Roadside historian and TCT Hall of Fame Member Daniel Hershberger will be presenting a special vintage camping exhibit at this year’s Motor Muster, held at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village, June… Continue reading TCT Members to Exhibit at Motor Muster This Weekend
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2024 MO Loves Company Vintage Trailer Rally Recap
The 2024 MO Loves Company Vintage Trailer Rally is now in the books. What a great time we all had notwithstanding a little light rain now and then. Once again,… Continue reading 2024 MO Loves Company Vintage Trailer Rally Recap
Don Boehme
Longtime Tin Can Tourists member, Don Boehme, from Oak Park, Illinois, passed away on January 25, 2024 at the age of 85. Don was a participant in the National Road… Continue reading Don Boehme
TCT welcomes Spacious Skies Campgrounds – Balsam Woods 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 Spacious Skies Campgrounds – Balsam Woods to Vintage Friendly Campground Program
Johnny Agnew inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
Dal Smilie represented the Tin Can Tourists and inducted Johnny Agnew into the TCT HOF while both were present at the 2024 Modernism Week Vintage Trailer Show. Johnny Agnew –… Continue reading Johnny Agnew inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
Trail Running
by Dal Smilie Last summer I drove to the RV Hall of Fame (HOF) Museum in Elkhart, IN to co-host a vintage trailer rally. The rally was part of a… Continue reading Trail Running
TCT welcomes Lost River Valley Campground 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 Lost River Valley Campground to Vintage Friendly Campground Program
Origins of the Vintage Trailer Movement
by Dal Smilie With the 100th anniversary of the Tin Can Tourists (TCT) and the induction of (re)founders Forrest and Jeri Bone into the Recreational Vehicle/Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame,… Continue reading Origins of the Vintage Trailer Movement
TCT Hall of Fame – Bud & Bettye Cooper
Did you know the TCT has a Hall of Fame? About one to two people are inducted every year for their contributions to the Vintage Trailer Hobby and/or the club.… Continue reading TCT Hall of Fame – Bud & Bettye Cooper
Mobile America
Click here to play Mobile America Video In this nostalgic one-hour documentary, popular PBS host Huell Howser goes in search of the history of the RV in America. We start… Continue reading Mobile America
Mike Rowe’s “A Pretty Good Lyft”
A Pretty Good Lyft Last week in Baltimore, Uber charged me $85 for a trip that usually costs $20. I looked into the way their “surge pricing” model actually works,… Continue reading Mike Rowe’s “A Pretty Good Lyft”
“Better Join the TCT”
Great Advice from 1924…I recently added this circa 1920s Gettysburg postcard to my collection: “The only way to see the country is by motor, as mother and I are appreciating.… Continue reading “Better Join the TCT”
New Member Interview with Jennifer Reinshagen
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby? My parents had trailers while I was growing up and the last one they had was an… Continue reading New Member Interview with Jennifer Reinshagen
New Member Interview with Jennifer Colling
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby? A little bit about us: My name is Jennifer Colling and my partner of 27 years is… Continue reading New Member Interview with Jennifer Colling
Vintage Nights 2024 Wall Calendar
TCT Member, Rick Rajewski, has announced that The Vintage Nights 2024 Wall Calendar of Vintage Travel Trailers is now available. Here’s a direct link to the calendar on Amazon. Amazon… Continue reading Vintage Nights 2024 Wall Calendar
Dawn Bastian inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
Dawn Bastian – Is hereby inducted into the Tin Can Tourists Hall of Fame – for her historical knowledge of the Tin Can Tourists. We are grateful for your research… Continue reading Dawn Bastian inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
New Member Interview with Kim Wescott
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby? We sold our travel trailer in 2014 because we became empty nesters and didn’t need the bunks. We… Continue reading New Member Interview with Kim Wescott
2024 Rallies
Planning for 2024 is well underway and 18 rallies have been added to the Tin Can Tourists website so far. Click here to see our event listings! If you host… Continue reading 2024 Rallies
New Member Interview with Lorri Carter
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby?I joined Sisters on the Fly several years ago and have always been enamored of all things vintage.… Continue reading New Member Interview with Lorri Carter
New Member Interview with Neal and Rose Rourke
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby? My wife wanted me to build a “she shed” and I didnt want to spend the money… Continue reading New Member Interview with Neal and Rose Rourke
Meet New Member – Pat Brown
We just joined TCT and went to our first rally last month. Everyone made us feel welcome so it was a fun weekend. We purchased a 1971 Shasta and refurbished… Continue reading Meet New Member – Pat Brown
2023 Mt. Baker Rally Recap
TCT Rep Rene Perret and her husband host the Mt Baker Rally in Lynden, WA. Four years ago they even got married there. Started in 2001 this is one of… Continue reading 2023 Mt. Baker Rally Recap
RV/MH Museum Hall of Fame Brick
The Tin Can Tourists purchased a brick to honor the induction of Forrest and Jeri Bone into the RV/MH Museum’s Hall of Fame. The brink came in and will be… Continue reading RV/MH Museum Hall of Fame Brick
Marx Brothers – “The Cocoanuts”
And in the starting role … FLORIDA – from an article in the Palm Beach Florida Weekly Films featuring the Sunshine State have been around since silent movies, depicting its… Continue reading Marx Brothers – “The Cocoanuts”
Honoring Gaius Tremaine – Royal Chief
Dawn Bastian led a caravan of Tin Can Tourists members from the Toy Town Rally to the Function of the Junction Rally and along the way they stopped at Gaius… Continue reading Honoring Gaius Tremaine – Royal Chief
Dal Smilie inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
Dal Smilie is our TCT rep putting on events in Montana & Oregon, attends all of the west coast vintage trailer events and actively promotes the club. He spearheaded the… Continue reading Dal Smilie inducted into the TCT Hall of Fame
Jean Bundschuh is now the TCT Southwest Regional Rep
Jean Bundschuh – Southwest Regional 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… Continue reading Jean Bundschuh is now the TCT Southwest Regional Rep
New TCT Reps for the state of Indiana
Rebecca Shrode & Paul Lashbrooke – Indiana State Representatives: Email: rebecca@brookrode.com A hearty Hoosier howdy!!!! We would like to introduce ourselves. We are Rebecca Shrode, Paul Lashbrook, and Ivory. We… Continue reading New TCT Reps for the state of Indiana
New Member Interview with Michelle Weiler
Can you tell us about how you got into the vintage trailer hobby? I’ve always been smitten with the the thought of owning a small vessel and being able to… Continue reading New Member Interview with Michelle Weiler
1968 Shasta Raffle
(Tin Can Tourists is not affiliated with this raffle) This Shasta is being raffling off for a Not For Profit animal shelter; Jim Beam’s Corner Cattery located in Effingham Illinois.… Continue reading 1968 Shasta Raffle