I struggled with this post and the best forum for it. What is a Tinker and are RVers more likely to be a Tinker than someone in the general population?I looked up Tinker and Tinker's dam before putting pen to paper and found that they are or more correctly were traveling repairmen of household utensils, with pots and pans being high on their repair capabilities. I remembered reading about Tinker's dams in a Navel training manual some years ago and the description was basically the same as what you will find today. Tinkerer is also listed and acceptable but grammatically not correct.In Europe the tinkers of today have been called Techno-Tinkers. I think that is a good name for them.I believe that there is a higher percentage of Techno-Tinkers in the RV population than in the general population and that the "Do It Yourself" forum should be renamed "Techno-Tinkers Corner".What say you? Should we petition the Administrators to have the name changed?

Tinkerer, one who tinkers. Same error as manufacturer.. people always leave out the last syllable.

No, "tinker" is the original word, as in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".I have always said that if you're not a tinkerer (the modern way of saying "tinker"), or at least handy, that you will be frustrated beyond belief with an RV. Imagine having to make an appointment with the dealer every time a knob came loose, etc.

Own a boat.....you should be a 'tinker'Own an off-road vehicle (ATV, JEEP/Bronco, motorbike etc.)....you should be a 'tinker'Own a street motorcycle....you should be a 'tinker'Own a _______________......you should be a 'tinker'Course now a days it's different kind of tinkering what with the computer controls.Lot less tinkering....more R&R

It used to be another name for gypsies in Ireland ,where you could here them coming on there horse and carts , banging on there pots & pans .

A tinker was a somebody who patched tin pots and pans.I remember little kits you could buy, small nuts and bolts with thin washers. You would use them to patch holes in worn out pots. Pass the bolt through the hole to hold the washers. Could also do it with rivets.

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2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2015
Tinkerer, one who tinkers. Same error as manufacturer.. people always leave out the last syllable.
BurbMan
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2015
No, "tinker" is the original word, as in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".

I have always said that if you're not a tinkerer (the modern way of saying "tinker"), or at least handy, that you will be frustrated beyond belief with an RV. Imagine having to make an appointment with the dealer every time a knob came loose, etc.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jun 22, 2015
Own a boat.....you should be a 'tinker'
Own an off-road vehicle (ATV, JEEP/Bronco, motorbike etc.)....you should be a 'tinker'
Own a street motorcycle....you should be a 'tinker'
Own a _______________......you should be a 'tinker'

Course now a days it's different kind of tinkering what with the computer controls.
Lot less tinkering....more R&R
barney_bugle
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
It used to be another name for gypsies in Ireland ,where you could here them coming on there horse and carts , banging on there pots & pans .
Fizz
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
A tinker was a somebody who patched tin pots and pans.
I remember little kits you could buy, small nuts and bolts with thin washers. You would use them to patch holes in worn out pots. Pass the bolt through the hole to hold the washers. Could also do it with rivets.
Oldme
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
A tinker is someone who can not leave well enough alone.
downtheroad
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
This guy is, "tinkering."
momentum_rv
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
You might be a Tinker if...

...you know things can be made better if you tinker with it.
Dakota98
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
Someone that fixes things that aren't broken. :B
MTPockets1
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
A Tinker is one lost in his own Toughts; Some also give Tanks before meals, but you don't have to be a Tinker to give Tanks. At least Tats what I always Tought a Tinker was; Tink about it.