According to the State Library and Archives of Florida, "The Tin Can Tourists of the World (T.C.T.) was an organization of camping and trailering enthusiasts founded at a Tampa, Florida, campground in 1919."

"The goals of the group were to provide its members with safe and clean camping areas, wholesome entertainment, and high moral values. The origin of the term 'tin can' in the name is not clear."

"Some have suggested that it refers to the campers' reliance upon canned foods. Others have asserted the name refers to the small Ford automobile of the era, the Model T or Tin Lizzie, which was a popular and affordable automobile option among middle class Americans, from which the majority of T.C.T. members came."

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