It has arrived! The December issue is packed full of great articles, tips and even a yummy recipe. Our website has undergone an update and you can now read each article or view the magazine in flip page format! It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this issue and remember...enjoy every sunset! Click here to read! To access all Cool Tears back issues, click here. December 2018 stories Letter from the Editor: A season for reflection Recipe: Pork Chop Mac and Cheese Feature: Aft

By: Sarah Tucker Well, believe it or not, the year is quickly coming to a close and we will soon put 2018 in the history books. So much change happened in my life this year but I am so thankful for the constant of monthly putting together this little magazine and in return, hearing so many amazing stories from our readers. This was our first full camping season with the Cool Tears Teardrop and wow, did we ever make some great memories! Texas over spring break was our first lo

by: Bob Phillips Living full time in a tiny teardrop camper would seem to most people too confining, uncomfortable and inconvenient, but Mandy Lea has made it work; work, as in career. As a professional photographer her adventurous, nomadic life provides her boundless opportunities to explore nature’s beauty, which she captures through her camera lens to share with others. It’s a life she wouldn’t trade for any other. Her course in life changed following a divorce and the res

by: Bob Phillips The camper is the handiwork of Bill Guernsey of Anchorage. Severe injuries sustained in a small plane crash in late 2012 gave him ample time during a lengthy recovery to design and build the camper, a 16-foot-long bright red rocket on wheels. An Anchorage newspaper article said it “looks more like a 1950s comic book character’s ride” rather than a camper. How did it get the name? In the newspaper article, Guernsey put it this way: “Everything was atomic when

by: Marilyn McCray One of the best parts of the 4th Annual Southwest Teardrop and Vintage Trailer gathering in Tyler State Park was the Cast Iron Cook Off on March 23, 2018. We joined the group just after acquiring The Ambassador, our teardrop in 2015. Jim and I have been collecting cast iron cookware and he found a great recipe for the contest in Southern Cast Iron Magazine October 2017. Serves 4 · 2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil, divided · 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion