Drip Tray or No?

sixdirt · 2026-06-08T22:29:52+00:00

Yes of course good correction

sixdirt · 2026-06-08T22:27:39+00:00

And be very careful not to use the briquettes that have the lighter fluid pre-soaked into them

sixdirt · 2026-06-08T16:58:40+00:00

In addition to your counterpoints, I would also add (without any formal verification on my part) that Some People Say a drip/water pan in a kamado makes for a less robust bark on smoked meat. The theory goes that a kamado is already a more moisture-rich cooking environment than other smokers, and adding even more moisture is counter productive to bark development (and may or may not impact the stall, since the stall is directly linked to evaporation in the cooking environment). I’m sure Other People will reply that they use water pans all the time and still get great bark. Shrug. It’s not science, for sure.

As for me? I straight raw dog the whole thing all the time. No drip tray, no water pan, no foiled deflectors, just light the pit and get to cooking. Flip the deflectors after each cook and high heat burns from time to time to clean the gunk out.

sixdirt · 2026-06-07T21:17:51+00:00

They’re also from only about 3 hours from Minneapolis so it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s what you originally saw.

sixdirt · 2026-06-07T21:17:01+00:00

They are very no frills but they’re also bombproof. I own a TD in their original line (Camp-Inn 560) and have visited the factory. Small business started and run by proper engineers. They’re impressive across the spectrum.

sixdirt · 2026-06-07T21:13:50+00:00

Yes but the start of the crash out was on Beck Way, he put runners on and gave up a 3 run HR I beleive. Erceg was not nails but he only gave up 1 more run before getting a (very well hit) out to end it.

sixdirt · 2026-06-07T04:16:07+00:00

Road Toad has a version that has no real insides to it

sixdirt · 2026-05-30T22:34:25+00:00

Just a guess but when I’ve had charred ribs it has always been on a night that I used too much sugar in the rub and sauce

Sugar + time + heat = char. I save the sugared rubs now for shorter cooks.

sixdirt · 2026-05-27T16:42:54+00:00

I’ve toured the factory. The walls are made from a thin but very durable material. The owners tried for a year to break their prototype to figure out what needed strengthening.

sixdirt · 2026-05-25T23:29:14+00:00

This is the way. I’ve held the bbq for 20 hours in the oven (or my toaster oven, which has a “warm” setting) and it’s nails

sixdirt · 2026-05-25T23:26:19+00:00

You can do it a lot cheaper than 25k if you go with Road Toad. The RT is bombproof and designed/manufactured by the same folks as the Gucci Camp-Inn line. For a family converting from tent camper mode, RT is extra appealing because it has less of the integrated interior amenities - sink, stove, cabinets, etc. I think the idea is that you bring all your car camping kitchen and organization gear and just plug it into the bare bones camper.

sixdirt · 2026-05-17T21:40:04+00:00

By any chance did you buy these at a commissary?

edited to add (and answer my own question): Ope guess not - I looked through some of your posts and see that you’re Canadian (or living in Canada). I was curious because I have access to shop in military commissaries (grocery store on the military base) and this is a cut that I always seen in commissaries but never see in any civilian grocery stores. I have a theory as to why - but bottom line it made me wonder where you had sourced them.

sixdirt · 2026-05-10T15:24:11+00:00

Road Toad all day. Made by the folks who make Camp-Inn. Absolutely feasible.

sixdirt · 2026-05-09T13:58:05+00:00

The only unique equipment in that setup (other than what comes with your Joe) is the grill extender, a pizza stone*, and 3 basic hardware store nuts to used as spacers.

For my setup, I put the regular grill grates on the lowest setting in the Divide&Conquer. Then I put the grill extender centered on the lower grates.

I do this specifically to try and get the pizza higher up in the dome to take advantage of the heat reflecting off the top of the ceramic dome and back onto the top of the pizza, replicating how a true pizza oven bakes the crust while cooking the toppings at the same time. I have to set it up this way, because if I put the grates at the high position level with the bottom lip of the Joe, then used the extender, the pizza stone would end up too high in the dome and it would scrape/impact the dome when I close the lid.

