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Tin Can Tourists Rally Outside Detroit
RV Business visited the Annual Spring Gathering – They talked with Forrest Bone, Hunt Jones, http://www.rvbusiness.com/2016/05/video-tin-can-tourists-celebrate-vintage-rvs/ The Tin Can Tourists, the vintage RV owners group that can trace its roots back to 1919, participated in the 19th Annual Official TCT Gathering May 19-22 at Camp Dearborn in Milford, Mich. Forrest Bone, credited with reviving the… Continue reading Tin Can Tourists Rally Outside Detroit
10 Signs You’ve Gone From Camping To ‘Glamping’
Are you a camper or a glamper? We’ve got a list to make sure you know which “camp” you’re in. Check out this article to find out what camp your in!
Post Hemet Adventures – Trinidad and Arcata Ca.
It is Saturday, May 21st and we have been exploring Trinidad and Arcata Ca. for the last several days. Fantastic scenery along the coast and we even saw a pod of whales feeding in a bay near Arcata. The town of Arcata has a beautiful town square but we got there too late in the… Continue reading Post Hemet Adventures – Trinidad and Arcata Ca.
2017 PCB TCT Rally UPDATE
2017 PCB TCT Rally UPDATE: Unfortunately St Andrews State Park will NOT hold sites for our group. Unless we move our rally between Thanksgiving and the first of February which we will not do! So it looks as if we will have to book just like we have in the past and fight for spots… Continue reading 2017 PCB TCT Rally UPDATE
Post Hemet Adventures – down the road from Zion
After a pleasant stay in Zion we hit the road for Nevada and California. From Zion we drove the extraterrestrial highway through Nevada. No, we did not see any UFO’s. Spent one night in Carson City Nevada before heading to California. The drive around Lake Tahoe was awesome. The only lakes that can rival the… Continue reading Post Hemet Adventures – down the road from Zion
Post Hemet Adventures – Beyond the Grand Canyon
After several days hiking the Grand Canyon we pulled up stakes and headed to Zion National Park. There are some serious grades to negotiate between the parks but our Dodge Diesel ate them up. We spent two days at Zion taking some pretty long hikes. The old legs ain’t what they used to be. Today… Continue reading Post Hemet Adventures – Beyond the Grand Canyon
Old School Trailers Get Renovated for ‘Retro Glamping’
Great video and article out of Seattle on our friend Brian Morrow and his vintage trailer shop Brian’s Vintage Trailers – http://seattlerefined.com/the-show/old-school-trailers-get-renovated-for-retro-glamping
Concert Display in Exchange for Concert tickets
We are hosting Papa Doo Run Run and the Parrotheads at our brand new outdoor Amphitheater on Saturday, May 21. 4000 Rocklin Rd, Rocklin, CA 95677. Doors open at 4:30 pm, music starts at 5:30 pm. Just wondered if you had any members who might be interested in coming and displaying their trailers during the… Continue reading Concert Display in Exchange for Concert tickets
Brand spotlight – Curtis Wright
Curtis Wright Made by Curtis Wright Industries’ Aircraft & Trailers (no relationship to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation) If you are an owner of a Curtis Wright, please add your contact name, email, model, and serial number below. It would be interesting to find as many CW trailers that are still out there. If you need help… Continue reading Brand spotlight – Curtis Wright
Post Hemet Adventures
We are now setup in Mather Campground in Grand Canyon National Park. There are some great hiking opportunities here. We hiked Kaibab Trail today, Wednesday 5/11. There were some pretty steep switch backs and also a few mule trains to keep things interesting. For those who have not seen the Grand Canyon make the journey… Continue reading Post Hemet Adventures
Vintage Trailer Club Rolls into Camp Dearborn, Milford Michigan!
PRESS RELEASE May 1, 2016 — For Immediate Release: Vintage Trailer Club Rolls into Camp Dearborn, Milford Michigan! The TIN CAN TOURISTS (TCT) vintage trailer and motor coach club has chosen the Camp Dearborn in the Milford/Brighton area as the site of its 2016 Annual Gathering. This historic club, once the domain of travelers in the early… Continue reading Vintage Trailer Club Rolls into Camp Dearborn, Milford Michigan!
Post Hemet Adventures – Valley Of Fire State Park
We have been in Las Vegas since Wednesday 5/04. Today, Saturday 5/07 we decided to visit Valley of Fire state park which is about a one hour drive from Vegas. It was well worth the drive. Heading for the Grand Canyon on Monday. See you down the road. Denis & Ginger
The Road Beyond Hemet
Well we had to stay in Hemet for an extra two days. Seems our truck needed a new pinion seal. Anyway, we are now in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas RV Resort for a few days before heading to the Grand Canyon. We spent the morning hiking at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park which… Continue reading The Road Beyond Hemet
Vintage-trailer enthusiasts camp in retro style
Article in Idaho Statesman
April’s Roadtrip
Enjoy Larry Davidson’s facebook posts for the month of April!
