Tailgate setup

[ad pony]

ok guys (and ladies)

we are 46 days away from the home opener, i've decided to stop mooching this year and get my own tent on the boulevard. what's everybodys set up? what kind of generators do you recommend to run a tv and stereo?

Aug 29th can't get here quick enough....

[DiamondM75]

ok guys (and ladies)

we are 46 days away from the home opener, i've decided to stop mooching this year and get my own tent on the boulevard. what's everybodys set up? what kind of generators do you recommend to run a tv and stereo?

Aug 29th can't get here quick enough....

We will provide these answers as soon as you post your menu, beer and wine selections and an open invitation to all ponyfans.

[George S. Patton]

ok guys (and ladies)

we are 46 days away from the home opener, i've decided to stop mooching this year and get my own tent on the boulevard. what's everybodys set up? what kind of generators do you recommend to run a tv and stereo?

Aug 29th can't get here quick enough....

I think Honda makes pretty good generators.

[Mexmustang]

I just saw three on sale at Home Depot off NW highway (Skillman).

[FWMustang]

This was our setup for a few years:

2 — 10x10 EZup tents
1 — Deep-cycle marine battery housed in a plastic case (lasted us hours, we never ran it down;fellow tailgater has family who used this tailgating @ LSU for years; it's quiet and clean!)
1 — DC-AC inverter
1 — Power strip (inverter only had two plugs)
1 — 27" TV (tried the satellite a few times & just couldn't get our's to work)
1 — Propane pop-up grill, with cooler
1 — Large cooler
2 — tables (one large and one small)

This was infinitely easy to do when we had two BLVD parking spot to load up two vehicles to transport all of this. Oh well, life goes on!

[couch 'em]

I'm going to be setting up a 500kW Kohler diesel.

[Insane_Pony_Posse]

i've decided to stop mooching this year and get
my own tent on the boulevard

i am assuming you already purchased a BLVD spot?
because they've all been sold out for months. although I
heard they may be selling "BLVD" spots in front of some of
the campus buildings along the "BLVD".

[BrianTinBigD]

We have a Honda Eu2000I. It handles about 17amps and holds a gallon of fuel. It runs around a $1000. They have a smaller model, the EU1000I and Yamaha makes something similar as well. Take a look at http://dallas.craigslist.org/tls/727007853.html to get an idea of what you will need and what a "used" one might run.

[ponyte]

Why all the generators? Should not we be considering solar panels and windmills to power our conveniences? And easy pop up tents? Why, they are covered in plastic derivative fabrics which never degrade. One should consider a cellulose based fabric tent ( and pray it doesn't rain). Tables are all most universally plastic which we have establish as bad. Consider a nice strong set of cardboard boxes as tables and organic fiber folding chairs.

Seriously it is great that you are getting the opportunity to have a place on the Vard. I suspect that whatever you decide, you will have a great time and be appreciated by us other moochers.

[couch 'em]

What do you guys do with your stuff when you go in to the game? Pack everything back up?

[abezontar]

Why all the generators? Should not we be considering solar panels and windmills to power our conveniences? And easy pop up tents? Why, they are covered in plastic derivative fabrics which never degrade. One should consider a cellulose based fabric tent ( and pray it doesn't rain). Tables are all most universally plastic which we have establish as bad. Consider a nice strong set of cardboard boxes as tables and organic fiber folding chairs.

Seriously it is great that you are getting the opportunity to have a place on the Vard. I suspect that whatever you decide, you will have a great time and be appreciated by us other moochers.

Wouldn't it just be easier to make sure I buy a lot of hemp based products?

[RednBlue11]

revenge must be had on the [deleted] who spray painted the tcu logo on one of the bbq's

[ad pony]

thanks for all the info....

we already bought our spot a few months ago we landed with one of the non blvd spots right in front of cockrell macintosh. The menu will be pretty simple this year with burgers and high life, we'll pull out the good stuff for homecoming and TCU though. and of course all ponyfans are welcome at our tent. we're a bunch of young alums class of '05

one question on the marine battery....how do you set that up? it sounds like a pretty good option but your dealing with advertising, business, and poly sci majors here...

[regis]

It all depends on how elaborate you want to make it. There are folks with silver candelabras and crystal chandeliers. The Pike alums (when they show up) bring a party tent, plasma tv's, a bar and a inflable helmet. But then there are people that have a chair and a cooler.

I would say most have at least one pop-up awning, some camping chairs, a cooler and a grill.

Whatever you decide to bring, I suggest the following:

1. Get there early. There's nothing like morning on the Boulevard, when it's peaceful and empty. You're paying a premium for the right to tailgate there, so get your money's worth. If you're lucky enough to be by the dorms, the "walks of shame" is always fun to watch. Plus, you don't want to be the guy who shows up an hour before the game expecting everyone to bend over backwards to accomodate your late arriving self.

2. Enjoy the day and relax. Sure it's hot, it's rainy, it's cold or the team sucks, but there's no better place to be on a game day. Sit back, crack open a cold one, pour it in your plastic cup and enjoy the atmosphere.

3. Go to the game. The Boulevard is a great party, but you're there to watch football. Pack up your stuff about a half hour before kickoff, pound a couple of beers and get into Ford by kickoff.

Have fun!

[FWMustang]

thanks for all the info....

one question on the marine battery....how do you set that up? it sounds like a pretty good option but your dealing with advertising, business, and poly sci majors here...

Much to A Ken Pye's dismay, I was a Communications major and managed to put it together. It was pretty simple. I'll try to get some some pictures posted in the next several days.