shortyjacobs
Well-Known Member
So I wanted to make a mobile kegorator, but had limited funds and one careful stipulation: I had to be able to transport the kegerator while either full or empty. See, me and my friends go camping, and I wanted to be able to drink beer at the campground, then transport the kegerator to the lake to continue to drink. I don't have a pickup, so vertical clearance was going to be an issue. Here was my solution:
First, I got a free chest freezer off of Craigslist. It didn't work. I didn't care. I wanted one that stood tall and skinny, but I got one shaped like a coffin instead:
I flipped it on it's side, thusly, to more accomodate items of a keg-like nature:
Then, I hacked off the entire bottom, (which housed the compressor). This freezer didn't have a compressor hump, the whole compressor was housed in a "false bottom" under the chest freezer part. This made it very easy to remove. The freezer was too (tall originally) deep...it could hold FOUR kegs sitting on it's side. So, the sawzall got a workout, and I made it less deep by removing the lid, then hacking off about 10" of chest. I also cut the (side) new top off to make a new lid. The red lines show where I cut, blue lines are the bits I threw away:
The lid was filled with fiberglass insulation. I ripped this out, replaced with pink styrofoam, and glued what was the lid back onto the chest. I used a lot of spray foam (Great Stuff), and then some metal strapping and sheet metal screws to hold it on.
What was the side, and what was now my lid, was reattached using the same hinges that were originally on it. I used some big thick black tape to seal up the thing, and installed my taps, (you can see the metal strapping and sheet metal screws here too)
Baby got back, (you are looking at what used to be the bottom of the chest freezer). The side opening lid makes it really easy to load in kegs.:
The inside, (note the prolific use of caulking):
For gas, I didn't want to buy another reg...but these quick disconnect air compressor fittings allow me to use my current reg. I just shut off the gas to the kegs, then remove the reg:
The two kegs, CO2, and reg fit nicely:
I bought some 2" square steel tube, 1" angle iron, and a case of Miller Genuine Draft. I traded the beer to my neighbor to weld me this, (he ONLY drinks MGD):
First, I got a free chest freezer off of Craigslist. It didn't work. I didn't care. I wanted one that stood tall and skinny, but I got one shaped like a coffin instead:
I flipped it on it's side, thusly, to more accomodate items of a keg-like nature:
Then, I hacked off the entire bottom, (which housed the compressor). This freezer didn't have a compressor hump, the whole compressor was housed in a "false bottom" under the chest freezer part. This made it very easy to remove. The freezer was too (tall originally) deep...it could hold FOUR kegs sitting on it's side. So, the sawzall got a workout, and I made it less deep by removing the lid, then hacking off about 10" of chest. I also cut the (side) new top off to make a new lid. The red lines show where I cut, blue lines are the bits I threw away:
The lid was filled with fiberglass insulation. I ripped this out, replaced with pink styrofoam, and glued what was the lid back onto the chest. I used a lot of spray foam (Great Stuff), and then some metal strapping and sheet metal screws to hold it on.
What was the side, and what was now my lid, was reattached using the same hinges that were originally on it. I used some big thick black tape to seal up the thing, and installed my taps, (you can see the metal strapping and sheet metal screws here too)
Baby got back, (you are looking at what used to be the bottom of the chest freezer). The side opening lid makes it really easy to load in kegs.:
The inside, (note the prolific use of caulking):
For gas, I didn't want to buy another reg...but these quick disconnect air compressor fittings allow me to use my current reg. I just shut off the gas to the kegs, then remove the reg:
The two kegs, CO2, and reg fit nicely:
I bought some 2" square steel tube, 1" angle iron, and a case of Miller Genuine Draft. I traded the beer to my neighbor to weld me this, (he ONLY drinks MGD):