Traeger Trailhead vs Traeger Ranger Review
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This video is a review of the Traeger Trailhead from Costco. The Trailhead is a portable pellet grill from Traeger that competes with the similarly sized Traeger Ranger.
The Traeger Trailhead is a nice grill but is not as nice as the Ranger that only costs $50 more. When you look at the advantages of the Ranger it becomes pretty obvious that the Trailhead is a bad idea.
You can still make great barbecue with the Trailhead, it just won't be as good as what you can make with a Ranger.
Got the trailhead last November from a pop up traeger stand at Costco. My first smoker ever and I’ve had a ton of fun with it and it’s got me getting a bigger one.
Glad to hear that you are loving it! What is your favorite thing to smoke?
I don’t want to be mean about your video and realize I could just scroll past. BUT…. I was already to listen to these 3 problematic differences between the 2 grills. I didn’t see any.
1. The cord on the trailhead (TH) is long enough to connect it to the inverter attached to your car battery. So it’s fine… that’s not an issue. Plus a lot of SUVs and trucks these days have an outlet so there’s that.
2. The hopper being 4lbs lighter is a plus not a minus. It’s a travel grill. A grill specifically designed for traveling and grilling on the go. Who wants to lug around a heavy (ier) grill for the sake of using more pellets without refilling? How long does it take to just add more pellets? The longer you cook you’re going to have to do that anyway, right?
3. Warmer… smh boy boy boy… in a nut shell with the plus or minus factor for temp having a higher temp than a lower temp for warming makes more sense. But honestly it’s not that big of a deal. How long are you warming things anyway.
I appreciate you making the video but the gripes just seem a bit petty. It’s a travel grill… made to travel and cook for camping or backyard fun. Hence the travel back (pack) it comes with. 🤨
The lower warming temp actually gets used a LOT. It is a great way to START a cook to add an extra layer of smoke for an hour or two. The fact that Traeger intentionally made this feature worse on the Trailhead is what is so disappointing.
@@ShoppingWithDave yeah… sure thing bud
@@LrgPicture low temp is a huge bonus, and the weight difference between the 4 pound and 8 pound capacity is only a few ounces, not four pounds.
Trailhead looks better for camping or places you don’t want more bulky items to lug around.
About the inverter. It’s cheaper to throw in an inverter than a solar generator power supply. Otherwise the price would easily be doubled.
True, but I would much rather have the useful griddle that comes with the Ranger than an inverter that I will never use.
@@ShoppingWithDave Very true!
I just bought the trailhead, but it’ll having a hard time learning how it works. 🤣🤣 I just need to play with you, I followed the instructions to smoke for 30 mins, and after I made chicken but it wasted all the pellets and it went even cooking for more than 3 hours. What did I do wrong?
Traeger Ranger vs z grills 200A
I had the Z Grills 200A for a while. I loved that it had handles so it was easy to carry. It made great barbecue and was a great unit up until the auger broke. For the price I think the Z Grills is worth it...I went with the Trailhead just out of curiosity.
I picked my trailblazer up for $370 on a promotion. Of course, I'll probably use my savings to buy the griddle 😔
I hope you love the grill! It can turn out some great bbq :)
@CostcoDave I'm loving the grill, I've made some awesome ribs! I'm making pulled pork right now.
This is a comically terrible review. Every issue listed could be fixed if you weren’t lazy and broke😂
God bless your little heart!
How would u fix the keep warm setting?
Keep warm at 200 is fine… it’s not that big of a deal. It’s funny because people complained on the ranger about the keep warm function being too low @ 150 smh… silly discrepancy… 200 is fine
@@ShoppingWithDave 🤣