BajaNomad - Gas Powered Party Blender

Gas Powered Party Blender

Bruce R Leech - 6-29-2006 at 06:57 AM

this I think will interest a lot of Nomads.

Gas Powered Party Blender

Description Specifications
Grab the handlebars and open up the adjustable throttle for the best blender beverages on the block. Powerful 4-stroke, 23CC gas engine revs up a quart of blended icy drinks faster than you can say Easy Rider. Great conversation piece at all gatherings.
Only $249.99

http://wwwGas Powered Party Blender.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200325249_200325249?cm_ven=Housefile&cm_cat=FS2606&cm_pla=63006consumer&cm _ite=P2&cm_lm=brucerleech@msn.com

[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Bruce R Leech]

wornout - 6-29-2006 at 07:52 AM

This is the commercial version. For Years the Maxx Meyers Dund Buggy Group went to Pete's Camp every year for a weekend outing. I saw my first one of these there. It was home made using a weedwacker motor. The guy said the first one was tough because it didn't have a throttle, he just three everything in and had a buddy start it as he held the lid on. He used a drill chuck and adapted it to a blender top. It was a riot.

Bruce R Leech - 6-29-2006 at 08:13 AM

wornout this looks like a good unit and I am very surprised by the price. an electric chimerical blender of this size is almost 600 dollars. this unite right now at northern hydraulics is on special so you get Free shipping.

I just might get one of these thing for BBQs

bajabound2005 - 6-29-2006 at 08:44 AM

these use these at the Estero Beach Volleyball Tournament!

Some other alternatives.....

Hook - 6-29-2006 at 09:13 AM

........unless you are looking to this for SERIOUS mass production of beverages or it's obvious appeal at parties as a conversation piece.

I have seen hand cranked blenders that mount on any flat surface like a cutting board; basically a C-clamp type mount.

But I think many of us have gone the route of an inexpensive blender and an inverter, since the inverters have become so inexpensive. Pretty easy to find a 1500w inverter for around 70.00us and it allows you to run so many other things.

Personally, checking the oil and adding gasoline is NOT what I want to be doing prior to a cold one.

But, man, what a party producer that gas powered one would be........... :bounce:

[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Hook]

El Camote - 6-29-2006 at 09:20 AM

Hook's right. I bought the $25 400W Costco inverter, had a $20 375W max AC blender. Hook the inverter directly onto the camper aux. battery, start the motor and voil?, we're blending hood-a-ritas.

The gas powered model secures your postion as camper-who-has-everything though! :bounce:

Bruce R Leech - 6-29-2006 at 09:31 AM

those are good ideas but this one is a mans blender. more power rules. :lol:

Hook - 6-29-2006 at 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
those are good ideas but this one is a mans blender. more power rules. :lol:

Uh, Bruce.....real men don't drink blended drinks. :lol:

Bruce R Leech - 6-29-2006 at 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Hook

Quote:

Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
those are good ideas but this one is a mans blender. more power rules. :lol:

Uh, Bruce.....real men don't drink blended drinks. :lol:

no but they do make thick BBQ salsa. :lol:

Real Men

Al G - 6-29-2006 at 12:12 PM

Don't drink blender drinks? :dudette:

Well maybe not, but,but,but I do!
Just in case, here is a great recipe that came by way of one of those tornado machines at the NASCAR races.
Fill hopper 3/4 with crushed ice.
Add the following to a standard blender:
1-egg
1-banana
2 oz white rum
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup soda water
1-tea spoon vanilla
2- Table spoon sugar
The race name is Banana Cow.
Real men enjoy it too :dudette:

Banana Cow Al G
Forgot tell you to blend to very smooth icy slush!!!

[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Al G]

Bruce R Leech - 6-29-2006 at 12:20 PM

I think the smell and taste of a little gasoline and carbon monoxide add to the ambiance . :lol:

BajaNomad - 6-29-2006 at 01:15 PM

Not like some of the units I've seen in person, but much more inexpensive than those units were however:

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/otm900100.html

The "Daiquiri Whacker":
http://www.gasblender.com

And, I like this one.... how about your own INFLATABLE Pub for your party?:

http://www.airquee.co.uk/pub/

Banana Cow?

