Why do caravan owners have Model Name compulsion?
 

Why do caravan owners feel a need to tell you their model?
It's a clear practice, even outside of vanner circles. I've noticed wherever caravans are discussed, you'll be told by said caravan owner their model.

Example: I work in a mail-order company and orders come mainly via our website. For customer ease and less hassle, our order pages asked where yoru parcel could be left. Hence, "Out? Leave neighbours @ No. 54/ under rosebush / porch etc etc ". Only very often, we'll see typed "Leave the parcel under the caravan". Great I say, saves us all a lot of hassle, except they won't exactly do that. Today's order from a caravan owning customer is typical.

It says. "Out? Leave under the Sprite caravan"

i've jsut checked our database, to a man, near all will tell you the model of the caravan they want their parcel left under. Now we don't sell caravan products, even remotely near, (you will really have to believe me here). I have no clue what a Sprite is, or why we or the courier should need to know there is such a thing, and have it pointed out. I'm sure it's very nice.

Er, I'm mystified? On htsi forum, I see this too. For some queries it might be helpful to have its weight, and as I tow a plant trailer I'll sometimes check-in to this part of the parish. Except, I don't feel the need to tell you which plant trailer i run. Worse is, I don't for one minute think you'd care. Am i allowed to take the pistols here? Or is this caravan model thing something we should all take most sternly;)

You must understand, all repiles to this thread, have make and model as mandatory. Feel free to let rip.

I'll kick this off. Mine's a Richardson Toolbox trailer 1200kg.

Already I feel better.

I would say its patently obvious why he would tell you the name of caravan because some couriers cant even get the address right.
The next door neighbour might have a coachman.!!
Oh I have never heard of your trailer manufacturer either lol

In a previous life I worked as a motorcycle courier and I would absolutely prefer a detailed instruction as to where the client wanted the parcel left. You would not believe the time wasted trying to find named/numberless/houses and inconspicuous post boxes down a dark country lane at night when it is pi55ing down.

Many times it was sooo tempting to chuck the forking thing in the dustbin and go home................

Desp

I don't even know the make/model of our caravan, and I don't care! We just call it "the caravan". It's not difficult to spot, it's the big white-ish thing on two wheels on the drive, covered in algae, getting a bit leaky and gradually sinking into the mud on one side.

Ah, a fellow soldier in the battle of fulfillment. At the sharp-end too. You and i know the average idiot does not know:

1. Where he lives. I can tell you he doesn't.
2. How to guide you there in 8-9 words. Look at any Paypal addrss and 98% of card addresses for proof of this.
3. Assumes because his postman knows where he is, the world does. This despite there being only a handful of UK addresses thsi might apply to.
4. Is indignant that despite 'free shipping' expects you that bloke on his door to give 10 mins to answer rather than 20-25 secs beofre you feck-off on to do the 91st drop of the 140 you have to do today. This after finding him in a street where half the houses have no numbers visible from the road including self-same idiot. Yes, I know how amny you fellas do.
5. All thsi when 'freeshipping' works in a drive to the bottom. We pay less now for an express coiurier than we did 10 years ago. Yet expectations exceed price paid by some 1000%. Some customers do get it but v.few.
6. Best of all, next day as we bring his house up on Google Street (with no number), he'll bitch. Where's my parcel?

You have all my sympathy fella. Our site begs for precise info, only we struggle to get it to pass to you couriers. But I digress.

Desparate:

Caravan make and model please, or you get sent to stand in the corner.


Don't make us wait now;)

no make/model - I'm guessing you're not in the CC. Clearly you've never ordered from us!

I had a Sprite caravan and I certainly wouldn't have described it as nice. In fact, I don't think I'd have even admitted to owning it at the time. I'm sure it was a misprint and really started with Sh, and didn't have an 'r' in it.

A Sprite = Censored.

Clearly someone with more knowledge than me.

Sounds like a viz Top-tip. If it isn't, should be.

You sound like us, we had two in the front garden one perfect and the other was was held together with gaffer tale and was slowly getting shorter and wider

I did have a caravan....... in fact over the years I've had 3. They were all affectionately known as 'The Jammer', due to their ability to 'jam up' the roads!:thumbs_up:

The first was a Fl.......... NO NO, must resist.......hehe

so you obviously didn't buy it? was it an unwanted present?

Iain

Mr Cooper. Make & Model please;) Come on now, nothing less will be tolerated. You know you want to.

You have been given a fixed-penalty - Caravan Club rule 24 Subsection C. Paragraph 4: Suffer still more penalties, or in addition to Make/Model caravan, you are required to stipulate Make/Model of chemical-bog.

We have a swift challenger 520se........ just in case you need to deliver at my address 😉

I don't have a caravan that's probably why the courier was unable to find my house.
I did give them my full address with post code and included this
"drive to the end of kirton close my house it the very last one on the close."
when my parcel failed to turn up contacted courier company and spoke to a nice lady on the phone, when asked why they did not deliver she said the driver could not find my house ?
so I got her to read the instructions back to me every thing was as described, but she asked if I could add any thing more to make it easier to find.
yes I replied I will leave a trail of doggy biscuits out for the drives guide dog to follow.
when the parcel arrived next day driver had a big smile on his face, its seems she had actually typed in what I had said. it was obviously a different driver.

Please, permission to steal that line.

And from me, take this tip.

