The deadline to submit your photos is fast approaching! Help us fill next year's calendar with amazing outdoor shots of your teardrops, squaredrops, or other tiny campers. We are looking for creative photos that celebrate tiny campers in beautiful locations around the world. The best 13 photos will be selected to be in the Cool Tears and Tiny Campers 2023 calendar. All people that provide a photo used in the calendar will receive a free calendar. Also, any Patron on Patreo

Previously published in the May/June 2022 issue of Cool Tears Magazine Last summer, we acquired a skottle, made by Tembo Tusk, a California company. While we still have a lot to learn about cooking with the propane cooktop, we’ve made some incredible meals using it. You may be wondering, what is a skottle? It’s a concave, seasoned cooking vessel that is usually mounted on three legs for stability. Skottles originated in South Africa when farmers turned old harrow discs in

First published in the May/June 2022 issue of Cool Tears The summer camping season is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and it looks like the biggest threat to the season is fuel prices. Unfortunately, there is no relief in sight. Gas and diesel prices continue surging around the world as demand jumps ahead of the summer driving season. Prices were already high due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as governments turned away energy supplies from Russia. Prior to th

The September/October 2022 issue is live on the website. So many people in the tiny camper community contributed to this issue. A huge thank you goes out to Kevin Lewis for sharing his Chesapeake Light Craft Teardrop Camper build with us; to Tom Raidna for researching and writing a great article on how to take care of our awnings; and to Emery, Jean-Pierre, and MWD Adventures for sharing data and details on what it's really like to tow a tiny camper with an EV. As a reminde