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In honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2008, I thought I would offer up some suggestions on how to make your next tailgate a little more environmentally friendly. (You can check out more tips on how to “go green” while tailgating in my guest column that appears in The Ultimate Tailgater on MyOutdoorTV.com.)

We all know that tailgating requires you to arrive at the stadium in some sort of vehicle and most of us tailgate with either a pick-up truck or an SUV. You can tailgate without a tailgate but most people prefer the extra room and versatility a truck or SUV provides. Problem with that logic is most trucks and SUVs are gas guzzling monsters that produce more pollution than their “greener” brethren. So on this Earth Day 2008 I present to you the Top 8 SUV Hybrids with tailgating in mind. Continue reading →

Having good music at a tailgate party is just as essential as having good food, good drink and good friends. Let’s face it, your taste in music may not be for mass consumption. Professional dee jays understand that the flow from one song to another is just as important as the choice of songs. If you jump from one song to another and the flow is not correct it can kill the whole vibe of your tailgate party. Now through the power of the internet comes a way to eliminate lulls in your tailgate music play list. You can customize it based on mood, energy level, musical genre and even by decade. Continue reading →

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

-Benjamin Franklin

With March Madness well underway, that means baseball season is right around the corner. And no matter if your baseball team is a lovable loser or is in store for a great season, there is nothing like tailgating before a baseball game. That attitude and love of tailgating is no more exemplified than in the form of The 12 Man Beer Bong. You read that correctly. 12 people can simultaneously bong beer while tailgating. This 600 pound monstrosity stands almost 9 feet tall, can handle two kegs of beer and requires its own cart for transportation. Did I mention that it can serve two different kinds of beer at the same time? You know, for those light beer drinkers that are watching their girlish figure when funneling beer. Continue reading →

Doesn’t it piss you off that the best concert tickets are always gone before you even have a chance to buy them? Why does it seem like ticket brokers always have the best seats? Do they have an inside source at Ticketmaster sneaking them those prime seats before they go on sale? The answer is, no. Ticket brokers just know how the system works. Now you too can use the same techniques the ticket brokers use by knowing how Ticketmaster works. After all, it’s kind of hard to go concert tailgating if you can’t get tickets in the first place. Continue reading →

Want to go tailgating in style without spending an arm and a leg? With gasoline prices sky high these days, just getting to the parking lot to go tailgating can break the bank. Now more than ever you need a way to go tailgating on a budget. Here’s a simple guide to tailgating like a pro for under $100. Continue reading →

I feel your pain. I know what you are going through. The Super Bowl just ended and that means that you’ll be packing away your tailgating gear for another year. Sure, football and tailgating have become synonymous (except at the Super Bowl, but I think we have beaten that dead horse enough) but just because the season has ended doesn’t mean tailgating has to stop. To quote Alexander Graham Bell, “When one door closes, another opens”. And that door you hear opening is tailgating at the auto races. Continue reading →