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[dk117]

• $25 garage sale gasser

• Portable Camping gasser

• Kenmore Elite 4 burner gasser

• Vermont Castings 4 Burner natural gas with rotisserie. 

• Bradley electric smoker

• Traeger Texas. 

[dk117]

• A Vermont Castings propane grill.  I threw it away because I didn't know it had replaceable components.

That's a serious shame.   I still have my 2004 Vermont Castings grill.   I don't use it anywhere near as much as the Traeger and replacement parts aren't cheap, but it's the best gasser I've ever had by far. 

DK

[Big Bear]

Hole in the ground stick fire with bricks and a grill
  to
Hibachi
  to
Table top gasser
  to
Cheapo gasser
  to
Bullet style Brinkman charcoal\gas grill
  to
Traeger lil Tex
  to
Mak 2 Star
  to
Modified Traeger Lil Tex
(sticking with this one)

[Maineac]

1972 - Hibachi
Late 70's - Meco Charcoal
80's & 90's - 2 Sunbeam gassers
2004 - Weber Genesis Silver
2010 - Bradley Original
2011 - Weber Smokey Mountain 18.5”
2012 - MAK 1-star
2015 - Weber Jumbo Joe
2016 - Weber Spirit E-310
2016 - Weber Performer
2017 - MES 30
2020 - Another Bradley Original

[just4fn]

1983 got married  99.00 arlo gasser
stainless gasser from Ace Hardware
Trager 070 lil Tex
GMG Danier Boone
Vision classic B Kamado
Primo Oval Xl Kamado

[Rockit]

Several off brand propane burners.... junk

Old cast aluminum charcoal grill....incredible.   easy to control temps and cranked out great food.  I salvaged it  from a rental clean up I was helping a friend do.  I bead blasted it and repainted the body.  Powder coated the chassis chrome (I was in the industry).  My parents had a identical grill in the 70's and I was stoked to find it.  Devastated when I knocked it over during mt. biking on by back patio...cracked like an egg.

22" weber...excellent. ...like an idiot I sold it thinking LPG was better

Weber genesis...like using an oven.  Produced uninspiring food.  Not upset when my x-wife wanted it in the divorce.

Char broil offset....truely my first foray into Bbq.  I used it as my only grill for years. I added a trap door to make clean out easy.   Added 6" to the height of the firebox and a custom grate for direct grilling.  Super versatile.   I still have it.

Coldsmoker I built out of my daughters retired dorm fridge.   Hotplate and 15' of dryer vent hose.  I did lox and cheese a few times.  Works well. Still have it.

1/2 dozen or so UDS.  From a basic that I used balls of foil for air control to an automated PID controlled stainless rig (failure).
My favorite was welded to a shopping cart frame.  It also had a cooler that held a keg of homebrew beer.  I cruised the neighborhood handing out ABT's and beer for 4th of July. 

Traeger pro 34.  Current. So simple.   Wish I had gone pellet years ago.  Wife got it for me because the drum welded to a shopping cart was too "white trash".  I like the pellet grill more than I ever thought I would.   Easy and works beautifully.  Thinking about adding a propane grill on the side like Camp Chef...just gotta figure the fitment.

[DynoDan]

Canadian Johns thread about how we got started has alot of stories with the common progression of going down the road of smoking meat. It may be interesting to see what route everyone  has gone over the years. My best recollection of mine would be:

Charbroil 2 burner grill
Masterbuilt propane bullet smoker
Chargriller offset with side fire box
Jenn air four burner gas grill with rotisserie
Traeger lil Tex
Fast eddy pg500
Lousiana whole hog pellet
Wsm 18
Lang 36 reverse flow offset
Hunsaker drum smoker
270 sumo charcoal smoker

That's as many as I can think of in order of purchase. May have forgotten a couple in there somewhere.

I just ordered a Hunsaker 85....

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[Free Mr. Tony]

Canadian Johns thread about how we got started has alot of stories with the common progression of going down the road of smoking meat. It may be interesting to see what route everyone  has gone over the years. My best recollection of mine would be:

Charbroil 2 burner grill
Masterbuilt propane bullet smoker
Chargriller offset with side fire box
Jenn air four burner gas grill with rotisserie
Traeger lil Tex
Fast eddy pg500
Lousiana whole hog pellet
Wsm 18
Lang 36 reverse flow offset
Hunsaker drum smoker
270 sumo charcoal smoker

That's as many as I can think of in order of purchase. May have forgotten a couple in there somewhere.

I just ordered a Hunsaker 85....

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Congrats. I knew mark was going to start offering the big dogs. That's a giant drum. I've never seen a manufacturer that involves his potential customers in his future offerings quite like Mark.

[DynoDan]

Gasser
Big box smokey mountain propane smoker
Offset cheapo from HD
WSM 22
Akorn
RT680
RT300
Custom cabinet smoker w/pellet pro Hopper
Ranch Kettle
Webber Genius gasser
RT680
Jenuwinejerry JR
Jenuwinejerry JR
Hunsaker 85 ( ordered)

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[ICIdaho]

1994 - Sunbeam propane grill wedding present, it ultimately rusted out after 11 years.
2005 - Vermont Castings propane grill (still have, looks and works great, built like a tank).
2015 - Daniel Boone

I mostly use the DB, but still pull out the propane for quick things or steaks that I like hot and fast.

[GrillinGlen]

had several cheap gassers
La Caja China
Bradley smoker
2008 Traeger  Lil Tex
2010 Memphis Pro (painted)
2011 Memphis Pro SS
2010 Advantage (rescue) refurb and sold
2006 Traeger Lil Tex (rescue) refurb and sold
2017 GMG DC non wifi

[wyd]

Thermos Gas grill is what I started with. (7 years)
Weber Platinum Kettle (5 years ago and still have & use
Weber Gold Kettle (Gave to my Step son)
Weber Silver Genesis (Gave to my brother)
Weber Smokey Joe (Still have & use)
Louisiana LG 900 Pellet Grill (1 1/2 years old and love it)

Wish I would of started grilling earlier in life but at least I got started and really enjoy it.  I love the pellet grill as it is easy to use and I can do long cooks but I still enjoy using my weber kettle grill and the differing flavors it brings over the pellet grill.  The combination of the two seems to be just right for me.

[LowSlowJoe]

"The Good One" - Mmm, that's a interesting design, pellet grill like that would be even better IMHO...   I'm surprised no one is making one ( that I know of yet )

[WayneB]

First Large Weber Kettle
Weber Genesis Gas
Weber Portable Gas
Weber Smokey Joe
Weber Medium Kettle
Cookshack Amerique
Masterbuilt 5 Burner Gas
Fast Eddy FEC100
Weber Large Kettle Replacement
GMG Davy Crockett
GMC Daniel Boone


I still have them all except these two, :First Large Weber Kettle
Weber Genesis Gas"  I have a problem with letting go