Dick's Gadget Warehouse - Cruizin' Coolers Is Still Trucking On!
May 12, 2012 1 Comment 
At the Hardware Show in 2006, six years ago, I saw my first Cruizin’ Cooler. What is it? Here’s a bit of what I wrote six years ago: A Cruizin Cooler is an ice chest you can ride on. It has a seat, steering handle and is available with either a gas or electric engine. The gas engine I saw was a 33cc 2 cycle engine with disc brakes It can hit 13 miles an hour, and no it’s NOT designed for any sort of road use. There are also 300 and 500-watt electric models. The Cruzin Cooler has up to a 10 mile range on electric models and 30 miles on the gas models. Since the engine cuts down the amount of stuff you can carry, they make trailers so you can assemble your own mini-cooler train. Cruzin Coolers wasn’t at this years (2012) National Hardware Show, but it turns out they are not ready for Dick’s Gadget Warehouse. The Cruzin Cooler website is still up and running. It seems they have new models, including a new 1,000-watt electric model. One thing hasn’t changed, however. If you click the “buy” button, here’s the first thing that comes up:
WARNING! READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Cruzin Coolers are motorized vehicles and as such are inherently dangerous. A driver or passenger may suffer serious injury or death while operating this vehicle. Extreme caution should be used while operating these units. All riders need to wear protective gear including an approved helmet. These units are designed for the operation with only one passenger not weighting more than 200 pounds and at least 18 years of age. These coolers are designed to be used on flat level paved surfaces only, grades may make the cooler run at excessive speeds downhill. Many of the coolers are of a three wheel design. This design is known to be less stable than a 4 wheel configuration and could cause the vehicle to become unstable and cause an accident. Again, extreme caution should be used while riding this vehicle.
Still want to buy one? Here you go: http://www.cruzincooler.com/
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Reader Comments (1)
On topic of weird things to put motor on, There is a company called Hossfly, they make motorized bar stools. Not like coolers, build bar stools powered by V8.