There is a brown lid Genesis 1000 with black durawood for sale in Arizona. I believe just like the one that you had. I know that doesn't really help much. If I was down there full time I would get it for you. I'm sure there's some salvageable black durawood on it. If you talk to the owner and he's willing to part with the black durawood I could go over to his house and swap it over with some regular wood. I would just have to pack a couple old slat tables in my luggage to swap him.
I'm going to check out a dry storage in Arizona in a couple weeks with about 20 first and second generation Genesis grills including Jr's. So I may pick up one or two.
I've never seen one for sale either, and I live less than ten miles from Weber headquarters. I've come to the conclusion that it's all about where you live. The Midwest weather is extremely hard on grills and there just aren't that many old ones left to choose from anymore.
That sounds exciting! Wish I was there!
I think they are going to be harder to come by but I think keep a close eye and they will still come up. That Genesis 5000 That Paul picked up for $150 was one of the nicest I have seen for sale and I was surprised that you all weren't racing to get it. But I know 5000 isn't what you are looking for. That grill is Prof that nice ones are still coming up.
The best time for me was during covid. Everyone was buying a new grill and getting rid of their old ones for cheap. It's gotten steadily worse ever since.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Yeah I was flipping a lot of grills covid time.
I would have grabbed that 5000, I'm sure I knew about it before anyone else did. The problem with that one is it was missing one of the cabinet sides. I could see it in the pictures. I know you're never going to find that panel unless you find another grill to get it from and that doesn't work for me. One grill, one restoration on something like that. I'm still looking as you can see by the ones I just posted.
Hindsight is 20/20, I should have picked up a lot more grills when I had the chance. I wouldn't have hoarded them though, I would have eventually restored everything I could have.
I know you would. I feel the same way
