Friday, November 27, 2009

A Wicked mention at the Arias!

The 2009 Aria's (Australian Record Industry Awards) were on last night and Wicked Campers even got a mention!

'The Doctor' from national radio station Triple J stepped up to announce the winner of the '2009 Blues and Roots album of the year'. Prior to announcing the winner The Doc stated that "...most of the artists in this category start their careers strumming a guitar in the back of a Wicked van".

What a sensational way to sum up the Wicked culture!

I'm not sure if this bloke is a former Wicked customer, but congratulations to CW Stoneking for winning the Blues and Roots ARIA with his album "Jungle Blues".

This is just a start for Wicked entering the Australian Music world. An unreal foot-tapping country music song written by Rob Imeson titled the "Wicked Van Blues" will soon be released - click here to play the song on Myspace.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Customer pick-ups?

Wicked Campers is no ordinary organisation – as a fun, laidback company there are no set rules on how to talk/engage with customers; as long as the customer leaves the exchange happily.

Here’s an example of one Brisbane ROADTRIP PLANNER’s chats with a customer. So if you’re bored and want to exchange a bit of banter, give her a call on 1800 24 68 69. Warning – she may try sell you a campervan too!

(disclaimer: names have been changed to hide identities)

Conversations between ROADTRIP PLANNER and WICKED CUSTOMER

ROADTRIP PLANNER wrote:

This is my email address if you have anymore queries – save yourself a massive phone bill. And it also allows me a reply of more than 300 characters! So we can like chat…and share life stories…plot world domination and shit. Miss you already haha. ROADTRIP PLANNER


From: WICKED CUSTOMER

Cheers, you’re a star :) Im off to bed though. I sent the info onto the boys and hope to get this sorted out asap, as I dont want to think about it anymore...my head is beginning to hurt.

Anyway ROADTRIP PLANNER, really appreciate your help. It’s fun to talk to ya :) hahahaha. I hope all the Oz girls are as fun as you :)

Take care and enjoy your Friday (almost the weekend!!!!)

ROADTRIP PLANNER wrote:

No need for stress, just make an executive decision on this one…just BOOK IT…There’s only one van, just grab it.

And no, not all Oz girls are fun. The government, actually Ruddy himself, employs me to infiltrate the tourism industry and be bubbly, charming and downright hilarious so as to create the illusion of a fun nation. In fact, you guys probably shouldn’t even bother with Aussie girls at all while you’re over here.

Just kidding, you’ll have a blast! Book the damn van!
Goodnight!!

Kind Regards, ROADTRIP PLANNER.


The WICKED CUSTOMER will be dropping his van off in Brisbane. Will sparks fly when he visits the ROADTRIP PLANNER? Will he return his van naked? Stay posted for all the Wicked details!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Broome Wicked Camper depot - FAQ's

We receive an assortment of questions from Wicked Campers customers at the Broome depot. To save time, we've posted up a FAQ sheet. Here's a sample of questions and answers...

Q. Where can I park for free?
A. Anywhere, just watch out for rangers and police officers. And axe murderers.

Q. How long does the gas bottle last?
A. Til the flame runs out.

Q. How much fuel does the camper use?
A. The slower you go, the better fuel economy you’ll have. We suggest driving at 80km/hr (in 5th gear, or if you’re in an automatic make sure you’re driving in overdrive).

Q. What happens if I see a kangaroo on the road?
A. Run the f*cker down! Don’t swerve for kangaroos.

Q. Where is the cheapest fuel?
A. What is cheap fuel?

Q. What happens if I breakdown and I don’t have phone reception?
A. You’ll work it out.

Q. How do I sleep in the van if its too hot?
A. Drink til you pass out. Alternatively pickup a Broome local and sleep in their air-conditioned room. Or you can find a tree and some shade (hint – the sun sets in the west).

Q. What if I don’t like my van design?
A. Harden the f*ck up.

Q. Are you the cheapest in town?
A. Yes. And the dirtiest.

(and yes, this FAQ is a piss-take...we're happy to help with any customer queries!).

