New house new cooker help
 

I moved and have no place to keep my 6 foot x 24 inch comp pit and trailer. The old house had a large covered area at side of house where I cooked and stored pit.

New house (we downsized) has a 12x12 back yard covered patio area can't pull pit back there. ugh. Don't want it in the garage all the time either.

I thought about getting a vertical pit like stumps or Backwoods unit for the space savings.
Problem is I really know horizontal stick burners. I like smoke flavor and good dark bark. Been cooking on horizonals for 30 years now Heck I have a small weber kettle on the comp trailer I only use to cook lunch and glaze my chickens I burn down logs and load it with the coals.

I am just afraid that if I got a vertical of some sorts I would not like the finished product...as well. I do like the idea of 8-10 hour cooks instead of feeding logs all night.

Question is do you think and old dog can learn new tricks.

If you like offsets and want a small footprint for backyard use, perhaps something like my build would be up your alley. There are a number of commercially available units of similar design...

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=171324

If you like that style, there are a few suppliers listed in my thread.

Never to old to learn!

Peeps/I have looked at the vertical with offset fire box. Like the idea too. Big thanks guy

Guns Down
 

Check the Tiernan SOB line by Mike Tiernan in Amarillo. The SOB comes in 34" and 48". Specs can be found at I cookout.com

Quality cookers and people to deal with.

Get a small offset AND a vertical. :-D