Come on Devil Dawg, tailgating is all about bragging rights. Your set up needs to both look good and be functional. I currently run a jockey box system at my tailgates up here in Seattle. It works well. I keep the keg in the back of a truck with the jockey box right in front of it sitting out at the end of the truck bed.
The current system works great as it is. The truck has a canopy top so the keg and jockey box are out of view of the cops. There is no problem with cleaning up empties like I used to have with cans and bottles. Not having to hide opening and pouring beers out of cans is also much more discrete. The overflow and spillage run down between the truck bed and the tailgate. The tailgate is still available for setting up food and whatnot. So everything is working great really.
That being said, I have always dreamed of setting up a tailgate trailer so I hear exactly what you are saying. In my mind I would set it up as a short one axle trailer. It would have two diamond plated boxes that each has the capacity to hold four kegs across (just to give you an idea about the size). And before you say that I am nuts just hear me out about my vision.
Only the middle box would actually be a cooler. This one would be directly over the axle and would house the entire keg assembly. Two kegs, one 20lb cylinder, you get the idea. The shanks would come out of one end. This would ensure that the entire system is always running at a good cold temp. The two kegs would sit in two wells in the middle of the box. The outside wells would be used to keep food cold and to house other drinks.
The other box – the non insulated one closer to the tongue – would look exactly the same from the outside but on the inside it would not be insulated and could be used to store all your stuff. Both of the boxes would be built with matching diamond plated lids that lock down with pad locks.
So, if you were looking down on the trailer from above it would be divided into three equal sections. There would be two diamond-plated steel boxes up front and a big space to mount a grill in the back. You could easily customize a grill to mount right on the back by cutting down the legs and welding it down. Mount the propane tank up front and you are all set to go. All you would have to do is load up and ice down your kegs the night before along with everything else in the cooler. Top it off with ice before you leave in the morning and you are good to go. This would also be a great set up for a mobile picnic… you know like a family BBQ or something like that.
Damn I love tailgating… how many more months until college football?
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