Tailgate Barn: New Season, New Shirts

October 5, 2010 in Featured, Tailgating Gear

Tailgatebarn Kegstand Champ ShirtAround this time two years ago we introduced you to a T-shirt company out of Iowa that specialized in tailgating shirts. The guys at Tailgatebarn.com were nice enough to send me some sample shirts which I featured in a post two years ago.

As with anything, things get better with age. The same philosophy can be applied to the shirts and the website design over at Tailgatebarn.com. This season Tailgate Barn has created a few new shirt designs along with keeping some of the old favorites. Some of the new ones were too good to pass up and I ended up getting three for myself this year. I had sent to me the very clever Kegstand Champ T-shirt, the Life of the Parking Lot shirt and the Greatest TailGater Alive shirt. Why did I choose those shirts? Well, probably because all three are a perfect description of me. All kiding aside, take a look at some of the other designs that are new to this year.


Of the shirt designs displayed here they are all safe for work. Other shirt designs over at Tailgatebarn.com can be a bit NSFW because they have a few swear words on them. Also, because they are based in Iowa they do have a few shirts that are very much targeted towards the Iowa Hawkeye tailgaters along with Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa State and Northern Iowa. In order to see their entire selection of tailgating shirts designs, make sure to view them over at Tailgatebarn.com

The beauty of these shirts (outside of being all about tailgating and the tailgate party lifestyle) is that you can choose the message and design and customize the color scheme to your exact preference. All you do is find a design you like and click into that shirt. From there you select how many shirts you would like and what style. Shirt styles range from standard T-shirts, to ladies baby doll tees, to long sleeve tees to hoodies to V-neck tees to organic tees. Once you’ve selected the type of garment you select your color for the shirt. Close to 20 colors are available in the regular T-shirt option. After you have selected your base color of the garment you can now choose your color of lettering and design that will be screen printed on your shirt. With this ordering system you can get shirts to match your favorite college or pro team’s colors. And the best part is these shirts are all about tailgating. The guys at Tailgate Barn are avid tailgaters themselves so you know these shirts are legit.

Prices on shirts range based on the type of garment you choose. Naturally a hoodie sweatshirt will be a bit more expensive than a ladies baby doll tee. The regular t-shirt prices typically seem to run less than $20 per shirt and you will need to check it out for yourself to see the way the different garments are priced.

I am very pleased with my selection of shirts from Tailgatebarn.com. Come February I think I will be placing another order with them for some shirts in blue and orange in order to show my support for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team.

For more information and to order your own tailgating T-shirts, make sure to visit Tailgatebarn.com.

Busted Tees: The Cure For The Common Jersey

July 28, 2010 in Featured, Tailgating Gear

When it comes to tailgating, the jersey of your favorite player or just a team T-shirt is as commonplace in the parking lot as cornhole boards, BBQ sauce and hot grills. But what if you want to stand out from the crowd and not blend in so much yet still showing that you are witty, tuned in to pop culture and have a sense of humor? Busted Tees is your place to go.

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As you can imagine, Busted Tees is loaded with tons and tons of T-shirts that are funny. I recently got two shirts from Busted Tees, the Boring (NASCAR) one and the Fantasy Football shirt. Both are high quality screen printed shirts and I was rather pleased when they arrived. Now I have something to wear tailgating before I slip on my team jersey when it is time to pack up and head inside. There were a few other shirts I considered getting including:


On top of shirts, Busted Tees also sells other tailgating accessories. Most notably, the Big Foam Shocker. If you are unfamiliar with “the Shocker” go to Urban Dictionary and look it up. (You’ve been warned. The definition is not for the timid) Here is a photo of the product in use:

Shocker Foam Finger

On top of that, Busted Tees also sells The Original Octabong. Just like the name implies, it is a beer bong with an eight chamber compartment design and eight 1″ diameter flex PVC tubes. So when you want accurate beer races while tailgating, this is the way to go.

All in all, Busted Tees is more than just an online store for cool and funny T-shirts. Check them out today and order your tailgating shirts early before football season starts. For more info or to start shopping, visit BustedTees.com

The T-Shirt Guy…or Gal

April 9, 2009 in Uncategorized

champion_tshirt.jpgMaybe this fan is cheap. Maybe I like a good bargain too much. But why do sporting good stores even bother selling jerseys or team themed t-shirts any more?

If you are on this site you are already going to the stadium to watch your favorite team play (if the economy has shrunk your ticket budget, well there is always e-bay). You are in the parking lot, you have your grills, your food, your beers, and your games. But what we also have is own personal traveling sporting goods store.

Yep, I am talking about the T-shirt guy (or gal) that is strolling through the parking lot with his (or her) garbage bag of shirts, hats, and pretty much anything else a fan might need to show their team support and hatred of the opposition.

The t-shirts (though I admit not always G-rated) have the catchiest slogans bashing the opposition or logos with cartoon characters defacing the opposition’s helmet. Admit it we all have at least 1 t-shirt with the guy peeing on your rival’s helmet or a slogan noting how much the rival sucks or how the players are blowing this and that.

Maybe the sun is too bright, no problem, the guy (or gal) also has shades and caps for the male or female fan. When the weather is too cold he (or she) of course has winter hats, gloves, and hand warmers…all for the low, low price of $5-$10. These are prices that would put even Wal-mart to shame.

The T-shirt guy (or gal) should be praised by all. Such creativity must have caused at least a few sleepless nights. He (or she) is providing us fans with a valuable service…on the cheap. But instead he lives in fear that his goods will soon be confiscated. Yes, I am aware that maybe the goods are “hot.” But hey in these tough economic times we all gotta make a living somehow even if it’s from a plastic bag!

Cue the theme music. So we salute you, Mr. T-shirt guy. Keep giving us those $5 t-shirts that of course only come in one size…too big!

(On a side note, the other night when the shirts did get confiscated, the cop was nice enough to give my buddies and I free t-shirts!)

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