# Where can one find a soda dispenser made from a portable cooler **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 4, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-find-a-soda-dispenser-made-from-a-portable-cooler/359347 "2006-06-04T03:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ATVGUY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ATVGUY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ATVGUY)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-find-a-soda-dispenser-made-from-a-portable-cooler/359347/1 "2006-06-04T03:02:00Z")
Many years ago (like 15!), I once used a soda dsipenser from one of the major comany’s, Coke, I think…any ways, we used it a team party…it looked like an every day ice chest/cooler (the kind you take on a road trip), but inside was some mechanisim to dispense the soda, with a lever and nozzle sticking out the front. Back then, they used the big aluminum cansisters of soda, and you would just hook up the hose to the canister, and another hose to CO2 (?)…You could then put ice in the cooler to make ot cold as the liquid passes through… Anyways…I am lookinf for one, or directions on how to make one for a cheap home soda fountain…any ideas or suggestions??? TIA 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-find-a-soda-dispenser-made-from-a-portable-cooler/359347/2 "2006-06-04T03:04:10Z")
It’s called a [jockey box](http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/jockey-boxes/jockey-boxes.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![ATVGUY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@ATVGUY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ATVGUY)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-find-a-soda-dispenser-made-from-a-portable-cooler/359347/3 "2006-06-04T03:25:24Z")
Thanks for the quick reply!!! Can these be used to dispense soda products? By the looks of the website, they are only for beer and such…Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-find-a-soda-dispenser-made-from-a-portable-cooler/359347/4 "2006-06-04T04:08:56Z")
You can use them for just about anyhting…soda, beer, lemonade. All you need is a CO2 tank and a keg of liquid.