Now a more secure Tin Can Tourists website
You may have noticed that there now is an indicator that this website is more secure. The little padlock next to the website address on the browser is now lock and yellow! As more and more of our memberships are now done online, we want to make sure that your information is protected. You can… Continue reading Now a more secure Tin Can Tourists website
The Reason We Are Here
Good morning everyone. It is Saturday,April 30th., the day for the Vintage Show at Golden Village Palms. Yesterday was a beautiful So.Ca. day, sunny and mid 70’s. Today no so much,cloudy,cool with a chance of rain. Oh well, you take what mother nature gives you. I will post more pictures later in the day as… Continue reading The Reason We Are Here
Trailer Towing Information
I have seen a lot of posts on the TCT Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/tincantourists/ over the last few months asking questions like “Will my 1977 Chevette pull at 16ft Avion. “Will my new Fiat 500 pull that cute little 17ft trailer”. This is a great hobby and we have all been there and have had… Continue reading Trailer Towing Information
How to Identify a vintage trailer?
The Road to Hemet – The Avion Has Landed
Hey crew, after getting a good nights sleep at the Colorado River we made the last leg of our journey in less than three hours, landing in Hemet before noon. While driving through Banning Pass which is the transition from the high desert to the coastal desert of the L.A. basin we saw some of… Continue reading The Road to Hemet – The Avion Has Landed
Inspecting a Trailer
Inspection You as the buyer have to assess the quality and condition of the trailer against the asking price. You can really go in two directions here. One would be a quick or casual inspection. This is setting up a time you can do a quick (but good) inspection of the trailer. You are not… Continue reading Inspecting a Trailer
Update – The Road To Hemet
Hey gang, it is Monday evening 4/25, day nine of our journey to Hemet Ca. We spent the last two nights in Las Cruces N.M. at a place called Sunny Acres R.V. park. A nice place although they do not have a pool. No big deal for us. We spent Sunday evening and all day… Continue reading Update – The Road To Hemet
Update, the Road to Hemet
Hello from Ginger & Denis. Friday 4/22 was spent taking in the sites at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. If you are ever in San Antonio it is a must see. Saturday the 23rd. was a travel day with Fort Stockton Texas as the destination. Spent the night at the local five star Flying J.… Continue reading Update, the Road to Hemet
John Culp’s 1947 Westcraft
As I mentioned in the spring edition of Tin Can Tales, we were going to establish a procedure by which John “Canner” Culp‘s 1947 Westcraft would be awarded to a TCT member to see that it got back on the road. It had been on display at the RV Heritage Museum for the past couple of years,… Continue reading John Culp’s 1947 Westcraft
The Road To Hemet Ca.
Hey everyone, Today is day number five of our journey to the Vintage Show in Hemet Ca. We spent Saturday and Sunday with Ginger’s sister and brother-in-law, they live in The Villages near Ocala. After that it was one night in Fort Walton Beach Fl. visiting with some old friends from our California days. Last… Continue reading The Road To Hemet Ca.
In honor of National Park Week, here are some vintage posters
It’s National Park Week which means you can visit any of this great nation’s national parks for free all week!
Cooking with the Sun – wait, what?
Have you seen the GoSun Stoves? Are you a boondocker? Well you need to know about this then. Most Tin Can Tourists have a propane stove and oven, a propane camp stove, a charcoal grill, a slow cooker, a pressure cooker and a toaster oven. Or at least some combination of these devices. All these cooking… Continue reading Cooking with the Sun – wait, what?
Pink Flamingo RV Radio
This is an important time for Pink Flamingo RV Radio, as we have been asked to enter the 11th Annual Podcast Awards! We humbly ask our audience to nominate us for these awards! Please visitmodernlifepodcastnetwork.com/awards for details, and instructions as to submitting your nomination! Join us this week as Monty Hutson of For Veterans Sake Foundationexplains how Veterans qualify for… Continue reading Pink Flamingo RV Radio
Be on the Look Out for Mandy’s Trailer
The bigger story which has not been told that needs telling is that (without fanfare) Chris Blaum, CEO of Little Guy Trailers, INC. has stepped up to the plate, contacted Mandy and offered their financial help to restore (or replace?) her trailer! I think that is a “class act”. Truly, there are “good little guy’s”… Continue reading Be on the Look Out for Mandy’s Trailer