by jez2775 » 04 May 2015, 14:30
I didn't realise that purchasing an offset was going to be so divisive!
Silverbrow, I looked at getting an offset from Lang as well as Yoder, as Ben Lang has a really good reputation (as do Yoder). However, trying to deal with Lang from the UK proved to be problematic to say the least, although from their point of view when they are doing such good business in their home market why waste time dealing with someone overseas that may or may not make a purchase from them. Yoder proved to be incredibly easy to deal with, have an excellent product most importantly, and price wise were pretty competitive, certainly more so than a number of UK based fabricators i spoke to.
YetiDave, not sure what climate has to do with heat movement and transfer, if you can maintain a good fire with consistent temperatures what's the issue with heat moving sideways as a pose to upwards? Additionally, I would say a lot of people use a WSM (I have one myself), in which heat travels upwards, however if you need to add fuel you need to open the door which is above the level of the fire, so losing heat in the process. At least with an offset if you need to add fuel you're not losing heat in the process.
Hope that answers a couple of questions!