding me?!

    I’m sure not kidding as we sit here in the dark silence, after hand pumping water to fill our tank, totally connected thanks to solar power, waiting for morning to enjoy a bicycle ride through the woods. But I suppose that just makes us sly like our Arctic Fox*.

    :mrgreen:

    *Our camper model.

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  15. “recreational vehicles are supposed to enable people to get out and enjoy the peace and quite of nature and commune closer with our mother earth”

    Are you kidding me?! From my extensive experiences camping in our beautiful national park system, far too many RV’ers have no intention of communing with Mother Earth. They want to know how far it is to drive to the __________ (fill in remote, breathtakingly beautiful, natural phenomenon here), then reply with a disgusted look of horror when told one can only get there by foot. So, I agree with AKC and feel the names are appropriate. “Marauder” would be a good one.

    Now that I’m done ranting, I have also met some truly amazing people who are out to get closer to nature while living in an RV. They restore my faith in humankind, but there aren’t enough of them to make me ever want to go to a national park in the summer again!

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  16. Hey…they have to come up with some name, don’t they? I suspect most names for motor vehicles, regardless what kind they are, might already be taken.

    And, yes, I get annoyed by them, too.

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  17. My honorable mentions::
    WILDERNESS, N’TENSE, CELEBRITY, COMMANDER, EVOLUTION
    NITROUS, OCTANE, RAGE’N, and ULTRA SUPREME..

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  18. Toy Haulers have nothing to do with “enjoy the peace and quite of nature and commune closer with our mother earth” So names like Weekend Warrior are well suited.
    //A

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