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[Kristin Meredith]

So folks, this is the thread to post which vertical smoker you think should be selected for potential purchase by members, evaluation and eventual distribution.  I know Pit Boss has one and I don't know if it is the same as the Louisiana one or not.  Also, I don't know if there are different sizes.

Things to keep in mind and post:

1.  Exact name of smoker
2.  Where can you get it (for a physical pick-up) or will it ship for free.  This could be important.  We have a Lowe's, WalMart, Target in town.  There are Costco's and Home Depot's very close by.  No Menards.
3.  Do you know price?
4.  Do you know weight?

Bentley here, I am going to try and find pictures of the units you all suggest and add to your post if you have not already done so!

[Bar-B-Lew]

1.  Exact name of smoker
Pit Boss 5.5 cu. ft. Wood Fired Vertical Pellet Smoker

2.  Where can you get it (for a physical pick-up) or will it ship for free.  This could be important.  We have a Lowe's, WalMart, Target in town.  There are Costco's and Home Depot's very close by.  No Menards.
Walmart free delivery order online

3.  Do you know price?
$396 probably plus tax

4.  Do you know weight?
supposedly the manual says 127#...would guess 150# packaged.

Mixed reviews on it.  I like the size and ability to move the racks around in the pre-drilled holes.

[reubenray]

In the voting stage of this I did not vote being I had no use of any of the pieces of equipment.  But after seeing the Pit Boss vertical smoker in the above post I would love to have one of these.  I was picturing the vertical smoker being big as a tank and heavy!!

[riverrat49]

+1

1.  Exact name of smoker
Pit Boss 5.5 cu. ft. Wood Fired Vertical Pellet Smoker

2.  Where can you get it (for a physical pick-up) or will it ship for free.  This could be important.  We have a Lowe's, WalMart, Target in town.  There are Costco's and Home Depot's very close by.  No Menards.
Walmart free delivery order online

3.  Do you know price?
$396 probably plus tax

4.  Do you know weight?
supposedly the manual says 127#...would guess 150# packaged.

Mixed reviews on it.  I like the size and ability to move the racks around in the pre-drilled holes.

[Bar-B-Lew]

I would actually prefer the Camp Chef XXL but since it is no longer on their site and questions remain about future availability I went with what I saw in the market as the next closest thing to it from a size, flexibility of rack system, and cost standpoint.

[BigDave83]

unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of products on the market currently. Masterbuilt has one available at Academy and cabelas, but it looks ot have a double walled door but the rest of it looks to be single thin stamped, I watched some videos of the Camp Chef XXl and while it seems to be not available at this time, it also looks to have just a single wall cabinet with dual wall door, although I can not find anything in print or video to confirm my thoughts.

The Pit Boss like above is to be available only through walmarts 5 series, it looks to be the best choice for availability and no shipping, if you want to go to walmart.

Those seem to be the only 3 verticals I have found, unless the pot is really upped and you start looking at the Fast Eddy's or Royall.

I am going to Vote Pit Boss 5 Series from walmart Like Bar-B-Lew.

[ylr]

A picture is worth a thousand words, but a video is better..  :' )

+1 on the Copperhead 5; Cabela's version is $200 more, and doesn't look as slick.

[Free Mr. Tony]

That's the one I was looking at, or at least pretty much the same without checking model numbers. Im curious about the controller since it's kind of the old school traeger type.

[Bentley]

So what is the over/under on amount of cooks before you cant see through the glass?

[BigDave83]

I think the glass is a gimmick like the light in the Rec Tec.

[Free Mr. Tony]

So what is the over/under on amount of cooks before you cant see through the glass?

If every oven I've ever owned is an indication, I'd say 5-10. With BBQ meats, I'd take the under.

[Kristin Meredith]

I know that this is a novel and virtually unheard of concept to Bentley, but couldn't one clean the glass?

[Free Mr. Tony]

I know that this is a novel and virtually unheard of concept to Bentley, but couldn't one clean the glass?

I keep a fairly tidy house and am a pretty clean person. I like stuff where it goes, and generally picked up. There are some things though that aren't worth the trouble. I cook so much inside and out that I don't bother messing with the things that are virtually always a mess.

My oven glass gets cleaned about once a year. I do the stove top maybe once a month or two. I have open burners so that helps considerably with that. Would recommend to anyone. My smokers stay clean, but I don't go overboard. Sweep the ashes, scrape the grates and drip pan quickly. That's about it.

[W6YJ]

Pit Boss  seems to make three versions of the Copperhead vertical smoker - a 3 Series, 5 Series, and 7 Series.

According to the Pit Boss web page, the 5 Series is only sold at Walmart, and the Walmart description appears to be for the 7 Series (not what they are actually selling).

Below are the specifications as shown on both their product page and also the individual product manuals:

Series                             3               5             7
Part Number                     77350        77551       77700
Cost                               $500          $400        $700
Square Inches                  901           1716         2059
Cubic Feet                       2.8           4.6            5.6
Grate coating                   Porcelain    ? ? ?         Porcelain
High Temp                       450           420           450
Low Temp                       150           150           150
Square Inches (manual)     721           1513         1815
Weight (manual)               99             127          138

I have no idea why there is such a discrepancy in listed cooking square inches on all there items.

After looking at the Walmart page description, I was ready to run out and grab one as their price is a little over half what the 5.5 cubic feet version should be. Once I downloaded all three product manuals, I discovered how off the Walmart description is.

Personally, I would like to see the 7 Series (77700) reviewed.

Edited to add weights.

Ed

[Kristin Meredith]

Posting specs are fine.  I would also be interested in weight as there is the cost of shipping to the eventual winner and that can be a big factor.