Originally posted by Thomsonjacket:
This will be the first year I try my hand at tailgating with the family so any advise from ya'll will be greatfully appreciated
<font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana, Sans-Serif">TJ: Plan your tailgate. Also if you don't know where you're tailgating yet (no parking pass), I would suggest making a trip down to GT to find your spot before the first home game. If you bought a parking pass - I wouldn't worry.
I write-up a list of the food and drinks we are going to have for each game and what I need to buy and make. Make list of all other things you need to bring - grill, chairs, tables, tv, radios, camera, can opener, shakers, rain gear if needed ... you name it. After you get all things together - do a check off to make sure you didn't forget something. Believe me, it helps and pays off. If you have young children - make a list just for them, kids want certain things to play with if you are going early and be there all day.
Make sure you have room for everything with everybody who will be with you - don't laugh, after putting everything together sometimes there's not enough room for everything and everyone - we've done that a couple of times.
Get there early enough to set-up and enjoy yourself! Give everyone in your party a responsiblity - that works for us and really works well! In the end, it all works out and so much fun.
