Do any of yall do comps on back to back weekends?

Waterboy12 · 06-18-2014, 02:06 PM

We have 2 local comps coming up in October. I would love to do both but feel like competing back to back like that would just be to much. I feel like the first comp would be fine but to do another one the very next weekend and working in between would just be to much strain and ultimately make my end product suffer. How many of y'all do it or have done it and what's your thoughts

sslak · 06-18-2014, 02:36 PM

All 3 of our local comps are consecutive weeks this year....I'm thinking it's going to be a bit much but the choice was either drive really far, do less comps, or suck it up and go 3 in a row.

We did Oconomowoc last weekend, Whitewater this weekend...and I'll let you know how dead I am after Grafton in 2 weeks.

Giddyup!

INmitch · 06-18-2014, 02:40 PM

I've got 4 in a row. Lots of people do a lot more than that. I actually usually do better. Ya just get in the groove and stay organized. I've got 6 comps worth of chicken trimmed and frozen. Just gotta stay ahead of the game and have things prepped.

Scottie · 06-18-2014, 02:45 PM

People actually do that? Insane.

HarleyGirl14226 · 06-18-2014, 02:53 PM

We've done back to back, and actually feel like it gets "easier" as you go along...
You get in a groove.

Slamdunkpro · 06-18-2014, 03:04 PM

We're doing 4, maybe 5 in a row in August.

jaestar · 06-18-2014, 03:06 PM

It is pretty easy once you get a plan down.

Sunday: Make sauces, injections, brines, etc.
Monday: Buy/trim pork and ribs, trim brisket
Tuesday: Buy chicken, garnish and any other supplies at grocery store, trim chicken
Wednesday: Pack trailer and go through final checklist
Thursday: Put brisket in fridge to thaw for next week

ramtuf6 · 06-18-2014, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Slamdunkpro

We're doing 4, maybe 5 in a row in August.

I do three and four in a row often but never in August! The August heat is a killer in Texas!!

indianagriller · 06-18-2014, 03:59 PM

At the end of May we had competitions 13 of the next 16 weekends or something absurd like that with there being stretches of 4 - 5 in a row...We are on number 3 in a row this weekend and next weekend we will be vending as well as competing...

Eggspert · 06-18-2014, 04:18 PM

I think it is easier when they are back to back. You get a routine with your week down. Plus you leave everything you can loaded in the trailer. Bring what you need to bring into the house, clean, re-fill etc. I think it is harder when you have a stretch in the middle without competitions. Just my opinion. Just do it! You only live once and you can sleep when you are dead!

Eggspert

Hot Wachula's · 06-18-2014, 04:25 PM

The most in a row this year is 16. The hardest part is keeping all the little things in inventory. Then there is the contest where you you wonder where your 15 packs of injection went, then it dawns on you that this is number 16.
I can say it has helped me become a lot more consistent.

Candy Sue · 06-18-2014, 04:34 PM

I've done 2 Fri-Sat, Sat-Sun weekends. No travel the first time and 90 miles the 2nd set.

I think I liked them! Gutton for punishment...

Wicked Smoke BBQ · 06-18-2014, 04:36 PM

Quite a few times now. Two coming up in July that are back to back. Even different ruling bodies.

Smokedelic · 06-18-2014, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaestar

It is pretty easy once you get a plan down.

Sunday: Make sauces, injections, brines, etc.
Monday: Buy/trim pork and ribs, trim brisket
Tuesday: Buy chicken, garnish and any other supplies at grocery store, trim chicken
Wednesday: Pack trailer and go through final checklist
Thursday: Put brisket in fridge to thaw for next week

^^^^^This right here^^^^^

I've been known to compete on back to back weekends on occasion, and as others have pointed out, I think it's actually easier the second weekend than the first.

Big Ugly's BBQ · 06-18-2014, 05:10 PM

We're right there with Hot Wachula's, we've done 16 in a row, twice I think, and 10-12 in a row many times over the last 5 years or so.....

You get into a groove and it becomes automatic. You need to be organized like above and be sure not to forget anything. Thankfully Dan H. is a master logistician and planner......

06-18-2014, 02:06 PM	#1
Waterboy12 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-08-13 Location: Monroe,North Carolina	Do any of yall do comps on back to back weekends? We have 2 local comps coming up in October. I would love to do both but feel like competing back to back like that would just be to much. I feel like the first comp would be fine but to do another one the very next weekend and working in between would just be to much strain and ultimately make my end product suffer. How many of y'all do it or have done it and what's your thoughts __________________ Lang 36 Deluxe Patio, Lang 84 original, 18.5" WSM, Weber Performer Gold.

