How much time do you need to breakdown your site ?

[MilitantSquatter]

I almost always get it done in 1-1.5 hrs. My goal is to have everything cleaned, put away and loaded in the trailer with some time to spare before the awards.

I start organizing & cleaning up right after the chicken goes on the grates.

 

[BBQchef33]

Me..??

days.

no matter how much or how little i put out. I waste a chit load of time.

BUT..

Prior to the trailer, taking into account exhaustion and sore knees. at tleast 3 hours.

with the trailer, if we just work and get it done.. less than an hour, not including the time it takes to bolt down the cookers to the trailer floor.

 

[Muzzlebrake]

we are pretty good at getting it packed and loaded but am looking for a way to do even less work and more realxing after that last turn in........

really leaning towards a trailer

 

[Jeff_in_KC]

I take too much chit. :sad: At least two hours for us.

 

[Sawdustguy]

It used to be worse before we got the Battle Wagon.

 

[Nitrofly]

We are the Lazyest Team in BAAAHHHBEQUE !!!

lunchmeat is usually one the last teams to break down..
this year at Peters pond it was us, ISS & the Turtles.. We left
noonish on sunday

 

[lunchlady]

We are so good at the relaxing thing... we are almost ALWAYS the last team to leave.

BUT, we don't care... we pick up, have a beverage, clean a little, have a beverage, do some dishes, have a beverage... you get the picture.
We need BBQ groupies!

 

[KC_Bobby]

I put 1 - 1.5, but it might be slightly over. We're usually finishing after the awards. I kind of like to sit and give my feet a break between 1:30 and 2:00 while I drink a beer or two.

This winter we're going to work on making some table carts that will roll off the utility trailer. Build in some drawers and cabinets to fill with supplies that generally get put in tubs. We're hoping that will speed up the set up and tear down.

I'd like to build it so it doesn't need to come off during the comps, about a 18" wider then the trailer on each side with 3 stainless sinks up front. Add some trailer levelers so we can slide the two Backwoods onto the gate. That would pretty much just leave tents, cooler and chairs to pick up.

 

[Jeff Hughes]

20 minutes on site, an hour at home...

 

[BigBarry]

We were last to leave at Merrimack and second to last (Phil you lazy bum) at New Paltz.

With just 2 events, we need to get better organized and I expect it to take 2.5 hrs next time.

 

[Plowboy]

We used to be the last team to leave. Then we got the cargo trailer. That got us out of their within 30 minutes after awards. Now with the vending trailer or a lot of simplification we can be done 30-45 minutes prior to awards.

This year I've really tried to focus on simplifying what I bring. I also try to was and reuse as much as possible. Instead of using a dozen aluminum pans, I now use hotel pans which store in my Cambro. The hotel pans act as trays in my Cambro which is where I store all almost all of the stuff I need for the contest: injector, brush, pigtail, and knife bag. At Laurie we used two 4' tables and the tailgate of my truck.

I watch the teams that cook a lot of contests: Lotta Bull, Pellet Envy, Buffalos BBQ, Trigg, and others. Granted some of these folks have trailers and motor homes, but you don't see more than a pit and a chair outside of Mike Davis' trailer. I've seen Pellet Envy and Buffalo's BBQ show up with a truck, a pit, an EZ Up, a cooler, and a light. Everything is done out of the back of a truck.

When you do a contest 100% alone, you appreciate minimizing. I'm still thinning out what I bring. I want to get to the point where I drop the hitch to a trailer, plug in, drop the awning, grab a chair, and drink a vodka/cranberry.

 

[G$]

We are ALWAYS waiting around a long time for awards. We break down everythong but 3 chairs and one EZ Up until right before awards.

So, 60 minutes, and 3 beers each. There are three of us though, and we have a refined efficiency, especially in the beer area. As for break down, we mostly just pile stuff in the horse trailer.

 

[ZILLA]

We almost always get it done before awards. If there is a crowd we may wait to hook up to the rig so we can get a good seat. Ya know up front so we don't have to walk so far to get our trophy's and prize money and all of that.

 

[BBQchef33]

We were last to leave at Merrimack and second to last (Phil you lazy bum) at New Paltz.

With just 2 events, we need to get better organized and I expect it to take 2.5 hrs next time.

that did not count. We heard about the traffic so we took our sweet time.. James fixed the showers so we set it up again, took a couple hot showers, organized the car.. etc.. We didnt actually hit the road until after 9.

 

[Kung Fu BBQ]

I keep everything stored in drawers and it gets put away as soon as it is cleaned. Too many years in a kitchen has pounded into my head that you clean as you go. Some of my team mates think I'm a freak but even when I did an ironman I was packed up within like 2 hours... just me and a 15 y/o with cotton in his ears.

 

[burnin butts]

Usually takes us about an hour, but that depends on how much beer we have left. The more beer, the longer it takes!!!

 

[Puppyboy]

As I'm turning my my last entry, the wife has begun the break down. She picks up as we go so break down goes quickly.

 

[Jeff Hughes]

I've seen Pellet Envy and Buffalo's BBQ show up with a truck, a pit, an EZ Up, a cooler, and a light. Everything is done out of the back of a truck.

That's how Donny does week in and week out. I thought I ran light until I cooked next to him. He helped me cut back to another level. More is not better. Granted, he did turn one of my speakers towards his camp...

 

[Sledneck]

with the trailer, if we just work and get it done.. less than an hour, not including the time it takes to bolt down the cookers to the trailer floor.

Hmmmm lets see here. Newsday it took about 3 hours, at williepalooza even willie left before you were done :shock: :tongue:

 

[Sledneck]

I just toss everything in my van, i have to say it takes me about 20 minutes.