JOIN US FOR SOME SPOOKY FUN IN PALM DESERT, CA! Ghosts, ghouls and Grim Reapers — switch on your spookiest string lights and put on your best Jack-O-Lantern face for our Trick or Treat Vintage Trailer Show extravaganza on Halloween weekend! Friday through Sunday, pull in your vintage trailer (or fly […]
JOIN OUR SURFIN’ SAFARI IN HEMET, CALIF.! Gear up your Woodies and VW Buses, and get ready to cruise back in time to SoCal in the ’60s at Golden Village Palms RV Resort’s 5th Annual “Surfin’ USA” Pre-1985 Vintage Trailers, Campers & Classic Car Show. Sixties beach vibes never looked […]
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 […]
Our favorite author – Douglas Keister Other Favorite Books: Tags: Book, RV
Kamp Kansas is an annual campout and vintage RV rally. Our goals are to show off the beauty of Kansas, our vintage, homemade, work in progress or awesome tent camping setup. Join together, share a tale, a drink and friendship. The event is open to the public and is family […]
A chance to meet others, mingle, relax, share ideas with others into Tin Cans we call our home away from home!. But also to show off your vintage Trailer or motorhome to others in lovely Eureka Springs ArkansasI This is just in time for the great fall colors! Lots to […]
Take a trip down memory lane during Granite Hill Camping Resort’s Vintage Camper Weekend! Bring your vintage or classic camper to Granite Hill July 28th – 30th and show off your retro digs! Tags: campground, Camping, RV, TCT Friendly Campground, travel, Vintage Trailer
A common question we get when our members start a vintage trailer restoration is how do I get parts or service for my stove? A great resource is “The Old Appliance Club” or TOAC. The Old Appliance Club (TOAC) was founded by southern California classic range expert Jack Santoro, in […]
In western NY State, eleven long and narrow “finger lakes” sit side-by-side in a north-south direction. For 325 million years, this area was part of a large inland sea. Subsequently, through geological uplift, the sea drained south as great gaps appeared, eventually covered by glaciers that carved the drainage river […]
Old Car Festival to Feature Early Motor Camping The Old Car Festival will be held this weekend, September 10 & 11, at The Henry Ford/Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. In conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, this year’s special theme is motor camping TCT Hall of […]
2016 TCT Bend Classic Vintage Trailer Rally Over 55 vintage trailers attended the second Bend Classic Vintage Trailer Rally at the J BarJ Youth Ranch on the edge of Bend OR. August 10-14. Proceeds went to support the good work of the ranch The Various public reports of open house […]
The goal of this page is to highlight resources that can assist anyone who is in the middle or about to embark on a vintage trailer restoration project. This is not for the faint of heart and you might need some help, even if you are handy with the hammer. […]
TCT Friendly Campground Program This program allows select and member referred campgrounds to express their support of vintage trailers and motor coaches by joining TCT and listing their campground as a “Tin Can Tourists’ Friendly” facility. Are you a campground that is interested in being part of the program? You can […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2015 Chautauqua Exhibit January 25, 2015 DeFuniak Springs, FL After a good nights’ rest, I was happy to awake to a much warmer and sunny morning! I fixed the coffee for the morning and set out all the donuts I had for the members out under my […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2015 Chautauqua Exhibit January 24, 2015 DeFuniak Springs, FL Today is a promise of much a bit warmer weather, but awoke to 30 degrees when it was only forecasted to reach 38 so it is not looking good so far! I walked down to St Agatha’s Church […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2015 Chautauqua Exhibit January 23, 2015 DeFuniak Springs, FL Woke up not long after midnight to the sound of rain on the roof of the trailer and it wasn’t long before it was really coming down hard! I looked outside to make sure the awning was still […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2015 Chautauqua Exhibit January 22, 2015 DeFuniak Springs, FL Once again time to hit the road for a TCT Rally, well more of a historical trailer display for the Defuniak Springs Florida Chautauqua Celebration. I woke up this morning a little later than most morning that I […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2014 Winter Convention February 23rd 2014 Brooksville, FL – Panama City, FL I woke up quite early this morning, probably a bit anxious to get on the road and head home, hoping to have no trouble on the way home unlike on our trip down. I started […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2014 Winter Convention February 22nd 2014 Brooksville, FL Woke up this morning to a few dark clouds and a heavy fog, but there was the promise of clearing skies and warm weather to come quickly. I made my way over to the pavilion where we all had […]
Tin Can Tourists’ 2014 Winter Convention February 21st 2014 Brooksville, FL I slept very well last night after such a long day of travel and roadside tire problem on the way down. The rest of the family slept in, but I went ahead and got up for breakfast at the […]
