When you ask any fan about the experience of going to a football game, you’re obviously going to hear about how amazing the game was, how close their seats were, all the cool plays that occurred, etc. But what really makes that true game experience is having an amazing tailgate before the event. Mostly every fan, young or old, tailgate before every football game. Everyone likes to have that build-up to the game where you get excited with some of your good friends and get your adrenaline going before three hours of screaming and cheering for your favorite team and players.
Tailgates used to be just a guy grilling burgers and passing out drinks to a few buddies, but as we continue to advance technology-wise, tailgates have evolved into so much more. So, what do you need to make your tailgating experience the best ever? Let’s check out some of the top new tailgating accessories and gadgets that will be sure to make your tailgating experience one to remember.
First off, for any tailgate you have to start with the essentials: grilled food, drinks, and comfort. It’s not a tailgate if you don’t have those things, and there’s plenty of ways to create them. For starters, everyone needs a grill. The best new grill out there for tailgating is definitely the Blacktop Party Hub 360 Grill-Fryer. Not only is it easily stored and portable, but it also has three different cooking stations: an infrared heating service for all your meats that goes up to 650 degrees Fahrenheit, a griddle that can cook pancakes, bacon, and other breakfast style foods for those early morning tailgates, and a fryer to make all of those delicious appetizers. Along with the three different cooking options, it has a side cutting board attached, and a built in warmer in the middle to keep all of your food nice and hot while you grill everything. The best part is, it only runs off of one small propane tank that is easily attachable. Cooking on three different surfaces, a built in cutting board, and a warmer attachment is definitely worth the $250.00 to have an amazing tailgating experience with this grill.
Besides getting the food ready, you need to have lots of drinks, a good place to store them, and a lot of koozies. Most importantly, when you’re at a tailgate, it’s all about relaxing and enjoying yourself. You don’t want to have to get up every so often to go grab another beer or drink. With the Cruzin Cooler, you don’t ever have to leave your seat. Anyone can hop on the cooler and drive over on the scooter, which has a built-in cooler into the seat, and open up the seat to hand you another drink. It can’t get any cooler than that. The scooter runs on gas and/or electric power, and can carry 24 cans while holding someone up to 250lbs. It’s a little expensive, but when you consider the fact that you’ll be able to watch your friends drive around on a scooter, which is always funny, and be able to get cans delivered to you whenever you want, it seems like it may be worth it.
If you ever need help opening up your drinks, and you don’t think you’ll remember to bring a bottle opener, you should invest in a pair of Brewsees. Not only are these cool looking sunglasses with polarized lenses and UV protection, but they have bottle openers on either end of the glasses that fit around your ears. Now you can look cool and have an easy way to open those bottle tops. Brewsees are quite cheap too, costing a little under $40 a pair.
Finally, if you for some reason don’t have a chair that has cup holders and want a secure way to make sure your drink doesn’t spill, you definitely should get a handle on the Big Chill Magnetic Beverage Coolers. These coolers are specially designed to hold to your car and are customizable with your favorite NFL or NCAA teams, so you can support your team in yet another cool way. Plus, you can always trick your friends into thinking you’re a magician and can suspend your drink in mid-air if they don’t know about the magnet.
Once you’ve got the drinks and food taken care of, it’s all about the comfort. The best chair for tailgating needs to have several things: cup-holders, shade, and comfort. No one likes to sit in those old folding chairs or not be able to lie back and enjoy themselves during these tailgates, especially when you’re a dedicated tailgater who gets up at the crack of dawn and tailgates for upwards of six or seven hours. The chair that fits all of these needs and more is the Sport Brella Recliner Chair. It’s equipped with a footrest, a 360-degree swivel umbrella, dual cup-holders, and maximum comfort. For $45, you’re certainly not going to find a better chair than this one.
Once you have all the necessities you need for your tailgate, it’s time to start adding the extras that will really make your tailgate stand out. Any good tailgate needs music, and if you don’t want to blow out your car speakers blaring the radio, you can get your hands on the ION Tailgater. For $160, you now have an amazing speaker that plays AM/FM Radio, hooks up to any microphone, has an iPod dock, and can be used as an amp for a guitar. Any way you and your buddies want to get amped up for the game, this device can handle it.
Besides music, you’ve got to have some fun game to play to entertain yourself while you’re waiting for the food to get ready or for the gates of the stadium to open. While some people might enjoy just throwing around a football, the best tailgating game out there has to be Corn Hole. Corn Hole is a very cheap, easy to set up, and fun to play game of beanbag toss that has been played since the tailgate began. Plus, once everyone’s had a few drinks, it can get really funny to watch the people playing the game from the comfort of your Sport Brella Recliner Chair or sitting on top of your Cruzin Cooler.
Now, all of these gadgets are some of the best in the business for tailgating, but of course, if you want to have the ultimate tailgate you have to go big or go home, and this last tailgating item is certainly the whole package. The RTS Series II has literally everything anyone would need for a tailgate imaginable, from a 42” TV with self-supporting satellite to tables, chairs, and tents to a microwave and BBQ, with so much more. Here’s the best part, it can all fit in the back of your truck. All you need to do is fill up with food, drinks, and ice, and everything else is included in this one-of-a-kind tailgating package. For the biggest and best tailgate around, you can’t go wrong with getting the RTS Series II. You will have everything you need, along with supreme jealousy by all of your closest friends, followed by many people wanting to come tailgate with you at the next game.
If you want to be known for having the greatest tailgate in the history of all tailgates, you should seriously consider investing in any of these items, I guarantee that you won’t regret it.