Hasta La Gadget!

Do you want an easy way to keep your beer or wine cold, but don’t want to use the necessities that modern civilization has provided for you, like a refrigerator or ice? Well, you could always mount a growler to the roof of your car in the winter and… Too silly of an idea? I agree, but the fact is, this very concept actually exists.

It’s called Blitzen. Get it? Except instead of a reindeer braving the cold to help Santa deliver his presents to all of the good boys and girls, this Blitzen will hold a bottle of wine or a growler of beer and attaches to your vehicle’s roof with 100-pound magnets to deliver sober boys and girls a cold drink when they hit their destination.

Your bottle stays secure with a ratchet-style fastener. I find it interesting that there’s no lock on it. So basically, every time you stop, your beer or wine is in serious danger of someone swiping it and making a run for it. Oh well. If they are daring enough and get away with it, I say they earned it.

I’m gonna get something with a spacious roof and a set of 9 of these and call myself Santa. “On Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. You too Rudolph! *burp* Onward to partytown!”

[via Geekologie via Cool Material]

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