Some advice...Mobile Pit

BobBrisket · 12-17-2007, 04:22 PM

http://www.easttexassmokercompany.com/

I have a '69 VW bus that I need to sell and as soon as I do I want to buy one of these. I have talked with the owner a couple times via e-mail and I must say I love the design and I'm partial to propane tank pits. Anybody ever heard of these pits, seen em, used em, etc? I'm looking at the standard RK250 model which I will then personalize and trick out myself. Any info appreciated.

AlabamaGrillBillies · 12-17-2007, 04:44 PM

No experience with them, but looked like a solid basic offset style pit. About right price wise. You could get a lang 84 for a little less money and they are about the same size.

acorette · 12-17-2007, 05:24 PM

Can't offer anything on that particular pit, but I wouldn't give up my rotisserie pit for anything. I think having the meat turning in the smoke and heat really evens things out. It's a lot more forgiving when you don't have the meat stuck in one place.

Westexbbq · 12-17-2007, 06:51 PM

Just curious about that "69 VW Bus, what do those go for these days?
Is it one of the red ones?

BobBrisket · 12-17-2007, 07:34 PM

Westtex,
It needs some work. If I can get between 2000 and 3000 I'd be happy. It's a dark green with a white top.
For those of you with mobile pits, I'd like some other suggestions for other makes and models for the price of the RK250 model. What else is out there.
Acorette- Any pics of your pit?
Price is the biggest factor.

acorette · 12-18-2007, 09:00 AM

You can see it in the background here: http://www.kcbs.us/teams.php?page=1&id=164

Also here is a bigger copy of the same pic: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...401#post473401

Aw what the heck. Here's a better shot:

Divemaster · 12-18-2007, 09:06 AM

Aaron, GREAT LOOKIN RIG!!! I've been leaning towards a Lang for the reverse flow, but now I'm thinking... Damn, too many options!!!

BobBrisket · 12-18-2007, 10:05 AM

Aaron,
That is a most beautimus pit you got there. Looks like you and your team have some great times around the pit. Thanks for sharing those pics.

Soultrue turned me onto these pit builders too.

www.bbqpits.biz/index.html

I like the TL 112 model.

michiana mark · 12-18-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divemaster

Aaron, GREAT LOOKIN RIG!!! I've been leaning towards a Lang for the reverse flow, but now I'm thinking... Damn, too many options!!!

I was seriously considering the Lang 84, until that Gator was available. Dave, I don't think you would go wrong on the Lang.

blues_n_cues · 12-18-2007, 11:07 AM

awesome looking pit acorette.

brisketbob- here's another option & close to you.
http://www.bbquepits.com/portable_tr...bq_smokers.htm

BobBrisket · 12-18-2007, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blues_n_cues

awesome looking pit acorette.

brisketbob- here's another option & close to you.
http://www.bbquepits.com/portable_tr...bq_smokers.htm

Oh man, decisions, decisions, decisions.

Thanks, Blues.

Transformer BBQ · 12-18-2007, 02:02 PM

You mentioned propane, not an area I know... but I assume the propane just burns in the firebox? not in the cooking chamber...

I would be careful about getting an offset at that size that isn't reverse flow. There are certainly pits that aren't reverse, that keep an even heat (including the Greer Holy Grail pits)... but the design certianly works well in the Lang and I would think would be somehting you'd want in a cooker that size.

-B

Lakeside Smoker · 12-18-2007, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobBrisket

http://www.easttexassmokercompany.com/

I love the design and I'm partial to propane tank pits.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Transformer BBQ

You mentioned propane, not an area I know... but I assume the propane just burns in the firebox? not in the cooking chamber...

I think hes looking for a pit made from a propane tank...

BobBrisket · 12-18-2007, 02:36 PM

It took some searching, but I finally figured out what the reverse flow system is and how it works. This is a good point to consider. I guess I could always give the guy some specs and have him build it as a reverse flow when I ordered it from him. It's something I could do myself, but wouldn't really want to muck with it. Could the same effect be replicated with a large baffle and keeping the exhaust vent onthe opposite end from the firebox?
Now I really have more options than I ever thought I'd have about purchasing a large pit.
Keep it coming guys.

