We were thinking of a name for the van during our first real trip (to mammoth lakes, CA).  We were hiking around Obsidian Dome and as we came back to the van I saw it resting peacefully under a large Jefferson Pine.  I was thinking of names that went with Van, and thought of Rip Van Winkle - which immediately clicked with me - Van Winkle, which quickly morphed to Van Winky.  Surreptitiously, the initials are VW.  We call him "Winky" for short.

Dan
Los Angeles, CA
"Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender