That's a really well built smoker. Thanks for the review!!!

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rodney. Certainly is!

Don't be fooled. That's really a DALEK wearing a back pack!

The heat protection bellow the smoker is a great selling point. All of my poly Nuc roofs have burn marks from my smoker.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It really makes its a lot easier to avoid any scorching!

@mruppity64

3 жыл бұрын

oh I'm glad I'm not the only 1 :)

after not being available from Beckys Bees or directly from Rauchboy themselves in Germany due to the customs palaver (I know I tried), they're now available on Beckys Bees website

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the head up. Had loads of queries on these! :)

@mruppity64

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney You're welcome, I bought 1 within minutes of getting the "in stock" email - there was 18 then, it's now at 12 - you snooze you loose as they say

Great video, entertaining as always, looks decent smoker by modern standards. I've had just about every smoker out there and they are all poorly made imo. This is no exception, might have some cool features, but it'll fall apart in no time. Hinge, welts, and bolts will go (the plywood and metal are too thin, no washers used inside either). You can make them last longer by heating the lid edges before opening, never hold the bellows or use force to lever the lids open or closed. The internal box, ime, gets clogged and stuff gets behind it, then you can't get it out. But I'm lazy and never clean them. I'd pay more for something more solid with better connections to the bellows, but they just don't make them anymore. Best one I have is copper with a welded bottom grate, although stuff falls through it never clogs. But like all the others it's weak hinge and bellow connections gave up, managed to repair but it's days are numbered.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree. That connection from firebox to bellows is where every single smoker I have owned has failed. There must be a better way than tack welding them together?

@lronknlght

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney could maybe strengthen with a bit of brazing, definitely on the copper ones. They all connect with thin metal too, which can bend slightly out of shape, meaning bellow hole doesn't line up perfectly. Also had the ply and fabric separate on some. Suede gets attacked and wet. All just poor designs in cheap material 😟. I've melted/ironed the odd poly roof too, due to short cages, until I saw a picture where someone put it down on the bellows face! Genius.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

@@lronknlght Now that is genuis! What an idea!

I googled this smoker, shall we say I got more than I bargained for :) bit like when I googled a upmarket fridge/freezer and ended up with completely different result than what I expected, and a one way conversation with the IT dept

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Raunchy boys is not the search you want to be typing into google!

@mruppity64

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney hell, I've just realised (after watching the comparison video) why I was getting the Google results I was - that will teach me to check the spelling of a product

Hi Lawrence. I missed your comments regarding the suede bellows cover. Last season, I promised to go through my friends hives while he was at work. He has one hive of horrible aggressive bees, I'd have split the colony and re- Queens the buggers. My friend has the really outdated view that aggressive bees are also super productive! Because every inspection meant I sustained 10+ stings through my latex gloves, I resorted to using a pair of kid skin TIG welding gloves. The white kid skin is really fine and still gives excellent touch. The palm of the gloves have a black suede reinforced areas. The bees hated these stripes, up to a 100 bees committed suicide trying to sting through these strips! Such a sad thing. I've never used them again. Also, I find black latex gloves also provoke more stings, (a subjective impression.) The same hive hated navy blue canvas deck shoes and black wool socks!

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

They definitely dont like black! I bought a set of black nitriles and they hammered them every inspection. We will see how we get on with black suede bellows but I suspect they wont like it.

@TheStuartYork

3 жыл бұрын

Swap for plastic bellows. I've a set of plastic replcement bellows on my smoker and I love em. Weather proof, bright yellow and they scrub clean! I'll stick some on the repaired smoker when I return it. Maybe another topic for a video for you. Best. Stuart

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheStuartYork Sounds great. Thanks Stuart!

den bekomme ich auch zum testen freu mich schön

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Let us know what you think 🤔😊

It'll last even longer if you don't run over it in your truck this time🤣🤣👌

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

I give it 6 months max!

I've had one for a few years. You won't regret buying it.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

It really is a beauty!

I've started to find that the bees, when they get angsty, have started to attack the bellows on my Rauchboy - like 15-20 stings - anybody have a solution?

Another excellent review, I look forwards to the Dadent comparison video. The key feature I look for is a really solid hinge and I’m not 100% sure if the Rauchboy quite hits the mark. I still have a stainless smoker I bought from Thorne’s over 40 years ago and it’s still in great serviceable condition! I have been thinking about replacing it with a slightly larger smoker but have yet to see one worth the upgrade. The only downside some may have with the Rauchboy is that some light their smoker by heating the outset body with a blow torch but due to the double wall of the fire chamber I don’t think that method of lighting will work.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed..The hinge is definitely its weakest point but still pretty solid. The dadant hinge is far superior. Ive never seen anyone light a smoker light that! Interesting :)

@beekeeperkev

3 жыл бұрын

I have had Rauchboy smokers for ten years plus and never broken one yet, I always light the basket out of the main body then drop it in when it’s going well, two refills a day using either grasss nuts or compressed hessian

@petejesper

3 жыл бұрын

@@beekeeperkev that’s a good recommendation for a smoker. 👍

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

@@beekeeperkev Nice one. Like the sound of of compressed hessian. Bet that burns nice 👌

I look forward to your Dadant comparison video. I had made my mind up two days ago that I was going to buy the Dadant smoker and you happened to post this video that evening and now I'm not sure; I use all poly so this might be preferable.

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

I wont ruin the comparison video for you....

@triggsterable

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackMountainHoney This is back in stock, got email about 13:40, purchased mine and was still 19 left. Currently 12 left in stock.

I like one, where to buy one from as I live in Hungary every where seems to be sold out

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

They are certainly recommended by me. Great smoker

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Beckys Bees is where I got mine. Not sure if they ship to Hungary though.

Becky beees sold out

@BlackMountainHoney

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I am sure they will be back in stock soon!