So it’s falling to you to organise the bachelor party and the groom is an outdoorsman, no problem. If doing a parachute jump from two thousand feet or bungee jumping is not the grooms’ style; then mountain hiking might be worth considering as the main daytime activity.
Mountain Hiking
Mountain hiking is a great way to see the country and can be as challenging as you want, depending on the terrain, skill level and distance of the hike you choose. Many hiking clubs will be happy to provide a guide or have prearranged hikes you can join in with. You can also follow set routes without the assistance of a hiking club, just make sure you have a good knowledge of the route and find out how well it’s signposted.
Hiking Tips
Know the terrain – ask local hikers about it, Google it, study maps.
Check your gear – wear suitable clothing for the terrain and weather conditions.
Hiking boots are essential. Bring plenty of drinking fluids and snacks. You may wish to bring a map and compass or GPS. Depending on where you are hiking, a warm hat, scarf and gloves might be required as you reach higher altitudes. Bring a warm top, and emergency survival sack (a large bag you can climb into that helps keep you warm). These will be invaluable in the event of an accident that forces one or more members to overnight on the mountain (this does happen, particularly to novice hikers).
Notify someone of your departure and route – Tell them where and when you’re starting the hike, the expected duration for the hike and where you plan to finish up. Also give them an idea of the route you intend to take. Leave a hardcopy of this information at your accommodation and/or with a friend.
Leave no trace – In accordance of the hiking code, leave no sign of your passing on the route. Close every gate you open, don’t litter, and try to leave the hiking route just as you found it.
When your bachelor party have completed the hike, get cleaned up, go for a meal and have a few drinks. You have the satisfaction of completing the hike and have the bachelor night activities to look forward to.
If you’re going to organise a kick-ass, action packed stag bachelor party weekend then you want to start with the extreme sports first and then move on to the boozing.
Who wants a hangover and sick stomach just as you’re about to leap from an aeroplane a couple of thousand feet above ground? Not me anyway and certainly not the parachute guy you’re harnessed to.
So before you hit the bars and clubs take a moment to consider the following extreme and action activities for you stag bachelor weekend:
Go Extreme Sports:
If you guys are up for a little heart in mouth try skydiving or bungee jumping. The later may be the easiest to do, as it won’t take hours of preparation. Just weight in, get strapped and jump. If you do have a little more time and it’s something you really want to do before you die, then do the parachute jump.
Go Action Man:
For those with the killer instinct paintball is for you. This is a terrific way let off some steam and discover who’s up for a real challenge. Remember, take no prisoners, ‘cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war’!
If you ‘feel the need, the need for speed’, then other options include quad biking, dune buggying or go-karting. No bachelor party is complete without some burning rubber!
Now you’re ready to hit the bars and show off your new scars to the ladies.
What better way to enjoy your bachelor party New York experience than hiring a limo?
Think about it; do you really want to have to hail taxis all day and night for a big group of intoxicated guys out to paint the town red? It’s not like the limo hire cost will ‘break the bank’, and what’s the alternative, drive yourself? Yeah, that would really be a lot of fun.
Limos hire does not have to be that expensive, there are loads of great deals if you ring around a few companies and just think of the convenience!
Three other benefits to hiring a limo and getting chauffeured around New York for your bachelor party is:
- you can keep drinking between bars
- women are attracted to anything that steps in or out of a limo – fact (even nerds)
- everyone will think you and your posse are ‘fly’ and you’ll be treated like kings wherever you go (okay, not 100% guaranteed)
Limousine Hire Makes Sense
So go hire a bachelor party limo from one of the New York limousine services. You’ll get a driver who ‘knows the deal’, will be perfectly turned out in uniform and will pick you up and drive you around to all the hottest bars and clubs in New York City.
Most bachelor party limousines are equipped with entertainment and many have a complimentary bar (ask if this is provided before hiring). If you can even hire an enormous limousine for a bachelor party on wheels with room for dancing and other party activities – use your imagination.
Ready to roll? Enjoy your New York bachelor party with limo style!
You’d think it was enough work to have to get your best friend to his funeral wedding on time, remember the rings and make sure he’s sober enough to change his mind at the last minute if he finally sees sense. Even more important is that you have to plan a Bachelor party to end all Bachelor parties, so you best friend can at least go out with a bang.
Not One But Two Parties
Now for the bad news, you actually have to plan two bachelor parties. I know, madness, but stick with me. You see the tradition of bachelor parties started way back in the Roman times, the father of the bride to be, his sons, and male relatives and friends used to throw a party for the future son-in-law. A big feast would be put on and I guess there were no strippers (but who knows?).
I’d Be Worried
This tradition continues to a certain extent right up to modern times. Now I don’t know about you, but the father-in-law to be probably won’t see the funny side of the best man booking a stripper to do an oiled-up lap dance for the guy who’s to marry his daughter. If he does I’d be worried.
The FAKE Bachelor Party
The thing to do is to arrange a nice civilised stag party for the father-in-law and his crowd to attend. Add a little mischief just to give him the feeling that this is the real deal. Send him packing believing that you’re a great bunch of guys and you know he’s off your scent.
The REAL Bachelor Party
Now the work really begins. It’s time to book the strippers, the limo, the trip to Vegas, the strippers, the clubs, the paint ball, the quad bikes, the strippers, the food, and the strippers…
How To Get Your Bachelor Party Into Any Club
Potentially one of the biggest problems you face on your Stag Bachelor Party Night is the dreaded doorman.
These guys can sense a stag party a mile away and when a group of alcohol fuelled, testosterone packed guys stumble up to the club, chances are someone’s going to be refused admission by the burly, humourless gatekeeper.
(Actually they tend to refuse just one or two people in the group, knowing that the rest won’t leave a comrade behind. A-holes!)
What to do? Well you can try the next club and use different tactics. Like breaking into small groups and trying to gain entry one or two at a time. The problem with this is someone is bound to be refused admission; either just because the odds naturally stacked against the group’s success or the doorman has seen through your clever ruse. Either way, you don’t want to have paid your entry fee only to leave again because your buddy was shut out. Too risky.
The answer is simple, and with a little forward planning (by you, the best man), you can guarantee your entry to the coolest clubs and impress your friends and gain the appreciation of the hottest women in the club.
Bachelor Party Club VIP’s
Call the club in advance and tell them you want to reserve a table with bottle service. Pre-order a bottle of medium priced champagne or something like that. Confirm your names will be on the VIP list and that’s it. If the first club refuses to take a bunch of guys, just ring the next one on your list until you get one to accept you.
This way you’ll get to skip the queue outside the club, you’re guranteed entry, your buddies will identify you as ‘THE MAN’, you’re a VIP which will naturally draw the attention of fun loving women who also fancy themselves as being VIP material and want to USE you to achieve that status.
You’re in like Flynn!