Greetings from Minnesota - been looking low and slow all year for a good offset smoker but I'm not yet to the point in my smoking ability or interest to drop $2k - $3k, thus all the major brands are not in play for me.
This week, a Texas Original Pit popped up for sale near me in MN. I've never heard of them before, but after about 90 minutes of digging, reading, and watching, they seem like a pretty good smoker. What do y'all think?
This Pearsall model s exactly the same as their Luling model, but with the vertical smoker added. This smoker retails for $1849 and he is asking $750. He claims it is in good shape and used about a dozen times over the past two years. Claims he keeps it covered up when not in use, and that the only rust is some surface rust starting on the heat plate which can be sanded and painted pretty easily.
What do y'all think? What questions should I be asking him?
They claim 1/4" steel on the cooking chamber and firebox, and 3/16" elsewhere. The seller says it weighs over 600 pounds, so it sounds pretty solid to me but I value y'alls feedback more than my own tiny smoker knowledge and there's precious little on them on YouTube. Regardless, I'm in Minnesota where the smoker pickings are pretty slim, especially in my price range (under $1,000). So this could be just the thing if it checks out OK with those of you who know Texas Original Pits better than I do.
Thanks for your help!
PS It's the single door version of this with no add-ons:
https://www.texasoriginalpits.com/c.../products/vertical-smoker?variant=39319116749
This week, a Texas Original Pit popped up for sale near me in MN. I've never heard of them before, but after about 90 minutes of digging, reading, and watching, they seem like a pretty good smoker. What do y'all think?
This Pearsall model s exactly the same as their Luling model, but with the vertical smoker added. This smoker retails for $1849 and he is asking $750. He claims it is in good shape and used about a dozen times over the past two years. Claims he keeps it covered up when not in use, and that the only rust is some surface rust starting on the heat plate which can be sanded and painted pretty easily.
What do y'all think? What questions should I be asking him?
They claim 1/4" steel on the cooking chamber and firebox, and 3/16" elsewhere. The seller says it weighs over 600 pounds, so it sounds pretty solid to me but I value y'alls feedback more than my own tiny smoker knowledge and there's precious little on them on YouTube. Regardless, I'm in Minnesota where the smoker pickings are pretty slim, especially in my price range (under $1,000). So this could be just the thing if it checks out OK with those of you who know Texas Original Pits better than I do.
Thanks for your help!
PS It's the single door version of this with no add-ons:
https://www.texasoriginalpits.com/c.../products/vertical-smoker?variant=39319116749