Crutchfield Announces the Ultimate Tailgating Products

September 6, 2006 — As football season starts, thousands of fans pack stadium parking lots throughout the nation. Though fans may differ in their level of commitment to their team, most share a common respect for the longstanding ritual of "tailgating," and Crutchfield offers all the necessary tools to create the ultimate tailgating experience - everything from the preparation of meals to a full multimedia experience.

Crutchfield, the nation’s first integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, helps fans create the "Ultimate Tailgating Experience” with a wide selection of satellite radios, televisions, digital cameras, GPS devices, stereos, speakers and more - everything needed to be the envy of the stadium lot. And Crutchfield now offers a tailgater something more exciting than a new first-round draft pick: the ability to barbeque on site without hassle.

Crutchfield is pleased to announce that it is now an authorized distributor of the Freedom Grill™, "The Official Grill of Tailgating™. Freedom Grill is a fully-functioning, propane-fueled, portable grilling system that attaches to a standard trailer hitch receiver, common on many SUVs, trucks, and cars. Every tailgater knows that storage space is at a premium, and the Freedom Grill completely eliminates all of the inconvenience, mess and clutter normally associated with storing and carrying a portable grill.

The Freedom Grill attaches right to the back of a car, truck or van for the drive to the stadium, swings out for cooking at the game, and then stows away for the return home. The Freedom Grill comes in two models, the FG-50 (offering a single burner and a 352-square inch cooking area) and the FG-100 (offering dual burners and a 517-square inch cooking area). Each model is quality constructed with stainless steel burners, state-of-the-art electronic ignition systems, temperature gauges, and condiment trays. Once mounted, the grill swings away from the vehicle during use so the cargo area can be easily accessed. Both models can also be adapted for backyard use once football season is over.

"For a lot of people, the tailgating experience is as important, if not more important, than the game itself, and we're excited to make the Freedom Grill available to Crutchfield's customers,” Alan Meudt, national sales manager for Freedom Grill. “Crutchfield is clearly a fantastic one-stop-shop for everything a tailgater could possibly need. Customers buying a Freedom Grill from Crutchfield not only get the benefit of a great, convenient product, but the benefit of knowing that they are buying from knowledgeable, trained sales advisors who fully support every product they sell.”

"We're always looking to add useful, practical, quality tools to our inventory,” said Tom Bancroft, senior mobile electronics buyer at Crutchfield. “We continually talk to our customers and search the market for new products. The Freedom Grill is a great solution, and we're pleased to add it to our ‘ultimate tailgating’ arsenal."

The Freedom Grill is just one of several great products currently available to tailgaters at Crutchfield.com. Other popular tailgating products include portable power inverters for powering small appliances, small flat-screen TVs and satellite radios for catching all the pre- and post-game coverage, powered speakers, binoculars, and digital cameras.

SOURCE Crutchfield Corporation