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sjm1027
sjm1027 Posts: 154
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 Frustrated, since I purchased my egg we have had either rain or snow every other day. Thinking of covering the egg with a tent top cover to keep the rain off. What do some of you do?
XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Wear a hat and goretex jacket. Or cook in the kitchen. If you meat the egg, nothing. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    Not mine but mine will look like this if we ever get a break in the weather
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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    Because I am already tired of this!!
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  • sjm1027
    sjm1027 Posts: 154
    Hntnhrd said:
    Because I am already tired of this!!
    Hntnhrd said:
    Because I am already tired of this!!
    That is awesome. Would be proud to stand under that on a rainy day. Thanks for the pic and the good idea. Are there any plans posted?
    XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    Didn't see any just found the picture . I am going to modify when I build as my table is smaller and I want to have my Weber kettle on one side under cover also
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  • sjm1027
    sjm1027 Posts: 154
    Good idea. When you finish please post a pic. I may start a table in the basement over the winter myself. Will post when complete.
    XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    If it's snowing, I just cook in the snow.  If it's warmer weather and raining, I have a pop up canopy I put up and cook under. 
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,060
    I used a patio umbrella for many years.......
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited December 2016
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
    Cantilevered cover like the one pictured earlier is my goal.  Might have a line on a SS table from a brewing business nearby that is closing, so I might be getting started earlier than I thought....  But being in GA, with a full-southern exposure deck that I egg on, I need some kind of cover to keep the sun from getting me hotter than the egg!

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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  • kidcowboy
    kidcowboy Posts: 27
    sjm1027 said:
     Frustrated, since I purchased my egg we have had either rain or snow every other day. Thinking of covering the egg with a tent top cover to keep the rain off. What do some of you do?
    Here's what I did.  Minnesota can be tough on egging in the winter
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  • sjm1027
    sjm1027 Posts: 154
    kidcowboy said:
    sjm1027 said:
     Frustrated, since I purchased my egg we have had either rain or snow every other day. Thinking of covering the egg with a tent top cover to keep the rain off. What do some of you do?
    Here's what I did.  Minnesota can be tough on egging in the winter
    Oh that's a beauty. Very nice quality work. Thanks for sharing!
    XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • sjm1027
    sjm1027 Posts: 154

    Focker said:
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    That's next on my list too. 
    XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • Bentgrass
    Bentgrass Posts: 443
    Focker said:
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    Santa brought me a Smokeware cap and a Kick Ash basket and stopped the other day at Lodge and grabbed a cast iron griddle.  When putting in the basket tonight discovered a crack in my fire ring on the egg that happened the last couple weeks.  Guess I will find out about the warranty from BGE !
    1. Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn.  LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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  • sjm1027
    sjm1027 Posts: 154
    Bentgrass said:
    Focker said:
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    Santa brought me a Smokeware cap and a Kick Ash basket and stopped the other day at Lodge and grabbed a cast iron griddle.  When putting in the basket tonight discovered a crack in my fire ring on the egg that happened the last couple weeks.  Guess I will find out about the warranty from BGE !
    Good Luck, I hear from the place I purchased mine that there will be no issue to get them to replace parts for a lifetime. He was telling me stories from the store... all good. Let us know what your experience is. How do you think it cracked, High heat? Any idea?
    XL BGE ~ XL AR ~ XL WOO ~ 20" grate ~ 17.5" stone ~ slide guides ~ Oval grate ~ 18" drip pan ~ Thermapen MK4 ~ SmokeWare SS chimney cap ~ Weber blue tooth thermometer 
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  • Slabotnick
    Slabotnick Posts: 215
    My smokeware cap saved thanksgiving this year! It was a nasty rain through my turkey cook. It doesn't keep me dry but does good for the egg. It definitely not much compared to those canopies. Pretty impressive looking. 
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Bentgrass said:
    Focker said:
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    Santa brought me a Smokeware cap and a Kick Ash basket and stopped the other day at Lodge and grabbed a cast iron griddle.  When putting in the basket tonight discovered a crack in my fire ring on the egg that happened the last couple weeks.  Guess I will find out about the warranty from BGE !
    Nice haul!
    Hoping your claim is fast, and hassle free. 

    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Bentgrass
    Bentgrass Posts: 443
    sjm1027 said:
    Bentgrass said:
    Focker said:
    Smokeware caps are on all of my exposed eggs.  Got tired of bald spots through the outdated DFMT.  A dedicated black Carhartt thermal hoody and a beanie covers it all here in the Midwest.  The kettles and WSMs get much cheaper Smokeware caps, jar lids.
    Santa brought me a Smokeware cap and a Kick Ash basket and stopped the other day at Lodge and grabbed a cast iron griddle.  When putting in the basket tonight discovered a crack in my fire ring on the egg that happened the last couple weeks.  Guess I will find out about the warranty from BGE !
    Good Luck, I hear from the place I purchased mine that there will be no issue to get them to replace parts for a lifetime. He was telling me stories from the store... all good. Let us know what your experience is. How do you think it cracked, High heat? Any idea?
    No clue- I have sworn off cooking when below zero, so I don't think it was an issue of big temp swings.  Did a clean burn 3 weeks ago but was fine when I cleaned it out.
    1. Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn.  LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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  • JMCXL
    JMCXL Posts: 1,524
    I roll my XL out of the garage and have a slight overhand so the bad weather isn't a big problem.
    Northern New Jersey
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