drallan81
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2016
- Location
- Southern MD
So this past weekend my wife decided that I needed an intervention. We finally got around to cleaning out the garage where she discovered my grill hoard. I take after my father and have a hard time passing up great deals (his was lawnmowers). I have notifications set for all the major classified sites in my area for words like "Weber" "Grill" "BBQ" "Smoker" etc. Which has lead to a stock pile of grills. Currently I have in the garage:
3.5 22" Kettles (all free)
2 Coleman Roadtrip XL (20$ each)
1 Aussie Mecca 2200 Tailgate (great little grill they don't make any more) (Free)
Weber Q200 (Free)
2 Burner Camp Chef (Free)
2 Weber Joe's (Free)
2 Anywhere grills (1 prop, 1 charcoal) (Free)
3 Coleman stoves ($10 total)
Weber Genesis 320 ($60)
22" WSM ($100)
This is not including the handful of free 22" Kettles that I have given out as gifts or left at events that I didn't expect to get it back. I've passed on a 36" blackstone because it was a little too pricey for the use it would get ($150) as well as a few 22" performers. So I do have some restraint.
Additionally there are the ones that currently reside on my back porch and get regular use. Those consist of an 18" WSM, 55 gal UDS, 3 burner Genesis Gold C (2001). Oh yeah a Ranch Kettle and 275 gal pig cooker/catering rig trailer.
As you can see most of them were free, if not well below their value. I have a hard time passing them up. And some like the 22" WSM and Genesis 320 I got to upgrade existing daily work grills. However, I love my Genesis Gold and UDS/18WSM so I haven't really found a need to break out the new ones.
Her family has season tickets to the Washington Redskins and we often tailgate at other events which is where the Coleman's come in handy. But a large portion of the grills just sit in the dark and make great spider houses. Part of me feels like I should clear house and start my collection over (obviously keep the good stuff). I'm starting to recognize some of the tendencies from the TV show Hoarders or American Pickers. The ones where people have great collections that never get seen, used and will eventually start to decay into worthless rust piles. I always have this emergency situation planned in my head. One where an assortment of grills saves the day.
I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm thinking I should pick a nice purchase I want to make (not sure what yet, maybe not even BBQ related) and sell off what it takes to get there. I just have a hard time letting the stuff go. I can't tell you the number of times I've talked to someone who just told me they bought a brand new shiny grill from Lowes/HD/ACE that I know will rust out in a year. If only I had known I could have hooked them up. People don't seem to understand that a used Weber (old style w/ side knobs) for $200 is a better value than a new shiny Char.... for $300.
Ok, rant over. Thought I'd just get that off my chest. I'll try to get pics up at some point. I can easily post my daily assortment, but the garage ones are pretty well hidden (or so I thought).
3.5 22" Kettles (all free)
2 Coleman Roadtrip XL (20$ each)
1 Aussie Mecca 2200 Tailgate (great little grill they don't make any more) (Free)
Weber Q200 (Free)
2 Burner Camp Chef (Free)
2 Weber Joe's (Free)
2 Anywhere grills (1 prop, 1 charcoal) (Free)
3 Coleman stoves ($10 total)
Weber Genesis 320 ($60)
22" WSM ($100)
This is not including the handful of free 22" Kettles that I have given out as gifts or left at events that I didn't expect to get it back. I've passed on a 36" blackstone because it was a little too pricey for the use it would get ($150) as well as a few 22" performers. So I do have some restraint.
Additionally there are the ones that currently reside on my back porch and get regular use. Those consist of an 18" WSM, 55 gal UDS, 3 burner Genesis Gold C (2001). Oh yeah a Ranch Kettle and 275 gal pig cooker/catering rig trailer.
As you can see most of them were free, if not well below their value. I have a hard time passing them up. And some like the 22" WSM and Genesis 320 I got to upgrade existing daily work grills. However, I love my Genesis Gold and UDS/18WSM so I haven't really found a need to break out the new ones.
Her family has season tickets to the Washington Redskins and we often tailgate at other events which is where the Coleman's come in handy. But a large portion of the grills just sit in the dark and make great spider houses. Part of me feels like I should clear house and start my collection over (obviously keep the good stuff). I'm starting to recognize some of the tendencies from the TV show Hoarders or American Pickers. The ones where people have great collections that never get seen, used and will eventually start to decay into worthless rust piles. I always have this emergency situation planned in my head. One where an assortment of grills saves the day.
I'm not sure where to go from here. I'm thinking I should pick a nice purchase I want to make (not sure what yet, maybe not even BBQ related) and sell off what it takes to get there. I just have a hard time letting the stuff go. I can't tell you the number of times I've talked to someone who just told me they bought a brand new shiny grill from Lowes/HD/ACE that I know will rust out in a year. If only I had known I could have hooked them up. People don't seem to understand that a used Weber (old style w/ side knobs) for $200 is a better value than a new shiny Char.... for $300.
Ok, rant over. Thought I'd just get that off my chest. I'll try to get pics up at some point. I can easily post my daily assortment, but the garage ones are pretty well hidden (or so I thought).
