Brats, Beer, and Satellite TV...it's the High-tech Tailgating Blog

Part of the fun of tailgating is sharing the experience with old friends, new friends, and friends you just haven't had a chance to meet yet. Even if you can't make it out to the game or tailgating festivities near you, "Brats, Beer, and Satellite TV" will help bring some of the fun of tailgating to you. Join Joe Cahn, the Commissioner of Tailgating, and other tailgaters around the country as they share their travels and their tailgating experiences every week.

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It's that time again!
Football season is upon us again and with it comes fall tailgating. Satellite TV is still drawing raves as that little something extra that puts a hardcore tailgating setup over the top and into the end zone!

The Commish is still on the road as well and like us, is keeping his eyes open for TracVisions and awesome tailgating setups. Just last week he sent us two new photos of an SUV with a nice portable LCD and a sleek TracVision A7 on the roof so that the fan could catch all the fun on DIRECTV.

So fire up the grill, paint your faces, and have some fun before the game ever begins!

Don't want to have a big flat screen TV in your tailgate? No worries! Just plunk that LCD TV right on the table and plug it in to power and a TracVision!
10/22/2008 6:19:00 PM
Tailgating among the T-storms
The High-tech Tailgating Tour's arrival in the Midwest coincided perfectly with the first fall rainstorms and cold weather. But, like any good die-hard tailgater, Tour organizers didn't let a little thing like the weather deter them from spreading the parking lot love. In Cleveland (ranked 22 out of 32 U.S. cities evaluated in the "America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index"), the Tour brightened the spirits of dejected Indian fans at ABC 5 (at least slightly) by demonstrating the in-car TV possibilities at Cleveland Browns Stadium in a live segment during the noon newscast. Then it was on to Cincinnati (Tailgating Index rank #5) where the skies really opened up but not before an ultimate Bengals tailgating segment on ABC 9. In Indianapolis (Tailgating Index rank #16), blurry-eyed Tour organizers showed the TracVision A7 to FOX 59 viewers during an early-morning segment, and later to the Indianapolis Star.

If it's Thursday before sunrise, it must be Indianapolis

Of course, no swing through Middle America is complete without a stop in Chicago, arguably America's best sports town. While the City of Broad Shoulders continually rates high on fan enthusiasm, it didn't fare as well in the Tailgating Index, finishing 27th out of 32 cities rated for "tailgating friendliness." The reason? According to Joe Cahn, one of the professional tailgaters that helped evaluate each NFL market and Los Angeles, a short supply of tailgating parking spots at New Soldier Field and a preference for season ticketholders is the culprit. Regardless, High-tech Tailgating Tour organizers were able to show the wonders of the TracVision A7 mobile satellite TV system to well-known NBC 5 tech correspondents Art Norman and Charlie Wojciechowski for a detailed segment to air in the next week. Other Windy City stops included "Good Day Chicago" on FOX 32 and the Chicago Tribune.

OK, it's not New York's Rockefeller Center but Bears fans like it more
10/28/2007 2:36:00 PM
Tailgating Index - The Best Tailgating Stadiums

 

Are you a high-tech tailgater?

Do the folks in the parking spaces next to you suffer from TV envy? Are you and your big-screen TV the center of attention in Section J, Rows 22-24 of the parking lot? Is your grill a source of wonder? Then you might be a high-tech tailgater and we want to get to know you. Drop us a line, send us some digital photos, and tell us why you deserve to be highlighted here!