Can a one person team realistically compete? - Page 3

jeffturnerjr · 09-28-2013, 09:55 PM

my first competition I did myself and actually did better in results than my second one with a team. The results weren't due to my team but I did fair.

Scottie · 09-28-2013, 10:20 PM

I do it all the time. Just have an accurate timeline and follow it. Get stuff done early. Don't fall behind schedule, it's too hard to catch up.

Rick Hamilton · 09-29-2013, 06:48 AM

Many of my comps are just me. I have used both gravity fed and currently a stick burner. Go to bed early and then a couple power naps in the early morning. Works out fine. The bigger challenge is the drive home without someone to share the driving duties...especially when 8-18 hours from home.

Rambo · 09-29-2013, 07:30 AM

I don't see why not if you're organized

Bunny · 09-29-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by rdstoll

Hey just a quick question -

Is it possible for just a one-man "team" to realistically be able to compete in local BBQ competitions? Meaning, just myself? I'm not talking about the American Royal or some of the other very big competitions, just smaller, local ones with maybe less than 50 teams (yet still "official" KCBS).

Having caught the bug over the last two months I'm thinking about a nice stick burner (or something else) but one of the factors that enters into that equation is potentially using the cooker to compete, meaning I might need a somewhat bigger cooker than what I'd typically just use at home or for church-related entertainment, for example. Like a Lang 48 vs. a 60, etc.

I did it one time when Rich had to work. I used a bullet smoker and a weber, one table and one chair, (no tent) and had my 4 little kids running around me. It was a contest of 50 teams. I did pretty good.

Nordy · 09-29-2013, 08:38 AM

I usually cook alone. It definitely can be done. It's more work... but you don't have to split the winnings either! I will sometimes have a box runner Sat AM which helps a lot.

GO FOR IT!
Nordy

Rocky_Northern · 09-29-2013, 06:23 PM

well i saw BK BBQ do it and win a grand turn around same day drive 150 miles enter another and win gc at that one copmletly by himself
he left before the awards by the way
true story

Bourbon Barrel BBQ · 09-29-2013, 08:52 PM

I've done it before. I don't think my results really suffered but the amount of extra work didn't make it very fun. I personally don't want to make a habit of it.

JD McGee · 09-29-2013, 09:21 PM

Yep...lots of folks do...and do well!

Me?...not gonna happen unless Rhana kicks the bucket...then I'm moving to So-Cal to live with Steph!

Muzzlebrake · 09-29-2013, 10:15 PM

I do it all the time, probably half of the contests I did this year were solo. The other half my wife comes with me and she is my box runner. Someone else added to the mix at this point would be in my way more than they would be a help.

I use Yoder pellet cookers and get plenty of sleep.

mikeleonard81 · 09-29-2013, 10:58 PM

Parrot head drove from South Dakota by himself, set up, cooked, ran his own turn ins, tore down, and drove home from Ohio this weekend by himself I'm pretty sure. Oh, and he won! Congrats to him! ( All that from 1 man. I think it's time to start testing for performance enhancers in bbq comps. He's super human!)

wrenfro12 · 09-30-2013, 09:13 AM

I only cook backyard so take it for what it's worth.....My team used to be me and my college age daughter. She found a boyfriend and now hanging out with dad is not as much fun any more.

I am now starting to do comps solo and it is not so bad....The hardest part for me is I have bad knees and running the boxes and getting ready for the next turn in can be painful. since going solo I have switched from a stick burner to a couple of UDS. With my knees I do need the rest at knight.

big brother smoke · 09-30-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JD McGee

Yep...lots of folks do...and do well!

Me?...not gonna happen unless Rhana kicks the bucket...then I'm moving to So-Cal to live with Steph!

Yea, cooking alone takes organization and focus. One must limit distractions such as mind altering substances and overly socializing.

rweller · 09-30-2013, 09:45 AM

A good friend of mine Gilly from Gilly's BBQ is a one man team and currently ranked 4th in KCBS team of the year rankings.

Candy Sue · 09-30-2013, 11:17 AM

Organization, planning and streamlining everything. Don't take anything you don't need.

My problem is I talk too much. Mostly alone cooking for 10 years as of last weekend.

