Gator Pit of Texas

Ritch at staff know this trade better than anyone else. My family and I have owned and used Gator Pits for years. Not a single complaint. I have also used and seen in use their trailers and custom fabricated item. Simply put: the best.

Rich and his team are extremely helpful and the pit worked amazing. Temperature is consistent throughout all 3 bays making it very hands free for an offset smoker.

Will look to this team to have a custom pit built in the near future.

I’ve been a Gator Pit owner for almost a year now and own a customized 2440 Party Gator offset smoker. After months of researching different BBQ pit making companies and other retail outlets that sell offset smokers, I narrowed my search to Ritchey Robin’s Gator Pit company. Review after review and feedback from other Gator Pit owners on Facebook, I made the decision to contact Ritch for my BBQ pit. Never having had a customized BBQ pit, Ritch made it very simple and walked me through the entire process and discussed different options available for my Party Gator. It wasn’t a hard-pitched sale, and I placed my order without hesitation. After placing my order, Ritch was always available for any questions—and I had plenty. I have been thrilled with my Party Gator since the day it arrived and started cooking with it. You cannot beat the construction quality on a Gator Pit. The only regret I have is not going bigger—like The Beast. The Beast is my ultimate dream BBQ pit, but that will be for a later time. It’s not just the quality and craftsmanship of each Gator Pit, but also the customer service and commitment to excellence by Ritch and his entire team that makes the difference. Thanks for everything Ritch!

I spent a year researching offset pit manufacturers before I finally found Gator Pit. Bar none, this is the best quality and most consistent performing pit I have ever found. They aren’t the cheapest, and the wait to get one is longer than most, but they are worth every penny!

I have done business with Ritchey Robin of Gator pit for years. Bought a backyard entertainer 15 years ago. I have used this pit for all these year and have never regretted paying the price for the pit. It is a well built cooking machine, with unparalleled craftsmanship! I found Ritch to be an honest, straight up, tell it like it is kind of guy. Some people cannot deal with that. I find it refreshing, since there are so many that are not these days. When I want an upgrade, I go back to Gator Pit. My last upgrade was a stainless steel shelf, which was very fairly priced, and made to exact tolerances that I measured for. Ritchey advised me as to how to install it, and it installed perfectly. I am thrilled with it! Ritchey also helped my with a problem recently, where a 4X4" support column burned about 1/2 way through on my cook shack. Ritchey and I discussed a heat shield with his 2" insulation being installed between the firebox and the post. Works like a charm! If you want a great pit I HIGHLY recommend Gator Pit! Yes, you can buy cheaper, but more than likely will not match up to a Gator Pit. If I should ever buy another pit it will be a Gator Pit!