Welcome to the newest member of the TCT Friendly Campground Directory: SoggyBottom Campground and ATV Park Address: 5501 Kerr Dr., Cameron, MO 64429 Phone Number: (816) 724-0071 Website: https://soggybottomcamp.com/ This popular 350 acre, fun filled family campground is located in the heart of the Historic Far West Community in Caldwell County, near Cameron, Missouri. Once a working farm,… Continue reading SoggyBottom Campground joins the TCT Friendly Campground Program
Bracelet Blowout Sale – 50% off
We are having a huge sale on the bracelets for the next two weeks. You can get one for yourself and one for a friend. The bracelets are now priced at $7.50 and that includes shipping. 50% off until February 8th! Get them while they last!
Dan Hershberger describes auto camping in the 1920s at a Tin Can Tourists Rally
How did the Tin Can Tourists camp in the 1920s? Dan Herschberger explains:
Where did the iconic Airstream Bambi get it’s name?
The answer is probably not what you might have thought. The Airstream Bambi got it’s name in Africa! Wait, what? According to the Airstream company: The first 16-foot, single-axle Airstream travel trailer was created in 1961. It earned the “Bambi” nickname on the famous Cape Town to Cairo Airstream caravan through Africa, led by Airstream… Continue reading Where did the iconic Airstream Bambi get it’s name?
Tin Can Tourists partners with Michigan State Parks for a mutual centennial celebration
Tin Can Tourists has partnered with Michigan State Parks to hold shared Centennial Celebrations at several state parks in Michigan during 2019. To learn more about the Michigan State Park Centennial – visit this website The State Parks and the Tin Can Tourists grew from the Evolving Car Industry! EVOLVING CAR INDUSTRY DRIVES STATE PARKS… Continue reading Tin Can Tourists partners with Michigan State Parks for a mutual centennial celebration
Limited Edition Centennial Key Fob is now available
We hope you like the key fob that Minnesota’s Deneen Pottery created for us to celebrate our 100th Anniversary!
Lovely 17.5 Ft Caravan in Popular Mechanics (with Trolley Top)
Popular Mechanics had a three part series on how to build a typical British caravan from the 1920-30’s, complete with a trolley top.
2016 8th Annual Port Crescent Tin Can Tourists Rally Video
Port Crescent State Park and the Tin Can Tourists is a great combination. Enjoy this video recap of the vintage trailer rally held in one Michigan’s most beautiful state parks!
The Rolling History Car Show at the Florida Centennial
TCT Rolling History Day on 2/20/2019 Agenda Private Collection/Garage Tour 10a.m. – Noon Vintage Car Show Noon – 4 p.m. *Dinner/Performance 5 – 11p.m. Sertoma Youth Ranch, 85 Myers Rd., Brooksville, FL 34602 To register for this car show click here Custom, one off Trophies for Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show. Historical… Continue reading The Rolling History Car Show at the Florida Centennial
Announcement: Michigan Centennial Celebration Dance Theme
The Michigan Centennial Celebration Registration has just opened and we are ready to announce the theme for the dance on Saturday night. Drum roll please….. You’re invited to the 1919 TCT Dance. Let’s dress like our founders and foxtrot the night away. Think Great Gatsby! There are loads of examples here
Classified Ad System – Marking a Vintage Trailer as “SOLD”
Our Classified Ad system is free and gets a lot of activity. We are constantly getting emails thanking us for helping sell their vintage trailer and we love that we can help people find the trailers of their dreams! Included in those emails is the question “but how do I mark the trailer as Sold… Continue reading Classified Ad System – Marking a Vintage Trailer as “SOLD”
Florida Centennial visit to DeSoto Park
I took a chance and booked a third 55 passenger bus for the trip from Sertoma to DeSoto Park. I hope you rethink this opportunity to visit the park that in 1919 was the site of the organization of Tin Can Tourists. Please take a look at the attached overview of the day’s activities. We… Continue reading Florida Centennial visit to DeSoto Park
Get Your Dinner and Entertainment Tickets for the Florida Centennial Celebration
Get Your Dinner and Entertainment Tickets for the Florida Centennial Celebration Absolutely NO Tickets will be available at the event. Catering counts must be in advance. Ticket forms must be postmarked by February 1, 2019 You aren’t able to come to the entire event but really want in on some of the action??!! Hangout with… Continue reading Get Your Dinner and Entertainment Tickets for the Florida Centennial Celebration
What is an Open House at a Vintage Camper Rally?