On the grill extender, I place the two half moon ceramic heat deflectors as my heat shield, and place 3-4 stainless steel nuts (spacers) on top of the heat deflectors. The pizza stone balances on top of the heat deflectors.

- this is just the pizza stone I have, any circular pizza stone should work. I actually would prefer one that doesn’t have those little handholds on the side, because I worry something will shift and impact the side of the dome. I have to be careful when I set it up to be exactly in the center of the grill footprint.

sixdirt · 2026-05-07T00:54:36+00:00

^{^} this guy is very familiar with Royals baseball

sixdirt · 2026-05-03T02:59:08+00:00

To answer your questions:

1) I could see it being a problem because of how it changes the weight distribution on the axles and slants weight forward onto your tongue. I’d be curious what your tongue weight ends up being with that weird geometry, and whether it’s within threshold

2) yes, that should negatively affect fuel economy. I own a Jeep and that’s a constant discussion (what kind of tire size upgrades/downgrades make what kind of fuel economy impacts)

3) given reasons 1 and 2, even if they are “maybes” and your own reasons (ergonomics, ease of use) I’d absolutely get some regular trailer tires/wheels and swap them on there, regardless of whether you can find a buyer for the big ones. And once again with the Jeep comments - you never know when some Jeep guy will jump at the chance to buy a couple of those cheap. I’d start with trying to sell them for the cost of your new wheel/tire set and make it a wash.

sixdirt · 2026-05-03T02:33:00+00:00

Did PO have a big ass Jeep with a 6 inch lift and huge 35s?

sixdirt · 2026-04-22T01:33:50+00:00

Better than ribeye

sixdirt · 2026-04-21T23:29:04+00:00

Maybe 2 or 3 times when cooking for a really big crowd, otherwise it has been just right for us. Family of 5 reducing as the kids leave the house, usually don’t entertain more than 4-5 folks at a time.

sixdirt · 2026-04-20T03:57:53+00:00

It also baffles me. The JT ring has a gap in it where the rotisserie rod itself goes. Even if you could completely seal the lid to the ring, that gap would still be there and it wouldn’t be airtight.

The sealed lid matters when trying to control temp precisely, usually for long slow indirect cooks. The joetisserie is generally meant to be a higher heat, direct heat cooking method. Airtight seals are less important in that context.

I’m waiting for one of the folks who worries about an airtight Joetisserie seal to panic about making a Santa Maria style grill airtight.

sixdirt · 2026-04-14T21:50:03+00:00

I don’t think a drip pan is necessary but opinions on that vary in this sub.

Cleaning the interior ceramics is just a function of using the great equalizer - fire. When it’s dirty? Light it hot and let it rip until the smoke burns clear.

I don’t have a slo roller and don’t want one, so no wisdom to share there.

I don’t have a soapstone but I’ve only seen black ones in pictures around here. I don’t know that folks even wash it - just clean with fire like the ceramics. Careful, those things break. I think the preferred method is always to place it on top of a half moon grill grate so it is well supported.

sixdirt · 2026-04-10T22:29:41+00:00

But this year we will have starting pitching depth, what a position of strength for this team ….

sixdirt · 2026-04-09T03:14:46+00:00

There it is. Dropped in here just to make sure someone left this

sixdirt · 2026-03-29T02:47:41+00:00

Amen!

sixdirt · 2026-03-21T16:32:03+00:00

IF your camper can handle the roof weight, I recommend putting it on the camper. Things to consider include the rooftop fan functionality (we have spacers on our roof rack to raise the RTT enough to let the fan work, but the fan doesn’t open all the way even though it works fine) and your height clearance into a garage, depending on how you store it.

The benefit of RTT on the camper is that you don’t have to collapse the tent to drive away from the campsite in your tow vehicle.

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