Pretentious to only call it "Airstream" and offended by "camper"??

[mpsgolf]

Originally Posted by Mollysdad

At these prices it's an AIRSTREAM!
Seriously, who doesn't enjoy seeing another Airstream on the road? I never look at a box trailer and think, "Wow, that's a great looking Jayco!"

Flash my lights at every Airstream we pass to say Hi, when we're towing or not.

[Northerngirl]

Originally Posted by Overstreet

Being pretentious is calling non-airstreams SOB (some other brand). Sure no harm intended but the common definition and use for "SOB" by the world is demeaning, rude and unpolite. Which outside of the forum the use will be mis-understood. Which makes us sound like pretentious snobs.

LOL think you will find that if you go onto a forum or attend a rally for any particular brand of trailer all other brands of trailers are routinely referred to as SOB (some other brand) with no intent of being pretentious snobs.

I have had the owners of 13’ 40 year old Bolers at one of their rallies use the term SOB even when discussing my Airstream which I call “The Trailer”

[drmox]

People refer to a Jeep as a Jeep, and not an SUV.

I don't think calling our trailers Airstreams is necessarily pretentious, even if owning one makes us superior to SOB owners in just about every way.

[skyguyscott]

I think it’s the law in Massachusetts that you refer to it as a “Cam-puh”.

[ROBERT CROSS]

Question we get a lot...."are you two retired"

..."yes"

..."Do you have an RV yet?"

...yes.

Case closed...it's a Retired Vehicle.

Bob
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[TravelingJim]

We just ordered a personalized license plate for our 30' Serenity: "TIN INN".

A few days ago, I was waiting outside a store in my Ford F-250 to pick up my wife. She and a friend walked out together and the friend, who is very prim and proper, exclaimed "That's a big a** truck." It took us a few minutes to stop laughing. Now we call our Ford the BAT Truck.

[dhroberts]

No need to risk being pretentious with concerns about words such as 'camper', etc.

Most everyone know it is the coolest on the road.

FYI, I call it 'the rig".

[rmkrum]

Judging by the reactions to our Airstream, the matching Tow vehicle, and our resident pack of up to six dogs at one point, which have included people going out of their way to look at it and ask questions, I agree it’s the coolest on the road.



Typical response is to ask the usual questions.

“Love your coach!” Shouted by some guy as we parked across 7 parking spots in a mall parking lot to get lunch at a Cracker Barrel. One of the few we’ve found that did not have RV parking slots out back. Our local Victorville, CA store is another one.

[Landshark]

When I had 6 vintage Airstreams, I called each one by its model name or year because I had 2 Flying Clouds ('55 and '62) and 2 Overlanders ('59 and '64), then there was the Safari (77) and the Limited ('86 34footer). Thank goodness there weren't any duplicate years!

Now I am down to just one: 67 Caravel, and out of deference to the previous 6, I call it by its model name.

And the usual questions: do they still make those things?? Even "can you stand up in those things?" from someone with an SOB three feet off the ground.

But to friends and strangers I call it The Airstream since they don't know the model names. At least that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Vivian

[Pahaska]

My Texas license # is LMF-###. I refer to the rig as Lil MF when I'm happy with it and I call it three obvious and non-postable names when I am not so happy with it.

[GettinAway]

A friend of mine had a small SOB. It looked almost like an antique. He always called it the MLP for mobile love palace. I always liked the name, and thought it was pretty funny, but never had the nerve to call our AS the MLP.

[moosetags]

We have been Airstreaming for quite a while now, and have almost 200,000 towing miles behind us. I can not count the number of time that we have been passed by another vehicle that has given Lucy a resounding thumbs up. I have often wondered how many fifth wheels get a sign of approval like this.

An Airstream Travel Trailer is a bonafide American Cultural Icon, and is treated as such when seen out in public. I call our Lucy an "Airstream" when talking to strangers, but amongst ourselves, we always call her Lucy. We have had three Airstreams over the years, and the have all been "Lucy".

Brian

[Jan Tillman]

we have actually had people take our picture as we are going down the highway towing our "Tin Tipi"

[Mattirs]

When people ask me what kind of trailer I have I tell them a 25ft Flying Cloud. Sometimes I get a nodding smile, other times I get a I never heard one. If I am in the mood to be smirky I then show them a picture of it.

Matti

[dznf0g]

To me a "camper" is more of a product class. A pop up, a-liner, overlander trailer, etc is a camper. Any hard side is a travel trailer. Just my own definition, not based on sootiness, just lifestyle and trip preference. Probably has little validity in the industry classification nomenclature.

[moosetags]

Originally Posted by Jan Tillman

we have actually had people take our picture as we are going down the highway towing our "Tin Tipi"

We have also had this happen on the highway many times. We have even observed people posing for a photo with Lucy in parking lots several times over the years.

Brian

[Rich W]

Originally Posted by dznf0g

To me a "camper" is more of a product class. A pop up, a-liner, overlander trailer, etc is a camper. Any hard side is a travel trailer. Just my own definition, not based on sootiness, just lifestyle and trip preference. Probably has little validity in the industry classification nomenclature.

I always thought a "camper" is what went into the bed of a pickup truck. There are all kinds of trailers so you have to add a designation; travel, horse, popup, A-liner, etc. We call ours The Airstream.

• Wow! How old is that?
• It looks brand new
• How much do one of those cost?
• Do they still make those?
• May I see inside?
• That is so cool.

[jfreeham]

I call our AS my/our/the portaledge. It's the fanciest and most comfortable one I've ever had, and the view from it is almost as amazing as my other portaledge.

[Ndcctrucks]

Originally Posted by SeaLevel

We refer to ours as the trailer, and to our TV as the truck.

Yep.

[Ndcctrucks]

Originally Posted by rmkrum

Judging by the reactions to our Airstream, the matching Tow vehicle, and our resident pack of up to six dogs at one point, which have included people going out of their way to look at it and ask questions, I agree it’s the coolest on the road.

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Typical response is to ask the usual questions.

“Love your coach!” Shouted by some guy as we parked across 7 parking spots in a mall parking lot to get lunch at a Cracker Barrel. One of the few we’ve found that did not have RV parking slots out back. Our local Victorville, CA store is another one.

Hey neighbor!

We park ours at home in Beaumont, CA.

We get compliments too. I am always surprised when I am in the front yard and someone will stop just to ask about or comment on our AS.