The Drunken Tailgate

The BoomCooler: Stereo Cooler

I see a lot of crazy tailgating gear on the web. Some of the ideas are ingenious, some are good but not my cup of tea, and still others are just one heaping pile of suckitude. The BoomCooler is one of the dumber items of tailgating gear I’ve ever come across. If the name or a casual glance at the product lead you to believe this is a cooler/stereo combination, then you’ve made a logical but ultimately wrong assumption. You see the…

“BoomCooler™ is not intended for wet storage – Tell your friends to bring an extra cooler with drinks and you will BRING THE PARTY!”

So the BoomCooler is in fact an amplifier, three speakers, and a lawnmower battery that are built into a cooler molding. I don’t want be presumptuous and speak for all tailgaters though. If you happen to have an extra $800, have friends who bring you beer, need more volume than an iPod dock provides, have an abundance of cargo room in your car, and want to roll a 100 pound rig around campus, then the BoomCooler is the right product for you.

Messenger Bag Cooler

Many college campuses leave you with the somewhat daunting task of tailgating a good distance away from your car. I’ve seen hand trucks and pull carts make the feat much easier. But, I was recently wondering if they made a cooler with four wheels that you could tow behind the back of a bike. You know, since some schools have valet parking for bikes at games and all. Before I really had time to contemplate hacking a cooler/bike setup I stumbled across the Dolores Chiller (Mulva?). This is designed like your standard bike messenger bag but features a waterproof liner and insulation to keep your beers cold. They even worked a bottle opener onto one of the straps. The other benefit of this cooler is that once you’ve polished off your beers you can fold it up to be stored during the game of for your walk/ride back to your car. At $110 it’s a bit pricey to use just 8 weekends a year, but if you were to also use it as a regular messenger bag throughout the year it’s not a bad option.

(HT: Bike Hacks)