LANG - The best stick burner?

snyper77 · 07-07-2011, 12:53 PM

New to smoking and I'd like a good cooker. I've got a $3000 budget and looking for a mobile unit.

Dollar for dollar.......
Most bang for the buck.........
Is Lang the way to go?

If so, my choices are:

48 Deluxe w/warmer $2695
60 Original (no warmer) $2795
60 Deluxe w/warmer $3495

Is the warmer very useful? Worth the extra $700?

Lake Dogs · 07-07-2011, 01:05 PM

In that same reverse-flow offset type, I'd suggest that you also consider Bubba Grills (www.bubbagrills.net).

<--- this from a guy that owns a Lang and loves it. Lonnie's smokers have a few different features and if I recall correctly he's a few hundred less than Ben.

I have the warmer. I use it to warm the wood and keep it dry. Also, when outdoors I use it to warm things like beans, etc.

The Pigman · 07-07-2011, 01:08 PM

The way to go is a Lang 84 long neck with warmer..........you will want no other.

colonel00 · 07-07-2011, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lake Dogs

Also, when outdoors I use it to warm things like beans, etc.

Hmm, you use your Lang to cook indoors?

Lake Dogs · 07-07-2011, 01:24 PM

No, but most of the time I cook the beans indoors...

Outdoors, like when camping, or when at competitions and the RV stove/oven aren't available...

snyper77 · 07-07-2011, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Pigman

The way to go is a Lang 84 long neck with warmer..........you will want no other.

Without a budget, maybe so, but I'm an average guy, WITH a budget, and

$4500 is out of my range.

BBQ Bandit · 07-07-2011, 01:38 PM

Get as much Lang as you can afford... you'll find meat for it... trust me.
[You will find used Langs for sale on Craigslist for much less]

http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/for/2465116617.html
Keystone Heights, FL - Lang 84 $2,500

There's your gas money - go get it!

gtr · 07-07-2011, 01:48 PM

I've heard great things about Lang, but have no firsthand experience with them - but about the warmer/vertical chamber - I have one on my Klose and I absolutely love it. I can't imagine not having one now.

Sawdustguy · 07-07-2011, 01:53 PM

The Lang 84 is a nice cooker, in fact I have a Lang 84 deluxe but if I had to do all over again I would have saved a bit more money and bought a Jaime Geer (Jambo Pits) pit. They are the absolute best stick burners IMHO.

snyper77 · 07-07-2011, 02:17 PM

Can you regulate the temp in the warmer box for cooking beans, ribs, etc.? Also, when did LANG go to their new "flat end" barrel design as opposed to their "bubble end" design? Any idea WHY they did that?

Lake Dogs · 07-07-2011, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snyper77

Can you regulate the temp in the warmer box for cooking beans, ribs, etc.?

Not in mine, but mine is probably one of the very first they produced (MANY years ago). The temps in my warming box vary from just under 200 down to 170.

snyper77 · 07-07-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lake Dogs

In that same reverse-flow offset type, I'd suggest that you also consider Bubba Grills (www.bubbagrills.net).

<--- this from a guy that owns a Lang and loves it. Lonnie's smokers have a few different features and if I recall correctly he's a few hundred less than Ben.

I have the warmer. I use it to warm the wood and keep it dry. Also, when outdoors I use it to warm things like beans, etc.

Lonnie at Bubba Grills just sent me an email stating:
250R (72") on 3 x 10 trailer, two sliding racks, larger fire box (compared to LANG), gas starter in fire box, 15 inch tires and trailer, $2400 - call me on my cell

hamiltont · 07-07-2011, 02:54 PM

Ohhh that thang is PURDY! Now you got me wantin' one... 2,600 mile round trip is really gettin' in the way of this dream...

Cheers!!!

bbqbull · 07-07-2011, 02:56 PM

I absolutely love my Klose mobile pit.

prudog · 07-07-2011, 02:56 PM

I was asking the same questions about 6 years ago. I bought a Lang 84 as my first cooker just because I always had wanted a big mobile cooker. You will need a good supply of wood and a good place to store wood. IMO, proper wood management is a key to success. I wish I had bit the bullet and bought the warmer, but not sure why since I rarely use the smoker and would user warmer even less (cooler works great). It is too big for most of my cooking and consumes a lot of fuel. I would urge you to exercise as much patience as possible and you will eventually find a used unit and save lots of dollars. Waking up at 3 am or staying up all night to cook roasts for lunch got old really quick. Therefore, I bought an insulated gravity feed Baby Stumps and it is my favorite cooker. I also have a Stumps 2x3 offset that I bought for $700 used. The WSM was a great cooker until I bought the Baby and fan controller. Playing in the fire was fun, is fun at times, but not always. A set it and forget it cooker infuriates some die-hard folks, but it is your choice.

Lots of good cookers will make good Q as your skills improve. An offset is the way to go with stick burners and a Lang will last a lifetime. The size really depends on how much you want to spread out. If you cook chicken, ABTs, ribs, taters, corn, and other stuff it is good to have space for convenience, but not always necessary.

