Author: Terry Bone

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading The TCT welcomes Fisheating Creek Outpost to the Vintage Friendly Campground Program

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading The TCT welcomes 411 River Rest to the Vintage Friendly Campground Program

After 25 years with TCT, I now find myself shuffling instead of walking, my two canes gripped in either hand.  For decades, knee parts have been on order from NAPA… Continue reading Shuffling Off

Every now and then we receive an email from a Tin Can Tourists member or from someone that found some Tin Can Tourists artifacts from the early days of the… Continue reading Tin Can Tourists Artifacts

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading TCT welcomes Rock Glen Family Resort, Ontario CA, to Vintage Friendly Campground Program

The Tin Can Tourists is proud to welcome another campground to our Vintage Friendly Campground Program. This program is for campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor… Continue reading TCT welcomes Leaning Pines Campground GA to Vintage Friendly Campground Program

Buying a vintage trailer without a title can be a risky decision, but it’s not always a dealbreaker—it depends on your state’s laws, how you plan to use the trailer,… Continue reading Should I Buy a Vintage Trailer without a Title?

Finding parts for a vintage trailer can be a bit of a treasure hunt, but there are several great places to look depending on the type of trailer (Airstream, Shasta,… Continue reading Where to find Parts for a Vintage Trailer?

Here is a link to the full article at: https://rvbusiness.com/books/march-april-2025/ and move to page 64

TCT Member, Graham Stein,  purchased the equipment from Atomic Siding and is now making siding in Chattanooga, Tennessee! He is currently having a sale and wanted to get the word out… Continue reading Vintage Camper Siding Company

Hi there, I found this photo in a 1940 edition of Life Magazine and I thought you may have an interest.  The article below the picture reads: “At the recent… Continue reading 1940 Life Magazine

DIARY OF A VINTAGE TRAILER by Dan Tarno 10/8/2012 I have dents and I have dings.. but I have seen amazing things. From mountain tops to sandy shores, I’ve seen… Continue reading DIARY OF A VINTAGE TRAILER

Roadside historian and TCT Hall of Fame member Daniel Hershberger has been invited to participate in the upcoming SOAR Lifelong Learning Institute’s virtual conference on Route 66. The online program spans from February 4 through March 18, and involves twelve different lectures with topics ranging from history, art, literature, music, and film, to racial discrimination, indigenous… Continue reading Dan Hershberger presenting at the Route 66 conference

By Tim Heintz With all the people that ask about Trailer identification, many have noticed there are a lot that are identified as ‘Home-Made’ Trailers. You have to remember that… Continue reading A Trailer History Lesson

Congratulations on to Darryl Searer in his retirement as the RV/MH President. He will still be involved with the museum and that is all good news. The Tin Can Tourists… Continue reading Darryl Searer steps down as the RV/MH Hall President

We’ve launched a bunch of new shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, license plate holders and water bottles just in time for the holidays. This is the first time we’ve done shirts with… Continue reading New Merchandise in time for Christmas!

For decades, the Cruisette was considered to be the smallest aluminum Airstream. That was until 2004 when Airstream collector Ken Faber of Michigan rolled into the Tin Can Tourists rally… Continue reading The Worlds Smallest Airstream