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Who builds the best one, custom. Where are they located? Websites?
Costs shipping and location are not a problem.

Why does a backyard smoker bum like me pose this question?
Answer: I have a wealthy family member who(inspired by my Q) thinks he needs one of these contraptions for the tailgate parties at the usc game.

Personaly, I think its a huge waste of money and time(his money, my time). Of course I don't have his kind of money. Accordingly, he wants to order one now in hopes it would be ready for next season.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone that can build a rig with bells and whistles ie, propane auxillary burners, warmers, canopy, maybe even a kegerator if possible.

Remember, this is a man with more money than sense. Whatever info you guys have would be appreciated:biggrin:
 
We all need more relatives like him! Find one that you will be interested in and when he loses interest in it you'll be ready like a circling buzzard to take it off his hands!
 
You will end up with a thousands different answers. If you are looking for a towable unit, here are a few that I can think of.


http://www.gatorpit.net/

http://www.austinnationalsmokers.com/

http://www.bbqpits.com/

http://www.peoriacustomcookers.com/new/home.html

http://www.spicewineironworks.com/

http://www.sybbq.com/

These are just the tip of the iceberg. Here are more for you in case you are wanting to do some further research. Hope this helps, ~Jim
Acme Custom BBQ grills and pits
Friendswood, TX
http://www.acmewelding.com/BBQ.html

Austin National Smoker Company
Noblesville, IN
http://www.austinnationalsmokers.com
Pits made from New steel pipe and plate
Backyard/Competition/Catering
Specializing in rotisserie barbecue pit smokers

BBQ Pits by Klose
Houston, Texas
http://www.bbqpits.com
Pits made from New steel pipe and plate
Makes a line of backyard pits and mobile pits.

BBQ Pits and Smokers
Cedar Park, Texas
http://www.bbqpits.biz/index.html

Big Drum Smokers
Rocky Richmond
Naples, NC
http://groups.msn.com/BigDrumSmoker-BDS
New steel drum construction, various sizes

Big Jims Custom BBQ pits
http://www.bigjim.freeservers.com/smokers.html
Propane tank smokers

Carters Cookers
Gaston, SC
http://www.carterscookers.com
Steel tank cooker/smokers

Cattle King BBQ Pits
Family Owned & Operated
Fred L. Voigt
New Braunfels, Texas
http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/RigWelders/CK.html

Cookers and Grills
Watkinsville, GA
http://www.cookersandgrills.com
Reverse Flow, new propane tank construction
Backyard/Comp/Catering

D Wiley BBQ Pits
Buda, Texas
http://myjobisthepits.com
New propane tanks

Davis Smokers and Grills
Glennville, GA
http://www.davissmokersandgrills.homestead.com

Diamond Plate Products
Ballinger, Texas
http://diamondplateproducts.com
Makes full Custom BBQ pits from new steel tanks
Backyard/Competition/Catering

Detroit Grill King
Detroit, MI
http://www.detroitgrillking.com

Gator Pits of Texas
Houston, Texas
http://gatorpit.net
Makes full custom BBQ pits from steel pipe and plate
Backyard/Competition/Catering
Pit accessories
Excellent customer service

Grillnsmoke Bbq Smokers
Laredo, Texas
http://www.grillnsmoke.com/Page_1.php
Custom smokers

Holstein Manufacturing
Holstein, Iowa
http://www.holsteinmfg.com
Very large range of grills and smokers

Horizon Smokers
Perry, OK
http://www.hightide.com/horizon2/products.html

Jedmaster Cookers
McCalla, Al
http://www.jedmaster.com

JR Enterprises
Dewitt, Arkansas
http://www.jrenterprises.com

KCK BBQ Smokers
Kansas City, KS
http://www.kck.com

L&R Custom BBQ Pits
Stephenville, TX
http://www.lrbbqpits.com

Lang Smoker Cookers
Nahunta, GA
http://www.pigroast.com
Pits made from new propane tanks
Backyard/Competition/Catering

Lone Star Welding
Richmond, TX
http://www.lswelding.net/index.html
Custom BBQ pits with some interesting art add ons

Long Horn BBQ pits
Uvalde, Texas
Available at Factory Direct BBQ Pits and Smokers Cedar Park, Texas
http://www.bbqpits.biz/index.html

Lyfe Tyme - BBQ Pits
Uvalde, Texas
http://www.lyfetyme.com
Manufactured pits with some customizing available
Pits made from New steel pipe including uprights
Makes full custom mobile pits

Meadow Creek Welding
New Holland, PA
http://www.meadowcreekbbq.com/Welcome.html

Olalla Smokers & Grills of Olalla
Chuck Senn
4345 SE Burley-Olalla Rd.
Olalla, WA. 98359
Phone: 253/ 857-4420

Old Country BBQ Pits
Laredo,Texas
http://www.bbquepits.com
Mass Produced old style BBQ pits

Peoria Custom Cookers
Peoria, Illinois
http://www.peoriacustomcookers.com
Backyard and mobile pits. Rolled plate construction.

