As you may know, I am part of the Axe-Men BBQ competition BBQ team that participates in KCBS events in the Midwest. Here is a little checklist of things you may need if you don’t have a monster trailer with multiple sponsors who will throw free stuff at you. I have removed some of our top secret items, but this should give you a good start if you are looking to get into some KCBS events…
| Meat | Camp Equipment | |||||
| ? | ? | 10×10 Canopy | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | 10×10 Canopy with 3x Walls | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Folding Chairs | 4 | |||
| ? | ? | Tent to sleep in | 1 | |||
| Rubs/Sauce/Presentation | Pop up Tables | 4 | ||||
| ? | ? | Cinder Blocks | 4 | |||
| ? | ? | Tarps | 2 | |||
| ? | ? | Fire Pit | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Wood for fire pit | 5 bundles | |||
| ? | ? | Wood starters | 2 | |||
| ? | ? | Buckets for water/hold down tents | 8 | |||
| ? | ? | Small water hose w/ nossel | 1 | |||
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| ? | ? | Bungie Cords | 24 | |||
| ? | ? | Fire Extiguisher | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Ash bucket and shovel | 1 | |||
| Ketchup | 1 jar | Duct Tape | 1 | |||
| Mustard | 1 jar | Electrical Tape | 1 | |||
| Apple Juice | 1/2 Gallon | Tool Box, Full | 1 | |||
| Salt | 1 jar | Portable work light | 1 | |||
| Fresh Curly Parsley | 6 Bunches | Flashlights | 2 | |||
| Additional Food/Drink | Extension Cords | 3 | ||||
| Ice | Lots of it | Generator (If we have one) | 1 | |||
| Salt and Pepper | 1 jar each | Cart or dolly | 1 | |||
| Water/gatoraid/beer/monster | A bunch | Rachet Straps for trailer | 6 | |||
| Snacks/Dinner/Breakfast | A bunch | Small broom and dust pan | 1 | |||
| Smokers/Grills/Fuel | Toilet Paper | 1 | ||||
| ? | ? | Batteries for flashlights | 3 sets | |||
| ? | ? | Battieries for Thermometers | 3 sets | |||
| ? | ? | Large clock or timer set at competition | 1 | |||
| Propane Burner | 1 | Larger binder clips or table clips | 4 | |||
| Propane Tank, Full | 1 | Paper Towel Dispenser | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Bulk rope | 30ft | |||
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| ? | ? | Bug Spray | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Sun Tan Lotion | 1 | |||
| ? | ? | Ponchos | 6 | |||
| Stick Lighters | 4 | Sanitation/Disposables | ||||
| Tools/Utensils/Pans/Storage | Paper Towels, Roll | 2 | ||||
| Cambro Camcarriers | 2 | Shop Towels | 1 | |||
| Coolers | 4 | Parchment Paper | 1 box | |||
| Kinfe Roll | 1 Full | Bus Tubs | 3 | |||
| Cutting Boards | 2 | Sponge/Scrub Brush | 2 | |||
| Cutting Board skid | 2 | Dish Soap | 1 | |||
| Electric Knives | 2 | Sanatiser Spray | 1 | |||
| Injectors | 2 | Lysol Wipes, Tub | 2 | |||
| Grill Scraper | 1 | Sanatiser Bucket | 1 | |||
| Tongs | 2 | Aprins (Maybe) | 2 | |||
| Seasoning Shakers | 3 | Hand Sanitiser | 1 | |||
| Sauce Brush | 2 | Bleach, Small | 1 | |||
| Large Spatchula | 2 | Garbage Bags | 1 roll | |||
| Grill Glove | 2 pair | To-Go containers | 2 dozen | |||
| Plastic Tray Inserts | 6 | Ziplock Bags XL | 12 | |||
| ? | ? | Ziplock Bags L | 24 | |||
| ? | ? | Solo Cups | 12 | |||
| Large Water Pot w/ lid | 1 | Aluminum Foil, Roll | 1 | |||
| Thermometer Probe | 3 | Plastic Wrap, Roll | 1 | |||
| Thermopen | 1 | Disposable Gloves, box | 2 | |||
| Thermocouple | 1 | First Aid Kit | 1 | |||
| Large cups/bowls for sauce/brine | 4 | Disposable Plates | 24 | |||
| Toothpicks | 1 box | Disposable Silverwear | 24 sets | |||
| Half sheet pans | 3 | Personal | ||||
| Full aluminum pans | 12 | Pillows | ||||
| Half aluminum pans | 12 | Blankets | ||||
| Full sheet pan | 1 | Toiletries | ||||
| Other | ? | ? | ||||
| Directions | ||||||
| Sign In Documents | ||||||
| KCBS Info | ||||||
| Sponsor Info | ||||||
| Pens/Note Pads |
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