BBQ Buyers Guide to the Biggest Budget Quarter Inch Offsets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Learn about offset smokers that give you the biggest bang for your buck, including Old Country BBQ Pits' Brazos and Brazos DLX smokers, the Bell Fabrications Back Yard Grills, and Lyfe Tyme Smokers' Single Lid 20x32 Grill with Firebox, Double Lid 20x40 Grill with Firebox, and Single Lid 16x32 Smoker.
Note: The price of the brazos and brazos dlx have gone up.
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Mitchell Trammell's Lyfe Tyme Smoker Review
• Lyfe Tyme Smoker Review
Chapter Times
00:20 Maps
01:35 Bell Fabrications
04:13 Lyfe Tyme Smokers
09:11 Old Country BBQ Pits
11:45 Grill V. Grill
11:51 Brazos v. Lyfetyme SLG20x32 G/w FB
13:58 Brazos DLX v. Lyfetyme DLG20x40 G/w FB
15:27 Bell BY Grill 2’x4’ v. Lyfetyme SLS16x32
18:40 Charts
20:42 My Thoughts
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I make all lyfetyme models I’m currently employed there..
Hell yeah brother. Mine is great! I have the double horizontal with the large stack. Damn good rig
The Lyfe Tyme vertical smoker section runs at 150 with everything open for clean smoke. The Horizontal section on the same unit runs at 275-300. Mine is over 20 years old and solid as the day it came off the assembly line. Baffles are recommended as they do vary from end to end.
Thanks to this video, I am about to pull the trigger on a Bell Fabrication Back Yard Grill custom offset smoker. For anyone interested the lead time is now 10 weeks rather than the 3 weeks mentioned in the video. The cost is still $700 for the 2'x3' without customizations. Craig is willing to customize the cylindrical firebox with a lid and grilling grate, which is what I am looking at getting.
I just spoke to Craig today and got on the list.
Did you get your out yet?
@@calvinjohnsonii601 Not yet. He is starting the build this week. Just waiting on tires and axles because I made a last minute change for a more off-road type pit.
@@andrewknaff9220 I wonder where I am in the que. He told me don’t call because it will be a while 😄
One year later.... Craig is 3 weeks lead time and the price is $850.00 now.
I ordered last week.
I have had a life tyme since 2007.. Love it. Re Paint every 4-5 years .. Still runs like new..
I live in TX and work at HEB. We sell the Lyfe Tyme at my store, and they are built like a tank. The Old Country smokers aren't in the same league. I wouldn't turn down an Old Country, but the Lyfe Tymes are much nicer.
I just finished my first cook with the old country dlx. First off... you get a tuning plate, singular. The cooker is badass. I purchased the old country thermometer, it is not great, but works. I cooked wings, leg quarters, pork ribs, and Canadian goose breast. Everything turned out great. Pecan splits over an initial mesquite lump charcoal. I watched this thing the whole time.... first cook and all.
i work at Academy and can confirm they just raised the prices on most of the Old Country pits. Demand was too crazy for em
Maybe add another point of comparison - the location of the exhaust stack port. Is it at grill level, or up at the top of the chamber? Nearly all high-end smokers have the stack port at grill level, since it provides more even heat throughout the cook chamber and better convection across the meat.
Thank you so much for this video!!! I was about to buy a old country untill I saw this. I contacted Mr. Bell and he said the wait time is still around 8-10 weeks but he is a super nice guy and you will not find a better deal than this. Can't wait to get mine!!!!
Good for you. I hope you make some great bbq on your bellfab 🙂
I just called him again cause I wanted a modification to mine and he informed me the 4 foot backyard grill has now went up to $1200 which is still a really great deal..
Appreciate the video! I'm in the market for a new smoker and this video pointed me in the right direction. Thank you!
I live in Texas and have owned 2 old ocbb; a pecos and wrangler. I recently took a trip to the Frio river and smoked 2 briskets and 3 racks of ribs on a lyfe tyme. the build quality absolutely blew any ocbb i've seen out of the water. Im actually in the market for a lyfe tyme now, because of this.
Awesome. There are a lot of Lyfe Tyme models to choose from. I hope you get an awesome smoker and make some great Q!
I have had my lyfe tyme 13 years. Have treated it like total crap, not cleaned it and never protected it. I have burned out multiple grates in the fire box from tons of use but I would expect another 10 years out of it more if I actually took care of it.
I got my Lyfe Tyme in 1988 and it is still making great BBQ
Mine is over 20 years old and in its prime! Could use a coat of exterior pit paint, but its as solid as the day it was new. The meat just keeps getting better and better.
