Unequaled, Ultimate, Tailgate Trailer

Unequaled, Ultimate, Tailgate Trailer

If you tailgate in Lot 3 (Littlejohn) for Clemson games, you might have noticed there’s a new trailer in town.  

 

Let’s start at the beginning.  Once upon a time, Sandi was looking at Facebook and a photograph caught her eye.  It was a cool, tailgate trailer that one of her Facebook friends had “liked”.   She showed it to her husband, Jeff, and he was hooked… of course.   Not one to be compulsive, he mulled it over for a month or two before biting the bullet.  The trailer, made by Towable Tailgates in Georgia, was delivered in time for the Virginia Tech game.

The satellite dish on top and three satellite receivers provide the signals for the THREE TV’s in the trailer.  On Saturdays, there is more than ONE football game on at a time… duhhh.   The Honda generator (fueled by normal gas) provides the electric juice.  You normally have to get an RV waiver to run 3 TV’s in a mobile unit.  Good to know.

 

3 TV's - I counted them for you

The surround sound system is normally hooked up to the biggest TV, but Jeff can plug his phone into it for Pandora, etc.  The trailer, which Jeff and Sandi customized, is also equipped with a DVD player and a Playstation 3.  They have four young children.  Enough said.

A Honda generator supplies the electricity

There is a small refrigerator and a microwave oven on the same side as the electronic equipment.  Inside the trailer there is a counter, there are cabinets, and there is room for chairs, the tent, very large coolers, food, folding tables, etc.

The inside of the trailer

What makes this trailer stand apart from the others is the color photography boldly displayed on every side.  It helps to have a buddy like Dr. Mark McInnis who is an AWESOME photographer.  (link at end)  He lives in Seneca and works in the Seneca/Clemson area.  Jeff and Sandi looked through hundreds and hundreds of Mark’s photographs to choose the ones that are on the trailer, which was wrapped by another Georgia company.  Stephen with SS Graphics (link at end) had to do some engineering and modification for this project.   The end result is fantastic; Jeff was very pleased.

The trailer is wrapped with photos by Dr. Mark McInnis

Side with 3 TV's with window shut

Jeff and Sandi have 2 tailgate spots side by side in Lot 3.  The car and trailer take up one space and the tent, tables, and chairs take up the other space.

What tailgate trailer would be complete without a personalized tap for your keg of beer?

The stainless steel grill, fueled by propane, is on a metal arm that swings close to the trailer to lock it in place for traveling down the road.  Sandi says a lot of people wave and honk at them as they drive down the road.   I bet it feels like you’re in a parade!

The grill is on a metal arm

When Sandi orders her Chick-Fil-A nuggets, she requests aluminum trays instead of plastic trays.  She picks up the nugget trays the day before a game and refrigerates them.  On game day, she covers the tray with foil and heats up the nuggets on the grill.

She also uses the grill to heat her crowd-pleasing Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches (link to recipe at end).  Made with Hawaiian sweet rolls, they are a variation of the ham and cheese poppy seed rolls.

Since it is football season, they currently park the trailer in their backyard.  On Thursday nights, Sundays, and away game Saturdays,  they have fired up the grill, cooked burgers and dogs, and watched football outside in their backyard.  Now there’s a way to justify buying one of these! 

Happy tailgating!

Jeff and Sandi

... and that's my 2 cents' worth, Cheryl

LINKS:

Towable Tailgates:  www.TowableTailgates.com 

SS Graphics:  http://www.ssgrafx.com/

Mark McInnis Photography:  markmcinnisphotography.com

Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches:  http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/sassy-tailgate-sandwiches-120156.aspx

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http://cheryls2centsworth.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-low-country-boil-for-tailgating.html

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