Hobby urns are taking the world by storm these days, as a number of influential newspapers – ranging from USA Today to the Milwaukee Journal - Sentinal – have published intriguing features about the phenomena.
Simply put, hobby urns are specially designed cremation urns that allow a person to be remembered forever according to what he or she loved to do best. Hobby urns are a relatively new product in the memorial industry, and the most popular of hobby urns to date appears to be the quickly-becoming-famous motorcycle hobby urns. Motorcycle hobby urns are shaped in the form of motorcycle gas tanks, and they are designed with a colorful, fun look that is appropriate for any home’s recreation room. Many motorcycle enthusiasts have been known to, upon seeing these unique hobby urns available for a reasonable price, quickly purchase one and display it proudly in their homes, even before their deaths. “That is where I’m going to end up,” they happily tell their friends and family who come by for a visit and see the empty hobby urn on a shelf.
Racecar hobby urns are also popular sellers in these relatively early days of hobby urns. These hobby urns shaped like racecars are, particularly, popular among families who have suffered the tragedy of losing a child. Young boys , of course, are often fond of building model cars and then daydreaming of racing in, say, the Daytona 500. And these hobby urns assure that, despite the tragic loss, those dreams may live on forever. These types of hobby urns, as with all hobby urns, are, accordingly, a great comfort to friends and family members of the deceased.
Hobby urns are more than just a fad; they are among the several interesting new memorial trends that have come about in recent years thanks to increased competition in the memorial industry. While motorcycle and racecar hobby urns seem to be the best selling hobby urns so far, manufacturers are sure to capitalize on their popularity and begin producing many other styles in the coming months and years. Already the memorial industry offers hobby urns related to sports – such as baseball and football; outdoor activities – such as fishing and hiking; and even needlework – such as crocheting and knitting. But that is just the start of what is possible. The world is filled with hobbies that become the life’s passions for thousands – or even millions of people. It’s just a matter of time, then, before the memorial industry begins offering hobby urns for just about every hobby one can think of.
One interesting note about motorcycle hobby urns – one of America’s first distributors and manufacturers of these unique urns has, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, approached motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson about including the Harley Davidson logo on the hobby urns. So far, Harley Davidson has declined to make a deal. So, for now anyway, motorcycle urns – as with nearly all other hobby urns – remain simply generic designs without any loyalty to particular brands or companies. One imagines that, as hobby urns begin to grow in popularity, this trend will certainly change.
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