Thank you for all your great videos! I'm about a year or so away from looking into investing in a huge up-grade from a small and very thin New Braunfels Smoker. I've been researching alot and your info. is very valuable. OCB has been my top pick, but I'm not crazy for the gamble on the possibility of poor welds. I do have a wildcard that I think might over take the OCB. Its called Texas Longhorn BBQ Pits out of Uvalde. Another wildcard is one out of the San Antonio area called Helotes Pits.
Enjoyed this, and the comments are a wealth of knowledge!
Tulsa is pretty much in the center of the USA. That is why we used to hold the IASCA finals there.
Good comparison - I liked the details you described.
Great review! I'm about an hour south of tulsa and have never heard of bell fab, thanks for the heads up!
Been researching smokers. Your videos have been a really helpful addition and I appreciate the info. Just wanted to say that I went to both Academy and HEB to look at these. I was more impressed with the LyfeTyme. It's a much better quality imo. (There were also more of them and in different models than the 3 Old Country's at Academy.) I will say though that those beasts should have counterweights on them and I didn't care for the wooden handles bc they won't last.
Super informative! Looking to get an offset soon so this was super helpful! Thanks :) looking forward to more of your reviews in the future!
I’ve had my Lyfe Tyme vertical stack, single lid 16x32 for about 10 years now. Absolutely love it. Live in San Antonio Tx so I bought mine at HEB. The build quality is great. It took 5 HEB employees to load it on my trailer so it’s super heavy. One thing you didn’t mention is there’s a bar welded across the top of the vertical stack. You take out the three grates and you can hang chicken, ribs, and sausages in the chamber. Great video! 👍🏼
Great add with the bar. I like lyfetyme. It would be nice if they had distribution across America as good as OCB. Lucky Texans!
Thanks for this!!!
Thanks, very informative. Been using my Oklahoma Joe offset for years and want to upgrade. Living in Michigan will cost me shipping for sure. Great video, thanks again.
I have to say, I prefer competition as opposed to horizontal integration.
My stepdad has the vertical stack with the single lid and it lasted 20 years or so and still going strong with some rust
I noticed a few mistakes I made. When comparing the DLX and Lyfetyme double lid I quoted the DLX's price with tax instead of with shipping. I also abbreviated circle with an S. for the Lyfetyme 16x32.
weight comparison may be worth mentioning when reviewing... More steel, more cost.... thanks for the vid!
Love my OCB Wrangler 😁👍
I’ve not used a lifetime, but I have touched them. They aren’t as sturdy as the old country 1/4 inch models.
Man these prices have jumped a lot since last year.
Looking at bell but really bad website. Need to call them and find out the options the old fashion way.
Does anybody know if there's a back order and how long? Might take a roadtrip from NE Ohio.
Do they have any financing available?
I'm thinking no on the financing. You may want to watch my walk through video of my experience buying from him th-cam.com/video/vIAakk5P0zM/w-d-xo.html
Im in Winston too. There is a fabricator in Lewisville Hayes BBQ. Check him out. Im hoping to to order one of his offset reverse flow cabinet smokers soon.
Cool
Just get a custom smoker I have customer smoker directly from a welder
Who did you use?
Don’t like the stack location on the Lyfe Tyme.
@@BBQcheese I prefer the stack to be at the end of the cooker but in the center, not the top.
@@BBQcheese imagine air flow coming from the hot box though the cooker then out the stack. If the stack is located at the top of the cooker then the smoke/ air flow misses the meat on the main rack.
@@BBQcheese I have a custom offset that was built for me made out of a 120 gal propane tank. We had the hot box 20X20”. Stack is midway on the main rack has good draw with no back draft.
Does the old country brazos dlx leak smoke like the original brazos?
Interesting question. The answer is probably. But it is nothing I would worry about too much. Some builders make a big deal out of their flanging. The thing about smokers is that if there aren't any major holes around door edges, the heating and expansion of the metal as well as the accumulation of grease and soot will seal them up as they are used after a few cooks. You can always add an extra gasket if you want (I don't recommend this on the firebox though - doesn't last long).
Do you have the website or Facebook or contact info for Winston Shipping?
I'm not sure exactly what you are referencing, but there are several shipping terminals around Winston and Greensboro that various trucking companies run.
Thanks for the clarification. I had the impression that Winston was the name of a shipping company. On the contrary, Winston is Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I will keep researching shipping companies who deliver to the Washington, DC area.
Great information but try not to say
“Uh” so much !