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Hi,

Anyone recommend a good gazebo or another type of cover/shelter whilst using the BBQ?

I plan to use the smoker at Xmas and want to be prepared incase there is snow or rain.

Any other useful tips when using the bbq in the winter?

Thanks

Some people I know have one of these and it's fairly solid, good reviews on Amazon although I suspect from mainly warm weather users

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Airwave-3x3mtr-Fully-Waterproof-Gazebo/dp/B002882JRO

What you are looking for is more commercial grade than argos/garden centre, you will get what you pay for, if you want something that will last for a few years in more challenging conditions your going to have to spend a bit but the use you get out of it should justify the costs, the Amazon one is somewhere between not suitable and commercial set up, it should last a winter or two.

Ask yourself if you really need one?

It's a nice luxury to have, but snow & rain won't affect a smoker much unless it's pretty torrential. The main issue is strong winds, and a gazebo isn't going to help with that. And as JEC has said, you need a quality one if it's going to last very long, if you buy a cheap bit of tat you'll be collecting it from someone's garden the next time there's some wind.

My wsm is kept outside and if it's raining then i just don't hang around.

Hi all, good points.

There is a high chance of rain or snow around the festive period so I would have thought some sort of shelter would help if cooking for 4-6hrs or so.

Does anyone have any additional tips for using the bbq in these conditions?

Thanks

SmokerRH wrote:Hi all, good points.

There is a high chance of rain or snow around the festive period so I would have thought some sort of shelter would help if cooking for 4-6hrs or so.

Does anyone have any additional tips for using the bbq in these conditions?

Thanks

There's a high chance of rain all year long!

I've noticed If it's raining a moderate amount then It'll drop the temperature of my wsm by a few degrees, that's all and not much water gets in. Only a real downpour would concern me.

Scantily wrote:

SmokerRH wrote:Hi all, good points.

There is a high chance of rain or snow around the festive period so I would have thought some sort of shelter would help if cooking for 4-6hrs or so.

Does anyone have any additional tips for using the bbq in these conditions?

Thanks

There's a high chance of rain all year long!

I've noticed If it's raining a moderate amount then It'll drop the temperature of my wsm by a few degrees, that's all and not much water gets in. Only a real downpour would concern me.

Thanks,

I guess its the lack of experience and confidence in using my smoker (ProQ Frontier) which is giving me doubts. I would have thought the rain in winter would have been an issue.

I had a proQ frontier a while back and used it all over winter, i used a garden umbrella to cover it.It can survive some rain but a downpour will suck the heat out of the body, causing the internal temp to drop and it tries to heat the metal back up. I just set the brolley lowerto provide more cover, i had to duck under it but if i needed the headroom i just raised it up. Also make sure the vents are sheltered from the wind, gusts of wind can fan the coals.

Doing a cook today and using the garden brolly method

See personally rather than wasting money on a gazebo that'll break I'd go for "investing" the money in a ceramic cooker, rain, snow, cold weather will never be an issue again and you'd have a super fuel efficient cooker too

JEC wrote:See personally rather than wasting money on a gazebo that'll break I'd go for "investing" the money in a ceramic cooker, rain, snow, cold weather will never be an issue again and you'd have a super fuel efficient cooker too

You make a fine point.

However,
XL Big Green Egg = £1250 = wife
Garden Umbrella = £39 = wife