Freight Weber Baby Q BBQ from WA → Vic or Buy a New One?

rogue5 on 16/07/2022 - 08:36
Last edited 16/07/2022 - 11:45 by 1 other user

Hey guys, have already tried a search and couldn't find anything!

Is it worth getting Weber Baby Q BBQ out of storage in Perth, and shipping to Melbourne? Or should I just buy a new one locally?

I suspect the answer will be buy new locally for pretty much everything, but keen to hear your thoughts

I moved from WA to Vic 12 months ago for a new job, and put everything into storage in Perth before leaving. Melbourne is now home, so I now need to think about what I do with everything that I put into storage - freight across? Sell then buy local replacements? There are some things that I do want to keep!

I had to bring some initial items with me when moving, I used Couriers Please - absolutely terrible experience, I cannot overstate DO NOT USE THEM /rant :D

Thanks in advance!

Home & Garden Weber

Comments

  • SBOB on 16/07/2022 - 08:45
    +2

    If it's just the bbq, no brainer..not worth shipping.

    But you said 'everything that I put into storage' so if you're aiming on shipping a heap of stuff then, no brainer…if there is free space ship it.

    Hiring a minivan and driving from Perth to Melbourne does sound like a cool future story though ;)

    • Euphemistic on 16/07/2022 - 11:30
      +1

      Even better go and buy a backpacker van and drive it across. Nothing like breaking down in the middle of the Nullarbor to make a cool story.

      Mine: as a kid we trekked across. Trailer lost a wheel.

  • SF3 on 16/07/2022 - 09:09

    TLTR.

    Want to validate thinking with strangers.

    Hates Couriers Please.

  • ofey on 16/07/2022 - 09:42

    Q1200 is easily gotten for A$369.00
    Buy one.

    No point getting just that shipped unless you have other things coming then "hitch" a ride.

  • Geoff897 on 16/07/2022 - 09:56

    Get a quote on shipping, Guess $40-60 check transdirect website

    No point spending $300+ something you already own, Shipping will likely be cheaper then the losses of selling a used bbq.

  • rogue5 on 16/07/2022 - 10:00

    thanks very much all, appreciate your thoughts! :)

  • Domingo on 16/07/2022 - 12:29

    I've found my weber Q2000 to be a very average barbeque. It doesn't really get all that hot and the pricing seems to put a lot of premium on the brand rather than the performance. Have you considered a different brand for either a better barbeque for the price, or something similar for cheaper?

    • oscargamer on 16/07/2022 - 13:34
      +1

      It isn't meant to get really hot. It's meant to be used with the lid closed.

      • Domingo on 16/07/2022 - 13:42
        +1

        Which makes it very average for a proper Australian barbeque, which is charred on the outside and raw on the inside.

        But in all seriousness, it's hard to do a nice steak or similar on a weber barbeque. As a home barbeque, it doesn't really add a lot to what I could otherwise just do in the kitchen. We practically never use it anymore for those reasons - as opposed to when at a family member's house with a built in Ziegler and Brown, we cook on that thing as often as possible. Obviously not comparing apples with apples on between a weber Q vs a built in barbeque, but there are plenty of options out there that give you a nice hot surface. I have the "half hotplate" attachment for it, but it takes so long to heat the thing up that it's practically a useless accessory that only got used 2 or 3 times.

        As a travel option the weber could be a handy versatile tool that you can do roasts etc in as well as grill things at a low temperature.

        • oscargamer on 16/07/2022 - 14:20
          +1

          Fair comments.

          As a Euro immigrant, I don't have the 'history' of carbonising the outer while still maintaining a nice pink chicken inner…..

          We actually use our Weber a fair bit with a tray of water in it, with part of a dead animal roasting above / next to the water tray. Keeps temps down and moisture up. I guess more like a second oven. But we also do blacken capsicums and other vege type things…any yes, it's very portable as well.

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