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Fun to see all the Outriders pop up in the 18.5 threads, but they deserve a thread of their own. Post yours here!

Check out this weathered warrior - it lives outside my barn, uncovered, like a feral cat.  Lost it once, but I trapped it again. It loves raw meat. Some kettles can barely set a front leg outside this time of year. Outriders like to rough it.

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Hope to be getting my first in the near future.


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That's got some really nice fade. I've got a couple of JJs (before the outrider moniker) One cooker and one looker (NIB).



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I really love that shish ring on the outrider.


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Here is a shot of one that I used to have hanging out with his little brother.
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Wish I may, wish I might, find a  RED  outrider tonight ;D

SJ

This could be titled, the Outrider Under-Appreciation thread ....  ;)

IMO, these are great cookers once you figure out the side intake vents.

Here is my M code.  All original except for replacement SS hardware and a zav handle.


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The beast I picked up for 5$


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The beast I picked up for 5$

Dang, that' a deal!!

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Original Jumbo Joes (not the recent version) and JJ Premiums welcome here too. They're all Outriders to me. I have nothing against the new style, never tried it, but it's no Outrider.

Oh, and yes @SmokenJoe , we ALL want a Red(out)Ryder
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@mike.stavlund please tell your Red(out)Ryder Christmas Story again, you know the one...

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My Outrider was my last score in 2017.  I just cleaned it up last weekend.   It needs a Zav handle.   


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Some real beauties so far. 
My personal preference for the Outrider is classic black .... Or, a faded WW like yours, Marty.  :D

Member, @Winz sent me this pic awhile back.  I believe it is from a 1991 Esquire issue.


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I love to show mine off whenever I can! I found this "N" code 1991, at the curb about a block from my house in December.  A deep clean and new grates and ss hardware. She's been a nice little cooker. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/08db3dc2bbb65653ff37a77f215ea947.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/59606419bcc1c7d91408015d06bc43bf.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/41c13ba33e36693badb380a39dda7eec.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/2f1556d453eec8db789fc9061ae94728.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/8612dc138d0b2b9795e443c2c712d187.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/22f2442b2a618050ff7cb7b87202a6a9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/5d51da867f6fa7a7b3d158fd45aa213a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/300ae97257b514ca37afac1060d02937.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/86b326fdf5d9ff1f10bf4604cfffbfee.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/5ba7f07723b0d65563614c79433e2b5c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/3c62b8bc65fd2af1d03f6cc8c062912b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/d3ec20eb7868feffc54be5cd37064e46.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/be0937207ce8a83df6100ed19a2dd7a5.jpg)

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This is my JJ...there are many like it but this ones mine. This is the grill that I've had the longest and we've been many places together. "N" code has been my camping/beaching/festing grill since new. She has a cpl chips off the handle and missing one vent cover but never fails. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180121/f81f22abd4d61dfc5fcabb01a28365a6.jpg)

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Great article, @maceggs! I don't own an Outrider (yet), but I enjoyed the read. Still waiting for the Weber Outlaw, I guess. :)


-Jed
26.75", 22.5" Weber Kettle/UDS/Firepit, 22.5" custom traveler, Jumbo Joe, Go-Anywhere Charcoal, Q3200

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And what is that color called?   Looks awesome!

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The place where we buy most of our groceries is perhaps unfortunately named:  BJ's.  It's similar to Costco or Sam's Club, but a LOT closer to my house. 

A few years ago on a Saturday I drug all three of my (then little) kids with me to pick up milk and whatnot.  The trip was uneventful, and as I was loading kids and groceries into the car, I spotted a flash of red in the bed of the pickup truck parked next to our station wagon.  I moved around the car, ostensibly for a cautious check of my youngest daughter's carseat buckles, but in reality for a more proper determination of exactly what we were dealing with.  Sure enough, a dusty but genuine red Jumbo Joe.  Hmmm, what to do? 

Because it was a hot day, I turned on my car to cool off the kids.  And perhaps for the same reason, I noticed that a woman was sitting in the passenger seat of the pickup with the windows rolled up and the air conditioning on.  I very carefully approached her window, smiling wide as a sign of friendship.  And I thought it best to begin not with an offer to purchase:  "Hello.  Wow, that is a beautiful grill you have there!" 

This is of course a very odd way to begin a conversation with a stranger, even more so if the two people (as it turns out) do not share a language.  The poor woman looked very concerned as I tried to remember some ancient Spanish vocabulary buried in my brain.  And of course the more I tried the more worried she became.  First the window was rolled up, and then the cell phone was proffered.  I assumed in an effort to reach her husband inside. 

Now.  Well.  If I took off now, they might chase me down as some kind of predator, right?  I needed to ride this out and at least let the gentleman know that I meant no harm.  In the meantime, I felt like it was slightly more acceptable for me to look in the bed of the truck... the site was sad, my friends.  That poor grill had been attached to the bed of the truck by one of those U-shaped bike locks.  Lord only knows how long it had been rolling and bashing around back there.  Poor thing!  This was in the early days of WKC, and the thought flashed through my brain, "Oh, this is what everyone means by doing a 'Rescue'!"

