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YETI Jockey Box at Austin Homebrew Supply
Homebrewers are a different breed. They have passion equal to that of sports fans and hunters. That passion was very evident at Austin Homebrew Supply‘s recent parking lot party. Despite frigid temperatures and blasting wind, beer fanatics filled the parking lot and waited in long lines for local craft beer served from the YETI. 
A jockey box magically transforms beer warm enough to burn your tongue into a delicious, frosty beverage via coiled tubes submerged in ice water. We’ve featured the jockey box several times before on our blog. Our neighbors, Live Oak Brewery, surprised us with their own ones (filled with their amazing product, of course). Find detailed instructions to build your own jockey box here.
The jockey box wasn’t the only YETI product featured at the AHB parking lot party that day. A YETI Roadie giveaway was prominent on the flyer for the event. We were so happy to be part of the event that we even offered a second Roadie for the raffle. We also gave away one of our newest products at the YETI table, the Tarpon beverage entry tool.
It’s perfect for popping the top of a cold beer if you haven’t gotten around to making your own jockey box just yet. The entry tool features a twist-off wrench, church key and can tab opener, so no matter what your drinking, we’ve got you covered.
The Roadie giveaways were a huge hit. People stuck around for an extra two hours because they had to be present to win. They definitely took advantage of the ice cold beer served from the YETI jockey box, too. The winners were thrilled and couldn’t wait to test out their new cooler. Judging by the crowd, they’ll probably test how long it will keep beers cold.
Guest Post: Zach Collier
In this next installment of our Guest Posts, professional whitewater rafting guide Zach Collier shows us how just how much fun you can have on a river and how he uses YETI Coolers in his business. Zach is the owner/outfitter of Northwest Rafting Company and the Sundance Kayak School in Hood River, OR. He has been guiding raft trips for the past 15 years, leading trips throughout the Pacific Northwest and to such exotic destinations as Costa Rica, Honduras, Chile, Bhutan, Nepal and Siberia.
During the summers, you’ll find us hard at work in our office: the famous Wild and Scenic Rogue River in Southern Oregon. The Rogue was one of the original 8 rivers to be included in the “Wild and Scenic Rivers Act” of 1968. It is an American classic and a place that people travel from all over the country to raft. Our 4-day rafting trips and 6-day kayak schools journey through the Rogue’s scenic corridors throughout the summer.
Southern Oregon summers are hot, damned hot. Temperatures can easily exceed 100 degrees day after day, and it’s imperative that our food stays cold. If the Rogue is our office, our YETIs are our desks. They provide us with the food storage we need to serve the high-quality and fresh ingredients that our guests have come to expect. We have even been known to make riverside sushi now that we have our YETIs!
Our most famous rafting trips are the Brews with Views, which feature microbrewers, Sierra Nevada, Double Mountain and Deschutes Breweries, to join us for a trip downriver. For these trips we bring 5-6 pony kegs of beer for guests to sample each evening around camp. To ensure that each brew pours ice-cold, we created a jockey box out of one of our YETIs, which impresses the brewers and guests alike!
Our thanks to YETI Coolers for making such a top-notch product. Because we run expedition-style trips, we are always seeking the highest quality equipment, and YETI simply makes the best coolers out there.
To learn more about the amazing trips offered by Northwest Rafting Company and Sundance Kayak School, you can visit their websites or call (541) 450-9855.
Support in the South
The recent rash of tornadoes produced massive destruction in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and affected several other areas throughout the Southern and Eastern United States. This is the heart of YETI country, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the people whose lives were affected.
The people of those areas have responded with overwhelming efforts, donations and contributions. We have received numerous reports from YETI owners that their coolers have been instrumental in relief efforts, providing ice and fresh water to those people left without. We wanted to share some of these images with you, including a clip from NBC Nightly News.
Cullman, AL - Brad Smith's YETI Cooler aiding in relief efforts.
Another shot from Brad Smith. This entire block was bulldozed the following day.
This 100+ foot tree fell on Hunter Devazier's cooler.
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If you would like to help the relief efforts, please click the American Red Cross logo below to make a donation.
Will Work for Beer
Like you, we work hard all week helping customers, shipping orders, and growing the YETI brand. So when the weekend comes, we are just as excited to be able to use our YETI Coolers for a little R&R. A couple of weeks ago, the weekend started a little early at our new facility when our good friends (and neighbors!) from Live Oak Brewing Company showed up with some of their finest product.
Needless to say, The YETI Coolers team was very receptive to the amazing Live Oak Pilz and Big Bark Amber Lager they were passing out. And to make it even tastier, they had actually converted one of our Tundra 155 coolers into a killer jockey box. As you can see, they engineered it to actually hold two pony kegs plus the CO2 tank and all the hardware.
If you are going to be in Austin one weekend, we highly recommend checking out our friends at Live Oak Brewing Company and even taking a tour of the brewery (most Saturdays at noon, more info here).
To learn how to make your own jockey box, check out our previous blog post with detailed instructions.
New Digs
After several great years out in Driftwood, TX, we recently moved YETI Coolers Headquarters to a new facility in East Austin. While we will certainly miss being regulars at The Salt Lick and The Nutty Brown Cafe, we are very excited about all the great things that our new neighborhood has to offer. But with places like La Playa, Arkie’s Grill, and Cisco’s in the neighborhood, we are not going to starve.
Fixing it up, getting settled, moving inventory…needless to say we have been busy. We definitely have to give credit to Tim and the rest of our warehouse team who made the transition smooth and continued shipping out orders seamlessly, even when working from two locations. As you can see, we tapped into our own talent pool and got Micah and Blue to paint our sign on the front of the building.
A big part of our old offices were all the stickers that adorned the walls, doors and cubes. It was a tradition that started early on at YETI Coolers, and helped us show some love to the brands, restaurants, bars, organizations and other things that were dear to us. Here is a shot of the door to the old “burn room” where we apply Custom Logos to coolers:
We need your help!
Now that we are moved into our new offices, we want to continue the sticker tradition on all these freshly painted walls. We want your stickers to help decorate! So, here’s the deal: you mail us some of your stickers, we will put them up in our offices, post a picture on our Facebook page, and send you stickers in return. Free stickers and free publicity…Awesome deal for everybody, right? All you have to do is mail us your stickers and contact info to:
YETI Coolers
c/o Sticker Swap
PO Box 163686
Austin, TX 78716-3686
We look forward to seeing what arrives!
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