JVM59
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2017
- Location
- St. Louis, Mo
Congrats on the mini, it's a great cooker.
The 8 weeks will be gone before you know it.
Enjoy!
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Lone Star Grillz Vertical Insulated Cabinet Smoker-For the new Owner
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Congrats on the mini, it's a great cooker.
The 8 weeks will be gone before you know it.
Enjoy!
Will E Mows
MemberGot rid of the matchlight.
- Joined
- May 16, 2016
- Location
- Scituate, Ma
Just got my fab notification on my Mini (bells and whistles too). It was six weeks to the day since order. Can't wait!
JVM59
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2017
- Location
- St. Louis, Mo
Sounds like you'll have smoke rollin' in no time!
That is excellent! Forward progress is a good thing. My Mini had a few bells and whistles too, and should be a few weeks behind yours.
03 Aggie
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
New to the Club!
Sorry for the long post, for you millennials - TL/DR: I’m to the Brethren (first post!), just ordered a Large LSG ICS, super excited, love this thread, Chris/Amber kick a$$, I have a few questions below, but you don’t need to read the rest unless you’re bored, YAY!
Hi Folks, I’m new to the forum, but placed my order for the Large on 3/15 and am now anxiously waiting the 8 week quoted lead time. I’ve had a wonderful relationship with my 22 inch WSM for years. She’s helped me gain many delicious pounds. As many others have mentioned, capacity and ability to cook in sub 30 degree temps ultimately caused my eye to stray.
~3 years ago, I stumbled upon a similar design to my beloved WSM in the cabinet style smokers and quickly latched onto LSG. I have been periodically researching ever since. In a way, I am happy that I did not come across this thread three years ago as it would have tortured me to read about all of you pulling the trigger while I sat on the sidelines!
Reading through the posts here have validated my purchase 10-fold and also provided me a number of ideas for modifications that I will address with Chris. Thank you to the many contributors! Sad to see that posts are less and less frequent over the last 6 months or so…
I will echo what many others have said. Chris has been great to work with. I’ve been to the shop twice and both times Chris carved out time to answer all my questions and show me around his shop. He has also been very responsive to all email questions. He maintains a strong customer focus and is a true master of his craft. I haven’t interacted directly with Amber, but I’m sure she’s great too!
The build quality is VERY impressive. The ‘tank’ comparison so frequently used in this thread is very well deserved.
I have eagerly/faithfully read through all pages of the thread, and wanted to pose a few questions that might lead me to modify my order a bit before construction begins. I appreciate any feedback anyone has!
- I got the 8 inch casters. The offroad tires are a bit much for me, but I see that some of you went with 10 inch Flat free tires. How have those held up? Do they sell those with a locking feature?
- Has anyone done custom paint? I was considering getting it painted Aggie Maroon, but my wife talked me out of it. Would love to see a pic if anyone has done the painting. I’m worried that the Texas sun would cause my beloved maroon to fade to a not so appealing pink…
- I’ve seen a couple people complain about magnets leaving marks on the smoker. Does anyone else use magnets to either decorate or hang things? If so, do they damage the smoker?
- On the decoration topic, anyone got any other cool ideas? I saw someone put a bottle opener on it, which looked pretty cool.
- I see one post that mentions a drip rail and rain cap. Are those available upgrades? I haven’t see them anywhere.
Thanks,
Josh
Sorry for the long post, for you millennials - TL/DR: I’m to the Brethren (first post!), just ordered a Large LSG ICS, super excited, love this thread, Chris/Amber kick a$$, I have a few questions below, but you don’t need to read the rest unless you’re bored, YAY!
Hi Folks, I’m new to the forum, but placed my order for the Large on 3/15 and am now anxiously waiting the 8 week quoted lead time. I’ve had a wonderful relationship with my 22 inch WSM for years. She’s helped me gain many delicious pounds. As many others have mentioned, capacity and ability to cook in sub 30 degree temps ultimately caused my eye to stray.
~3 years ago, I stumbled upon a similar design to my beloved WSM in the cabinet style smokers and quickly latched onto LSG. I have been periodically researching ever since. In a way, I am happy that I did not come across this thread three years ago as it would have tortured me to read about all of you pulling the trigger while I sat on the sidelines!
