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Subject Topic: Nicknames for tent?!
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PersonxSASSx
05/6/2015 at 7:07am
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Dinner table conversation last night revolved around what we should call our blue Hi Gear Kalahari 8, as on our half term camp last week we named our 'weekend / take the kids away on my own' tent.

Our green Gelert Horizon 4 is now called 'Fiona' after the character in Shrek who is a big green ogre but turns out to be beautiful, as the tent is a bit of monster with a huge lounge but we love it for the additional freedom it provides.

So, do you have nicknames for your tents, and do you have any suggestions as to what we could name our main family holiday tent.

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2013:
Newperran; Mounts Farm; Waveney; Holmsley.
2014:
Hopleys; Wellington; Pendyffryn Hall; Burnbake; Foxholes Castle; Woodview; Penrose.
2015:
Cliff House, Feb;
River Dart, Easter;
Nantcol, May;
Cornish Coasts, July;
Hurley Riverside, Oct.
2016
Stowford, Sandymouth


Personjelboy53
05/6/2015 at 8:10am
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Someone I know calls his trout lake...Wee Trouty!!!

No idea what you would call a Kalahari 8 other than the two obvious ones...Kala....Or Harry

Though if it helps....There seems to be a tradition in camping for giving them girls names....Or referring to it as she....Rather like boats....

How about the traditional Scottish name for a holiday cottage....The But and Ben???

Jelboy.

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PersonmissElaineous
05/6/2015 at 8:35am
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Tellytubby:


PersonMucker1884
05/6/2015 at 9:09am
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"Iccy":





"Big Brenda":





Her little brother, "Freddy":






And our latest addition, named after a Greek Goddess (albeit one of ill-repute!), This is "Kakia":



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Personladycake
05/6/2015 at 9:12am
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our old 8 man gelert atlantis was huge and was nicknamed "the party palace".

my vango tempest 200 is "mummy`s adventure tent"
regatta 4 man dome "the little tent". we need a name for the icarus now.

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Personladycake
05/6/2015 at 9:14am
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my car also has a name (since i saw her) "princess" . the car before her was an old nissan micra. his name was "dickie"!

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PersonmissElaineous
05/6/2015 at 9:24am
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Sid:


PersonxSASSx
05/6/2015 at 10:27am
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Loving all these pics and names, especially Sid!

We've all agreed our Kalahari should have a girls name in keeping with tradition, just can't agree on what.
We have two double inflatable kayaks; Hubby and daughter named theirs 'Sophie', son and I named ours 'Mississippi', and a 5 man dinghy called 'Aqua Squirrel' (I don't remember agreeing to that but it's stuck!).
My car doesn't have a proper nickname although it's now referred to as 'the packhorse' since the roofbox stays on for 9 months of the year in anticipation of the next trip.

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2013:
Newperran; Mounts Farm; Waveney; Holmsley.
2014:
Hopleys; Wellington; Pendyffryn Hall; Burnbake; Foxholes Castle; Woodview; Penrose.
2015:
Cliff House, Feb;
River Dart, Easter;
Nantcol, May;
Cornish Coasts, July;
Hurley Riverside, Oct.
2016
Stowford, Sandymouth


Personquilly101
05/6/2015 at 12:20pm
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We have an Outwell Montana Lake, which has the extremely unoriginal name of 'Monty' and a 5M bell tent that we refer to as 'Lana' with its full title being 'Lana Bell Ray' Before that it was a Vango Genesis 500 called 'Jennie' and even further back was a Coleman Bispace called 'Gary'
Its all tragically sad really.......


PersonPenlou
05/6/2015 at 12:22pm
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My one is nicknamed "Fortress of Solitude"


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Personyoulbury
05/6/2015 at 1:01pm
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We have a nickname for our corvus ****! when we pitch it

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PersonmissElaineous
05/6/2015 at 3:05pm
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Arachné (don't ask about the accent over the E, it was my daughters idea! Supposed to be pronounced Arachnae I think).




Personjeffersskate
05/6/2015 at 5:52pm
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what a fab idea - we have a vango Maritsa - think itd have to be nigel.... or dave.... looks like a nigel I think...

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June 2015: seaview international 2 nights
July 2015: little winnick 2 nights
August 2015: lower polladras 5 nights
august 2015: tollgate farm 5 nights
august 2015: oakdown 3 nights
September 2015: tregarton park
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Personalan-2001
05/6/2015 at 6:11pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mucker1884 on 05/6/2015

Her little brother, "Freddy":



Our Frinton is called "Fudge".


Personsarahlr
05/6/2015 at 8:25pm
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Our Vango Shangri La airbeam is called 'Aero' because it is mint and milk choc coloured, and full of air!

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On a windy day when trying to erect my tent I usually call it a %437*+"!!&%...

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