Backwoods Fatboy vs Humphrey’s Battlebox

BoudreauxBBQ · Jan 24, 2022

Thanks in advance for any advice on these smokers!

I am looking at these two smokers for competitions. Mainly, I’ll just cooking brisket or ribs on it. As far as quality goes, I know the backwoods has a permanent water pan, 2” insulation and weighs 340 pounds.

I’m not quite sure on the Humphreys but it has a lot of hype. Any advice or reviews of the two in regards of quality / completion cooking?

Beentown · Jan 24, 2022

Our experience with Humphreys has been good with the exception of cosmetics. Peeling and bubbling paint/rust with babied units.

Right on Q · Jan 26, 2022

Had a Humphrey's Pint at one point. Love it. Thing was incredibly heavy. So with either one i'd suggest mounting it to a trailer, porch, etc. Mine had a dolly attached to the back. It still was a monster to move in and out of the trailer.

As for cooking, I think they cook pretty similarly. It's just a matter of which one you can get your hands on for the most reasonable price. I liked that mine was powdercoated.

TLDR; I wish I still had my Humphreys. Loved it.

Big George's BBQ · Jan 27, 2022

If looking at cabinet smokers check out Meadowcreek They are really nice

stan5677 · Jan 27, 2022

Big George's BBQ said:
If looking at cabinet smokers check out Meadowcreek They are really nice

They're solid but the prices went way up the BX25 is now 3350 it was closer to 2000.

Backwoods Fatboy vs Humphrey’s Battlebox

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