Reading through the posts here have validated my purchase 10-fold and also provided me a number of ideas for modifications that I will address with Chris. Thank you to the many contributors! Sad to see that posts are less and less frequent over the last 6 months or so…
I will echo what many others have said. Chris has been great to work with. I’ve been to the shop twice and both times Chris carved out time to answer all my questions and show me around his shop. He has also been very responsive to all email questions. He maintains a strong customer focus and is a true master of his craft. I haven’t interacted directly with Amber, but I’m sure she’s great too!
The build quality is VERY impressive. The ‘tank’ comparison so frequently used in this thread is very well deserved.
I have eagerly/faithfully read through all pages of the thread, and wanted to pose a few questions that might lead me to modify my order a bit before construction begins. I appreciate any feedback anyone has!
- I got the 8 inch casters. The offroad tires are a bit much for me, but I see that some of you went with 10 inch Flat free tires. How have those held up? Do they sell those with a locking feature?
- Has anyone done custom paint? I was considering getting it painted Aggie Maroon, but my wife talked me out of it. Would love to see a pic if anyone has done the painting. I’m worried that the Texas sun would cause my beloved maroon to fade to a not so appealing pink…
- I’ve seen a couple people complain about magnets leaving marks on the smoker. Does anyone else use magnets to either decorate or hang things? If so, do they damage the smoker?
- On the decoration topic, anyone got any other cool ideas? I saw someone put a bottle opener on it, which looked pretty cool.
- I see one post that mentions a drip rail and rain cap. Are those available upgrades? I haven’t see them anywhere.
Thanks,
Josh
GalvestonWader
Found some matches.
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2017
- Location
- Texas
I am going to pick up my Mini first thing tomorrow morning. Very excited! I think it was exactly 9 weeks wait.
Competition cart
Tie downs
Sausage hangars
Extra rails
Viper red paint job (all of my toys are bright red)
Heat deflector
T plates
Cant wait to fire this thing up!
Competition cart
Tie downs
Sausage hangars
Extra rails
Viper red paint job (all of my toys are bright red)
Heat deflector
T plates
Cant wait to fire this thing up!
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
Congrats. You rarely see them in anything but black. What does the custom color cost these days?
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GalvestonWader
Found some matches.
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2017
- Location
- Texas
$395 for custom paint. I picked her up this morning and couldn’t be more happy. Already getting her seasoned up as we speak.
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BuffaloDave
Full Fledged Farker
Put my order in for a large cabinet last week. Now the hardest part....waiting!
BuffaloDave
Full Fledged Farker
She's a beauty congrats!
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
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JVM59
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2017
- Location
- St. Louis, Mo
That's a great looking cooker. Congrats!
THoey1963
somebody shut me the fark up.
You think it's hard now, wait until you get the email saying she's actually being built / shipped. Longest two weeks of your life. I picked both of my LSG's up. I sent an email each day asking if it was done yet. Poor Chris...:decision:
Will E Mows
MemberGot rid of the matchlight.
- Joined
- May 16, 2016
- Location
- Scituate, Ma
GalvestonWader that's a thing of beauty! Funny my custom blue is going to be close to a match to my truck as well. Got the flip table not the comp. cart. Nearly finishing up week 9 so hopefully getting the "it's done" email soon.
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markrvp
Full Fledged Farker
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2010
- Location
- Mansfield, TX
I ordered my large cabinet today. Can't wait!
nweave2614
Knows what a fatty is.
Welcome to the waiting club! I'm almost 7 weeks in and every email I get I get excited it's the one telling me it's being built lol.
BuffaloDave
Full Fledged Farker
I got the fabrication email!!!!!! Added comp package and sausage bars last second, better safe than sorry! Home stretch
Big Swole
is one Smokin' Farker
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2016
- Location
- Atlanta, Ga
Love the Red...Wished I'd gotten a bright color.
afb91
Well-known member
I put in my order for a large cabinet on competition cart with off-road package and custom paint, heat deflector,and extra rails, on 5/29 I know I am far out but I cannot wait.
afb91
Well-known member
I also read this entire thread probably three times before ordering this has been so helpful I really am excited for the new toy
