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Originally Posted by Sliver
A pimped out garage hang out area is better than a bar inside your house IMO. Garages are less formal - leave your shoes on and do a quick hit and run before going out. No need to wander into someone's house and interact with their wife and/or kids. Just have fun kind of outside. I think a converted shed with a little space heater is cool, too. My friends and I have stopped going into each other's houses over the past few years for whatever reason, but garages are fair game. Home bars kind of seem like what baby boomers thought were cool when they were in their 30s/40s. I don't see it working as well nowadays, at least for my group.
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Conceptually, I don't understand the concept of doing a hit and run in a garage before an event. I could maybe understand it if you're often in the garage working doing shop class or automotive activities on a regular basis though. But a quick beer in a garage to avoid saying hello to the kids and the wife... That's odd to me.
I pre-game in my kitchen with friends all the time and I maintain a basic bar in my kitchen. The nice stuff I keep elsewhere. If I had a big ass backyard I use regularly though and I could keep a conveniently bar on the far side of the yard for top ups, that's sometime I think I could play along with. But I almost feel like I'd rather just build a secret bar into a deck or Gazebo, preferably within arms reach of the BBQ(just small bar fridges for drinks and condiments and some cups/straws etc.).
I agree with your comment about the traditional bar though. It's almost mirrored to the comment I constantly hear about hot tubs, "Seems like a great idea to have a bar/hot tub, until you have one. Then it sucks to have a hot tub."