Ford · 12-18-2007, 02:53 PM

In my oh so humble opinion, if you want an offset pit the pecking order is a Greer custom pit (less than 25 world wide), Klose, everybody else. Now the first 2 probably cost more than your budget. So Lang has a good rep. So does Bates (sometimes), Peoria Custom is making some nice stuff now as they did QUAU's custom job. And lots of great homemade pits out there.

Depending on what you want and what you're willing to pay you might look at used. Try the BBQ Forum Buy/Sell pages or get in touch with Dave Klose at BBQPITS.COM.

This is just offset then you get in to rotisserie pits and of course my fav is the FEC by fast Eddy/Cookshack.

12-17-2007, 04:22 PM	#1
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Name/Nickname : Bob	Some advice...Mobile Pit http://www.easttexassmokercompany.com/ I have a '69 VW bus that I need to sell and as soon as I do I want to buy one of these. I have talked with the owner a couple times via e-mail and I must say I love the design and I'm partial to propane tank pits. Anybody ever heard of these pits, seen em, used em, etc? I'm looking at the standard RK250 model which I will then personalize and trick out myself. Any info appreciated. __________________ PBC-Courtesy of Poobah, 22.5 Weber Kettles-A, K, DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle Black and Red, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver, Lil' Chief Smoker, Discada Set Up,OKJ Highland Offset. BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment....."You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son :) Miss You, Marty and Bull! RIP

12-17-2007, 04:44 PM	#2
AlabamaGrillBillies is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-07-07 Location: Birmingham Alabama	No experience with them, but looked like a solid basic offset style pit. About right price wise. You could get a lang 84 for a little less money and they are about the same size. __________________ ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Leverguns, 1911s and BBQ Thank God i'm American! Matt Pair, member of the AlabamaGrillBillies Cookteam and Catering company. 24x54 Offset stick burner, 18" WSM, UDS, Mutiple Weber Kettles and a 22" WSM on the way.

12-17-2007, 05:24 PM	#3
acorette Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Hamlin, NY	Can't offer anything on that particular pit, but I wouldn't give up my rotisserie pit for anything. I think having the meat turning in the smoke and heat really evens things out. It's a lot more forgiving when you don't have the meat stuck in one place. __________________ Aaron 8 Ball and the 'Que Sticks Custom Southern Yankee rotisserie trailer towed by the 8-Ball RV Brinkmann Cimarron, Weber One Touch Gold (22.5), Camp Chef 2 burner stove + Griddle, 10, 16 and 20 qt Dutch ovens, Scottims Pit Grille

12-17-2007, 06:51 PM	#4
Westexbbq somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-02-05 Location: Rockin' Lake Ronfarkoma, Hinterlands of BBQ .	Just curious about that "69 VW Bus, what do those go for these days? Is it one of the red ones? __________________ Illuminated, circa 1967. KCBS CBJ-Texas Transplant. Texas Smokemaster offset, Well-cured NB Silver Smoker, Santa Fe grill (retired). glory bee gasser. Texas International Pop Festival, Labor Day 1969. IMBAS Certified. Just roll me up and smoke me when I die. Always remember, no matter where ya go, there you are. I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat. Someday, I hope to visit Penelope. Hondo Crouch, Famous Late Mayor of Lunkenbach, Texas who advocated a 'dillo diet: "You can eat nothing but armadillos for a month, but you will have to run down and catch all the armadillos you eat and it can really take the weight off!"

12-17-2007, 07:34 PM	#5
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Name/Nickname : Bob	Westtex, It needs some work. If I can get between 2000 and 3000 I'd be happy. It's a dark green with a white top. For those of you with mobile pits, I'd like some other suggestions for other makes and models for the price of the RK250 model. What else is out there. Acorette- Any pics of your pit? Price is the biggest factor. __________________ PBC-Courtesy of Poobah, 22.5 Weber Kettles-A, K, DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle Black and Red, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver, Lil' Chief Smoker, Discada Set Up,OKJ Highland Offset. BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment....."You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son :) Miss You, Marty and Bull! RIP Last edited by BobBrisket; 12-17-2007 at 10:34 PM..

