PK 100 Smoker

[processhead]

Denny O said in PK 100 Smoker:

processhead said in PK 100 Smoker:

Coincidence?

Not at all, I believe PitBoss is owned and manfactured by Louisiana Smokers.

From what I am reading, both Louisiana and Pit Boss are subsidiaries of Dansons

[Austin]

Denny O processhead I can confirm that Louisiana and PitBoss are related. We sell their stuff and Lousiana is the high end while Pit Boss is the entry level. Pit Boss stuff can still be nice, but it is noticeably made cheaper than the Lousiana stuff. Everything Lousiana I have got my hands on is built very well and heavy duty.

I don’t have a Louisiana at home yet, but next time I trade around smokers, I will buy a Louisiana for home. They are top of my list right now.

Randy Rasmussen My personal opinion on the vertical smokers… I would probably go with a Louisiana over a PK 100, but that is because I am big on pellets. The PK 100 is hard to beat if you are good with electricity for a heat source and then added a bowl of sawdust for smoke. If you try to use pellets in the PK, you will end up with big, big problems. I don’t think you would be unhappy with either smoker. I’d mainly make the decision off of preferred heat source, and then add in insulation. The PK is well insulated, so if you live in a far north climate and deal with intense cold, the PK could be the better option there.

[Denny O]

Austin Ok,
Just a comparison between the two brothers, PitBoss and Louisiana,
Pros for the big brother and the cons for the little brother?

Do you think I could add big brother to my little brother for my advantage?
Big = Louisiana
Little = PitBoss

[cdavis]

processhead great writeup. I enjoyed that explanation. Thanks

[Tex_77]

Denny O the comparison would be like buying a Taurus pistol vs a Kimber. Both will do they job, but one is way better built.

[lkrfletcher]

Randy Rasmussen As a PK100 owner - I highly recommend only using sawdust. I also add water to the sawdust and it creates a nice dense smoke. Others do not add water. Regardless it is an incredible smoker.

[Denny O]

Tex_77 Then where are the differences and why do you believe said differences are better?
Just to say it is Chevy and Cadillac is not enough, ya got to back it up.

[Randy Rasmussen]

Ordered the PK100 online, can’t wait to try it. I wanted to order it from Walton’s but they showed it on google with free shipping and when I went to checkout it tried throwing $422 on the order for LTL shipping so had to order somewhere else. But I did order the rest of my stuff from Walton’s

[processhead]

Randy Rasmussen When things like that happen you are better off talking to a live person with the company.
If it is a legitimate advertisement showing free shipping, most companies including Walton’s will honor it.
Web site sales are prone to errors and when the terms of sale contradict an ad, it’s time to pick up the phone, Imo.

[Randy Rasmussen]

Picked up the phone,called them,they said no. But it’s fine