Homemade Keg Cooler

[Itch]

I got most of the supplies pretty cheap if I already didn't have them in my shop. I made this because I like projects and I travel a lot. This will be perfect for my many tailgates and houseboat trips. Also, the "cool" factor. It is always fun to wow your buddies.

[domtown]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I've been wanting to do something similar for tailgates. I've searched around for a couple of used drums but I've had no luck...so I'm wondering, where did you find the barrels?

glubash and Itch, thanks for posting the pictures. If I ever find the materials to build mine then I'll be sure to post pics.

[Itch]

Thought I would update this. Tomorrow I leave for a long weekend houseboat. About 6 and half hours of driving with my kegerator and 4 days of fun in the sun with 13 friends. I have it all hooked up and chilling. It is strapped currently to a 2 wheel dolley that will make moving it much easier. Here are the pictures from last week when I got the keg and started to chill it.

I will post updated pictures of it on the boat next week when I get back.

[Itch]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I've been wanting to do something similar for tailgates. I've searched around for a couple of used drums but I've had no luck...so I'm wondering, where did you find the barrels?

glubash and Itch, thanks for posting the pictures. If I ever find the materials to build mine then I'll be sure to post pics.

You should have some pretty good luck on craigslist.com They can normally be had for $5-$10 a barrel. I found the 30 gallon one at a local car wash (soap for the automatic car wash is normally in 30 gallon barrels).

[Hank Jubilee]

Your R2Beer2 has been an inspiration for me to build one of my own. I made mine with a different kind of top. I cut away from the top of the outer barrel keeping the lip intact. The guy I get barrels from has lids that fit over the top of the outer barrel. I sandwiched two lids together with some foam board insulation along with some silver bubble wrap radiant barrier. I added a round piece of varnished plywood and installed a kegerator tower. I made a tower cooler whose fan plugs into a USB input for ease of using a battery/car charger. I taped two small strings of battery powered LED Xmas lights to the inside of the outer barrel and filled it with pour insulation I got from Tap Plastic ($40). I'll post pictures of things that differ from the original R2Beer2.

Cut the top off the outer barrel
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The gas line going through the lid is disconnectable.
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Disconnected.
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Gas line going through bottom of lid.
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Pour insulation
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[Hank Jubilee]

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After I trimmed the foam insulation, I coated it with clear silicone to protect it from water/ice.
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Battery pack for LED lights.
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The tower cooler.
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Finished ice kegger in the daylight.
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[Hank Jubilee]

Lights turned on.
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I put in 3 bags of ice on Friday afternoon, and here's the picture of on Sunday afternoon with about 2 bags of ice left. We didn't add a single ice cube. Amazing really. The tower cooler worked awesome.
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Thank you for the inspiration to build my own. I could not have done it without you.

[Hank Jubilee]

Oops, forgot the pic of the dolly attached.
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The radiant barrier.
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Silver tape protecting the tower hole.
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[DCullender]

Excellent job!

[memding]

Bringing back an old thread, but very nice Glubash! I actually saw that about a week ago on instructables and am building something similar. Great idea and concept and this will be a big hit for my big houseboat trip this summer.