El Camote - 6-29-2006 at 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Al G
Don't drink blender drinks? :dudette:

Banana Cow Al G
Forgot tell you to blend to very smooth icy slush!!!

[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Al G]

Only 2 oz. rum for a whole blender load??? That's only a 20:1 ratio!

I say make it 6 oz. 151 rum, call it a Banana Bull and you'll have the young heifers following you out for a romp in the pasture!

Paulina - 6-29-2006 at 01:48 PM

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Only 2 oz. rum for a whole blender load??? That's only a 20:1 ratio!

I say make it 6 oz. 151 rum, call it a Banana Bull and you'll have the young heifers following you out for a romp in the pasture!

You naughty little sweet potato, you!! :biggrin:

leadmoto - 6-29-2006 at 02:18 PM

It's a combination blender and telephone. It's fully functional as a telephone or blender.

Neal Johns - 6-29-2006 at 03:02 PM

You guys must be new in Baja :biggrin:

Desert Bull gets the credit for passing drinks out to the Pre-Nomad group (Amigos de Baja) from his TailGator.

Debra - 6-29-2006 at 03:11 PM

Yeah Neal........I keep waiting for Camote or Bull or someone to post a photo of that monster! Them were the days! And the reason only "real men" have those things is because us 120# women don't have the arms to pull that chain to start the dang thing!

I'll stick with my $20 Costco inverter! The "TailGator" much more fun though!

Banana Bull is OK TOO!

Al G - 6-29-2006 at 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by El Camote

Quote:

Originally posted by Al G
Don't drink blender drinks? :dudette:

Banana Cow Al G
Forgot tell you to blend to very smooth icy slush!!!

[Edited on 6-29-2006 by Al G]

Only 2 oz. rum for a whole blender load??? That's only a 20:1 ratio!

I say make it 6 oz. 151 rum, call it a Banana Bull and you'll have the young heifers following you out for a romp in the pasture!

I forgot to say this is our breakfast. (6:00am) anymore rum and we couldn't walk up the damn steps to watch the races. :lol:

I think Banana BULL would work after we cook at our motorhomes or we might starve to or add more more eggs and bananas. May just try that. :lol:

Thanks fo the ideal El Camote

Little is right

Dave - 6-29-2006 at 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paulina
Only 2 oz. rum for a whole blender load??? That's only a 20:1 ratio!

I say make it 6 oz. 151 rum, call it a Banana Bull and you'll have the young heifers following you out for a romp in the pasture!

You naughty little sweet potato, you!! :biggrin:

And overcooked. After 6oz of 151 the 'heifers' will sue for non-performance.

tim40 - 6-30-2006 at 07:36 PM

We own one and it is a hit at every party we have in the middle of no place....

Al G - 6-30-2006 at 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BajaNomad
Not like some of the units I've seen in person, but much more inexpensive than those units were however:

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/otm900100.html

The "Daiquiri Whacker":
http://www.gasblender.com

And, I like this one.... how about your own INFLATABLE Pub for your party?:

http://www.airquee.co.uk/pub/

WOW cheap !
I guess another toy, but darn, where do I put it?

jeans - 7-2-2006 at 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by Neal Johns
You guys must be new in Baja :biggrin:

Desert Bull gets the credit for passing drinks out to the Pre-Nomad group (Amigos de Baja) from his TailGator.

Neal..It was 5 years ago last week when we had that BIG party at Ceilito Lindo....DK, Debra, M, Paulina, Fishunter, El Camote...and many more...

Here is a reprint of the write-up of the Margarita contest featuring Desert Bull's Tailgator.