09-28-2013, 09:55 PM	#31
jeffturnerjr is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-20-13 Location: Odessa, TX	my first competition I did myself and actually did better in results than my second one with a team. The results weren't due to my team but I did fair. __________________ Husband, Father & Pastor. Offset Cooker made by Muscrat, Weber Kettle, El Cheapo Brinkman

09-28-2013, 10:20 PM	#32
Scottie Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town	I do it all the time. Just have an accurate timeline and follow it. Get stuff done early. Don't fall behind schedule, it's too hard to catch up. __________________ 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

09-29-2013, 06:48 AM	#33
Rick Hamilton On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-05-09 Location: Yorktown, VA	Many of my comps are just me. I have used both gravity fed and currently a stick burner. Go to bed early and then a couple power naps in the early morning. Works out fine. The bigger challenge is the drive home without someone to share the driving duties...especially when 8-18 hours from home. __________________ Hambones by the Fire, Jambo J5(sold...), FEC 100, WSM (stoked), 27.5 Weber OTG

09-29-2013, 06:23 PM	#37
Rocky_Northern Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 07-11-12 Location: owensboro ky	well i saw BK BBQ do it and win a grand turn around same day drive 150 miles enter another and win gc at that one copmletly by himself he left before the awards by the way true story __________________ SLOW SMOKIN BBQ thank you and God bless

09-29-2013, 08:52 PM	#38
Bourbon Barrel BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-27-10 Location: Louisville, KY Name/Nickname : Drew	I've done it before. I don't think my results really suffered but the amount of extra work didn't make it very fun. I personally don't want to make a habit of it. __________________ www.ilovemeat.com

09-29-2013, 07:30 AM	#34
Rambo Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 09-27-13 Location: Lufkin TX	I don't see why not if you're organized

09-29-2013, 08:38 AM	#36
Nordy On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-11 Location: Ponca City, OK	I usually cook alone. It definitely can be done. It's more work... but you don't have to split the winnings either! I will sometimes have a box runner Sat AM which helps a lot. GO FOR IT! Nordy

09-29-2013, 09:21 PM	#39
JD McGee somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-28-07 Location: Duvall, WA	Yep...lots of folks do...and do well! Me?...not gonna happen unless Rhana kicks the bucket...then I'm moving to So-Cal to live with Steph! __________________ "The team formerly known as "Wine Country "Q"... PNWBA "Team of the Year" 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017... We cook on MAK Grills and Bullets...

09-29-2013, 10:15 PM	#40
Muzzlebrake Babbling Farker Join Date: 09-22-06 Location: Pleasant Valley NY	I do it all the time, probably half of the contests I did this year were solo. The other half my wife comes with me and she is my box runner. Someone else added to the mix at this point would be in my way more than they would be a help. I use Yoder pellet cookers and get plenty of sleep. __________________ Sean Keever "What sort of people are these charcoal masters? They behaved badly and were unconcerned with appearances. Their hair was long and unkempt and their clothes were wrinkled and old. They drank beer to and from the crab house and they made rude noises while we cooked." Tao of Charcoal

09-29-2013, 10:58 PM	#41
mikeleonard81 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-11-12 Location: kettering. ohio	Parrot head drove from South Dakota by himself, set up, cooked, ran his own turn ins, tore down, and drove home from Ohio this weekend by himself I'm pretty sure. Oh, and he won! Congrats to him! ( All that from 1 man. I think it's time to start testing for performance enhancers in bbq comps. He's super human!)

09-30-2013, 09:13 AM	#42
wrenfro12 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-25-12 Location: Woodstock, Ga	I only cook backyard so take it for what it's worth.....My team used to be me and my college age daughter. She found a boyfriend and now hanging out with dad is not as much fun any more. I am now starting to do comps solo and it is not so bad....The hardest part for me is I have bad knees and running the boxes and getting ready for the next turn in can be painful. since going solo I have switched from a stick burner to a couple of UDS. With my knees I do need the rest at knight. __________________ Pitmaster - Atlanta BBQ Club competition team Wilbur's Been Smokin' Somethin' Woodstock, GA wilbursbbq.com

09-30-2013, 09:45 AM	#44
rweller Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-01-08 Location: Beardstown, Illinois	A good friend of mine Gilly from Gilly's BBQ is a one man team and currently ranked 4th in KCBS team of the year rankings. __________________ Ralph Weller, BWS Fatboy, 2 WSM Bullet, KCBS REP, KCBS Master CBJ, Certified Table Captain

09-30-2013, 11:17 AM	#45
Candy Sue is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-03-09 Location: Pine Bluff, AR	Organization, planning and streamlining everything. Don't take anything you don't need. My problem is I talk too much. Mostly alone cooking for 10 years as of last weekend.