Pits by Jambo
Jamie Geer Phone 817-572-7631 home, cell 817-822-1689
Hand made one at a time with incredible attention to detail. These are the pits used with great success by Johnny Trig of the Smoking Triggers, Uncle Earnie and Jamie and his Buckwheat Express team.

Pits by JJ
Houston, Texas
http://www.pitsbyjj.com
Makes full custom BBQ pits from steel pipe and plate
Backyard/Competition/Catering

Pitts and Spitts
Houston, Texas
http://pittsandspitts.com
Pits made from New steel plate and stainless steel
Backyard/Competition/Catering

Quality Grills
Detroit, MI
http://www.qualitygrills.com
Huge custom mobile pits

Real Grill
West Palm Beach, Florida
http://www.realgrill.com
New propane tank smoker/grills

Sikes Cookers
Vidalia, GA.
http://www.stainless-gas-grills.com
Unique Aluminum & Stainless smokers

Southern Yankee Bar-B-Q
Anderson, IN
http://www.sybbq.com
Makes full custom BBQ pits from steel pipe and plate
Backyard/Competition/Catering

SWS Superior Welding Service - Southwest Smoker
North Little Rock, AR
http://www.southwestsmoker.com
Pits made from New steel pipe and plate
Backyard/Competition/Catering

Tejas Smokers
Houston, Texas
http://www.tejassmokers.com
Well engineered production backyard smokers and grills
New 1/4" steel plate construction
Great selection of outdoor cooking gear and accessories for your smoker
Great customer service

The Good One- Goodwin Enterprises
Burns, KS
http://www.thegood-one.com

TMP BBQ Pits
Midland, Texas
http://www.gotmp.com/bbqpits.htm

Tucker Cookers
Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.tuckercooker.com
Very nice mobile smoker/grills

Western Rebel BBQ Pits
Chino Hills, California
http://www.outofthisworldbbq.com/index.html
 
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backyardchef said:
I think that you are looking for THIS
I would say the same but I would like to have one of those Jamie Geer pits if I was in that position. However, I can't find a link to some pics.
 
I have a Klose mobile pit and Im very happy with it. Give them a call and you wont be dissapointed.
Good luck with your search.

Mike
 
nmayeux said:
I would say the same but I would like to have one of those Jamie Geer pits if I was in that position. However, I can't find a link to some pics.

I hear he's not making anymore....could be just a rumour. I'd take one in a heartbeat. They are purty.....:rolleyes: This one belongs to Rod Gray of the Pellet Envy team from KC.

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Holy Cow! Thanks!
Thats what I love about this place!

And Swamp, I think your being presumptuous about me. However, thats exactly how I attained the kegerator sittin my garage.
 
swamprb said:
We all need more relatives like him! Find one that you will be interested in and when he loses interest in it you'll be ready like a circling buzzard to take it off his hands!

That's what I was thinking.:icon_blush:
 
Personally I think you need to decide what you are going to do and how you want to do it. Are you going to cook whole hogs if so then you need a pit that can do that. Do you want something that can run uncheck for longer periods of time? And on and on.Think about all the detail you want and then you can whittle down the builder/companies out there.
 
No whole hogs. More than likely briskets, butts, fatties and Q of that nature.

We're looking for several features: Side burners for chili, log/charcoal bin, propane tank holder, small kegerator holder, maybe some extra carrying space.
 
Spice's 'Team Q' cooker is a good example of one with room for LOTS of stuff... Jay probably has some good pics of all the tent storage, and the nice closet in the nose...Jay? It is a georgous unit.

This one had room for a kegerator under the stainless counter in front - CO2 mounts in one of the cabinets..... Propane starter, etc. all on board also.
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It is from KCK BBQ Smokers on Jim's list. (www.kck.com)

or if you look at some of the Olde Hickory / Southern pride concession/catering rigs... WOW.

I like the rotisserie cookers myself. Jim's list has them all.... so just look through all those web pages and drool away!
 
I can see a Trojan helmet painted on the side.[URL="http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/for/273613432.html
 
Dave Klose can, and will build you anything you can afford. I suspect Spicewine can do the same thing, and he does beautiful work that you can appreciate even more when you see it up close. Hard to go wrong with either of those choices.
 
I think all of you guys are crazy! Everybody knows he just needs a TRASH CAN!!!!! and if he has that much money, I would be happy to hook a brother up...
 
Here's what he needs..........Opps already taken:wink:
 

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Sledneck said:
Does anybody know what that rig would actually cost?

That's your basic "If you have to ask how much it costs...you can't afford it" rig!!:shock:
 
John, I think in a former life your rig was an Army tank or something.

Ok, maybe we ain't goin that big. We definitely want something custom.

As I said, this man has more money than sense. I don't trust his(or my) rig
pulling capabilities. A big bad ass rig like my buddy Tumpeds got will only get smashed
by our crappy driving.

Just something we can get in and out of the Coliseum........with 92,000 people
in our way.
 
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