If you aren’t into putting up around 40 grand, and spending your summer working on your own tailgate machine, you can always rent one. This 2004 39ft CAT diesel RV, which has been appropriately named “Big Mix,” has been reconfigured into a tailgating stronghold. Big Mix has features such as a large rooftop deck, heavy-duty lift gate, and billboard-sized sides for team or corporate logos.
If you are currently in the market for a no work, ready to party, tailgate machine, look no further. This WorkHorse Step Van has very low mileage, and is ready for exterior vinyl art. This incredibly customized tailgate vehicle can feature up to three 46” outdoor sunlight viewable HD LCD Samsung screens. Two of the screens are built into the driver side wall of the vehicle, and the third screen slides into the service window on the passenger side if desired. The professionally installed TV’s are optically bonded with tempered glass so they are rugged and waterproof. Includes DVD/tuners and sound system for both sides of the vehicle, and a third set of outdoor, waterproof speakers for the roof.
There are weekend projects, and then there are weekend projects that take 6 months and over 1000 man-hours to complete. This one is the latter, and it is appropriately named the “Master Gator.”
Created by Keith Moody, the “Master Gator” began as a 1992 Ford B700 with a 5.9 Cummins and Thomas Body, which was picked up in an auction down in Broward County. Working with some of his friends, Keith began by gutting the inside of the bus including seats, rubber floor, plywood subfloor, heaters, driver's seat, and windows. Then using the help of his friend Martin from Master Blaster in Fort Pierce, they sandblasted the inside before priming and painting the complete interior portion of this tailgate machine. Keith even stripped down the windows to their raw aluminum state, and took them to a machine shop where he was able to anodized the frames black. As he would put it, “Not one part of this bus is half assed, all wiring, plumbing paint etc was done right.”
Long-time Brooks & Dunn backer and bad-ass truck maker, Toyota, has released a piece of machinery this week that will make any true tailgate enthusiast drool until their lips turn dry. The Midnight Rider Tundra Tailgater by Brooks & Dunn is a tribute to the legendary country music duo’s career that has spanned over 20 years. The Tundra full-size pickup has been a sponsor of Brooks & Dunn for the past three-plus years and the Tundra Tailgater is Toyota’s way of celebrating the music duo’s upcoming 2010 farewell tour.
Built by The B.A.D. Company, the customized Tundra CrewMax Limited full-size 4x2 V8 pickup was a perfect fit for the ultimate tailgating vehicle.
Originally purchased from a neighbor in 1996 for $1,200, the “Big Ship” was converted into one helluva’ Jimmy Buffett tailgating camper. The camper was initially used for camping with the kids, which started in 1998, but the family outgrew the 21 footer about 8 years later. Realizing there was much more life left in the ol’ girl, Mick Roulet, the owner of this party machine decided to give her a fresh coat of paint every time he gave it a wash…once a year.
However, this isn’t your average paint job. In 2007, he began by painting the camper inside and out for the Buffett Bama Breeze Tour. The camper was painted up to depict a vintage aircraft with buffed aluminum skin complete with nose art. The carpet was replaced with tropical colored vinyl tile and vinyl base.
Charley Bogwill and Jeff Burdick's passion for tailgating was evident way before the idea to build a tailgate van came along. They have been hosting tailgates for many years, which have included items such as gas-powered blenders, tents with construction heaters (for the ladies, of course), custom ISU helmet hitch-mounted grill, and an ISU Scoreboard replica portable bar with TV and running water! These are not your average tailgaters.
I have to give credit to Gameday Rivals for even posting their boy Jim Knox taking a dive off this Texas tailgate bus.
For Michael West and his buddy, building their lifelong dream-tailgating machine was one thing. Entering it to win a kick-ass Maximum Tailgate Gadget Competition was another. They are now one step away from winning Gizmodo’s contest, and getting sent to Miami for the Super Bowl!
The guys have basically built a sports bar on wheels, which they call The Portable Party. It starts as an enclosed trailer, and then remotely sets up in about 30 minutes into a full-fledged tailgater one-of-a-kind.
Check out the two newest tailgating machines that our friends at Imagi-Motive have put out. The first one is the SMU Tailgating Trailer, which converts into a full bar and grill equipped with flat screens and all. The second is a Northwestern Tailgating Trailer that features two side-by-side flat screen TV's and full surround sound.
SMU Tailgating Trailer
Northwestern Tailgating Trailer
Introducing the Buffalance, an extremely unique and well-finished tailgating machine created by, Jon Hodge, a Purdue alumni and owner of a couple local Buffalo Wild Wings (if you couldn’t tell). Jon came up with the idea for this vehicle about 10 years ago, and located the perfect machine after scouring the web. Jon decided to kill two birds with one stone, and came up with this mobile Buffalo Wild Wings/tailgate vehicle that serves as a promotional tool as well as a great tailgating machine.
Jon has equipped the Buffalance with an array of electronic goodies that include a
Wednesday, December 9, 2009