Ryan Gardner
TVWBB Fan
It sure as **** doesn't seem to cut the mustard for me.
Maybe it's my altitude (around 4800 feet) - but I know from past experience that the 5 CFM blower absolutely CANNOT maintain a fire when I'm trying to do stuff at a higher temp (eg 300) (i.e. turkey, or a rib roast) - I have to go out there and play the hair dryer game to keep it up higher.
Tonight I'm starting a cook and it's a bit cold out there, but not that bad - (mid 40's) - but seriously, with a half chimney of lit coals dropped onto 1.5 chimneys of unlit coals and it's not able to push the temp over 190 - I'll have to go out there and use my blow dryer to light some more coals and get it up to 220 or so and then hope that it can at least maintain the fire while I sleep.
Has anyone tried using the 10 CFM blowers with the 18" (old school) WSM's? I'm considering ordering one - wondering if that might solve my problems.
Maybe it's my altitude (around 4800 feet) - but I know from past experience that the 5 CFM blower absolutely CANNOT maintain a fire when I'm trying to do stuff at a higher temp (eg 300) (i.e. turkey, or a rib roast) - I have to go out there and play the hair dryer game to keep it up higher.
Tonight I'm starting a cook and it's a bit cold out there, but not that bad - (mid 40's) - but seriously, with a half chimney of lit coals dropped onto 1.5 chimneys of unlit coals and it's not able to push the temp over 190 - I'll have to go out there and use my blow dryer to light some more coals and get it up to 220 or so and then hope that it can at least maintain the fire while I sleep.
Has anyone tried using the 10 CFM blowers with the 18" (old school) WSM's? I'm considering ordering one - wondering if that might solve my problems.