Vertical Offset smoker

ricksegers · 05-06-2009, 02:51 PM

I loved cooking on my Bandera. It could be a pain but it was more about what cooking is all about. I do have a set it and forget it for other times. My question: Is there a good quality vertical offset cooker for less than a $1000? I find several manufacturers making an offset with a horizontal cooking chamber between the firebox and what they call a vertical warming box. Google has been no help. I'm not going to be buying soon but I am just trying to find out what's in the market. Thanks for any feedback.

G$ · 05-06-2009, 04:35 PM

'bump'.

I think this is an under served product market for barbecue pits. Having cooked and eaten from quite a variety of pits, I have to admit that the product from verticals is my very unscientific and purely subjective 'favorite'.

I am surprised there is not a mass market 'bandera clone' of better than average quality available. If there IS, it would be interesting to hear about it.

Fastball · 05-06-2009, 04:44 PM

Stumps used to make one. Maybe he still does. vertical cabinet chamber with an offset stickburner/charcoal firebox (not a GF).

I keep thinking someone on this forum has one........can't remember who it is/was though.

Bigmista · 05-06-2009, 04:49 PM

There was MOAB but that was lot more than $1000.

gpalasz · 05-06-2009, 05:47 PM

That would be me. This is a STUMPS SW223, vertical offset w/ firbox. Can of coarse use coal or logs...I do both. I bought this 2.5 years ago or so. Stumps said he only made nine of these. He had them priced at $750. He said he lost $ on these as there was a lot more steel used than he originally thought. I talked to him awhile back when I had a question on mine and said he could make them but the price would be greater. They are great smokers. Mobile, 2,000 sq inches of cooking...built like a Stumps(quality) dont know why this model is not an option. Guess everyone is into the GF stuff

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G$ · 05-07-2009, 04:59 PM

^ That's what I am talking about. Nice.

swamprb · 05-07-2009, 05:11 PM

I'm really excited to get my NB Bandera finished and looking forward to the old guard Brethren help.

Nice Stumps!

CajunSmoker · 05-07-2009, 05:56 PM

I was just sitting in the backyard, sipping a cold one and looking at my rusting hulk of a BSKD

I gotta get something going with it

I really like the looks of that Stumps

gpalasz · 05-07-2009, 07:01 PM

Thanks..the thing I like best..one I love feeding it logs (well most of the time) Evertime I cook brisky on here it just gives a killer smokering. The mobility is awesome. The Pneumatic tires, I can just tilt it back, has the big handle bar and move it around like a dolly. She gets VIP treatment in the garage year round, but is a breeze to move to the back yard for smoking.

Fire.jpg

Fastball · 05-07-2009, 07:37 PM

That's why I built my GF in 2 pieces. I want to be able to connect up a stickburner firebox, which is on my list of projects....

05-06-2009, 02:51 PM	#1
ricksegers Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Island off the GA Coast Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vertical Offset smoker I loved cooking on my Bandera. It could be a pain but it was more about what cooking is all about. I do have a set it and forget it for other times. My question: Is there a good quality vertical offset cooker for less than a $1000? I find several manufacturers making an offset with a horizontal cooking chamber between the firebox and what they call a vertical warming box. Google has been no help. I'm not going to be buying soon but I am just trying to find out what's in the market. Thanks for any feedback. __________________ Rick Segers KCBS Certified Judge/Fl BBQ Assoc Certified Judge/MBN Judge

05-06-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
Fastball Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-22-08 Location: Mounds and Big Cedar, Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stumps used to make one. Maybe he still does. vertical cabinet chamber with an offset stickburner/charcoal firebox (not a GF). I keep thinking someone on this forum has one........can't remember who it is/was though. __________________ "Smoked Bologna is the 'Food of the Gods'" --- My Son ---------------------------------------------------- Homemade Mobile Offset Smoker Homemade Cabinet Smoker..AKA "The Contraption"...AKA "Mr. Potatohead" J&R Mfg Combo Broiler w/ Rotisserie Weber 22.5 kettle Char-Broil Gasser Old Beat-up Off-brand Kettle Grill

05-06-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There was MOAB but that was lot more than $1000. __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

