What's in a name?

[Mary C]

I can't resist ............I have done a lot of things in my life, I have worked various jobs. when my husband was into black powder shooting I went along and shot too. He taught me to trout fish, hunt deer, squirrels and rabbits, I learned to drive an tractor trailer( I pulled trailers for us gov. down from Corning to Fla.) I drove for two other companies but I didn't like being away from home. I have been told by various people that " I must have a lot of grits to do this or that. When I started my build I have been told that twice. I decided that I would just call my "foam benroy design type little trailer" I call it a Grits teardrop. It is not a teardrop by the standards of some. It is not old, it is not made of wood and metal, but it is my teardrop and I don't care who appointed who in the world to judge. I have worked very hard. it took a lot of grits too.

Mary C.

[KCStudly]

The Poet Creek Express is a tribute build in memory of my father. It's primary purpose is to haul my wife, myself and our gear out to a little spot named Poet Creek Campground deep in the Bitterroot Mountains along the Nez Perce trail in Northern Idaho where my dad loved to go hunt, fish and enjoy the great outdoors. My family spent several weeks camping there in the late '70's and we intend to spread his ashes there.

I have used this goal to drive me to try and do something truly great, to take on this large project from scratch through the design process and ground-up custom build; then ultimately planning the trip. The trip itself will require a certain level of preparedness due to the remote location and need to be self sufficient.

The 'Express' part of the name comes from the fact that we live on the east coast and will have to sprint across the country and back, in order to have the greatest amount of time we can on location, while squeezing the whole adventure into a 2 week vacation time slot.

That, and the original plan was to get the build done in a few months ( Now that there is funny!)

I have used this build to change my lifestyle, getting off the couch and seeing a project through until it ends up matching my vision.

These are all good things, and though some may take this as a somber posting, it is only intended to be positive and encouraging to others. Set a goal for yourself, work diligently to achieve that goal, be happy along the way, and enjoy the fruits of your labor!

The "Or Bust" tag line is an old time saying used to express determination in making a journey. As a kid I remember not knowing what this meant and having to ask my dad to explain it to me.

Another potential name that comes to mind is "Paint Your Wagon", which is another pioneering slogan that connotates preparing for a long journey across this great nation.

[canned o minimum]

My first teardrop was a 2005 Little Guy. My brother had a small camping trailer at a pond fer a getaway retreat. He called it his "canned o minimum. He gave me permission to use the name...It's like a can... and definitley is minimum in every way.
I also had an Eriba Puck (TTT) and I called it... The Fun House. It really was.

Now I have a VERY small teardrop that measures 40" wide x 48" long X 24'high...It unfolds( transforms) to 40"wide x 7' long x 48"tall... I call it "the Squeeze Box"

I recently purchased a 1946 homebuilt teardrop made from aircraft alumimum ... I lovingly call it my... "Canned O Minimum"

[bart]

We named ours "Miss Guided" because it goes a lot of places we never considered taking our 34 foot fifth wheel.

[canned o minimum]

Love the "play on words"

[Zipline65]

I really enjoy reading about the naming of your campers. I didn't realize it but there is a thread on names in the "poll" section. A lot of great stories in there. I've been thinking hard about a name for our little camper. My first thought was "Dog House" but that has been used. I think I am leaning towards "Happy Camper" with a little happy face. My daughter lives in Chicago and had a store near her apartment called Happy Food Mart. There are other small businesses called Happy this and that. I am so happy to have convinced my husband that we should have a tiny trailer/teardrop. It was a three year endeavor. I am so happy that after a few years watching the for sale thread on here and searching Craig's List all over the midwest we finally found something we could afford. Now I am happy to be working on some small changes and redecorating to make it personal to us. Seems like "Happy Camper" or "Happy Little Camper" would be just perfect for a name.
Liz

[Mojave Bob]

The previous owners named mine The Starship. I like it so I just let it be.

I suppose I am dating myself by saying it's too bad your last name isn't Jefferson.
Liz[/quote]
I guess I am dating myself by saying I understand what you mean! Lol! [/quote]

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Well, at least that way you're getting dates...

Several years ago, we had a Scamp 13 Dlx. We named it Osmo, which is short for osmosis. First, osmosis is (roughly) the passage of molecules from an area of higher density, to an area of lower density, which is a nice metaphor for camping. Second, Osmo is short, and round on both ends, just like a Scamp 13.

In 2007, we sold Osmo, and bought a LittleGuy Retro 4-wide. We call him Baby Osmo.