Mini Max Nest

gmbbs

I have a new Mini Max, a lack of horizontal space to put it on, and a spare large nest I found on Craigslist for $50. Disassembled the large nest, shortened the four cross pieces by 1 7/8", and put 'er back together. Very happy with the result

You can keep the MM in the carrier, or put the MM in the nest without. Very stable and secure. Shown next to some of the rest of the clan for scale;

Gamecockeggman

Ok, so where do you live and what do I have to do to get put in the will?  Jealous as hell my friend.  Very nice.

gmbbs

Ha. Not shown is the large and the Mini. And the other chiminea.

Lit

That's a good idea right there.

Photo Egg

Very...Very cool...

feef706

gmbbs said:

I have a new Mini Max, a lack of horizontal space to put it on, and a spare large nest I found on Craigslist for $50. Disassembled the large nest, shortened the four cross pieces by 1 7/8", and put 'er back together. Very happy with the result

You can keep the MM in the carrier, or put the MM in the nest without. Very stable and secure. Shown next to some of the rest of the clan for scale;

So you simply cut the top off the nest by 1 7/8"? Great idea

gmbbs

Not the top, cut the cross pieces; the two criss-crossed across the bottom, and the two others directly under the base. Making the nest narrower by 1 7/8".

northGAcock

I was told that the MiniMax fit into a medium nest perfectly. I actually have on but yet to try It. I must now exert some energy to validate.

pgprescott

northGAcock said:

I was told that the MiniMax fit into a medium nest perfectly. I actually have on but yet to try It. I must now exert some energy to validate.

Now I'm interested. Let us know Robin. 

feef706

gmbbs said:

Not the top, cut the cross pieces; the two criss-crossed across the bottom, and the two others directly under the base. Making the nest narrower by 1 7/8".

Ok sorry I didn't read your post well enough, looks awesome

DoubleEgger

northGAcock said:

I was told that the MiniMax fit into a medium nest perfectly. I actually have on but yet to try It. I must now exert some energy to validate.

I hope that is the case. I see large nests all day long on CL but I can't find a medium nest. Sounds like trimming a large down by 1 7/8" would be the ticket for my medium. 

Mickey

Very good idea

WeberWho

Great post! I should cut down my spare large nest for my small egg. My dad just bought a new plasma cutter.  He's probably looking for an excuse to use it. Thanks for the inspiration!

SmokininCT

Great post. I'm really interested in fitting my mini-max into a nest. Has anyone been able to try a medium nest to see if it will fit there as well? Did you need to cut the 1-7/8 off of each of the top and bottom cross pieces or just off the top? 

caliking

That's a great idea.  

And I'm jealous of the chimnea duo! 

gmbbs

I cut off the bottom and top pieces. You could prob just cut down the top pieces, but the "fingers" at the top that grip the base would obviously be closer together, so 1 7/8" might be to much, or require bending to fit. *shrug*

northGAcock

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

I was told that the MiniMax fit into a medium nest perfectly. I actually have on but yet to try It. I must now exert some energy to validate.

I hope that is the case. I see large nests all day long on CL but I can't find a medium nest. Sounds like trimming a large down by 1 7/8" would be the ticket for my medium. 

@DoubleEgger    Michael........I was reading back on this....do you need a medium nest? Mine is taking up space in the garage. I travel over to Atlanta area frequently as my daughter lives over there. If you need one....I can hook you up.

DoubleEgger

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

I was told that the MiniMax fit into a medium nest perfectly. I actually have on but yet to try It. I must now exert some energy to validate.

I hope that is the case. I see large nests all day long on CL but I can't find a medium nest. Sounds like trimming a large down by 1 7/8" would be the ticket for my medium. 

@DoubleEgger    Michael........I was reading back on this....do you need a medium nest? Mine is taking up space in the garage. I travel over to Atlanta area frequently as my daughter lives over there. If you need one....I can hook you up.

Thanks for the kind offer. I don't necessarily "need" one as I have a table. More of a luxury... A nest would just make the egg more mobile for Butt Blast or when I need to refinish the table etc. 

bgeaddikt

Tried the first cart(red) and the cross-members were bent, not sure if i bought it like that but i didnt want to chance it and have it collapse on me later on. So i returned it to the store and got a used cart on Craigslist cheaper then the store bought cart. Wifey told me to open up a food 'cart' since it cant be a food trailer just yet 

bgeaddikt

Can even cook on it, chicken with corn. Might need more grid space.

Jeepster47

bgeaddikt said:

Is the cart stable enough that you can add a "shelf" across the top of the sides?  Cut the shelf the width of the interior and longer than the width ... maybe with a small strip on the bottom of both ends to ensure that it can't slide off.  Then the shelf could be stored in the cart, taken out and rotated 90 degrees to form a table top.  The egg would set on the top for cooking and go back down into the cart for transporting.

SkinnyV

I plan on rolling my mini max this week in a wagon up to the park.
pre school cookout for the kids. I'll post pics of it in the wagon, hope it holds up.

YukonRon

Awesome cart 

714egghead

has anyone tried this for a mini? would be interested to see how it would look and for specs.

Sicilian

gmbbs said:

I have a new Mini Max, a lack of horizontal space to put it on, and a spare large nest I found on Craigslist for $50. Disassembled the large nest, shortened the four cross pieces by 1 7/8", and put 'er back together. Very happy with the result

You can keep the MM in the carrier, or put the MM in the nest without. Very stable and secure. Shown next to some of the rest of the clan for scale;

gmbbs said:

I have a new Mini Max, a lack of horizontal space to put it on, and a spare large nest I found on Craigslist for $50. Disassembled the large nest, shortened the four cross pieces by 1 7/8", and put 'er back together. Very happy with the result

You can keep the MM in the carrier, or put the MM in the nest without. Very stable and secure. Shown next to some of the rest of the clan for scale;

Sicilian

Did you cut 1-7/8” off every end of all 4 supports? Or half of 1-7/8”?  For a total of 8 cuts. Seems you would have to cut each end to keep the center hole aligned. Did you have to re-bend the top supports?

MasterC

I got this stand at the bbq store for my mini, great addition by

BobDanger

Mine came with one as well...don’t use it.

Sicilian

I’ve got the Mini Max stand but I also have a rolling nest that’s empty. It would be easier to move around in the nest. Hopefully I’ll get a response on my questions to fit the Mini Max into the large BGE rolling nest. 

BobDanger

I just measured my MM and my medium...it would fit in the medium nest with 1” to spare.

Kevinboatright

My MM fits in a medium nest perfectly. It just sits a little low, but easier to move around. Then I can throw it back in the carrier when we wanna take it on trips.