nice would be better if you could squeeze a 12 pack of pabst in there

 

X2:beer3:

 

Actually, it holds 6 bottles or 12 cans (stacked).

 

Looks good I am going to make one myself, but I may try a diff approch.

 

Post pix, I'd like to see other solutions.

 

I'd make sure to put some foam at the bottom of each tube to keep the bottles from breaking when they bounce around....

Ah..the lengths some will go for a cold beer :yr1:

 

The spray insulation made its way into the bottom of the tubes adding the needed padding.

 

That is bad assed!!!!HEHE..i really like that!!Would be a good concealment method when your on a trail where your not supposed to be having those Sam Adams to begin with!

 

Cool idea, but doesn't look to hold much ice......

 

Did you put insulation in the top (lid) as well?

 

I filled in the handle plus a couple of inches.

 

How about instead of insulation you seal the bottom of the pvc and fill the area around the pvc with water and freeze it... That would get it really cool!!! Of course insulation the top

 

Keep in mind that I wanted this cooler to appear to be a gas can as much as possible incase if I run into the Long-arm of the Law. If you fill it with water and then freeze it that would cause too much condensation. Gas cans shouldn’t have beads of water running down them.

 

how about using a cooler, and just cutting the bottom out of the gas can, and sliding it over the cooler. Im sure it would keep the beverages alot colder, and still be hidden without condensation.

 

That's too easy,,, what fun is that.

Besides I like having the PVC tubes, they keep the glass bottles from bouncing off each other.

 

I'd make sure to have some sort of strap or latch keeping the bottom and top connected. Nothing's worse then having a buddy grab the handle, pull your gascan-cooler out of the bed of the Rzr, and watching in horror as the bottom falls out and all your precious Sam Adam's hit the ground and shatter >_<;;

 

that is an amazing idea!!

 

Pretty funny. Not a bad idea BUT here in AZ that cooler would last 10 mins in the heat and you must think us "popo's" are stupid LOL....like we wouldnt notice a gas can cut in half, in the photos it looked pretty obvious to me. Why not just build something under the hood or get a lock and ride box for the bed and fill it with ice and your sam adams? I assume your the passenger in this RZR though right?

 

Pretty funny. Not a bad idea BUT here in AZ that cooler would last 10 mins in the heat and you must think us "popo's" are stupid LOL....like we wouldnt notice a gas can cut in half, in the photos it looked pretty obvious to me. Why not just build something under the hood or get a lock and ride box for the bed and fill it with ice and your sam adams?

I do have a Lock and Ride box. I keep tools, back up clothing and other supplies in it. I did try using it an ice box once but the bottles smashed as the ice started to melt.

When the Cooler/Gas Can is strapped down in the Lock and Ride can holder the seam is hidden pretty good. Plus it usually has so much mud on it that no one has ever notices until I reach for a refreshment.

 

Drinking and riding. Great make the sport even more dangerous:doh:

 

Yup. I can tell ya about some crazy stories of people who crashed their quads and SxS's from drinking and riding. Just a few weeks ago we had a guy go off a cliff on a quad and didnt make it. Seen many people being air lifted to the hospital from drinking and riding. :ride: this guy here looks a lil tipsy too!

 

Yup. You already need a quick reaction time when riding. Who knows when another person comes flying around the corner. But hey..not my life or rzr.

 

I dont care what anyone says.. This is a really cool idea. Extremely innovative, imaginative, and easy to build. You knew what you wanted, you came up with the idea, and you created a masterpiece. KUDOS man KUDOS.

 

Early this week I asked what people were using for coolers.

My preferred drink is Sam Adams which only comes in bottles. Thus, the cooler has to be a little taller then the standard folding cooler and needs to offer extra padding. Something with sleeves/pockets inside to keep the glass from bouncing off each other would be ideal. I didn’t want to be so bold as to strap down a cooler to the bed because Forest Rangers have been know to patrol the area were we ride.

After browsing different sites I came across a page with gas cans and coolers on it. Then it hit me. A cooler that looks like a gas can.

Using 2 gas cans (5 Gallon), 3 inch PVC, and spray insulation, this is what I came up with.

I cut the cans in half. Using the bottom of one as base and the top of the other can as the lid. I then cut 9 inch sections of PVC, taped them together and placed them in the base. Next step was filling the empty spaces around the tubes.

I dont care what anyone says.. This is a really cool idea. Extremely innovative, imaginative, and easy to build. You knew what you wanted, you came up with the idea, and you created a masterpiece. KUDOS man KUDOS.

Thanks for the love.

 

I dont understand why not a cooler tho. around here if fish and game stops you unless your drunk or reek of beer they dont look in your cooler.

