I have looked through the various Member's Mark postings; and haven't seen a lot of discussion about how well this grill performs on windy days ... so I thought I would start a new thread about it (I'll also cross-post to the "main" Member's Mark thread too). BBQ'ing here in Colorado the other day on a 60 degree sunny day ... but winds gusting to maybe 30 MPH ... even with all three burners on HIGH, they blew out on me a couple of times ... and I finally had to finish the grilling inside. Wind direction was directly toward the front of the grill; and I can't really move this (see URL/pictures below) ... so am I at the wind limit of the grill and/or is there anything folks have done to improve things? Thanx, alek P.S. Picture of grill (with EASY shelving idea) at: http://www.komar.org/bbq

I'll try and post a picture of my grill tomorrow but I did compare both the Virco and the smaller and larger model of the Member's Mark before purchasing. I would say that if you want a smaller grill and don't mind not having a built in smoker box and extra burner then go with the Virco. For me, I wanted a grill that I could easily build in later and that was comparable in size and quality to the Viking and DCS units I had been looking at for comparison. I really had no idea that this grill was as nice as it is. My wife had originally spotted it and told me to go look at it. I was very skeptical because first off it was at Sam's Club (no offense) and second for the price, $1,499.00, I figured it could not compare with the high end units I had been looking at for around $5000. After seeing the unit and thoroughly checking it out I was proven wrong. It is solid double walled stainless throughout (drawers, cart, lid and cooking grates) and looks similar to the Virco unit only larger. I would say aside from size the other differences are that the lid is double walled stainless throughout and will probably not discolor from heat as easily. There is a seperate burner for the smoker box and this burner is stainless also. The remaining burners are heavy porcelain coated cast iron and appear very well made. There are two central pull out drawers on ball bearing glides and a seperate door on both the right and left of the drawers with the right door containing a paper towel holder and spice rack. The propane tank is fully enclosed on the left and is on a locking pull out slide. There is a seperate brass side burner and a rotissere with a steel encased motor unit that I haven't tried yet. There are also two stainless side shelves on each side that fold up and lock. The unit is for the most part, welded and comes fully assembled on a steel pallet that was forklifted on the back of my pick up. It weighs about 450 lbs and you'll need at least 4 strong friends to help you unload it! That's the long version and again I am very happy with it so far and would encourage you to go and look at each of the units for comparison. The Virco is a really nice unit and I know it's been beat to death already on this board but between the smaller Member's Mark and the Virco, I would have probably gone with the Virco. For me, I wanted a bit bigger grill with the built in smoker unit and something that I could build in later on and was willing to spend the extra money. Good luck!

Last year I did a search for built in projects and could never find any info. I've even posted on here acouple of times to see if anyone had done this before. To no avail, I couldn't get to one DIY project for grills. So, I hope that my completed project will be able to help others out there contemplating building there own built in brick grill. Memorial Day BBQ was great. I rotissereed two teriyaki injected chickens and they were great. We also grilled some pork ribs, rib-eyes, kabobs, and pork loins. Everything was superbs. The grill is better that I ever expected. I literally turned on the rotisseree and walked away until they were done. Couple of questions. I cleaned and oiled the covered but still have that browning problem othere have talked about. Whats the best way to clean the cover. Thanks for visiting.

I just purchased the Member's Mark Model Y0101XC and assembled it myself. Assembly went well, will all parts being present and no damage. My problem is that I can not get the the two outside burners to stay lit. The middle burner has no problem staying lit but the one closest to and furthest from the LP tank continue to go out. There is little to no wind present and I'm using a full tank. Even when the burners do stay on for a an :30 or so my grill doesn't get hotter than 200 deg. I've tried slowly turning on my LP source and lighting the burner furthest from the tank first, but none of this has helped. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.