tgstrang
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2013
- Location
- O'fallon...
I'm kind of a cheap a$$ farker. I don't mind spending money on things I really want but I've always got to be able to justify that something is worth the money. I've got a Shirley Fab trailer on order. While it's a lot money for a cooker it's still a bargain if you ask me for what you get for your dollar when compared to other pit builders. I've built a couple of UDS's and I've always used River Country therms. I think they are great, they are accurate, adjustable, well built and cheap. After seeing some of the SF builds with the Tel Trus, I decided I liked the look of the white faced Tel Tru gauges. It's a small detail but hey I'm probably only going to buy one Shirley and will probably have it forever so might as well make sure every detail is to my liking. I went to Amazon and was going to buy 4 Tel Tru Therms (3in dial, 4 in stem), they are $45.20 each+9.50shipping:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Tel-Tru-Barbecue-Thermometer-aluminum-degrees/dp/B0052EKQI0/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1422642208&sr=8-25&keywords=tel-tru+thermometer+3+in+dial+4+in+stem"]Amazon.com : Tel-Tru BQ300 Barbecue Thermometer, 3 inch aluminum zoned dial, 4 inch stem, 100/500 degrees F : Bbq Thermometer : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514ZzebCayL.@@AMEPARAM@@514ZzebCayL[/ame]
Seemed way pricey for a couple of thermometers but was about to just pull the trigger when I noticed this.....
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Tel-Tru-Thermometer-Installation-replacement-thermometers/dp/B0055778PI/ref=pd_bxgy_lg_img_y"]Amazon.com : Tel-Tru Thermometer Installation Kit for replacement barbecue thermometers : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41trHI6P-1L.@@AMEPARAM@@41trHI6P-1L[/ame]
They don't even give you the damn nut and washer:evil:! They sell it separately. Are you freaking kidding me? You want me to pay an extra $30 for 4 nuts and washers that should come with the damn therm to begin with? I mean I would just go to home depot and pay way less for the nut and washer but it just rubs me the wrong way. Did a little more searching and I found these guys from River Country:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D227G4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=26D4OPR42PLKD&coliid=I3E1YDWPMD9KY4"]Amazon.com : 3" River Country Dual Display Range Adjustable BBQ, Smoker, Thermometer, (50 to 550 F & 10 to 285 C) : Barbecue Thermometers : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61WY%2BH670eL.@@AMEPARAM@@61WY%2BH670eL[/ame]
$17.97 each, Free Shipping, and you get the hardware incuded! So the total for the 4 RC therms is $71.88 shipped vs $218.54 shipped for the tel trus. I'm going with ol River Country on this one.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Tel-Tru-Barbecue-Thermometer-aluminum-degrees/dp/B0052EKQI0/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1422642208&sr=8-25&keywords=tel-tru+thermometer+3+in+dial+4+in+stem"]Amazon.com : Tel-Tru BQ300 Barbecue Thermometer, 3 inch aluminum zoned dial, 4 inch stem, 100/500 degrees F : Bbq Thermometer : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514ZzebCayL.@@AMEPARAM@@514ZzebCayL[/ame]
Seemed way pricey for a couple of thermometers but was about to just pull the trigger when I noticed this.....
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Tel-Tru-Thermometer-Installation-replacement-thermometers/dp/B0055778PI/ref=pd_bxgy_lg_img_y"]Amazon.com : Tel-Tru Thermometer Installation Kit for replacement barbecue thermometers : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41trHI6P-1L.@@AMEPARAM@@41trHI6P-1L[/ame]
They don't even give you the damn nut and washer:evil:! They sell it separately. Are you freaking kidding me? You want me to pay an extra $30 for 4 nuts and washers that should come with the damn therm to begin with? I mean I would just go to home depot and pay way less for the nut and washer but it just rubs me the wrong way. Did a little more searching and I found these guys from River Country:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D227G4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=26D4OPR42PLKD&coliid=I3E1YDWPMD9KY4"]Amazon.com : 3" River Country Dual Display Range Adjustable BBQ, Smoker, Thermometer, (50 to 550 F & 10 to 285 C) : Barbecue Thermometers : Patio, Lawn & Garden@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61WY%2BH670eL.@@AMEPARAM@@61WY%2BH670eL[/ame]
$17.97 each, Free Shipping, and you get the hardware incuded! So the total for the 4 RC therms is $71.88 shipped vs $218.54 shipped for the tel trus. I'm going with ol River Country on this one.