John G (Boston)
TVWBB Super Fan
Hello Everyone!! New member here from MA. I've had a Weber kettle grill for a good 20 years and wanted to add a gasser to my cooking toolbox. Like many here, I set out to buy a new gas grill and was dismayed at the quality of today's grills. I lurked in the forum here for a while, reading about the old Genesis grills, and I set out to get one. Well... That didn't go so great.
I found a 2001-2002 Silver B for 25 bucks. It seemed pretty innocent at the time.
What could go wrong. I mean, really, what harm could come from an old grill - there wasn't even a tank with it.
But then things started to go downhill. In a scrap pile I found a 2005 with a green hood and pin striping - couldn't leave that there. Very soon after I found a 2004 (black). How could I let such a finely built grill go to scrap? Had to take it. Gosh, now that makes three.
And then this happened. I found a Genesis 1000 Redhead, dumped for dead next to a dumpster. By this time, I knew I should be carrying THE rescue tools in my car (you know, slip joint pliers, philips screwdriver, and a 7/16 wrench). But I was flying tool-less and had to LEAVE the poor redhead there while I made a trip home for implements.
I made it back to the dumpster in time and snagged the redhead. I believe it to be an earlier 1000 (wood tables and a nut-and-bold securing the cookbox). The frame is pretty much rust free, although bent - more on this later. OK... I told myself "that's it - no more".
Hmmm... Yeah, well we could hope. But you know how this goes.
How could I just leave a GREEN Genesis 1000 and keep a clear conscience? This one is also pretty much rust free. I believe it to be a later 1000 because it has the heat shield to protect the dura-wood table (tables are missing) and it has a threaded cookbox boss for the mounting bolt (like a Silver). It also has a dura-wood handle.
Gosh. That's five grills. Can Weberitis be so bad that one needs to isolate, avoiding scrap piles and trash day?
Thank You for this great forum,
-John (Boston)
I found a 2001-2002 Silver B for 25 bucks. It seemed pretty innocent at the time.
What could go wrong. I mean, really, what harm could come from an old grill - there wasn't even a tank with it.
But then things started to go downhill. In a scrap pile I found a 2005 with a green hood and pin striping - couldn't leave that there. Very soon after I found a 2004 (black). How could I let such a finely built grill go to scrap? Had to take it. Gosh, now that makes three.
And then this happened. I found a Genesis 1000 Redhead, dumped for dead next to a dumpster. By this time, I knew I should be carrying THE rescue tools in my car (you know, slip joint pliers, philips screwdriver, and a 7/16 wrench). But I was flying tool-less and had to LEAVE the poor redhead there while I made a trip home for implements.
I made it back to the dumpster in time and snagged the redhead. I believe it to be an earlier 1000 (wood tables and a nut-and-bold securing the cookbox). The frame is pretty much rust free, although bent - more on this later. OK... I told myself "that's it - no more".
Hmmm... Yeah, well we could hope. But you know how this goes.
How could I just leave a GREEN Genesis 1000 and keep a clear conscience? This one is also pretty much rust free. I believe it to be a later 1000 because it has the heat shield to protect the dura-wood table (tables are missing) and it has a threaded cookbox boss for the mounting bolt (like a Silver). It also has a dura-wood handle.
Gosh. That's five grills. Can Weberitis be so bad that one needs to isolate, avoiding scrap piles and trash day?
Thank You for this great forum,
-John (Boston)