TAILGATING 301 - Items You Might Not Think You Need, But You'll Need

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Bungee Cords – These things are awesome. Bungee Cords can be used for anything:

• Hanging signs, banners, flags etc.
• Hanging paper towel rolls
• Strapping down all your crap in your truck so it doesn't fly away
• Securing one thing, to another thing!

Clips / Hand-clamps – You are not just tailgating because you like to get drunk. You also have a lot of spirit for your team! Clips such as the one pictured here are great for holding up signs, flags, banners, etc. If you have a canopy (GET ONE!), you can clip your flags, banners, etc right to the poles of your canopy for some extra decor.

Zip-ties – Again, this is a great item for tying things down so they don't blow away, securing a flagpole to your canopy, so you can fly your colors proudly.

Lawn Disposal Bags – If you throw a big tailgate party, and you forget trash bags, you're a real n00b. Most people with an IQ over 50 realize that parties generate trash, and you need a receptacle to hold said trash, so at the end of the day you can haul away said trash. But if you're a real savvy tailgater, you won't use your typical plastic trash bags. Sure, you can tie those up to a tree, but instead....be a genius, get these. They are free standing, they hold WAY more than a plastic trash bag, and they are strong. Even when they get wet because some morons threw away half-full beers, they will not tear. Embrace the lawn disposal bags.

Rubbermaid Containers / Roughnecks – Being organized is awesome. Remember this – at the end of every tailgate party, you will be tired. Possibly intoxicated. When the dreaded time comes to tear down everything, you don't want to throw it all into your truck in a huge pile. Because next week, when you're planning your next tailgate, you're not going to know where any of your shit is! That's frustrating!

To avoid this highly annoying problem, use these (photo). Label them! (Food prep, banners, hardware, etc). Even your super-great guests who stay to the end to help tear down will be able to figure out where everything goes, and you'll be totally organized and ready for next weekend's tailgate debauchery!

Rope Lights - Want an easy way to light up your "after dark" tailgate party? Use these suckers. They plug in, so you need power (See TAILGATING 401), but they don't pull too much juice, and they are great. Take the rope lights, weave them around the inside of your canopy, and you're lit up (in more ways than one!).

Other Items – Hand sanitizer / Clorox wipes....stay clean, and germ free! The only way your guests should get sick, is from drinking too much!!

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