05-06-2009, 05:47 PM	#5
gpalasz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-01-07 Location: Okiehoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That would be me. This is a STUMPS SW223, vertical offset w/ firbox. Can of coarse use coal or logs...I do both. I bought this 2.5 years ago or so. Stumps said he only made nine of these. He had them priced at $750. He said he lost $ on these as there was a lot more steel used than he originally thought. I talked to him awhile back when I had a question on mine and said he could make them but the price would be greater. They are great smokers. Mobile, 2,000 sq inches of cooking...built like a Stumps(quality) dont know why this model is not an option. Guess everyone is into the GF stuff SW 223.jpg Side angle.jpg Shelves 3.jpg Basket.jpg baffle 2.jpg __________________ [COLOR=#ff0000][COLOR=black][I]Team[/I] [B]Diamondback Q-[/B]STUMPS SW223 :eusa_clap[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][B]RED[/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=black]1999 [/COLOR]Performer Total Restore Kettle 22.5 [COLOR=silver][B]OTS[/B][/COLOR] Kettle 22.5 [COLOR=blue][B]BLUE[/B][/COLOR] OTG/W rotiss Ultra Fast [COLOR=orange][B]Orange[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen CCW SP 101 357 125g

05-07-2009, 05:11 PM	#7
swamprb somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-27-06 Location: Bothell WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm really excited to get my NB Bandera finished and looking forward to the old guard Brethren help. Nice Stumps! __________________ Brian - Left Hand Smoke BBQ PNWBA 2010 Team of the Year BGE's/WSM's/BWS Gater/BDS Clones/Weber Performer w EZ-Que/Cajun Bandit/Rib-O-Lator Test Pilot/La Caja China/BBQ Guru/Weber 1000 RK Drum Coffee Roaster Follow Left Hand Smoke on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Left-H...462391?sk=wall KCBS CBJ/PNWBA CBJ www.pnwba.com

05-06-2009, 04:35 PM	#2
G$ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-05 Location: Southern Arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	'bump'. I think this is an under served product market for barbecue pits. Having cooked and eaten from quite a variety of pits, I have to admit that the product from verticals is my very unscientific and purely subjective 'favorite'. I am surprised there is not a mass market 'bandera clone' of better than average quality available. If there IS, it would be interesting to hear about it.

05-07-2009, 04:59 PM	#6
G$ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-05 Location: Southern Arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	^ That's what I am talking about. Nice.

05-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#8
CajunSmoker is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-06-07 Location: Rolling down the river between St Louis and New Orleans Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was just sitting in the backyard, sipping a cold one and looking at my rusting hulk of a BSKD I gotta get something going with it I really like the looks of that Stumps __________________ Rodger How y'all are? I'm glad you got to see me I guarontee Justin Wilson 4/24/1914 - 09/05/2001 CAJUN QUE KREWE Proud ARKLAFO KCBS member & CBJ#24398 Twin CoonAss Ugly Drum Smokers Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe Brinkman Gourmet ECB with super chicken mods Weber OTS kettle

05-07-2009, 07:01 PM	#9
gpalasz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-01-07 Location: Okiehoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks..the thing I like best..one I love feeding it logs (well most of the time) Evertime I cook brisky on here it just gives a killer smokering. The mobility is awesome. The Pneumatic tires, I can just tilt it back, has the big handle bar and move it around like a dolly. She gets VIP treatment in the garage year round, but is a breeze to move to the back yard for smoking. Fire.jpg __________________ [COLOR=#ff0000][COLOR=black][I]Team[/I] [B]Diamondback Q-[/B]STUMPS SW223 :eusa_clap[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][B]RED[/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=black]1999 [/COLOR]Performer Total Restore Kettle 22.5 [COLOR=silver][B]OTS[/B][/COLOR] Kettle 22.5 [COLOR=blue][B]BLUE[/B][/COLOR] OTG/W rotiss Ultra Fast [COLOR=orange][B]Orange[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen CCW SP 101 357 125g

05-07-2009, 07:37 PM	#10
Fastball Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 01-22-08 Location: Mounds and Big Cedar, Oklahoma Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's why I built my GF in 2 pieces. I want to be able to connect up a stickburner firebox, which is on my list of projects.... __________________ "Smoked Bologna is the 'Food of the Gods'" --- My Son ---------------------------------------------------- Homemade Mobile Offset Smoker Homemade Cabinet Smoker..AKA "The Contraption"...AKA "Mr. Potatohead" J&R Mfg Combo Broiler w/ Rotisserie Weber 22.5 kettle Char-Broil Gasser Old Beat-up Off-brand Kettle Grill

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