Gift Giving Guide: Beer Pong

December 15, 2009 in Tailgating Gear

Beer Pong while tailgating is becoming more and more a fixture in the tailgating parking lots. So if you have a beer pong playing tailgater on your holiday shopping list, here is a great resource of beer pong tables and accessories in time to have it in hand before Christmas.

hot babe with beer pong raftPort-o-Pong Beer Pong Table: Tired of lugging a hard top, beer pong table to the tailgate party? Port-o-Pong is a regulation length inflatable beer pong table. It’s a beer pong raft with cup holders in perfect formation for beer pong. It floats in a pool or you can rest it on the hood of a car while tailgating. It also features four heavy duty four grommets on the corners so that you can suspend the Port-o-Pong from the frame of your instant shade tent.

You can buy one directly from TailgatingIdeas.com for $49.99. Port-o-Pong Beer Pong Tables come in your choice of classic blue or pink. Multiple shipping options are available including overnight delivery. Visit the product page HERE for more information and ordering instructions.

nice-rack-image.jpgThe N-Ice Rack: This is a freezable beer pong rack that keeps your beers cold all the way to the last cup. No more having to drink warm beer if your game runs long. An extra added benefit of the N-Ice Rack is that the uniform hole slots provide a tight rack for both teams to shoot towards. The N-Ice Rack is $19.99 + $8.00 shipping via UPS to anywhere in the U.S.

Pool Pong Rack In WaterThe Pool Pong Rack – So you want to play beer pong but you don’t want to get out of the pool? Inflate these two floating Pool Pong Racks in less than a minute each and place them in the water face up. Put six cups in the cup holders within the Pool Pong Rack and fill with beer. Because each Pool Pong Rack floats independently from your opponent’s, it makes the game a bit more challenging depending on water currents and wind direction. The Pool Pong Rack is also designed to work in conjunction with the N-Ice Rack which expands the game to include 10 cups instead of just six had you used the Pool Pong Rack by itself. You can get your own Pool Pong Rack directly from TailgatingIdeas.com for $19.95 + $7.00 shipping via UPS to anywhere in the U.S. You can also buy a Pool Pong Rack and a N-Ice Rack as a package deal and save on shipping costs.

BJs King of Pong Beer Pong TableBJ’s Beer Pong Tables – Combine the hard top playability of traditional beer pong tables with the portability of a long brief case with BJ’s Beer Pong Tables. Coming in a number of varieties and themes including a Football Gridiron, Major League Beer Pong, King of Pong among others you can also customize your table with any image or logo of your choosing. Coming in standard, original sizes and also King Sizes, BJ’s Beer Pong Tables make your tailgate the envy of those around you.

footballopen.jpgPro-Pong Beer Pong Tables: Grab yourself a regulation sized folding beer pong table for excellent portability. These Pro-Pong beer pong tables measure 7 1/2 long when unfolded but fold in half to about the size of a brief case. Five styles are available including Football Gridiron, Classic White, Planet Pong, The Big Bang and Buds Buds Buds for you smokers out there. Each table sells for $124.95 + $24.95 shipping.

Bombed Complete Beer Pong Beirut Kit - There is much debate ballyhooed about the real name of the game. Some contend it is called Beirut and Beer Pong is played on a ping pong table with paddles. Other say Beer Pong is the correct nomenclature. Whatever you call it, the Bombed Complete Beer Pong Beirut Kit will make it easier to play at your next tailgate party.

This complete kit comes with two racks, 22 cups, three beer pong balls and a rule book so no one is arguing the rules over bounced shots. Just pick up one of these kits, find a flat surface, you provide the beer and your are playing beer pong. Another cool thing about this kit is that you can fill up all ten cups right from a keg at the same time. No more running back and forth filling up each individual cup. Think of it as a serving tray where you hold it in one hand and dispense the draft beer with your other hand. The rack also prevents those uneven, sloppy racks and provides a sturdy base to prevent tips and spills from line drive shots.

adams_balls2.jpg Adam’s Balls – Adam’s Balls is the ultimate resource for fully customizable beer pong balls. Any logo or photograph can be sized and placed on a beer pong ball making your next game of beer pong stand out from the rest. The detail on these balls is amazing as you can see from the photo. To learn more about how to get customized beer pong balls for your next game, visit the Adam’s Balls product review page.