Vintage Trailer Open Houses At trailer rallies there are often an open house of the Vintage Travel Trailers. This is a chance for the public to see how these vintage working trailers have been restored by their current owners and tour through each of them. It’s also an opportunity for the owner to show off… Continue reading What is an Open House at a Vintage Camper Rally?
Preview of Campground for the Florida Centennial
Here is a nice video taken at the Tin Can Tourists Winter Convention of Vintage Campers in 2017. This can give you a good idea of what to expect at the 2019 Centennial Celebration that will be held at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in February. Still time to register or plan to come on our… Continue reading Preview of Campground for the Florida Centennial
1936 “The Traveler” Vintage Trailer plans
Here are the plans for this beautiful vintage trailer from 1936 Popular Homecraft magazine. It’s 17.5 feet long and was framed using spruce. Lightweight and designed to use aircraft construction techniques to make it rigid. “It is a travelling home in every respect, restful and comfortable” https://tincantourists.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/175caravanpophome.pdf
Michigan Centennial Celebration
Registration forms (extended stay and short stay) are available for the Michigan Centennial – https://tincantourists.com/event/michigan-tct-centennial-celebration/
Happy 100th Anniversary
2019 marks the 100 year anniversary of the Tin Can Tourists and we are excited to celebrate this amazing milestone with our 2300 members! A little background of how and when the Tin Can Tourists Club was born, here is the basics – The Tin Can Tourists were organized at De Soto Park, Tampa, Florida, in… Continue reading Happy 100th Anniversary
Vintage Cars and Trailers -Tin Can Tourists Rally, Mission BC, June 2013
Construct this 1935 Pullman 23 Foot Trailer
Here are the plans for the 1935 Pullman trailer from Popular Home Craft magazine. This looks very similar to the Curtiss Aerocar
Coffee Time
Christmas is over and it’s time to recover. What size coffee do you need? Order these mugs here: https://tincantourists.com/product/mug/
Vintage Trailers Decorated for the Holidays – 2018 Edition
Love to see vintage trailers decorated for the holidays. Every year we are amazed at the creativity of our members with their holiday camper decorating! with Music from Spotify – play and scroll!
What’s the difference between a vintage trailer, vintage camper, vintage motorhome and a vintage RV?
These terms can be confusing when people get started in the hobby because they can overlap and are often misunderstood. Let’s try to define these and clarify. Let’s start with what is vintage? Our club defines vintage very specifically as Trailers/Motor-homes built from 1946-1969 are to be considered “VINTAGE” Our complete classifications of Antique, Vintage, Classic… Continue reading What’s the difference between a vintage trailer, vintage camper, vintage motorhome and a vintage RV?
Merry Christmas
As we head into the Centennial Anniversary year of the Tin Can Tourists club, we wish you all the joys of the Christmas season! We had a great 2018 and are looking forward to sharing 2019 with all of our vintage trailer family!
Vintage Trailer related classes will be held at the Florida Centennial
The Tin Can Tourists Centennial Rally at the end of February in Brooksville Florida is right around the corner. (yes, we are the oldest camping club in the world celebrating 100 years in 2019) This year we will be offering four classes on Thursday Feb 21st 2019 for our members that are attending the Rally.… Continue reading Vintage Trailer related classes will be held at the Florida Centennial
2015 TCT Winter Convention video – “We Speak Vintage” Edition!
Build your own vintage trailer at half the cost…
That’s what they promised in this article of how to build an 18ft Roamabout Family Vacation Trailer (got to love these names). They even give plans for smaller versions of 14 and 16ft. This is from “Science and Mechanics” magazine!
Our website is now 3 times faster!
We put our website on a diet and removed lots of plugins and distractions for a cleaner, faster and easier to use website. We implemented caching of the static pages and they come at you much faster. The results are amazing! We’ve taken the aver page from 7 seconds to load and now it is… Continue reading Our website is now 3 times faster!
Ed Moore’s walkabout at the Northeast Rally in 2016
Florida Centennial Celebration is drawing vintage trailers from across the country
We have trailers coming from all over the country – here is a current list: Virginia 4 Texas 8 Louisiana 1 Pennsylvania 3 Illinois 4 Michigan 14 Georgia 13 Indiana 3 New York 7 Minnesota 3 North Carolina 3 Massachusetts 1 Tennessee 1 Wisconsin 3 California 1 Colorado 1 South Carolina 1 Canada 3 Vermont… Continue reading Florida Centennial Celebration is drawing vintage trailers from across the country