SMetroHawkeye
Full Fledged Farker
Placed my order in early March and it’s on the truck now, with delivery pending for Friday! Many thanks to all the LSG-VO Brethren for your posts and insight on vertical offsets and on Lone Star Grillz. I shared in the Great-Goodlander experience, with Chris and Amber as great as described! Special shout-out to Sako for your feedback and counsel: much appreciated, brother!
In the end, I went with the 24”, delivering over 3,000 sq/“ of cooking space in the smallest offset footprint possible. Flirted with the bigger size, but knowing for who/how much I’d be cooking regularly, the 24” was plenty for my family’s needs.
Things got squirrelly when I started imagining how I was going to get the cooker from my driveway into my backyard, and then into a regular place for cooking and storage. I originally had the 8” wheel upgrade. I then started talking to The Boss on where she thought the cooker would go... and I quickly realized we had two very different opinions on the Where’s and Whatfor’s (not an uncommon occurrence - you’d figure after 25 years I’d learn my lessons). I wouldn’t have a poured concrete pad to put it on, now... so what’s a guy to do? How about add some all terrain tires! It was a spendy solution, but given my backyard - a great idea that allows a lot more flexibility for storage and where I might want to cook.
Here’s the final option list:
Very excited to put a true stick burner into the cooker corral!
Any other VO tips The Brethren might share would be welcomed and much appreciated! I’ll post some pix when “Li’l Herky” is delivered :-D
In the end, I went with the 24”, delivering over 3,000 sq/“ of cooking space in the smallest offset footprint possible. Flirted with the bigger size, but knowing for who/how much I’d be cooking regularly, the 24” was plenty for my family’s needs.
Things got squirrelly when I started imagining how I was going to get the cooker from my driveway into my backyard, and then into a regular place for cooking and storage. I originally had the 8” wheel upgrade. I then started talking to The Boss on where she thought the cooker would go... and I quickly realized we had two very different opinions on the Where’s and Whatfor’s (not an uncommon occurrence - you’d figure after 25 years I’d learn my lessons). I wouldn’t have a poured concrete pad to put it on, now... so what’s a guy to do? How about add some all terrain tires! It was a spendy solution, but given my backyard - a great idea that allows a lot more flexibility for storage and where I might want to cook.
Here’s the final option list:
- 24” vertical upright smoker
- 1/2” fire box
- Off-Road package
- 2 Tel-Tru temp gauges
- Slide out ash pan
- Ash rake
- Folding 12” table
- 2 probe holes
- Gas assist
- Mounted Capcatcher bottle opener
Very excited to put a true stick burner into the cooker corral!
Any other VO tips The Brethren might share would be welcomed and much appreciated! I’ll post some pix when “Li’l Herky” is delivered :-D