rerack-dimensions.jpgReRack Cups – Red plastic party cups seem to always be used in a game of beer pong. The problem is that there are some issues that come along with those party cups. ReRack Cups are plastic cups that you can reuse, ensure all cups are filled to the same level, reduces the amount of spills and is environmentally friendly. ReRack Cup are reusable and dishwasher safe so you can play them again and again without trashing the environment. Another advantage of ReRack Cups is their wider base, nearly an extra half-inch on the base over those disposable party cups. With the same top diameter as a normal disposable cup, the wider base prevents the cups from tipping over or sliding off of the table. Also, ReRack Cups have four different fill lines that are clearly visible. This way before the game starts you and your opponents can agree on the exact amount of beer each cup will be filled with.

This Morning’s KZOZ Interview Now On Podcast

August 17, 2009 in Tailgating Ideas

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For those of you that were unable to hear this morning’s radio interview we did on the Jeff & Jeremy In The Morning Show on KZOZ, you can catch the podcast online at any time. The interview was broken up into two segments and you can listen to it directly from the KZOZ.com website or even download it and save it onto your computer. We talked about the Port-o-Pong Inflatable Beer Pong Table, the differences between concert tailgating and sports tailgating and even hit on the Bucket List For Tailgaters.

To listen in and hear what you missed this morning, visit the official Jeff & Jeremy page and click on the audio links. Jeff & Jeremy will be checking back in after the start of the NFL season to get an update on some of the new and cool tailgating gadgets and gear to help dominate the tailgate lot.

Speaking of radio interviews, on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, we’ll be back on the radio again. This time it will be on the Stone and Double T show on WXRX 104.9 FM, The X Rocks. WXRX is out of Rockford, Illinois and has been rocking Northern Illinois for over 19 years. Dekalb, Illinois , home of the University of Northern Illinois, is about 30 miles southeast of Rockford so you know there will be a few college students listening in. Good thing we are scheduled to talk about the Port-o-Pong Inflatable Beer Pong Table once again. I am sure that contraption will be right in a college student’s wheelhouse. Listen in around 3 pm central time. If you are out of the area and want to hear it on your computer, they have a listen live button at the top left of the WXRX website. Hope you can join us as we talk tailgating.

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Most Popular Tailgating Ideas Posts From 2008

January 8, 2009 in Uncategorized

Last week I revealed how well we did on achieving the goals we set forth heading into 2008. I thought it might be cool to share with you the top posts from the previous year. Criteria for popularity of a post is based purely on page views. So without further delay, in descending order, here are the top 15 most popular Tailgating Ideas posts from 2008.

15. Tailgating Banned At The Super Bowl – You Can Bring It Back – Our attempt to bring the NFL to their knees for banning grilling and open flames at the Super Bowl. Although the petition had a luke warm response at best, this post did generate quite a bit of buzz for TailgatingIdeas.com including radio interviews and mentions in large metropolitan newspapers.

lumipic_white_001.jpg14. Lumipic Lighted Cornhole Lights Available From Tailgating Ideas – Everyone must love playing cornhole at night because the day we started offering Lumipic lighted cornhole overlays for sale via tailgatingideas.com, this post blew up. Over 4,100 page views and the YouTube video demonstration was viewed almost 2,000 times from this website as well.

13. Video: Slip ‘n Slides Sold Out In State College, Pa – People like seeing other people act like jackasses. What can I say? When you post three videos of Penn State tailgaters sliding through muddy grass created by a broken water pipe, hilarity ensues. It also does not hurt that this post was picked up by Sports Illustrated Campus Clicks on October 1st bringing in over 5,300 page views.

12. Tuesday T&A: Riley Steele Edition – Tailgaters like hot girls in yellow bikinis I guess. At least over 6,100 of you do. Or it could be the same guy looking at that post over 6,100 times. I doubt it though.

