Hotdogger Blog

Its no surprise that while driving the world’s most famous hot dog on wheels you tend to know your hot dogs pretty well, and I have definitely found my favorite Oscar Mayer hot dogs along the way.

During Hot Dog High, our two week training session to become Hotdoggers, I taste tested every type of Oscar Mayer Selects hot dog and found my favorite was the Oscar Mayer Angus Selects. I personally like it with a single squiggle of mustard down the center but to each his own and don’t be afraid to experiment with your toppings.

On my Hotdogging adventures I tried one of the ¼ pound Oscar Mayer 100 percent beef hot dogs during a 7-Eleven convention and will say that it is truly a franktastically juicy dog. Now everytime I pass a 7-Eleven I think of the yummy dogs being served inside and one in a while stop for one my self! So, don’t forget that Oscar Mayer is always working on new types of hot dogs and they are all worth trying. Make sure to let us know which is your favorite and we would be happy to share ours as well.

Do you want to dazzle your friends with some frank-tastic Wienermobile knowledge? Well, here are some bun-facts that will leave them in awe, and maybe even help you win a special prize if you see us playing “Wienermobile Trivia” at one of our events.

TRUE of FALSE?

• There are currently 6 Wienermobile vehicles on the road. (TRUE)
• The Wienermobile has been around for 62 years. (FALSE- 2011 marked the vehicle’s 75th anniversary)
• The Wienermobile has a horn that plays the Wiener Jingle. (TRUE)
• Hotdoggers go through a two week training called Hot Dog University. (FALSE- Hot Dog High)
• Oscar Mayer’s son thought up the concept of the Wienermobile. (FALSE- Carl Mayer, nephew of Oscar Mayer)
• The Wienermobile has clouds painted on the ceiling. (TRUE)
• The 2004 and 2009 models on the road today are much smaller than the Wienermobile of the 1950s. (FALSE- Standing at 27 feet long, 8 feet wide and 11 feet tall, the newer models are the largest yet)

As the first half of our coast to coast weenie roast is almost done, I don’t think I could have asked for a better region than the Southwest to start this adventure. The view over the bun box has been filled with skyscraper lined streets, dessert landscapes, mountainous views and ocean side beauty. Here are a few of the Southwest views from over the bun box that I am going to truly miss as I move on to a new region.

The bun-believable colors and rock formations of Sedona, Arizona, are truly a sight to see, and after the one day we drove through this beautiful town, I know I will be back again soon.

The lights of Las Vegas, Nevada, are considered marvelous by many but when looking at the view over the bun box, its like seeing a whole new city. The Wienermobile steals the spotlight driving down Las Vegas Blvd. and I am the lucky dog driving this hot dog hot rod.

While Southern California has its own franktastic views, this is one view over the bun box that I will never forget. It is this Los Angeles traffic that tested our ability to maneuver our buns and taught me that I can now drive just about anywhere!

And finally, this is the view over the bun box during our first snow in early October while visiting Cheyenne, Wyoming. I never sausage a thing so early in the year and know that there is plenty more snow filled days to come as we enter into the winter season.

Spending time with family is one of my favorite parts of the Holidays and Tailgatin’ Traci and I were the lucky dogs able to bring some extra magic to the annual US Army Reserve, 2nd Medical Brigade Family Holiday party.

With some food, presents and of course the Wienermobile, this party turned into a true holiday dog-festival. And even Santa Clause stopped by for a surprise appearance!

When you think of the holidays, a car show might not be the first thing that pops into your head but that is exactly what some local San Jose car enthusiasts have in mind this time of year. The San Jose Chevy Club Toy/Food Drive Car Show is held every year to raise donations for local charities and the Wienermobile was able to be a part of this effort for the 23rd annual car show this year.

In a show made just for RELSHME, she was the star hot dog hot rod, and we were even able to find some complimenting condiment friends such as these mustard yellow, relish green and ketchup red painted cars.

While we spend our year learning and talking about the Wienermobile, we always relish a moment to learn about other vehicles that have just as much meaning to their owners.

Wienermobile Bun Fact: The Wienermobile runs on a Chevy V-8, 6.0 liter 300 VORTEC 5700 engine making this Chevy Club Car Show the perfect place to show off our hot dog hot rod.

For anyone who has read Tailgatin’ Traci’s post titled Hotdoggers Hit the Books, you know we enjoy visiting libraries to meat the locals during our coast to coast weenie roast. Roswell, New Mexico was no different as Tailgatin’ Traci and I had the bunderful opportunity to join Story Time at the Roswell Public Library.

After listening to some stories and enjoying a little arts and crafts time, we were able to share the Wienermobile with our story time pals and talk about our adventures across the hotdog highways of America.

In the small town of Roswell, New Mexico, it is believed that an UFO crash landed in the 1940’s and started a whirlwind of speculations that has carried on for decades.

This year, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobilewas the new traveling object that became the talk of the town as we landed for a week in Roswell, New Mexico. After visiting the International UFO Museum, we felt a little more connected with the culture of the town and decided to get RELSHME in on the frenzy as well.

While we didn’t see any real extra-terrestrials roaming about, we can report that our time in Roswell was truly out of this world!

The Wienermobile visits all sorts of towns big and small during its coast to coast weenie roast and recently, Tailgatin’ Traci and I were able to visit the nation’s smallest town.

That’s right, Buford, Wyoming has a total population of one person and we were the lucky dogs able to meat up with him. Don, the one citizen and also the Mayor of Buford, was able to ketchup with the Wienermobile as we stopped to fill up on some high octane mustard in the town’s trading post and gas station.

According to Don, the population used to be two but once his son grew up, he decided to move claiming that there weren’t enough girls. Well, on this day, there was a 27-foot-long hot dog that was truly the talk of the town!

For this native Texan girl, snow is not a normal occurrence. So, when I walked out to RELSHME one early October morning in Cheyenne, Wyoming, I was astounded by the sight of snow! Snow flurries are about as dramatic as it gets back home and it usually happens in late January or February (if it happens at all). So you get the picture, I had never sausage a thing.

As for my partner, Tailgatin’ Traci, snow is part of life in Wisconsin, and she had buns of fun watching me freak out at what I was seeing. She was a great help however teaching me to be extra cautious while driving and how to brush snow off the Wienermobile (which I had never done before).

And frankly, living and experiencing something so different from home is exactly what this job has to offer, and I am sure glad I was one of the lucky dogs able to cut the mustard.

During the annual Hotdogger Fall Staff Meeting, Tailgatin’ Traci and I had the bunderful opportunity to take LTL LINK out for a spin on the Hotdog Highways of Wisconsin. While our normal region is the Southwest, we had buns of fun driving this true hot dog hot rod from Madison to Menomonee Falls for a special event while in the area.

It was extra franktastic for my hotdogging partner who was able to spread extra Miles of Smiles in her home state, and as for this Texas girl, I had the pleasure of meating some local Sconnies with true Midwest Charm!