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Now?.the event we had all been waiting for?.the Margarita Contest. Desert Bull offered the use of his gas-powered blender, the Tailgator. Let me tell you friends & neighbors?this was no ordinary blender. This was the MOTHER OF ALL BLENDERS. No wimpy batteries or 12v cords to deal with. It takes a He-man with a strong arm to pull the fly-cord, squeeze the accelerator, hold it down & let ?er rip. From across the campground they thought he was sawing up a cord of wood. (There was one stranger who recognized the sound for what it truly was?a PARTY and joined in)

There were 5 contestants: Desert Bull, Dah-VEED (David Eidell), the newcomer Rusty (It?s REAL easy to make new friends by having a margarita contest?), Amo Pescar & El Camote?.in that order.

Desert Bull went first?(it was his blender, remember). He produced a very nice frozen margarita?but it went down with a slight ?brain freeze? if taken too quickly. Then came newcomer, Rusty. I was REALLY impressed with the speed & presentation skills he exhibited in producing his entry. He was slicing open foil packets, ripping the tops off bottles & counting out glugs, (was that RUM??) and the final ingredient was a single (pickled?) pepper! I couldn?t help but take a whiff of it before that first tentative sip. HEY!!! Not BAD!! Fruity?spicy?very unique!

Dah-VEED prefers his margaritas a little sweeter, so his secret ingredient was a Mexican product similar to what we call Simple Syrup. Another good Margarita!!

I would have to admit that every entry was darn good and the judging was now getting a bit tough. At this point we were waiting for El Camote to finish making his ?secret mix?. We waited?and waited. He was in his tent and the shadows he was casting led to bawdy speculation of what his possible ?secret ingredient? could be.

So while we were waiting?.Amo Pescar decides to try his hand. Now this one was more to my personal liking. Very tart & tangy but still with a tequila bite?.and not too slushy. That was my vote for #1.

FINALLY, El Camote was ready. He rinsed out the blender so as to not contaminate his entry with Amo?s mixture. As did the others before him?he loaded up the blender and stepped back to let Desert Bull operate it. (I think you have to complete a safety certification course before you can handle it without supervision).

This margarita produced looks of puzzlement. What is that taste?cucumbers? (he was munching on one earlier). His was a fruity, mango-ey concoction (no cukes, though) that only added to our burden of picking a winner. (It was my second favorite)

I commend all the contestants in trusting us enough to risk public (cyber) scrutiny of your margarita-making talents. They were all great. I didn?t hear one person gag. With that in mind, picking the best one was a hard decision, and in making hard decisions sometimes you have to take other factors into consideration.

After a small discussion as to whether the entrants could vote (assuming for themselves), the votes were tallied and the winner was Desert Bull, maker of the delicious frozen margarita. I?m sure, however, that if he had not been chosen the winner he would have been a good sport and not taken his blender and gone home. But sometimes it pays to be on the safe side?.

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Neal Johns - 7-2-2006 at 04:44 PM

Good story! DB fixed me one without alcohol because I am shy and delicate.

I should have remembered the five year mark because I was 49 then. :rolleyes:

Remember when you got onto the tabletop to dance? :?:

jeans - 7-2-2006 at 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by Neal Johns

Remember when you got onto the tabletop to dance? :?:

I think you have me confused with another WIW.... :lol:

Desertbull - 7-15-2006 at 05:39 PM

That's a good find Jean's!

DAMN - Five years goes fast! I thought that was only a few weeks ago!

As Archie Bunker said, "Those were the days!"

FYI Nomad Nation----The TailGator is still running strong!

Imagine if that BLENDER could tell stories!

Holy El Camote!

The last time it was used was at Santa Maria with some new found friends that we met at Percebu---Stuck my Desert Tank Chase Truck in the deep sand on the beach after being dared to drive it across the water to Punta Penasco/Rocky Point. Went to sleep as the sun creeped up over the water and loaded my arse in my truck and drove to LA Bay with my camera. Stopped at Coco's and made him a virgin NealJohns and then headed to town...

Is Les around here anymore? Cal-Trans Les? Good dude...him and Mike from Idaho are OUT-OF-CONTROL! :lol:

Damn glad that sand was deep~otherwise I would have had to drive all the way around the end to come back and collect the bet...LOL

4baja - 7-18-2006 at 06:36 PM

the two finnest marg makers out there, tim and bedman. i dream of those cold and frosty drinks every nighttttttttttt. :bounce: