Lone Star 24 x 40 or 48 owners....

I had an LSG 24 x 48 with the single door without the counterweight, no issues at all. I went with the 1/2” FB, it held temp great. They are built like a tank and cook great. You’re not going to beat the build quality.

IFlyEm said:

So doing the single door on the 24x48 is a $600 upgrade. Pretty expensive if you ask me.

For $300 more you can get the 24” vertical smoker option. Is that money better spent? What is the benefit of the vertical smoker?

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I'm not a fan of the warmer opposite the fb. Takes up a lot of space and doesn't get hot enough.

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I am very happy with my LSG, however if ordering today I most likely would opt for the 30X36 cabinet.

IFlyEm said:

So doing the single door on the 24x48 is a $600 upgrade. Pretty expensive if you ask me.

For $300 more you can get the 24” vertical smoker option. Is that money better spent? What is the benefit of the vertical smoker?

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That is expensive! Here's my opinion for what it's worth... I believe ya have two kind of pit builders, those who do it by hand and those who use brakes, cnc tables, cad &cam...solidworks...programs and such.

So if I'm to purchase a pit by the latter I'll look for the most sq. in.of cooking space that suits my need without to many modifications, or options, because somebody has to re-program or reset the tooling...it's fair, but yer paying for it. Pit builders who cut everything by hand can and usually are a bit cheaper on modifications like a single door with a counter weight... I haven't proven it true but here's my thoughts on it...

The hand builder... Is so used to changes, modifications, he doesn't need to re-program a machine...he is the machine and it's his day to day...never gives it a thought...having cnc tables and such would probably cause him more work and he doesn't need them. He thinks himself a creative genius...and rightly so if his pits are selling.

The production builder...amazing design, shorter time frames, but yer gonna pay the cost when a modification puts a hiccup in the production time...still creative, still a solid build, but it takes more than one in a production environment to pull a last minute change or modification vs the guy giving a glance around the shop and saying "Hold my beer, I got 30 minutes till I hit the clock" lol.

Both are excellent, and I owned and used the absolute hell out of a LSG, they make a incredible and beautiful cooker!

My next smoker will be a Shirley though...with a LSG Large Insulated Cabinet...unless Tyler tells me to hold his beer!

I ramble....

-D

My smoker with a single door actually cost less than a double door.


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pjtexas1 said:

I'm not a fan of the warmer opposite the fb. Takes up a lot of space and doesn't get hot enough.

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Agreed. Plus with warmer on the firebox you can cook as hot as you like and use for smaller cooks. Do this a lot for chicken. If you do get that get the hanging rods in the warmer.

On the other hypothesis, I would guess LSG is turning enough smokers these days to handle the options they offer without it messing their cost up. That's a big door with a clean, no gasket seal. The 600 included the counter weight right?