Sure enough, within a few minutes a man came walking out of the store, fairly quickly.  He carried a flat of water bottles.  I was by now leaning against my station wagon, trying to appear non-threatening.  He glared at me, and I greeted him with a smile:

"I'm sorry, sir.  I didn't mean to scare your wife.  I was just trying to compliment her on this beautiful grill!"

Still wary, and thankfully understanding me much more than his wife, he tossed his water into the bed of the truck.  Then asked, perplexed, "You wanted to say that you like the grill?"

"Yes, very much."  I pretended to move toward my car door, thanking him. 

In a flash, his skepticism turned to optimism:  "You like the grill my friend?" 

"Yes, it's really nice!"

With a twinkle in his eye he said, "You want to buy it?" 

Feigning surprise, I mumbled that yes, I suppose I might be interested in buying it. 

The bidding started at $20, was countered by $50, and we settled on $40.  I was feeling a little embarrassed by my poor negotiating skills, until I got home and sheepishly posted some photos here at WKC.  Where I was assured that I had made a pretty good deal, and that I shouldn't expect to see another JJ like that in the wild.  And true enough, I found a black JJ for @teerhardy ($20), and another for my father-in-law ($30 I think), but this is the only red I've seen since (other than here on WKC, but this is some kind of alternate universe for rare Weber kettles). 

PS.  Yes, I still shop at this store.  And yes, I always park in the same spot if it's open.  And yes, my kids still scan the parking lot for grills in the beds of trucks. 

Quote from: mike.stavlund on January 21, 2018, 12:18:09 PM
The place where we buy most of our groceries is perhaps unfortunately named:  BJ's.  It's similar to Costco or Sam's Club, but a LOT closer to my house. 

A few years ago on a Saturday I drug all three of my (then little) kids with me to pick up milk and whatnot.  The trip was uneventful, and as I was loading kids and groceries into the car, I spotted a flash of red in the bed of the pickup truck parked next to our station wagon.  I moved around the car, ostensibly for a cautious check of my youngest daughter's carseat buckles, but in reality for a more proper determination of exactly what we were dealing with.  Sure enough, a dusty but genuine red Jumbo Joe.  Hmmm, what to do? 

Because it was a hot day, I turned on my car to cool off the kids.  And perhaps for the same reason, I noticed that a woman was sitting in the passenger seat of the pickup with the windows rolled up and the air conditioning on.  I very carefully approached her window, smiling wide as a sign of friendship.  And I thought it best to begin not with an offer to purchase:  "Hello.  Wow, that is a beautiful grill you have there!" 

This is of course a very odd way to begin a conversation with a stranger, even more so if the two people (as it turns out) do not share a language.  The poor woman looked very concerned as I tried to remember some ancient Spanish vocabulary buried in my brain.  And of course the more I tried the more worried she became.  First the window was rolled up, and then the cell phone was proffered.  I assumed in an effort to reach her husband inside. 

Now.  Well.  If I took off now, they might chase me down as some kind of predator, right?  I needed to ride this out and at least let the gentleman know that I meant no harm.  In the meantime, I felt like it was slightly more acceptable for me to look in the bed of the truck... the site was sad, my friends.  That poor grill had been attached to the bed of the truck by one of those U-shaped bike locks.  Lord only knows how long it had been rolling and bashing around back there.  Poor thing!  This was in the early days of WKC, and the thought flashed through my brain, "Oh, this is what everyone means by doing a 'Rescue'!"

Sure enough, within a few minutes a man came walking out of the store, fairly quickly.  He carried a flat of water bottles.  I was by now leaning against my station wagon, trying to appear non-threatening.  He glared at me, and I greeted him with a smile:

"I'm sorry, sir.  I didn't mean to scare your wife.  I was just trying to compliment her on this beautiful grill!"

Still wary, and thankfully understanding me much more than his wife, he tossed his water into the bed of the truck.  Then asked, perplexed, "You wanted to say that you like the grill?"

"Yes, very much."  I pretended to move toward my car door, thanking him. 

In a flash, his skepticism turned to optimism:  "You like the grill my friend?" 

"Yes, it's really nice!"

With a twinkle in his eye he said, "You want to buy it?" 

Feigning surprise, I mumbled that yes, I suppose I might be interested in buying it. 

The bidding started at $20, was countered by $50, and we settled on $40.  I was feeling a little embarrassed by my poor negotiating skills, until I got home and sheepishly posted some photos here at WKC.  Where I was assured that I had made a pretty good deal, and that I shouldn't expect to see another JJ like that in the wild.  And true enough, I found a black JJ for @teerhardy ($20), and another for my father-in-law ($30 I think), but this is the only red I've seen since (other than here on WKC, but this is some kind of alternate universe for rare Weber kettles). 