"drive to the end of kirton close my house it the very last one on the close."

This reads like War & Peace. Many carts won't carry that over, so a courier won't see it anyway. Or so wordy he won't have read it. Couriers need to work a blistering speed for "Free Delivery', you've 2-3 seconds to grab him.

Couriers are not your postman, put something like the following into your address and under 30 chars so that it won't get clipped:

"LHS/RHS End Kirtn Clse Red Door Out? Lv Nghbr/Undr Rsebsh/Prch Thx Postie" (delete as fits, keeping char. count down.)

Most carts have a company 'field' (box marked company) in a web-site's cart for a business address, or a second 'address line' or 'district' field. Paypal does. Use this to help your courier, and help yourself.

I've done multi-drop delivery. And yes, I do mind waiting a few minutes, it adds hours to my day, and I'm not paid by the hour.

Having said that, when my daughter's 'phone got delivered, it wasn't. Said I wasn't in (I was), found the "not in" slip in the letterbox. So I called them, and they agreed to try again tomorrow.

So I sat in, in sight of the front door, which I had wide open all day, still no delivery and not even a note. So I called again, and was again told they couldn't deliver because nobody was home, again. I explained I'd had the front door open all day, and "All you have to do is bring the item to the house, ring the bell, I sign, driver goes away. Or is that too difficult for you?"

Three days I sat waiting, like I've got nothing better to do.The driver's lie. It's not they can't find the house, they're just under impossible pressure. Free next day delivery isn't very realistic, but that's what consumers expect.

I've owned 1 caravan... but for thr life of me I couldn't tell you what make/model it was...

On the other hand my indespension CT27167 is most useful!

I have no idea how people do not know what make and model caravan they own!!

That's like me saying I own two cars but no idea what they are!!

For the record though 855R, V70D5, also a lunar freelander 640Rs!!!

Cheers

we has three - a Compass Connoisseur 490/4, a Swift Conqueror 590 and Sterling Eccles Elite something or other.... Dont remember full name of last one as we only had it 8 weeks before some scrote nicked it.... The latter 2 were bought new, the first was 18 months old. Spanned the years 1997 to 2004. Had Isabella Capri Lux awnings with the composite frames for each.....

I bought it for £50 to rip the guts out of it for a van conversion... then sold it 2 weeks later. It was about 10 years ago lol.

if it helps currently I own

2005 V70 D5 Manual
2003 Focus 1.8Tddi Estate (for sale)
1997 Transit 150 SWB
1996 Transit 150 LWB
1996 Transit 120 SWB
1982 Mini HL
1972 Mini Clubman
1972 Morris Minor Pickup
1970 Morris Minor Saloon
1968 Austin Healey Sprite
1967 Morris Minor Traveller
1967 Austin Healey Sprite (Vin tags and major parts needed to keep ID only)
1963 Morris Minor Convertable
1928 Morris Cowley Pickup

I haven't sold/scrapped many cars but they were

2000 Ford Focus TDDi (Sold)
2000 Ford Escort TD (Sold)
2000 Transit 100 SWB (Broken for parts)
2000 Transit 80 SWB (Broken for parts)
1997 Transit Tourneo (Broken for parts)
1987 Transit 80 SWB (Broken for parts)
1993 Ford Escort TD (Broken for parts)
1963 Morris Minor Traveller (Broken for parts)


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2009 Indespension CT27167 16ft bed 2700kg Car Transporter Trailer
Unknown Box Trailer (Probably early 90s ~ 350kg but no tags/id)
1997 Ifor Williams P6E
Made a smaller transporter trailer and then sold that.
Made a small box trailer, then scrapped it.
The caravan above - bought for parts then sold it complete

Do I have a problem?? ;)

You would have to really dislike someone a lot to gift them a bloody caravan...

Love the wit.

Now answer me this question: Why do caravans have pseudo-names that sound like 'Conference suites' in golf-clubs and provincial hotels?

Oh, eck' me dad in law bought me a caravan once!

Did it have a proper, proper ironic caravan name? You know the kinda' thing... Caravan names by their very nature, are names only a bloke with a gold-plated 3-iron and a plastic front-door could not have a chuckle with.

It seems with caravans the name is everything. As I trotted across the caravan site to unload the heaven scent contents of my chemical khazi, I saw all of these.
I mean. tell me these aren't awesome.


The Excellency

The Kingdom

The Royale

Buccaneer

Ambassador

Diplomat

Pursuit

Regency

Laser

Crusader

Stellar

Explorer

Breeze

Conqueror

Challenger

Bermuda


And of course...

The Champagne.

Then it came to me, the mind behind these was a misjudged and flawed-genius.

(Now the An%l test)

Try prefixing 'An%l' before any caravan name. If it works, and you'll see that not all do, you'll can grasp why, where it doesn't, a caravan is a poor seller.

Some of these names are just perfect. Anyone got more?

Your test also works with the names of Ford Cars (well nearly all of them)

From another post about towing capacities, we have the 'charisma'.

Doubt me?
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=267523

Forgive me:

I nearly spat out my tea. I love caravan names. Someone, somewhere is always having an wry smirk. We're to understand this one has... 'charisma'.

FFS. Even the OP tacitly admits the joke. He was the one careful to use a small 'c'.

http://www.caravantimes.co.uk/photo/...074233$326.jpg

You be the judge.