Hello from Montgomery Texas

papajim

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Jul 14, 2011

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• Aug 29, 2014

• #1

Hello from Montgomery Tx. This is papajim. I have been a member since 2011, but not active. I retired August 1st. 2014. Now that I am retired can spend more time on this forum and getting back to competing once again.

Pitmaker vault

Backwoods  party pit

Home made ugly drum smoker

Home made stick burner 24"

22" Weber grill

  

 

themule69

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• Aug 29, 2014

• #2

Back.

Happy smoken.

David

 

gary s

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• Aug 29, 2014

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Welcome Back, be looking forward to seeing you around the site.

Gary S

 

pitsn me off

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Aug 30, 2014

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• Aug 31, 2014

• #4

I'm live in montgomery also I'm used to barrell pits how does the vault working out.

 

papajim

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• Sep 1, 2014

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The vault is like a machine. It will take a couple of cooks to dial it in, once dialed in, nothing better.

 

golfpro2301

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Jun 6, 2012

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• Oct 2, 2014

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Papajim,

I have been thinking about getting a vault. Can you cook in the 225* range with it pretty easily? Do you snake the coals around the charcoal pan or do the "L" that is recommended by them? How long can you go at 250*?

 

papajim

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• Oct 2, 2014

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The vault is  a very efficient piece of equipment. My cooking temp. Is 250- 275 range. To  get down to 225 you would have to add water. In my opinion the vault is made for the 250 -275 range.  I use Kingsford charcoal . I will use an up side down "u" for the charcoal placement., starting at the bottom left side around to the bottom right corner. I lay 4 across and 3 charcoals tall using the "U" shape. Most of my cooks their will be fuel left over. I also use a guru for air control.

papajim

I'm not perfect...I just like to share my ideas on the internet

 

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• Oct 4, 2014

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Hey Jim

Welcome to the Smoking forum. You’ll find great , friendly people here, all more than willing to answer any question you may have. Just ask and you’ll get about 10 different answers—all right. LOL. Don’t forget to post qviews.

Gary

 

golfpro2301

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• Oct 4, 2014

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PapaJim,

So I sent an email to Pitmaker about 4 days ago and haven't had a response. Not a very good first impression on Customer Service. Did you have any problems with them?