06-18-2014, 02:40 PM	#3
INmitch is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-28-09 Location: decatur, IN	I've got 4 in a row. Lots of people do a lot more than that. I actually usually do better. Ya just get in the groove and stay organized. I've got 6 comps worth of chicken trimmed and frozen. Just gotta stay ahead of the game and have things prepped. __________________ Fowl Butt BBQ..Chitload of smokers, Wife, dog. "I'm simple n I can prove it"

06-18-2014, 02:45 PM	#4
Scottie Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town	People actually do that? Insane. __________________ cancersuckschicago.com FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA BBQ TOUR Red Jambo one off FE 100 FEC 100 WSM Homer Simpson 22 " Weber Kettle Red 18 1/2" Weber Kettle Black 26 3/4" Weber Kettle

06-18-2014, 02:53 PM	#5
HarleyGirl14226 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-30-10 Location: Amherst, NY	We've done back to back, and actually feel like it gets "easier" as you go along... You get in a groove. __________________ Gail The 5th Artery BBQ [URL]https://www.facebook.com/The5thArteryBBQ[/URL] [I]KCBS / NEBS / CBJ[/I] [I][I]MAK 2 Star General / [/I][/I][I]Yoder YS640[/I] [I]2 - WSM's 22 1/2 / [/I][I]3 - Weber kettle's[/I] [I]Backwoods Fatboy[/I] [I][COLOR=magenta]PINK[/COLOR] Thermapen[/I]

06-18-2014, 03:04 PM	#6
Slamdunkpro Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-27-07 Location: Northern VA	We're doing 4, maybe 5 in a row in August. __________________ Aporkalypse Now Competition BBQ team Thanks to our sponsors: Wusthof Trident USA, Creekstone Farms, Myron Mixon Smokers & The BBQ Guru MABA 2014 Team of the Year Spicewine Tandem - "The Beast", 2 Vulcan V33's & 1 V9 Brinkman modified upright, Weber Kettle(s); Meadow Creek Pr-24, Super Stealth Mode black & Night Vision Red Thermopens ----------------- MABA - (Mid Atlantic BBQ Association) President KCBS Certified Judge - #23289

06-18-2014, 02:36 PM	#2
sslak On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-02-13 Location: Fort Atkinson, WI	All 3 of our local comps are consecutive weeks this year....I'm thinking it's going to be a bit much but the choice was either drive really far, do less comps, or suck it up and go 3 in a row. We did Oconomowoc last weekend, Whitewater this weekend...and I'll let you know how dead I am after Grafton in 2 weeks. Giddyup!

06-18-2014, 03:06 PM	#7
jaestar Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-01-11 Location: Smithville, MO	It is pretty easy once you get a plan down. Sunday: Make sauces, injections, brines, etc. Monday: Buy/trim pork and ribs, trim brisket Tuesday: Buy chicken, garnish and any other supplies at grocery store, trim chicken Wednesday: Pack trailer and go through final checklist Thursday: Put brisket in fridge to thaw for next week __________________ Jaestar BBQ

06-18-2014, 03:59 PM	#9
indianagriller is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-03-09 Location: Columbus,Indiana	At the end of May we had competitions 13 of the next 16 weekends or something absurd like that with there being stretches of 4 - 5 in a row...We are on number 3 in a row this weekend and next weekend we will be vending as well as competing... __________________ JAMBO Pit, 700 Club, 180 Chicken x 6,180 Ribs, 180 Brisket American Royal #WCO

06-18-2014, 04:18 PM	#10
Eggspert Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-25-12 Location: Willmar, MN	I think it is easier when they are back to back. You get a routine with your week down. Plus you leave everything you can loaded in the trailer. Bring what you need to bring into the house, clean, re-fill etc. I think it is harder when you have a stretch in the middle without competitions. Just my opinion. Just do it! You only live once and you can sleep when you are dead! Eggspert
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06-18-2014, 04:25 PM	#11
Hot Wachula's Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-17-11 Location: Lakeland, FL	The most in a row this year is 16. The hardest part is keeping all the little things in inventory. Then there is the contest where you you wonder where your 15 packs of injection went, then it dawns on you that this is number 16. I can say it has helped me become a lot more consistent.

06-18-2014, 04:34 PM	#12
Candy Sue is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-03-09 Location: Pine Bluff, AR	I've done 2 Fri-Sat, Sat-Sun weekends. No travel the first time and 90 miles the 2nd set. I think I liked them! Gutton for punishment...

06-18-2014, 04:36 PM	#13
Wicked Smoke BBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Canton, NC	Quite a few times now. Two coming up in July that are back to back. Even different ruling bodies. __________________ Wicked Smoke BBQ Company \| Myron Mixon 72xc \| Rec-Tec 680 \|www.wickedsmokebbq.com \|

06-18-2014, 05:10 PM	#15
Big Ugly's BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-27-08 Location: Perryville, MD	We're right there with Hot Wachula's, we've done 16 in a row, twice I think, and 10-12 in a row many times over the last 5 years or so..... You get into a groove and it becomes automatic. You need to be organized like above and be sure not to forget anything. Thankfully Dan H. is a master logistician and planner...... __________________ Chris, Big Ugly's BBQ, Whole bunch of stuff......