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05-29-2014, 11:07 PM | #1 |
Found some matches.
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Craigslist Field Guide to Identifying Weber Grills
Craigslist is a great place to pick up used Weber kettle grills for cheap. However, oftentimes the sellers don't include the specs, i.e. 18.5" or 22.5" models, and sometimes 18's and 22's look the same in a picture.
I made this Weber kettle "field guide" that includes the key field marks to differentiate between the two models. It's basically a time saver so that you don't have to send messages and make phone calls to people on Craigslist if you're looking for a certain model and the seller didn't state the size. If y'all find any inaccuracies then please post a response. Happy hunting, Myles |
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05-29-2014, 11:41 PM | #2 |
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Good help. Also the 18.5" has a flatter top and the 22.5" has a rounder top.
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05-29-2014, 11:53 PM | #3 |
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Nice! Thanks for posting this!
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05-30-2014, 12:12 AM | #6 |
Found some matches.
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Glad I could help. I'll post a pic of the flatter top 18.5" to supplement this. However, camera angles may distort the shape of the top, so it would probably have to be a "secondary field mark." After you get the gist of the field marks, chiefly the lid vent orientation, you should be able to flip through Craigslist pics and identify grills quickly and weed out the 18'ers, sort of like flash cards. Well, very nerdy BBQ flash cards. I wouldn't go bragging to non-BBQ folk that you have this skill!
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05-30-2014, 12:27 AM | #7 |
Found some matches.
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Craigslist Specimens of 18'ers and 22'ers
Quick and dirty, went and found a few pics of the two models on CL. I'll just post 'em and see what y'all have to say about it.
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05-30-2014, 07:45 AM | #8 |
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Nice...
If you plan on adding to it, how about these... OTG vs. OTS vs. Three wheel Performer vs. Older model Platinum (These get confused a lot)
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05-30-2014, 07:49 AM | #9 |
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nice
the vent location is all you really need to see to figure out what size it is
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05-30-2014, 10:42 AM | #10 |
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Join Date: 11-20-13
Location: Strongsville, OH
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FWIW the 26" has the vent in line with the handle. If you look at the bottom triangle, the 22.5 will have three bars coming from the sides to the middle and the 26" will have 4 support bars on each side of the triangle. (at least in my experience.)
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05-30-2014, 12:22 PM | #11 |
Found some matches.
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Location: tucson, az
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Thanks for the 26" info. I rarely come across those used, so I didn't include it. The pics I added above illustrate how the handle /vent orientation is all you really need. On none of the additional pics above can you see the top and whether it is round or flat, but the vent doesn't lie.
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05-30-2014, 01:55 PM | #12 |
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Join Date: 05-21-12
Location: Oak Harbor, WA
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Great idea. I've never known about the vent location before.
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05-30-2014, 01:55 PM | #13 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 09-03-13
Location: Cold Spring MN
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Good Information!
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05-30-2014, 02:12 PM | #14 |
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This is perfect!!! Been surfing CL for a while now and these are the exact questions I've been having to email about.
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05-30-2014, 02:48 PM | #15 |
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Join Date: 09-09-13
Location: Branford, CT
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Great post! Thanks for sharing.
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