Myself and my Husband, Graham launched our business Outside Gang in September 2018. Having noticed that there wasn’t a prep station available to buy quite so readily as a BBQ, Graham began to design an all-in-one station to sit by the BBQ that would allow you to prep food, chill drinks, wash up afterwards and also be used as a place to stand drinks or extra food. After a few years of thinking, developing, finding suppliers and customer feedback, we now have two British made products that we adore. We have two heights available, Freebird is the shorter cooler table and Homebird is the taller version. Both can be bought with the champagne tray and mineral oiled bamboo chopping board lid. We also have a range of accessories such as weatherproof bags, LED lights to light up the inside of the bowl and insulated tumblers so your drinks can stay chilled outside of the cooler too.

Freebird and Homebird solve so many bug bears that come with being in the garden, in the park or at a beach and not having everything you need to hand. For example, having chilled drinks outside means you don’t need to break conversation with guests to go indoors for more. Having a Freebird standing on the grass while you enjoy a picnic in the park means food and drinks are chilled, away from wasps and you have a handy surface for standing drinks. Because we all know the pain of trying to stand a champagne glass on grass! Our products are designed to make life easier, so you can do less of the running around and just enjoy valuable time with friends and family.

Our coolers are British made from high quality materials. The basins are double wall insulated and are completely weatherproof. They won’t fade, rot or go mouldy. The champagne tray and aluminium legs are powder coated which means they can be left outside all year long and they won’t rust, chip or fade. It’s just the bamboo that needs to be kept indoors and treated with care as that doesn’t like being damp! Each cooler has a screw in plug which doesn’t drip like a regular plug.

Since starting the business, sustainability has been important to us. Because our products are built to last they won’t need replacing in a couple of years, but when a customer is finished with their cooler, everything is fully recyclable. We are thinking of offering a give back service in the future where customers receive credits towards their next cooler for recycling with us. We powder coat for longevity which also doesn’t add anymore co2 into the atmosphere. Our products are designed and manufactured in the UK and our office and workshop are 0.5 miles apart which means a small commute. We use sustainable and certified bamboo for our chopping boards. We are planning in country manufacture for future so that we aren’t shipping our products all over the world. Our courier partner is CO2 neutral and finally, we hope to gain B corp status in the future.