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Planning for the next Kegger has started!!
The 51st Kegger Backpack will be held Friday thru Sunday,
June 5th thru 7th, 2026

51 YEARS !!!!
It is hard to beleive. A lifetime of hard drinking and hard hiking has paid off. This seceret spot high in the Sierras is an ancient Native American summer gathering place.
Questions, details, Please contact Justin at jjeffrey484@gmail.com.
A small group of freinds has kept this tradition. The first Kegger was in 1975.

Notes and articles about previous Kegger Backpack trips, plus hike in tips and some history, activities and some photos of 50 years of the annual Kegger Backpacks. The Kegger Chronicle Kegger Backpacking is not for everyone... Bringing a keg in 1 or 2 or 4 miles is no easy task. Have you ever tried to carry a full keg, especially Cross Country? Bushwhacking or on a mountain trail? Have you every lifted a full 15 gallon keg? If you are reading this you probably have. You know that a regular 15.5 gallon "half barrel" [i.e. a full keg] weighs 130lbs. for the beer, plus 30lbs for the steel container, and totals 160lbs! There are only three ways to move a full keg. - Truck or car (or helicopter) - Use a hand truck - Use a "KEGGER BACKPACK" Stretcher or gurney One of life's great pleasures can be drinking cold beer deep in the woods. Or high up on a mountain peak. Travel beyond roads. Travel beyond sidewalks, parking lots, beyond telephone poles, beyond concrete or street signs, stores or fast food stands. A party of 5, or 50 can appreciate a private spot. It's tough. And when you are traveling cross county, it's tougher. You need 4 to 6 strong men. Also it's good to have 3 or 4 relievers plus one to scout the trail. Kegger backpacks are not for every one. This ain't the white wine crowd. You have to be determined. Otherwise just pack in a few six packs and have fun. After years of trial and error Kegger Backpack.com has developed several models that may meet your needs. This tradition started in Northern California 50 years ago. 30 to 60 people would hike in for a long weekend in early summer, or stay the week. A big trip has 4 kegs or more, plus a pony keg or two. Some years just 10 or 15 people would attend. Ice is also carried in and used to pack around the keg for the few hours during it's draining. Then hike out 4 miles back to the trailhead for another keg. And on and on, into the night. One hell of a nice party! Custom steel carries start at $325.00 plus shipping. Call (925)935-0273 for inquiries. Concord, CA