Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker

[BigAl52]

Ive seen these pellets at Sams here locally. But Ive switched from Hickory and Mesquite to Cherry. I really like the flavor of the Cherry in Pork and Chicken. Its also good with beef. Ive found a new place to get pellets here locally at 11.00 a bag for all flavors. They are Lumberjack Pellets. I havent used any of theres yet as I still have a current supply on the Camp Chef

[JEBar]

Lumberjack produces good pellets .... that's what we've used for years .... had to admit that I was very reluctant to change .... so much so that I now have a couple of years worth of their pellets that I have no clue what I'm going to with .... the Pit Boss competition blend has caught me very much by surprise

[BigAl52]

Hey Jim how many hours will a hopper load of pellets last at the smoke temp like around 225. I just ordered one of these grills for us was curious if you knew.

[JEBar]

today I filled ours up to about 80% full and fired ours up earlier today about 1:30 PM .... ran it steady at 225 until just after 8PM .... smoked the ribs below and some bacon wrapped stuffed pickles

[BigAl52]

Got our grill yesterday and put it together which was easy. Got the initial check out done. Now cant wait to give it a try. Looked for the cover for it only to find it’s unavailable. Hmm plan B again

[BigAl52]

Well I like it when plan B works. Just as a chance I went back and checked and now the covers are available. Ordered one up.

[BigAl52]

Used the grill tonight for the first time. Very impressed with it Jim. Glad I bought one.

[JEBar]

LESSON LEARNED :

"don't try to shortcut the startup process" .... Traveler grills have a simple stated startup process .... turn the knob to smoke and with the lid open let it run until smoke clears and you can tell the pellets are lit .... I got in a hurry and turned it to smoke but didn't wait .... results, the pellets didn't light and the burn chamber filled up with pellets .. .. unplugged and cleaned out the burn chamber .... turned the dial to smoke and let it do its thing .... it worked perfectly ..

[JEBar]

Used the grill tonight for the first time. Very impressed with it Jim. Glad I bought one.

good to hear .... just heard yesterday from a fellow we camped with in mid June who has bought one ....

[JEBar]

tonight we grilled a HyVee pork tenderloin that was encrusted with chunks of apple smoked bacon .... while it turned out to be moist and tender with a decent flavor .... served it with fresh local corn on the cob and sliced tomato, along side .... not bad, not bad at all .... seasoned lima beans .... that said, I doubt we will try that loin again, we've found other recipes we do like better

[JEBar]

UPDATE :

we continue to use the heck out of our Traveler .... the only construction issue we've had with it has been the felt seal between the lid and body ..... after a while the film that holds the seal to the lid separates from the felt and gravity alone will pull the seal away from the lid .... a while back I ordered a self sticking Nomex High Temp BBQ gasket smoker pit seal from Amazon ===> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SW ... UTF8&psc=1 .... my intention was to order the black seal but ended up getting a white one ..... don't figure it really matters, it will probably turn black rather quickly .... as can be seen below the OEM seal on one side of the lid is still secure so I've left it in place .... there is more than sufficient seal in the pack than it takes .... in the hope of having the replacement last a while we did spend a good deal of time and effort in removing the grease from where the new seal is installed .... it'll be interesting to see how it goes

[JEBar]

smoked baby back ribs on our Traveler smoker/grill at our campsite in Thousand Trails Chesapeake CG .... the pictures below tell the story .... smoked/grilled for 6.5 hrs, at 250 degrees .... total cooking time 6.5 hrs .... they turned out great

[SAGA22]

I have a few smokers and a gas Vermont castings gas grill and in the winter here at 7000 feet it gets pretty cold for a few months. Last week I bought this; a Waylander Welding Felt Carbon Fiber Welding Blanket 3'x3' Made in USA 1800°F High Temperature Resistant, and I believe it is going to be great to throw over the smokers on those cold days. This material feels almost like cashmere it is so soft and it is much thicker than I thought it would be. 
I got it here on Amazon...   
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N6 ... UTF8&psc=1

Doc

[JEBar]

interesting blanket .... does you location's altitude make it difficult to maintain temperature in your smoker ..

[SAGA22]

The altitude definitely makes it harder to get higher temperatures without some modifications. I drilled out the jets on the Vermont castings propane grill and on my offset Oklahoma Joe smoker I put a small squirrel cage blower with a rheostat over the smoke box vent hole and that really gives me total control over the temp in normal weather but we like to grill and smoke year around so this blanket should help a lot.

Doc

[JEBar]

10-4 .... please report back as to what you determine

[BigAl52]

One thing I have notice with our Travelers is it wont regulate the heat like the memphis pellet grill will here at home. Ive used the Memphis grill when its zero outside and when you set the temp on it its there and stays there. But the Travelers still does a good job when Ive used it in the 5er. I like it alot.

[JEBar]

understood on the temp swings related to the cycle in adding pellets and activating the blower .... I've noticed that the longer the time the grill is in operation, the smaller the temp swing .... at first I worried about it but no longer consider it to be an issue .... yesterday it ran for 6.5 hours in preparing the ribs shown above the bottom line is, it puts out really good food .... hence the reason I no long pay any attention to it

[Sir Henry]

Now I want one. Just looking where it would go on my deck.

[BigAl52]

There great Gene. I bought one to replace the propane grill I carried in the 5er. Id rather use the wood pellets anyday to be bothered with those little bottles or hooking up a line to the propane bottles in the trailer. Id sure think when you use your little trailer you could find a place for it to go with you and a bag of pellets last a long time.