11. Off Topic: Layla Kiffin Looks Like Casey Parker – Anytime you make a side-by-side comparison of a college football coach’s wife to an adult film star, you are going to see some eyeballs come into your website. That’s exactly what happened with this post that gathered in over 7,500 page views. The traffic was helped not only by being linked to by Sports Illustrated Campus Clicks but also The World of Isaac, Cuzoogle, The Beer Goggler and Ballhype.

10. The Definitive List of Unattractive Female Sports Reporters – We all like a little eye candy on the sidelines of our televised sports. So why are these girls roaming the sidelines with a microphone? Good question. In another off tailgating topic post this one was picked up not only by nationally syndicated talk show host Tom Leykis but by Sports by Brooks and The Drunken Stepfather. Over 7,700 page views for this post.

9. Exclusive Interview With Playboy Playmate Laura Croft – What do you get when you cross a super hot girl that gets naked and likes to go tailgating? (not necessarily naked tailgating mind you.) You get a blog post that reels in over 8,300 viewers. Although this was a bit of link bait and was picked up by Busted Coverage, this post’s traffic mainly came in from Google searches.

8. YM Sports Grates Take Your Tailgate To The Next Level – I discovered a small company in Ohio that was making grill grates with the logos of a handful of colleges right on them. The designs are flawless replicas of the school’s logo or mascot and it seemed like a fantastic addition to any tailgating kit. Apparently the folks at Sports Illustrated, both Extra Mustard Hot Clicks and SI on Campus thought so too by linking to this post complete with photos. This post ranks No. 8 in 2008 with over 8,800 page views last year.

7. 10 More Annoying Tailgaters – They say the sequel is never as good as the first but this one did pretty well for itself in 2008. This post was the follow up to The 14 Tailgaters Who Annoy the Crap Out of You that appeared back in May and although it did not trump the original in popularity this post did take in over 10,000 page views. This post was helped by big traffic coming in from Sports Illustrated Campus Clicks but also Mondesis House and also a number of visitors came in via StumbleUpon.

6. The Bucket List For Tailgaters We’ve all seen the movie so I decided to borrow the concept from Hollywood and come with my own bucket list for tailgating. I had no idea leaving LSU off the list and including The Grove at Ole Miss would create such an uproar. This post generated 22 comments, mostly LSU and Ole Miss fans sniping back and forth at each other like my blog is an extension of their fan forums. No matter what, this controversial post stirred up some emotion and thoughtful debate to the tune of over 11,000 page views.

5. Video: Butt Painters At Florida/Georgia Game – I’ve seen face painters and body painters while tailgating. We all have. But not until I came across this video from the Florida/Georgia World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party had I seen butt painters. Thankfully it was three girls with rather nice hind ends that were demonstrating their school spirit. Had it been guys, this post would have never seen the light of day. Over 12,000 visitors are probably thankful I made the right choice.

4. Play Beer Pong Anywhere with Port-O-Pong Inflatable Beer Pong Table – This is a post that was originally published in October of 2007 but apparently it still has some legs. Over 13,000 page views for this post in 2008. Maybe it is the girl in the bikini top playing beer pong that helps it.

3. Tuesday T&A: Gabriella Fox Edition – The second attempt at putting up some scantily clad women in hopes of attracting eyeballs was a home run when we chose Gabriella Fox back in July. Close to 16,000 visitors would agree that she was the most popular of all the Tuesday T&A segments we did.

2. A Kegerator For the Booze Hound On The Go – Our first big taste of what link baiting is all about. First this post was picked up by all the major gizmo and gadget blogs online. Then Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated Hot Clicks linked to it and the traffic rush nearly blew up our servers. Not really because we have excellent hosting but still, the page views were mind boggling. Over 19,500 visitors have learned that you can indeed carry a keg of beer and a sound system off your tow hitch to go tailgating.

1. The 14 Tailgaters Who Annoy the Crap Out of You – The undisputed champion of all tailgating blog posts this past year. Numerous college message boards and forums picked up on this along with all of the top sports blogs linking into it. This one wins going away with nearly 35,000 page views for the year.

That puts the wraps on 2008. Was there a post on Tailgating Ideas that was your favorite but may not have gotten the larger traffic numbers to put it on this list? If you have a favorite that was not listed here, feel free to share it in the comments below.