12-18-2007, 09:06 AM	#7
Divemaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-23-07 Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois	Aaron, GREAT LOOKIN RIG!!! I've been leaning towards a Lang for the reverse flow, but now I'm thinking... Damn, too many options!!! __________________ Jeff CBJ# 23376 Stockcar BBQ Race Fast, Cook Slow, and Enjoy Life! If it don't come off a smoker, it's just a side dish! Lang 60 Patio (The Mistress), Black Stainless Lang 36 (Little Princess), Large BGE (Ramona), Big Green UDS (Cottage Cooker), Brinkman SnP Pro (Little Bubba-Retired), 8 Burner Gasser, 3 - 22.5" & 1 - 18" (circa 1975) Weber Grills, & a Weber Smoky Joe.

12-18-2007, 10:05 AM	#8
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Name/Nickname : Bob	Aaron, That is a most beautimus pit you got there. Looks like you and your team have some great times around the pit. Thanks for sharing those pics. Soultrue turned me onto these pit builders too. www.bbqpits.biz/index.html I like the TL 112 model. __________________ PBC-Courtesy of Poobah, 22.5 Weber Kettles-A, K, DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle Black and Red, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver, Lil' Chief Smoker, Discada Set Up,OKJ Highland Offset. BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment....."You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son :) Miss You, Marty and Bull! RIP

12-18-2007, 11:07 AM	#10
blues_n_cues is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-07 Location: south central,ky.	awesome looking pit acorette. brisketbob- here's another option & close to you. http://www.bbquepits.com/portable_tr...bq_smokers.htm __________________ Blues_n_Cues BBQ Concessions & Catering

12-18-2007, 02:02 PM	#12
Transformer BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-27-07 Location: Canton, MA	You mentioned propane, not an area I know... but I assume the propane just burns in the firebox? not in the cooking chamber... I would be careful about getting an offset at that size that isn't reverse flow. There are certainly pits that aren't reverse, that keep an even heat (including the Greer Holy Grail pits)... but the design certianly works well in the Lang and I would think would be somehting you'd want in a cooker that size. -B __________________ Brendan B. NEBS, KCBS CBJ [url]www.BBQNewEngland.com[/url] Transformer BBQ FEC 100, Lang 60M, Jamie Geer Backyard Viking Professional Gasser

12-18-2007, 02:36 PM	#14
BobBrisket Moderator Join Date: 12-11-07 Location: El Paso, TX Name/Nickname : Bob	It took some searching, but I finally figured out what the reverse flow system is and how it works. This is a good point to consider. I guess I could always give the guy some specs and have him build it as a reverse flow when I ordered it from him. It's something I could do myself, but wouldn't really want to muck with it. Could the same effect be replicated with a large baffle and keeping the exhaust vent onthe opposite end from the firebox? Now I really have more options than I ever thought I'd have about purchasing a large pit. Keep it coming guys. __________________ PBC-Courtesy of Poobah, 22.5 Weber Kettles-A, K, DR Stamped, 18.5 Weber Bar-B-Kettle Black and Red, Weber 18.5 Smokey Joe Platinum, Weber Genesis Silver, Lil' Chief Smoker, Discada Set Up,OKJ Highland Offset. BobBrisket Jr.-MUDS, WSJ Silver My BEST Compliment....."You're a good cooker, Dad!"--My Son :) Miss You, Marty and Bull! RIP

12-18-2007, 02:53 PM	#15
Ford is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 04-14-07 Location: Lakeland Florida	In my oh so humble opinion, if you want an offset pit the pecking order is a Greer custom pit (less than 25 world wide), Klose, everybody else. Now the first 2 probably cost more than your budget. So Lang has a good rep. So does Bates (sometimes), Peoria Custom is making some nice stuff now as they did QUAU's custom job. And lots of great homemade pits out there. Depending on what you want and what you're willing to pay you might look at used. Try the BBQ Forum Buy/Sell pages or get in touch with Dave Klose at BBQPITS.COM. This is just offset then you get in to rotisserie pits and of course my fav is the FEC by fast Eddy/Cookshack. __________________ Ford Retired competition cook. BBQ mentor.

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