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I am thinking of building a shot luge for the Alpine show. Looking for input on how others have done this in the past. Like how did you freeze the block or did you buy it. How did you carve it. How did you transport it without it melting.

Thanks for the help

I assume that a "shot luge" is the same as a "shot block". I've been able to order them from a local icehouse no problem, but this was in a college town where I'm sure demand was much higher. Basically they are carved with a large "S" shape, making sure that the recepient end is straight since it will melt back a bit from the alcohol and the people. Also keep the track away from the sides since the track will widen. The big thing is building the stand. It should be angled, low end about face height. This means you will need something to stand on in the back (dress appropriate, you will stand out). Makes me wish I could make the alpine show. Enjoy!

rkoener wrote:I am thinking of building a shot luge for the Alpine show. Looking for input on how others have done this in the past. Like how did you freeze the block or did you buy it. How did you carve it. How did you transport it without it melting.

Thanks for the help

you can carve them, but you need the necessary materials...tools and stuff. i know there's places you can buy them, like said above check the local ice supply stores. last time i got one they were'nt cheap. upwards of 150$. i wish i could see the show/see the tailgate. good luck

You can make them. The one I saw was a block of ice. They used a routher to cut the curves. it was about 3 inches thick. That was about 8,9 years ago. people were yelling "shots for shots" They had 2 half gallons of tequlia. I'll se ya there! I'll bring a 1/2 gallon for ya.

blowinupinmissoula wrote:

rkoener wrote:I am thinking of building a shot luge for the Alpine show. Looking for input on how others have done this in the past. Like how did you freeze the block or did you buy it. How did you carve it. How did you transport it without it melting.

Thanks for the help

you can carve them, but you need the necessary materials...tools and stuff. i know there's places you can buy them, like said above check the local ice supply stores. last time i got one they were'nt cheap. upwards of 150$. i wish i could see the show/see the tailgate. good luck

get a big ass chunk of ice and then boil some water. carve out the rough path and then slowly let the hot water down. It will form a groove. Just don't pour too much. This is the lazy, poor mans way of doing it.

Propane torch?

we make our own get a large tupperware container as big as you can get that will fit in your freezer takes two days to freeze solid use a router to cut a track we do 2, straight and curved it will last 3 hours, keep it out of the sun the cover helps keep it cold during transport

I usually picked one up at a local ice cnter-first guy arrivingafter 12 had to pick it up-think it was about $120 (for frozen water)-we made the stand just like an A frame ladder

$120 for frozen water? I used to make my oun, but I lost the recipe for ice. So now I have to buy it. Ice that is.

I had the same problem with Kool Aid I couldn't figure out how to get a gallon of water in that little pouch.

Anyway good thread! I'm looking at "enhancing" our tailgate.

moeron wrote:You can make them. The one I saw was a block of ice. They used a routher to cut the curves. it was about 3 inches thick. That was about 8,9 years ago. people were yelling "shots for shots" They had 2 half gallons of tequlia. I'll se ya there! I'll bring a 1/2 gallon for ya.

Ya think???

I was hoping for some more specific answers like; What you used as a mold to freeze the water, how you transported it without it melting and how you carved it.

A dish that would fit into a larger cooler. I am thinking a tupperware type cake pan. I would make a few of them and stack them in a cooler. A large block of ice will last longer overall but be tougher to transport.

Unless these blocks of ice people are buying for a gatrillion dollars would fit into a meager $1.50 styrofoam cooler.

rkoener wrote:I was hoping for some more specific answers like; What you used as a mold to freeze the water, how you transported it without it melting and how you carved it.

I can't imagine that anything Tupperware makes could be big enough. Lowe's, Home Depot , a polyethylene tray of some kind, like to mix mortar in, or a garden pond. I'd bet that a 3-4" x 24" x 36" block of ice would travel very well in a good cooler.

Seems like someone told me once that they sprayed Pam on a piece of rubber hose and laid it in the bottom of their pan before they froze the block and it gave them a leg up on carving the chute.

Think about making two chutes ... dueling shots!

NanaBabe wrote:

rkoener wrote:I was hoping for some more specific answers like; What you used as a mold to freeze the water, how you transported it without it melting and how you carved it.

I can't imagine that anything Tupperware makes could be big enough. Lowe's, Home Depot , a polyethylene tray of some kind, like to mix mortar in, or a garden pond. I'd bet that a 3-4" x 24" x 36" block of ice would travel very well in a good cooler.

Seems like someone told me once that they sprayed Pam on a piece of rubber hose and laid it in the bottom of their pan before they froze the block and it gave them a leg up on carving the chute.

Think about making two chutes ... dueling shots!

oooh I see what you're saying... like a window box? those have grooves in the bottom already. If you know someone who has a commercial-sized freezer (got any friends who own a restaraunt?) then you'd be in business!

this thread made my day....kool aid in the pouch was classic!!!!

NanaBabe wrote:

rkoener wrote:I was hoping for some more specific answers like; What you used as a mold to freeze the water, how you transported it without it melting and how you carved it.

I can't imagine that anything Tupperware makes could be big enough. Lowe's, Home Depot , a polyethylene tray of some kind, like to mix mortar in, or a garden pond. I'd bet that a 3-4" x 24" x 36" block of ice would travel very well in a good cooler.

Seems like someone told me once that they sprayed Pam on a piece of rubber hose and laid it in the bottom of their pan before they froze the block and it gave them a leg up on carving the chute.

Think about making two chutes ... dueling shots!

they do make one big enough it is 8 inches high and 16 in by 28 in it is cheap to make, two days to freeze, lasts 3-4 hours keep it in the container till you get there we used to buy the blocks, but the price went to 50 bucks, and those blocks tended to develop alot of holes. pm me and i can give you more details

Use a garden hose? Man! Smart. Booze and power tools don't mix. This way the mold is ready to go as soon as You get there. Why didn't I think of that?

bixxx wrote:

NanaBabe wrote:

rkoener wrote:I was hoping for some more specific answers like; What you used as a mold to freeze the water, how you transported it without it melting and how you carved it.

I can't imagine that anything Tupperware makes could be big enough. Lowe's, Home Depot , a polyethylene tray of some kind, like to mix mortar in, or a garden pond. I'd bet that a 3-4" x 24" x 36" block of ice would travel very well in a good cooler.

Seems like someone told me once that they sprayed Pam on a piece of rubber hose and laid it in the bottom of their pan before they froze the block and it gave them a leg up on carving the chute.

Think about making two chutes ... dueling shots!

they do make one big enough it is 8 inches high and 16 in by 28 in it is cheap to make, two days to freeze, lasts 3-4 hours keep it in the container till you get there we used to buy the blocks, but the price went to 50 bucks, and those blocks tended to develop alot of holes. pm me and i can give you more details

Lowe's has a 2'x3' pan called a Super Tub for 10 bucks

moeron wrote:Use a garden hose? Man! Smart. Booze and power tools don't mix. This way the mold is ready to go as soon as You get there. Why didn't I think of that?

Let me guess ... you are male? (ducking and covering)