so, how big is your lot?

yukoff · Posted: Oct 05 2005 Post subject: so, how big is your lot?

One of the main reasons I can't upgrade to a bigger-sized smoker is because the lot our house resides on is just too small - i have no room! In our area (or most of Seattle area), lot sizes are anywhere from 6,000 sf to 8,000 sf. If you want an acre-sized lot, you gotta head out to the boonies, or fork over seven figures.

Our lot is 7,000 sf, half of it is house. I imagine where most of you folks live, you got acres and acres and acres!!! stuff i can only dream about.

how big is your lot?

Roy · BBQ Pro Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 654 Location: Toronto

OK I'm working that out. 59x146=8614 We have a fairly big house in the burbs up here in Toronto. Lots of trees out the back which we really like. I was mentioning to the guys recently that I might get some static if I put a large smoker out there but I heard on the news recently that if your cooking food it's OK. My little Traeger will do for now it's new. I'll probably upgrade in a few years but not to anything too big : just big enough to hold a medium size pig! Laughing

mding38926 · Posted: Oct 05 2005 Post subject:

Do not know lot square footage, but I do know the whole lot is .04 acres. We live in a 3 level townhouse with manbe a 30 by 20 back yard which is even more limited with the shed and my wife's vegetable and flower gardens. Currently my smoker resides on the patio underneath the deck, but due to the potential for deck stainage from the smoke, the plan is to move it in the next couple of weeks. Looks like a 10 by 10 tarp will take up a large portion of the yard, oh well.
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kjash13 · Posted: Oct 05 2005 Post subject:

I happen to live in the boonies now... We are on .4 acres, but plan to buy the lot behind us to increase to 1 acre... My father-in-law, 2 1/2 miles down the road, has 20 acres, plus a three bay building with plenty of room for any smoker I find... now I just have to match my budget to my dreams....
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zilla · Posted: Oct 05 2005 Post subject:

Our lot is 125' wide and 275' deep and is on a horseshoe shaped street that follows Cibolo (Buffalo) Creek. We have the creek along our back fence. We have about 15 trees in the backyard, Liveoaks and Elms with crazy amounts of wildlife for being so close to a large city. Plenty of room for the Gator. One of the great things about Texas is if you need a small afordable place you can get it in town on a small lot or out in the country side on a larger lot and still be close to town and if you can afford a ranch you can have that to.

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OkieJay · Posted: Oct 05 2005 Post subject:

Our lot is about half an acre. Since the house is about 1800 sf. that leaves a plenty of lawn. If all goes well, by the end of winter I will have a good sized (but small footprint) smoker, a charcoal grill, and a gas grill setup in the fenced area of the backyard. The wife and I plan on putting in a paver patio for the cooking gear and then a deck for the spectators.

Fatty will be parked along side the fenced area in her own little space. And yes, she will still be chained to a large tree. Laughing

I live in a small Oklahoma town and don't really think I need to chain her up, but the AR in me forces me to.
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Travis_Creek · Posted: Oct 06 2005 Post subject:

We have 75 acres way out in the sticks(ask OkieJay, he's been here). Sure is nice not to worry about the neighbors when I fire up a smoker. Matter of fact I never worry about the neighbors, since the closest one that lives here is over 5 miles away. It sure is tough when I get a sweet tooth at midnight and the closest strore is 15 miles away. We have little less than a mile of Colorado River frontage on 2 sides, helps keep the area full of deer and turkey.
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doogie494 · BBQ Fan Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 327

i know there are some nice places north of glens falls ny for you mding, right know we have a very small lot that we rent. i can easily mow my lawn in 15min with a push mower. my wife and her family have been trying to settle thier grandmothers estate and get that property 1 acre turned over to thier father. and then it will be ours. i get along real well with my father inlaw so we will probably build a place for all of us. real estate is wicked high here.

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kjash13 · Posted: Oct 06 2005 Post subject:

I did a lot of fishing in both the Schoharie Creek (pronounced "crick") and the Schoharie Reservoir.....
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Rosco · BBQ Fan Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 184 Location: NW IN

The wife and I just moved from a duplex in town to an old dairy farm, out in the boondocks, about 32 acres. It's been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. Lotsa deer, turkeys, guinea fowl...and a creek with salmon. Sure, tis a wee bit o'heaven! But the best part, when I fire up the wood, I don't get every drunk in the neighborhood wandering in the yard, with their plate in their hand, wondering when they'll get to eat!
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jimc11 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Virginia

I have 3 acres...Parents have several hundred....Hey travis want to swap a hunt...VA for TX hunt? We have bigger body deer, maybe not bigger racks (we have some nice ones on the farm but they are hard to find...they lay up in the thickets 99% of the time)

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jimc11 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Virginia

Fauquier county...The deer are not huge but are alot bigger than TX deer body wise...

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roxy · Posted: Oct 06 2005 Post subject:

Having owned a Landscaping business I would like to suggest to those of you that have a interlock patio where you keep your smoker setup I can recomend a product that Uni-lock sells for sealing the stones so any spills or drippings from the smoker wont stain the stones. It can be applied with a roller or sprayed on and also keeps the stones from fading with sunlight. Fat from the smoker can stain your stonework as badly as an oil drip from your car and this will help to keep your patio area looking all nice nice for years to come.
If your willing to cover airfare and provide a nice meal I would be willing to do the application free of charge... Wink

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OkieJay · Posted: Oct 06 2005 Post subject: