xaugievike
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Evening all - thought I'd share a project I've been working on.
I"ve been after a kegerator I could take camping (mostly for race weekend duty). I wanted it to be "off the grid" b/c some of the places it will get used won't allow me to have something that requires electricity 24/7. I spent a lot of time searching here and the closest thing I saw to what I wanted was Biermuncher's trash can setup (still the gold standard of "standalone" setups, in my opinion). But, I also wanted it to be easier to stow, probably up in some rafters, when not in use. So I came up with this.
I bought two basic plastic storage containers that would give me enough height for my corny's. From there I cut some rigid foam insulation to fit. I filled any gaps and recesses with spray foam:
For now, I'm adding plastic to contain the ice/melt water. Not sure I want water standing/soaking into the foam. I need to find a membrane of some sort that i can adhere to the inside of this and not have to use plastic all the time. I'm thinking maybe grace vycor soft flashing, but need to read up on that a bit more. Anyway, there's room for two kegs. Here's my test run of one:
Then the other, also insulated container flips over and sits on top. I made the tower so the taps are at a more comfortable pour height.
a closer view of the tower:
the CO2 manifold mounted out back:
and the payoff!
I"ve been after a kegerator I could take camping (mostly for race weekend duty). I wanted it to be "off the grid" b/c some of the places it will get used won't allow me to have something that requires electricity 24/7. I spent a lot of time searching here and the closest thing I saw to what I wanted was Biermuncher's trash can setup (still the gold standard of "standalone" setups, in my opinion). But, I also wanted it to be easier to stow, probably up in some rafters, when not in use. So I came up with this.
I bought two basic plastic storage containers that would give me enough height for my corny's. From there I cut some rigid foam insulation to fit. I filled any gaps and recesses with spray foam:
For now, I'm adding plastic to contain the ice/melt water. Not sure I want water standing/soaking into the foam. I need to find a membrane of some sort that i can adhere to the inside of this and not have to use plastic all the time. I'm thinking maybe grace vycor soft flashing, but need to read up on that a bit more. Anyway, there's room for two kegs. Here's my test run of one:
Then the other, also insulated container flips over and sits on top. I made the tower so the taps are at a more comfortable pour height.
a closer view of the tower:
the CO2 manifold mounted out back:
and the payoff!