And actually i dont think without probable cause they even have the right to look in the cooler. am i wrong?

I put a cooler in the back fill it with beer and water and go....nothing illegal about having beer in a cooler on your atv..or utv.

 

I'm not comfortable riding with a cooler I think it draws attention.

I have enough friends who are cops to know that whatever you think you have for rights doesn’t really matter. The cops can and will always find away around said rights.

 

we had the blm rangers going through camps at night going throug coolers and anything else wile people were sleeping for no reason now thats just wrong

 

I like the innovation, but I don't agree with drinking and driving with any vehicle. Although, I'm not too worried about the guy casually drinking 6 Sam Adams, its the idiots in campsite downing a case of Natty-lite and hoping on their quad/SxS/bike thinking they are Travis Pastrana that I'm more worried about. It only takes one to ruin it for everyone and close a place down.

BTW, good luck to the guy that drinks a case of Sam Adams, he is going to have more problems on his hands like crapping his pants and the headache that will come later. I know...

 

I am not sure of the laws in your area but here in AZ you need probable cause to search...but there is a lot of reasons that would give us PC for search. If we smell alcohol that would be number 1. Personally I could give a rats as* if someone has alcohol as long as they are not drunk and driving. There is also an issue with a lot of places not allowing glass so that would be another rason the rangers would take your stash. I have to agree with the glass thing...If I ever get a flat from someones bottle I would be pissed.
Then someone made a comment above about drinking and driving not effecting anyone.... WOW, really? As soon as that drunk runs your child over lets hear you give that same response. And when drunks go off cliffs then it not only effects the rider and his friends/fam but then it also effects myself and my friends/fam because I am one of the guys who is climbing down these hills to come rescue your a*s and if something happens to me then it just effected me.
Again I could personally careless about someone who has beer in their cooler as long as they are being responsible. Now if you get drunk and drive I will be sure to cite that person for everything I can. Ok enough of my rant =)

 

For the record,,, when I go out on public trails I bring a six pack with me. In a typical 4 to 5 hour ride I’ll drink 4 beers and usually give 2 away. The empties always leave with me. I also ride with a roll of trash bags so that I can clean up trail trash.

 

I always told um when they bitched about the cuffs. " You can beat this rap, but you cain't beat this ride." Sure was fun seeing the look on thier faces when they decided they were not perry mason.

You think you have rights or the cops need PC to bust your ass? You need to stop watchin so much TV . You aint got *hit for rights until the judge says you got them. By then you won't need rights cause you wasted all your belongings and house and car on a good lawyer to protect your rights. All you have is a probation officer and monthly support checks to the state. Every thing you do is illegal until the state grants you the right to break the law.
ie Drive down the street in a car. ILLEGAL

Drive down the street in a car with a piece of paper from the state that says you can drive. -------------legal now The only difference is permission from the state. Ha put that in your pipe

 

Dont give an officer a reason to stop and question you and then maybe you wont feel like your being harrassed or that you have no rights. I rarely hear law abiding citizens complain about their rights. If people were so worried about their rights then why did everyone vote for Obama? ha ha.

 

You make a very valid point my friend, especially about Obama.

 

They last thing you want to do is give me a reason to stop you. You must be incredibly stupid to think that some one in todays post 911 world/ post Rodney King world is going to cut you some slak. The only ones who get cut some slack for something as viscious and cowardly as riding in the wilderness with a cooler, are the brothers of the shield. They will be escorted or taken home to sleep it off: but the rest of you will see the county jail and make new friends.

Does that seem out of order. The only place I saw a peace officer actually do his duty was leaving the range at Quantico. VA . My boss at the time was Chief of Det and I told him to slow down in VA, don't drive with your badge. He got a nice fat ticket when he whipped out the shield to the state trooper. Most of the time , (in my opinon)(in 3 states) the brotherhood will take care of itself and the public be damned.

So you guys with the cooler in your possession, beware. OH I forgot! The other way to avoid closer inspection by the law is if you are illegally in this country and have multiple felony warrants. That will get you a pass by most democratic leaning agencies.

 

Off the top of my head I know about 3 dozen cops some of them are my friends, some are just guys I know through my friends. Some of the guys I know think they are the law and some enforce it. Either way I think it’s best not to give them a reason to pull you over. And I think driving a around with a cooler draws attention,,, why is that so hard to understand?

 

Thats like saying driving around with out a helmet draws your attention. Its not hard for me to understand..im just trying to see your reasoning here but its clear as mud.

Next time dont bother cutting open the gas can, just pour your beer down in it. I bet that will slide by the cops........

 

What ever buddy...