TCT Hall of Fame Member Daniel Hershberger will be presenting an in-depth look at 1920s Auto Touring at this weekend’s Old Car Festival at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village. This year’s exhibit will feature four different motor camping vignettes , one of which will feature his restored 1927 Auto Kamp Fold-Out […]
The Tin Can Tourists club is excited to announce another state representative to support our growing club. Please welcome and say hello to Gail Leggett our new Arizona State Representative! Gail’s Email: ggleggett@hotmail.com I live on an acre in the foothills of Oro Valley (Tucson), Arizona with my husband, 2 dogs, […]
There is a medallion on ebay right now selling for $99! Unfortunately it has an ugly hole punched in the middle of it. TCT Members can buy their own medallion for only $15 and they are shiny brass that will age appropriately. They don’t have the ugly hole either. We […]
The 2nd Annual TCT Rally at Cooper’s Lake Campground and Event Center in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is a wrap. We shared the venue with the annual “Band Jam” which brings a musical backdrop and much energy to the event. With 17 units, 9 of whom were new to the rally […]
Michigan has been a destination for Tin Can Tourists Here are a collection of photos: Tags: Tin Can Tourists
Fun on VACs 25th anniversary events/Bend Classic
Three TCT members from the VAC Bend Classic Rally June 17-20 Tags: TCT, Vintage Trailer
UPDATE – We SOLD OUT in less than a day. We will place another order for the bracelets and make them available as soon as possible. We offered a bracelet at the 21st Annual Spring Gathering and when ladies looked at it in the package they weren’t so sure but […]
Official Announcement John Truitt is hereby inducted into the Tin Can Tourists Hall of Fame – for his service and support as TCT’s official photographer for the Annual Gathering and for his service as Rally Host at Port Crescent, Port Sanilac and Wyandotte. Your devotion to TCT and its principles […]
This list is the first compilation of those vintage rv restoration shops/services or vintage rv appraisers personally recommended by those responding to our recent request. If you know of other appraisers, please let us know by send an email to tct1919@gmail.com Appraisals are required to qualify for the Agreed Value […]
Yesterday’s (4/12/18) episode of the CBS television program “Innovation Nation” featured a segment on the history of motor lodging. For the early years, it showed people car camping using a Ford Model T, then it briefly showed a magazine article about the Tin Can Tourists. During the rolling of the […]
These high quality brass medallions are available to our members. If you are a member, you can order your medallion here: https://tincantourists.com/product/brass-emblem/ Dal Smilie’s is getting his 1946 16’ Curtis Wright Model 1 out for some finishing touches and of course spring in the north country came. Note the medallion […]
Meet the work of Randy Avellar, he has had many vintage vehicles in my life. He started making vintage Trailers about three years ago and was sent to the TCT web site from Flite Camp out of Bend Or. He sent some pictures of his trailers and they thought our members […]
The guys (hosted by Tim Shepard and Panel Pro Colin Hyde) who record one of our favorite podcasts called the theVAP (Vintage Airstream Podcast) recorded their latest podcast at the Tin Can Tourists 99th Winter Convention. Colin was attending in person, as he’s done for the last few years. http://www.thevap.com/vapcasts/vap0290.mp3 […]
Jean Bundschuh – Colorado State Representative Email: ColoradoTincanners@gmail.com My name is Jean Bundschuh, and I have been camping since I was 6 months old. The fascination with my grandparent’s 1960’s Coastline camper trailer as my playhouse in their driveway, had me lured from a young age. My grandparents had instilled the […]
Shipping a trailer or camper is easier than you may think. There are a lot of situations where shipping is easier and cheaper than moving the trailer yourself. If you purchase a trailer or camper out of state it might make more sense to have a transporter take care of […]
Welcome to the latest campground to join the TCT Friendly Campground program. Sleepy Hollow RV Park and Campground Address: 3340 Blackhawk Avenue, Oxford, IA 52322 Phone Number: (319) 828-4900 Website: http://sleepyhollowia.com/ Email Address: shcamping@southslope.net Fishing in the pond, swimming in the pool, or exploring festivals –these are just a few of the things that […]
Autoweek asks readers to check out Tin Can Tourists. http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/autoweek-asks-would-you-road-trip-wacky-vintage-rv Tags: Tin Can Tourists
Even after our region’s first settlers built towns and cities, some would still head to wilder areas to practice “woodcraft,” as camping used to be called. Sociologist have posited that the desire to explore is endemic in all Americans. The country’s first RV club, the Tin Can Tourists, was organized […]
