jasonvr
Active member
I'm looking to step into the world of Rec Tec soon and quite torn on the Stampede vs the Bull. I have one friend who has a bull and another that has a 680 and they both love their smokers. I believe the Stampede is more than big enough for me and there is only about 6 extra inches of grill space on the Bull. And considering I'm coming from the Masterbuilt 30" electric I've been using for the past few years (heavily modified to use pellets for smoke via a mailbox mod), either one will be like stepping up from a studio apartment to a 4 bedroom house.
The things that are nagging at me are:
1) Rear fed hopper and shorter auger. This seemed to be a hyped feature on the Bull. Is is that much of an advantage over the Stampede?
2) Longer warranty on the Bull. Always nice to have that safety blanket
3) Availability of the front shelf. I know one is coming for the Stampede, but it's just something to have to wait for
I'm considering one of the bundles available on Amazon as it seems to be a good bang for the buck considering what is included, though the Stampede bundle has things in it I just don't need (mats and thermo since I already have a Thermapen Mk4)
Thoughts on any of the above would be appreciated
The things that are nagging at me are:
1) Rear fed hopper and shorter auger. This seemed to be a hyped feature on the Bull. Is is that much of an advantage over the Stampede?
2) Longer warranty on the Bull. Always nice to have that safety blanket
3) Availability of the front shelf. I know one is coming for the Stampede, but it's just something to have to wait for
I'm considering one of the bundles available on Amazon as it seems to be a good bang for the buck considering what is included, though the Stampede bundle has things in it I just don't need (mats and thermo since I already have a Thermapen Mk4)
Thoughts on any of the above would be appreciated