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Hey all,
Over the last few months I was scouring the internet vigorously for a new smoker and I was upset that there weren't many custom pit builders in my region (eastern North Carolina). I did, however, come across Meadow Creek smokers quite a few times as they have some dealers not too far away. But the prices of their smokers are dramatically higher than just about anybody else on the market.
Looking at the Meadow Creek TS 120P I saw the base cost with no upgrades is roughly $3500. That's a 20" x 42" offset smoker with 1753 square inches of cooking area. That's the base price for the "patio" style cooker not on a trailer.
Looking at competitors cookers like Yoder, Lang, LSG, and GatorPit, all of those pitbuilders have a very similar size and style cooker for about $1000 less.
Yoder Durango : 22" x 42" with 2242 square inches, base cost : $2670
LoneStarGrills : 24" x 40" with 2066 square inches, base cost : $2050
GatorPits 20" x 40" with ~1600 square inches, base cost : $2450
Lang 48" 22" x 48" with 2330 square inches , base cost : $1895
I recognize that all pits are built differently with different quality, but is there something special about the Meadow Creek offset pits that I'm not recognizing? Just really curious as I can't understand how they are basing their prices.
Over the last few months I was scouring the internet vigorously for a new smoker and I was upset that there weren't many custom pit builders in my region (eastern North Carolina). I did, however, come across Meadow Creek smokers quite a few times as they have some dealers not too far away. But the prices of their smokers are dramatically higher than just about anybody else on the market.
Looking at the Meadow Creek TS 120P I saw the base cost with no upgrades is roughly $3500. That's a 20" x 42" offset smoker with 1753 square inches of cooking area. That's the base price for the "patio" style cooker not on a trailer.
Looking at competitors cookers like Yoder, Lang, LSG, and GatorPit, all of those pitbuilders have a very similar size and style cooker for about $1000 less.
Yoder Durango : 22" x 42" with 2242 square inches, base cost : $2670
LoneStarGrills : 24" x 40" with 2066 square inches, base cost : $2050
GatorPits 20" x 40" with ~1600 square inches, base cost : $2450
Lang 48" 22" x 48" with 2330 square inches , base cost : $1895
I recognize that all pits are built differently with different quality, but is there something special about the Meadow Creek offset pits that I'm not recognizing? Just really curious as I can't understand how they are basing their prices.