PS.  Yes, I still shop at this store.  And yes, I always park in the same spot if it's open.  And yes, my kids still scan the parking lot for grills in the beds of trucks.

Great story!!!


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Inspired to light up the Outrider for a nice slab of salmon tonight. One basket. Compact chimney filled with KBB. One lighter cube. One small chunk of cherry. One cedar plank. Perfect tools for the job. Good evening.
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True beauty  ...  "Good Golly Miss Molly"  <--- :)

SJ

Navy bowl and lid.  The lid has orange porcelain enamel over spray.  In the 1980's Weber experimented with "NFL colors" for this style grill.  They made a few an abandoned the project.  This was the Chicago Bears version.  It was given to a former employee.

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And what is that color called?   Looks awesome!

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Love that red!

  RED   and    GREEN   ...  nice family.

SJ

I don't even like green kettles but I'd take that red and green Outrider pair just to put by the tree at Christmas.

Now a Complete Outrider collection. Unless @harris92 will let go of his prototype? LOL
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I really like that green one. I've got to get mine back out and cleaned up. I've got a DU code (2002) Black.


HOLY GRAILS: 1950s era Black or Custom finish 18.5 or 22.5 Kettle, Brown Go Anywhere grill.

So an Outrider is the 1st gen JJ, which ended in '06? But not the 2nd gen starting in '13, correct?

That's my understanding. Black, Red, and Green only

Wait! What?  :o
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Quote from: 56MPG on January 26, 2018, 04:28:36 AM
Wait! What?  :o
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WTF 😲

@56MPG That's a SJG, yes?

Is it? Wine bottles are 3.2 in diameter, and there are six across with a little space between. @Jeff was there when I took the shot - do you recall?

Quote from: 56MPG on January 26, 2018, 04:49:34 AM
Is it? Wine bottles are 3.2 in diameter, and there are six across with a little space between. @Jeff was there when I took the shot - do you recall?

That was a Jumbo Joe.  The shape and depth of the bowl are give aways.  Also, the lip about 2-3" down from the top edge of the lip to hold the goofy, oddball sized cooking grate.

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All I can say is WOW! I guess I'm looking for one more.
@56MPG Is it a woodhandle?

I'm pretty sure it's a one-off - like Jeff's 26er and that WSM we've seen on Another Pint Please. I don't recall if it had a wood handle. Probably not. It's at the Schaumburg, IL Weber restaurant if you ever get close.

I bet the blue one had a wood handle.  My red one, an EZ or ER?...has a wood handle. 

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What throws me off is the legs.  I got my first Outrider yesterday and the legs are wider, thicker, heavier, and over all just beefier than the SJG legs.  Those legs on that blue don't look like legs for an 18".  If it is a one off blue Outrider, that is very bad ass.  Notice it looks like they have it chained to the wall or something.

Using the fuse / snake method and some foil to deflect the direct heat, I was able to smoke a butt for pulled pork, and also a brisket flat.


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Quote from: 56MPG on January 26, 2018, 04:28:36 AM
Wait! What?  :o
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WHOA!!!


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1998 EZ Code

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@Cellar2ful, That red Outrider pic right there, should grace the cover of the 2019 WKC calendar!

Outrider klub


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My pup and red JJ

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@Jeff - Both are beauties.  Your doberman has that look of "Go ahead and grab it if your feeling fast and lucky".

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@Jeff - Both are beauties.  Your doberman has that look of "Go ahead and grab it if your feeling fast and lucky".

Haha, he's always "ready"

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They are beauties!!!

2008 and 1999 (my daughter's birth year)

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@Jeff - Both are beauties.  Your doberman has that look of "Go ahead and grab it if your feeling fast and lucky".

I'd try it. Who needs 2 hands anyway.

I know this thread has been quiet for a while now, but as an avid Outrider, I think it needs to be celebrated a little more! Had the EO out today for some steaks and a pork tenderloin right next to the picnic table so I could grill while seated, enjoying a 65 degree evening with my wife. I discovered that using the older style charcoal rails while banking extreme against one vent was a super effective way of maintaining heat, and provided a great two zone cook. I've used baskets before, but the curved backside of the baskets without holes restricted a lot of air flow out the vent. I didn't take the picture until later in the cook when the coals were lower, but I started full mini chimney. Even though maybe a tad obvious, figured I'd share my excellent results!


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1992 NIB outrider. Love at first sight.


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Quote from: Mikeyd on March 30, 2019, 06:57:39 PM
1992 NIB outrider. Love at first sight.


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Beautiful! 

My SJP family.

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$20 marketplace find. It's an ei code 1997. Other than dirty it's in mint condition. Can't wait to clean it up and fire it up

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Still need a red to finish my collection!

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EI code

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This one will be with me forever!


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