Sam's Club Competition Set-up Time/Day

dosvans · 06-04-2012, 02:06 PM

I know the rules for the Sam's competitions state that registration/setup begins on Friday, but for those that have competed so far at a Sam's event are they letting teams setup on Thursday afternoon/evening?

Rookie'48 · 06-04-2012, 02:23 PM

Short answer - no. I got to the Lenexa Sam's Thursday night around 10 pm and the comp area was blocked off by cones. Troy Black showed up just before 8 the next (Friday) morning and started getting us into our spaces. All in all it went fairly well.

Scottie · 06-04-2012, 03:30 PM

Can't set up, but you can stay in the other parts of the Sam's parking lot. I pulled in and stayed the night in my RV and pulled in to spot at 8:00 am

BLUECHIP BBQ · 06-04-2012, 07:20 PM

do they have 20 amp electric for each space? what about water connections?

Nordy · 06-04-2012, 10:13 PM

plenty of 20amp connections... water is available wherever the hose is hooked up at the building... it will probably be a bit of a hike. But you can pick up a sams cart or flat bed to cart your water containers around.

DawgPhan · 06-05-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordy

plenty of 20amp connections... water is available wherever the hose is hooked up at the building... it will probably be a bit of a hike. But you can pick up a sams cart or flat bed to cart your water containers around.

nothing says "the gold standard of competition bbq" like wheeling a cart full of homer buckets through the parking lot to your make-shift kitchen....

CivilWarBBQ · 06-05-2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DawgPhan

nothing says "the gold standard of competition bbq" like wheeling a cart full of homer buckets through the parking lot to your make-shift kitchen....

That's funny right there!

But I can top it. At Marietta last year, we had not one but TWO separate incidents where elderly people drove cars through our cooksite. The grandma hit a cooler, but it was really impressive to watch grandpa thread his Crown Vic through our tents cleanly after only bumping a shopping cart. All while studiously ignoring the four mean yelling at him of course.

Good times.

DawgPhan · 06-05-2012, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CivilWarBBQ

That's funny right there!

But I can top it. At Marietta last year, we had not one but TWO separate incidents where elderly people drove cars through our cooksite. The grandma hit a cooler, but it was really impressive to watch grandpa thread his Crown Vic through our tents cleanly after only bumping a shopping cart. All while studiously ignoring the four mean yelling at him of course.

Good times.

Doubt we will have either of these issues in a couple of weekends.

Uncle Buds BBQ · 06-05-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CivilWarBBQ

That's funny right there!

But I can top it. At Marietta last year, we had not one but TWO separate incidents where elderly people drove cars through our cooksite. The grandma hit a cooler, but it was really impressive to watch grandpa thread his Crown Vic through our tents cleanly after only bumping a shopping cart. All while studiously ignoring the four mean yelling at him of course.

Good times.

Good to know!!!! We'll be competing at Sam's in Charleston this month.

I'll have to barricade our site with shopping carts!

nmayeux · 06-05-2012, 01:02 PM

That just made me laugh, as I have yet to see Dave get mad.

Just Pulin' Pork · 06-05-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CivilWarBBQ

That's funny right there!

But I can top it. At Marietta last year, we had not one but TWO separate incidents where elderly people drove cars through our cooksite. The grandma hit a cooler, but it was really impressive to watch grandpa thread his Crown Vic through our tents cleanly after only bumping a shopping cart. All while studiously ignoring the four mean yelling at him of course.

Good times.

So you are saying we need to bring "Stop Sticks" when we cook in Des Moines!

06-04-2012, 02:06 PM	#1
dosvans On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-18-11 Location: Madison, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sam's Club Competition Set-up Time/Day I know the rules for the Sam's competitions state that registration/setup begins on Friday, but for those that have competed so far at a Sam's event are they letting teams setup on Thursday afternoon/evening? __________________ Smoke Me Silly BBQ Team 3 - 22.5" WSMs, 18.5" WSM and a 22" Kettle w/Smokenator

06-04-2012, 02:23 PM	#2
Rookie'48 Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-12-06 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Short answer - no. I got to the Lenexa Sam's Thursday night around 10 pm and the comp area was blocked off by cones. Troy Black showed up just before 8 the next (Friday) morning and started getting us into our spaces. All in all it went fairly well. __________________ Dave Compton KCBS MasterCBJ # 22569 KCBS BoD Judges' Advocate Possibly the only judge ever to get an award from a bunch of cooks UDS 075 UCB WSM and a bunch of other stuff. The above post is only my opinion - mine & mine alone.

06-04-2012, 03:30 PM	#3
Scottie Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't set up, but you can stay in the other parts of the Sam's parking lot. I pulled in and stayed the night in my RV and pulled in to spot at 8:00 am __________________ 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

06-04-2012, 07:20 PM	#4
BLUECHIP BBQ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 02-21-09 Location: Louisville, Ky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	do they have 20 amp electric for each space? what about water connections? __________________ Thanks Charlie www.bluechipbbq.com --------------------------------- 2'x4' Offset 2-Wsm's Stumper clone w/4'x4'x3' cooking chamber

06-05-2012, 01:02 PM	#10
nmayeux Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-05 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That just made me laugh, as I have yet to see Dave get mad. __________________ Noah \#/ Nauti-Que BBQ Team Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ & CTC

06-04-2012, 10:13 PM	#5
Nordy On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-16-11 Location: Ponca City, OK Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	plenty of 20amp connections... water is available wherever the hose is hooked up at the building... it will probably be a bit of a hike. But you can pick up a sams cart or flat bed to cart your water containers around.