In the fall of last year, as Slice (the Cool Tears teardrop) was nearing completion, I began the search for a high-quality tent for my girls to utilize. My first thought was Randy & Kim at Family Tent Camping. These folks are in a word AMAZING! They run a full-service...

Editor’s note: This post is strictly informative and does not contain political views or opinions of Cool Tears Magazine. 

On Friday the United States government was unable to agree on a stopgap funding measure to continue government services. While this effects every a...

Kingdom Metal Works is a small company located out in the country on a farm in Hampton Ky. After being contacted by the owners, I checked out their website to see just exactly what they are all about. The work is impressive and I loved their story so much, that I knew...

This giveaway has now ended.

The great folks at Dometic sent a Fantastic Fan 3350 for our teardrop build and along with it they sent a FREE one to give away to one of our readers.

This fan came put together and ready to install. I built the camper with a 14.5" square ho...

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Cool Tears Magazine family!

May your new year bring many weekends of peaceful times in your teardrop.

As a sneak peek to the January issue of the magazine here is a wonderful bread recipe for your dutch oven. The new issue will contain several sto...

Editor's Note: I found Taylor Long on Instagram and immediately fell in love with his restoration project. He has meticulously restored a gorgeous teardrop and agreed to share his story with Cool Tears. Find him on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/wood_art_rest...

Editor's Note: I love this story that was first shared in the October 2013 issue of Cool Tears. From the original editor, Kevin Cross: "Back in January, while we where exhibiting at the Kansas City RV show I was introduced to Bill Gee. During our conversation I discove...

Editor's Note: This fantastic review of several different types of parks came from a reader a few weeks back. It was so excellent that I wanted to share Mike's views with all of our readers. He followed up with numerous fantastic photos from the trip. Enjoy!

My wife and...

When we decided to go to Alaska for our 45th anniversary, we began looking for a way to see as much of Alaska as possible.  After researching canned tours and cruises, we decided that buying a “Lil Guy” teardrop trailer and camping was our best and most economical opti...

Editor's Note: This story ran in the very first issue of Cool Tears Magazine back in January/February 2013. It is worth sharing time and time again as it weaves a timeless teardrop tale. As we spend a weekend giving thanks with friends and family, it is certainly appro...