Tips for tailgating in the rain

Is Hurricane Matthew wreaking havoc on your tailgate? (Hopefully not ruining it altogether! Sorry, Florida and LSU images fans, hopefully the SEC will figure a way to reschedule that game which for now is simply cancelled.)

For those bracing themselves for rainy and wet conditions around football parking lots this weekend, we have searched out some helpful tips on how to prepare, what to bring, what to wear and how to tailgate safely. And for those bold and diehard enough to tailgate on, we salute you and know you will have plenty of stories to tell about how Hurricane Matthew couldn’t stop the fun.

We loved this thorough breakdown from a Penn State fan and blogger at 2thelionfootball.com, who offered these tips for rainy day tailgating.

Carroll Walton
Senior Contributor for Inside Tailgating magazine and insidetailgating.com, freelance writer and author of "Ballplayer," the Chipper Jones biography that came out in April of 2017. Former sportswriter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, wife, mother of three young sons and certified Dookie.