Logistically this might suck.... Buuuuuuut.

Or you can do what Wildman does for us at Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro: Use liquid nitrogen to freeze anything. That stuff will freeze Blue Sapphire Gin solid in a few seconds flat. Slushies, no matter how strong, would be child's play.*Kat* wrote: And then you'll have to keep it frozen on the playa until you are ready to make the smoothies, just plain ice won't do.
So we are putting our heads together at my work to figure this out, it has officially become a challenge(and I never back down from a good challenge). Energy drink syrup IS available for sodastream (no power needed)!!! Here is what we have so far...I'm certain that the point of failure is the red bull. Carbonated beverages already have all the water/liquid they need, and in a slushy type concoction they just can't help but taste really watered down. It's the same with coke too - if you've ever seen slushies or slurpees at convenience stores, they're not made with the regular soda, they're made with the flavoring syrup concentrate. Since red bull's not available as a fountain drink, there's no finding a commercial supplier and getting the syrup concentrate like you can with various brands of soda. The closest you might be able to get would be those 5 hour energy shots they market at truck stops. Your mileage may vary, but I tried the red bull shot once and the taste was very different than the regular canned stuff (I wasn't drinking it for the flavor).
liquid nitrogen you say??? any excuse to play with this stuff is good enough for meDr. Pyro wrote:Or you can do what Wildman does for us at Barbie Death Camp & Wine Bistro: Use liquid nitrogen to freeze anything. That stuff will freeze Blue Sapphire Gin solid in a few seconds flat. Slushies, no matter how strong, would be child's play.*Kat* wrote: And then you'll have to keep it frozen on the playa until you are ready to make the smoothies, just plain ice won't do.
oh the joys of pre-burn experimentsasr9754 wrote: Another pre-Burn experiment for you and your friends!... To find the best ratio of vodka, ice, water and syrup. You're going to be up for days. Great idea, I'd certainly crank my own ice at your camp. Can the crank be decorated as something wacky?
No clue. Pitching a hexayurt with some friend's and their seasoned vet friends. Any recommendations?Milayna wrote:I want one!!! where do you plan on camping?
If you think of something, I have a 3D printer and can try to print it out for you.ProfessorChaos wrote: We are thinking of modifying the handle to be something a little more... fun. lol. Any ideas?
Never even considered it. I could sling it around in a backpack!!! I will swing by thursday!asr9754 wrote:A++
And all this stuff is portable, you could bike around with your "Energy Kit". Please stop by our camp if so! Thursday happy hour might need a pickmeup.
Thank you so much! That would be so awesome!chuckularone wrote: If you think of something, I have a 3D printer and can try to print it out for you.
Oh heck yes they do Trilo! and let me tell you... that stuff is rocket fuel. One bottle of it costs about $6.50 and makes the equivalent of 50 cans of redbull.trilobyte wrote:The sodastream have redbull syrup?
We looked for a some cast iron ones too but like you said... they are a beast. It was so fun having everyone make these yesterday. Cannot wait to gift these creations.AntiM wrote:Unfortunately, I can't have most of the soda stream syrups (stupid sodium benzoate). HOwever, some years we do bring out the hand crank shave ice machine. It is an antique Japanese cast iron beast, so we rarely bring it. But oh, it is nice to have snowy ice. We have a hand crank blender too, but rarely use it.
I will do my best lol.mudpuppy000 wrote:So the few times I've tried putting soda cans (or beer) in the freezer it actually does come out as a slushy consistency when the cans explode... Maybe there's some way you can use that property to skip the shaved ice part.