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I am looking for a few ideas or suggestions for an article I am writing to try and make things easier for folks with their site set-up at a contest. You know, like using PVC pipe cut to length to raise your work tables to a comfortable height, or using a bungee cord to hang a roll of paper towels from your EZ-up. I can’t forget my personal favorite; always have a new roll of TP in your supply box, spot a pot supplied material tends to be a bit thin and flimsy
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If you have any of these tips that you don’t mind sharing with others either post them here or shoot me a note. Thanks in advance for your help.
 
watg? said:
I am looking for a few ideas or suggestions for an article I am writing to try and make things easier for folks with their site set-up at a contest. You know, like using PVC pipe cut to length to raise your work tables to a comfortable height, or using a bungee cord to hang a roll of paper towels from your EZ-up. I can’t forget my personal favorite; always have a new roll of TP in your supply box, spot a pot supplied material tends to be a bit thin and flimsy
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If you have any of these tips that you don’t mind sharing with others either post them here or shoot me a note. Thanks in advance for your help.
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The Coleman hot water dispenser for washing dishes. It will cost you a couple of bills, but the wife loves it for cleaning and if you have a happy wife then you have a happy life.
 
Get a dry eraser board to hang up, put your schedule on it and stick to it.
Do purchase a $35 atomic clock, it'll save you a DQ.....
Keep your wife from inviting the whole dam family to watch you make boxes and have snacks between catagories..
There's more, I'll be back.
Ed
 
A towel under the cutting board to keep it from walking around is one.
 
the eraser board is excellent idea. put a subcategory with what ifs and the solutions also.
sometimes in the heat of the battle and fatigue of the day, a little reminder of what to do when the ttrain goes sideways might help.

i LOVE the original thought. will do. don't think you can remember every step, and every one is crucial.

tie the effn thing down. learned that one at my first kcbs this week-end...oh, and get walls.
 
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I make up a schedule of events and print out a copy for everyone so we are all on the same page. No questions about what happens when for the night crew allows a little sleep... And rope lights for the canopy which has to be tied down! Everyone else has a lot of great stuff too!!
 
The Atomic clock is great! I have one that is from the Weather channel (got it from wally world) that has the temp and humidity which is great to know too!
 
The disposable cutting boards from Smokey Mountain Smokers are a great time saver! Also, if using hotel pans, either line them with foil or use pan liners to help with cleanup.

For those of us who sweat, a little corn starch helps the latex gloves side on no meter how sweaty your hands are.
 
Do a complete dry run at home. Set up everything as if you were at the comp. Don't go back in the house for anything. Make a list of everything you forgot.

Music.

Gold Bond.
 
I use a plastic laundry sink with a 5 gal. bucket under it for a drain. use a Y and hook up a short hose with a garden sprayer. The sink is deep and great for soaking cutting boards and pots. The sprayer makes it nice to hose off the boards and you have it to add water to your water pans. The legs on the sink pop right off and the sink makes a nice bin to carry stuff to and from the cookoff.

Dick's BBQ
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When setting up the site layout be sure to put one of your tables between the prep area the smokers that way you can use it from either side, to prep meat or to have a place to put meat that you've pulled off the smoker.
 
Y water connector stays under the front seat of the truck year round. Its never forgotten, and easy to find.
 
I try to remember to check the weather forecast before going. Not only for temperature and rain predictions but more importantly wind, speed and direction. That way when I get to the site I can set up my WSMs to be downwind of the EZ-Up. Sure does save gagging and choking on the smoke. If the wind speed is expected to be up then I may put up a wall or two. Then my WSMs get a bit of a wind shade.

One other tidbit. Before you go setting everything up, be sure to scope out the water/electric situation. Kinda sucks to get most everything in place only to find that the water is 50 feet further than you've got hose for. Same for electric. This way if there's a problem you can find the contest organizer and figure out some sort of answer that may include changing sites.

Russ
 
If your cell phone allows multiple alarms...put in all your important times. For example, 10:00 prep chicken, 10:30 put chicken on cooker, etc. When away from site visiting the alarm is a great reminder.
 
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