07-07-2011, 12:53 PM	#1
snyper77 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: Sweet Home Alabama	LANG - The best stick burner? New to smoking and I'd like a good cooker. I've got a $3000 budget and looking for a mobile unit. Dollar for dollar....... Most bang for the buck......... Is Lang the way to go? If so, my choices are: 48 Deluxe w/warmer $2695 60 Original (no warmer) $2795 60 Deluxe w/warmer $3495 Is the warmer very useful? Worth the extra $700?

07-07-2011, 01:05 PM	#2
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	In that same reverse-flow offset type, I'd suggest that you also consider Bubba Grills (www.bubbagrills.net). <--- this from a guy that owns a Lang and loves it. Lonnie's smokers have a few different features and if I recall correctly he's a few hundred less than Ben. I have the warmer. I use it to warm the wood and keep it dry. Also, when outdoors I use it to warm things like beans, etc. __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

07-07-2011, 01:08 PM	#3
The Pigman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-10-07 Location: Cincinnati Ohio	The way to go is a Lang 84 long neck with warmer..........you will want no other. __________________ Smokin Blues BBQ The Pigman (Roger) Pitmaster KCBS CBJ #30390 Lead for State of Ohio & Indiana for Operation BBQ Relief Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member Lang 84 Custom Longneck with warmer Mobil Food Lic. With State of Ohio

07-07-2011, 01:24 PM	#5
Lake Dogs Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Name/Nickname : Hance	No, but most of the time I cook the beans indoors... Outdoors, like when camping, or when at competitions and the RV stove/oven aren't available... __________________ Hance - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from darn near anywhere) My competition daze are probably behind me now; I pretty much cook for family, friends, and frankly the peace and solitude I get from smokin' on an offset... Was Lang 84DX, now Bubba Grills 250R and many Weber grills

07-07-2011, 01:38 PM	#7
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA	Get as much Lang as you can afford... you'll find meat for it... trust me. [You will find used Langs for sale on Craigslist for much less] http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/for/2465116617.html Keystone Heights, FL - Lang 84 $2,500 There's your gas money - go get it! __________________ Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, and a 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 84 Deluxe kitchen, Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, Bubba Keg Grill - RIP, Double Barrel Smoker and a BSKD

07-07-2011, 01:48 PM	#8
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I've heard great things about Lang, but have no firsthand experience with them - but about the warmer/vertical chamber - I have one on my Klose and I absolutely love it. I can't imagine not having one now. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

07-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#9
Sawdustguy Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-14-05 Location: Vernon, Connecticut	The Lang 84 is a nice cooker, in fact I have a Lang 84 deluxe but if I had to do all over again I would have saved a bit more money and bought a Jaime Geer (Jambo Pits) pit. They are the absolute best stick burners IMHO. __________________ Guy (Pitmaster) BBQ Team: Lawn Guyland Smokers Stupidity for Dummies …because sometimes, you just can’t dumb it down enough…

07-07-2011, 02:17 PM	#10
snyper77 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-25-11 Location: Sweet Home Alabama	Can you regulate the temp in the warmer box for cooking beans, ribs, etc.? Also, when did LANG go to their new "flat end" barrel design as opposed to their "bubble end" design? Any idea WHY they did that?

07-07-2011, 02:54 PM	#13
hamiltont is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 05-24-10 Location: Lincoln, NE Name/Nickname : hamiltont	Ohhh that thang is PURDY! Now you got me wantin' one... 2,600 mile round trip is really gettin' in the way of this dream... Cheers!!! __________________ If Homebrew & BBQ aren't the answer, then you're askin' the wrong questions... Cheers!!!

07-07-2011, 02:56 PM	#14
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	I absolutely love my Klose mobile pit. __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]

07-07-2011, 02:56 PM	#15
prudog On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-12-09 Location: Huntsville, AL	I was asking the same questions about 6 years ago. I bought a Lang 84 as my first cooker just because I always had wanted a big mobile cooker. You will need a good supply of wood and a good place to store wood. IMO, proper wood management is a key to success. I wish I had bit the bullet and bought the warmer, but not sure why since I rarely use the smoker and would user warmer even less (cooler works great). It is too big for most of my cooking and consumes a lot of fuel. I would urge you to exercise as much patience as possible and you will eventually find a used unit and save lots of dollars. Waking up at 3 am or staying up all night to cook roasts for lunch got old really quick. Therefore, I bought an insulated gravity feed Baby Stumps and it is my favorite cooker. I also have a Stumps 2x3 offset that I bought for $700 used. The WSM was a great cooker until I bought the Baby and fan controller. Playing in the fire was fun, is fun at times, but not always. A set it and forget it cooker infuriates some die-hard folks, but it is your choice. Lots of good cookers will make good Q as your skills improve. An offset is the way to go with stick burners and a Lang will last a lifetime. The size really depends on how much you want to spread out. If you cook chicken, ABTs, ribs, taters, corn, and other stuff it is good to have space for convenience, but not always necessary. __________________ Keeping it smoky in Sweet Home Alabama with Lang, Stumps, and Weber Cookers

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