K-Train
is Blowin Smoke!
Or Saturday morning:grin:
1st comp coming up, feeling the pressure
- Thread starter jketron
- Start date
Meat Meets Meat
Knows what a fatty is.
A couple rubber floor mats in your cook area will save your feet. And a table raised up to the right height will save your back. We learned those lessons the hard way.
timzcardz
Babbling Farker
I'll make it simple for you.
You're not going to win. So simply enjoy yourself, meet as many other competitors as you can, and take it all in. You'll learn a lot that way, have a great experience and will not risk disappointment.
You're not going to win. So simply enjoy yourself, meet as many other competitors as you can, and take it all in. You'll learn a lot that way, have a great experience and will not risk disappointment.
D
Derrick D
Guest
He said a mouthful here!
HawgNationBBQ
Take a breath!
1. Have a timeline written
2. Strive to not come in last
3. And, have fun!
2. Strive to not come in last
3. And, have fun!
K-Train
is Blowin Smoke!
Take good notes on everything. I usually write them on my score sheets afterward and on my phone during.
Pole D
is one Smokin' Farker
sweetracks
Full Fledged Farker
We started doing this last year and it was really nice not worrying about dishes. Ours usually set until Sunday morning though....It's straight to the bed for me when I get home
What he said. Look, your first comp is a learning experience. We do this to have fun or at least the Polocks do. Go easy on yourself, enjoy your experience and most of all enjoy yourself.
John Bowen
is One Chatty Farker
I would suggest practicing cooking during the late night hours – like starting your smoker up at 10 pm or at 2 am. There is a difference to starting up a smoker on a cool / chilly night and starting one up on a sunny warm day. On our first comp we lost over an hour getting up to temp starting the fire the way we did. Plus it was a little difficult for us working at night – we have adequate lights now but we learned the hard way.
We also learned a lot from the first comp we did where it stormed on us – Lord have mercy did we learn a lot.
We also learned a lot from the first comp we did where it stormed on us – Lord have mercy did we learn a lot.
sdbbq1234
is Blowin Smoke!
+1.
Once you get there and get set-up, get meat inspected, have a beer or 2, you'll find it much more relaxing, until Saturday morning around 9:00. Then reality sets in! This is the fun part of "anxiety"!
Enjoy it as time will fly by!
wallace
Do not "over-think" this!!
You have done a ton of prep work!
Put it to use---Just go cook, use what you have learned, and have a great time!!!
This is supposed to be fun--at least that is what they all tell me
TIM
You have done a ton of prep work!
Put it to use---Just go cook, use what you have learned, and have a great time!!!
This is supposed to be fun--at least that is what they all tell me
TIM
kenthanson
is one Smokin' Farker
I got a length of 1 1/2" pvc pipe and cut it into 8 inch chunks and put them over the legs to raise our tables up, works like a charm.
jketron
Full Fledged Farker
That sounds like a hot tip, thank you.
I don't really drink so we are safe to not eat drunk. Time for some full blown practice runs! The folks at work love when I bring in leftovers
CBQ
is One Chatty Farker
Rookie mistake I made: make sure you have a canopy with WALLS. Rain splashes in about 3 feet from the edge...figure out how much of a dry area you have in a 10x10 without walls. :becky:
Meat Man
Full Fledged Farker
With all the comps in CA it would be hard for me to wait till April. Best of luck, if you have any questions just ask, the Brethren are great and love to help.
jketron
Full Fledged Farker
I've signed up for the end of March in Vegas..... woot!!
Pappy Q
is Blowin Smoke!
All the things already said and once there, don't worry about what everyone else is doing...stay on YOUR plan and focus on the details.
jketron
Full Fledged Farker
That sounds like solid advice, I'm not too nervous. I'm more excited than anything. My plan is to have fun, meet the turn in's and just stay the course.
roksmith
is one Smokin' Farker
Best advice I can give is to shoot for the beginning of the turn in window and then still give yourself a few minutes of a buffer. Having it ready 5 minutes early never caused a DAL. 5 seconds late? almost always.
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