Friday, November 13, 2009

Aboriginal art-inspired Wicked Campers (thanks to Music Outback Foundation)

The Music Outback Foundation uses music and arts based programs to help improve education outcomes on remote Indigenous communities. Their annual event Mobfest Tanami is a three day festival held at Ti Tree School in the Northern Territory, 200km north of Alice Springs.

At Mobfest, schools come together to share their achievements in music and songwriting, enjoying all sorts of workshops during the day, and performing on the main stage at night. This year Wicked Campers was happy to help out with the cause by loaning five campers for students to paint up with some very unique artwork! Even the Ti Tree Elders got involved and painted one of the vans with beautiful ceremonial designs. These vans are now back on the road travelling around the country so keep your eye out for them!

For more information about Music Outback Foundation visit www.musicoutback.com.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Stories from the road

Here are some 'roadtrip highlights' from Wicked Campers customers who returned their vans in October.

We were staying at Eagle Pt caravan park (right on the lake in VIC). I made dinner, and took the Wikid table that came with the camper, out on the peer, with dinner and champagne. The mrs sat down and I popped the question, then the cork on the champagne! Best week of our lives. We got some amazing photos of the van in front of the great ocean rd, etc. We're looking to hire another one for our honey moon!!!

Just me and the missus went from perth to coral bay. Was just a wicked trip, loved the van. haha it was almost like we were part of a community every time we passed a wicked van, we were tooting and yelling an waving. Just an awesome trip, not nearly as difficult as i thought it would have been. Wished i was still on the road!

We just had a really chilled week of driving hey.. There was one incident of being caught shagging on the beach.. And don't bother visiting the Big Oyster ever..

My besty n i loved our road trip!!! We went to byron, tweed heads, bilambil, suffock park and the gold coast stopping where ever looked good to have a surf n sun bake we were only gone for 8 days n were spewing we had to come home! on the drive around the place we saw other Wicked vans n had to party with the other campers as they were in a partying mood just like us!!! we loved it!!!Thanks heaps ur all Wicked!!! much love peace out!!! xXx

We had a great trip, the van went like a bomb, and we would happily use Wicked again and refer others to your company

We got to bathurst for the V8's but the police would not let the camper up to the top of mountain.They said the rego had only two weeks left and all cars with one month left on rego were not allowed up the top.(People buy old cars and smash them up and leave them there apparently!.) I showed them it was a hire car and still said no.! This is 4pm. We went back into bathurst to avis car rental and they let us use there fax. We then rang wicked who faxed the new rego threw 10 minutes before closing time 5pm at Avis. We would have had to leave the camper at the bottom in car park and hire another car to get our gear to the camp spot on top off mountain .Thanks again Wicked and Avis car rental you really came thew at the right time.

Our last night in the van was in Cairns. Cairns is a very campervan un-friendly city. Every other town we stopped in (from Sydney to Cairns), we were able to park near the beach and no one bothered us. Cairns has signs of "no camping" EVERYWHERE. So, we eventually found a quiet steet in a neighborhood just outside town. Dead asleep we were awoken by the sound and lights of a train barreling towards us. Could it be? Did we really park ON a railroad track? It sure seemed like it with the extreme loudness of the whistle and the lights blarring into the back window. But, fortunately, we were not on the track, but only about 50 yards from it. What a way to wake up!!



Friday, November 6, 2009

Goaaaaalll!

Wicked want to place as many vans as we possibly can on the road in South Africa during the World Cup in 2010.

We're still trying to think up a good one-liner to promote the cause on our banner advertisements.

Quote of the moment is: "The road to the 2010 football world cup starts in a Wicked Camper".

Other suggestions have been:

  • Win, lose or draw - at the end of 90 minutes at least you can say you were in a Wicked Camper
  • The hands of God drive a Wicked Camper
  • A Wicked Camper - its Beckham's second best accessory
  • Pele drives a Wicked Camper
  • A Wicked Camper - its like Old Trafford on 4 wheels.
Wouldn't it be fantastic if Becks could be the face of Wicked? Maybe it could look something like this?