How many UDS's do you own?

slammmed · 01-21-2013, 11:44 AM

So I finally got a lead on 55 gallon, unlined, steel drums for $20 each. I've been looking for a while and was thinking about picking 2. Considering how everyone seems to love them it seems it might be worth it if the consensus is they end up with multiple down the road. I planned on one day competing and I figured I need at least two smokers but maybe my 18" WSM and 1 UDS will be enough.

gtr · 01-21-2013, 11:47 AM

Enough? Not sure what that means.

I'd grab 'em both - if you don't have a use for the other one, I'm sure you'll know someone who will.

1911Ron · 01-21-2013, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by slammmed

So I finally got a lead on 55 gallon, unlined, steel drums for $20 each. I've been looking for a while and was thinking about picking 2. Considering how everyone seems to love them it seems it might be worth it if the consensus is they end up with multiple down the road. I planned on one day competing and I figured I need at least two smokers but maybe my 18" WSM and 1 UDS will be enough.

For that amount you should get as many as possible, build them for friends,neighbors, etc...

Smith's Pig Pen · 01-21-2013, 01:07 PM

I was thinking the same thing. Gave custody of my offset to my brother when we moved. I've had the 55 for a month and loving it. Personally I'm prob gonna pull the trigger on another UDS. The WSM was great for me, just love the drum. Hangin' the meat and the pit taste brings me back to the shacks and dives my dad brought me to as a kid.

Smoke & Beers · 01-21-2013, 01:32 PM

I have 3 right now... over the years I've built 23 UDS's. I have number 24 in the shed just waiting for me to get started on her.

Ole Man Dan · 01-21-2013, 01:36 PM

I built two. Sold one to pay part of the cost of the one I kept.
I had some people over smoked two butts and that one sold that day.

The proud new owner was skeptical until he watched the smoke and watched the temp hang at 275° for about 10 hrs.
He talked like he was going to build one, but before he left that night,
I dumped the coals into my fire pit, let it cool a bit then we set it in the bed of his Chevy truck.
I have my eye on a new stainless steel drum at Buckner Barrel about 40 miles from my house. If I do that build, I'll sell my current UDS.

flyingbassman5 · 01-21-2013, 01:44 PM

I've got one and a half. One true UDS and one Pit Barrel which I count as a half of a UDS.

For $20 each, scoop up has many as you can. Worst case scenario you spend $50-$100 turning them into a UDS and then flip them on CL for $150 or $200. Or just use a couple for burn barrels..

daninnewjersey · 01-21-2013, 01:52 PM

I have 4....they're my babies and I swear each has it's own personality.....

MaximumJEFF · 01-21-2013, 01:54 PM

I have two. And, my teammate has one. Absolutely love them. Get as many as you can

jrn · 01-21-2013, 01:56 PM

Yep. You're not gonna beat that price for clean unlined barrels. You'd be backing up if you didn't grab both, IMO.

Carbon · 01-21-2013, 02:10 PM

One so far. My second one will be a 30 gal drummer.

woodbutcher1 · 01-21-2013, 02:16 PM

I have 3 of them. You should get at least 2 to 3 barrels at least. Build the first one KISS method like Narcoredneck illustrated. The other ones, you can PIMP out to your hearts desire. With all the bells and whistles you can think of.

N8man · 01-21-2013, 02:42 PM

I gotta big'un....

and a lil'un...

and I have a spare drum in reserve.....you know, just in case...

smokainmuskoka · 01-21-2013, 02:54 PM

One - it's chugging away at this moment on a 9lb. pork shoulder.

slammmed · 01-21-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Smith's Pig Pen

I was thinking the same thing. Gave custody of my offset to my brother when we moved. I've had the 55 for a month and loving it. Personally I'm prob gonna pull the trigger on another UDS. The WSM was great for me, just love the drum. Hangin' the meat and the pit taste brings me back to the shacks and dives my dad brought me to as a kid.

hanging you say? you mean like a PBC?

01-21-2013, 11:44 AM	#1
slammmed On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-04-12 Location: Boca Raton, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How many UDS's do you own? So I finally got a lead on 55 gallon, unlined, steel drums for $20 each. I've been looking for a while and was thinking about picking 2. Considering how everyone seems to love them it seems it might be worth it if the consensus is they end up with multiple down the road. I planned on one day competing and I figured I need at least two smokers but maybe my 18" WSM and 1 UDS will be enough.

01-21-2013, 11:47 AM	#2
gtr Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Enough? Not sure what that means. I'd grab 'em both - if you don't have a use for the other one, I'm sure you'll know someone who will. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Jumbo Old Smokey, Pig Hibachi, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. Golden Goose Egg - Got 2 in the nest baby! SPFP Mayzie's keeping an eye out for you! WTFWGALD?

01-21-2013, 01:07 PM	#4
Smith's Pig Pen Found some matches. Join Date: 01-19-13 Location: Calistoga, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was thinking the same thing. Gave custody of my offset to my brother when we moved. I've had the 55 for a month and loving it. Personally I'm prob gonna pull the trigger on another UDS. The WSM was great for me, just love the drum. Hangin' the meat and the pit taste brings me back to the shacks and dives my dad brought me to as a kid. __________________ 3,000 miles from Margaritaville ----- Cooker of Moment: UDS

01-21-2013, 01:32 PM	#5
Smoke & Beers is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-10-08 Location: Emporia, KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have 3 right now... over the years I've built 23 UDS's. I have number 24 in the shed just waiting for me to get started on her. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shawn aka: BUBBA's QUE CREW Competition Team Blue Weber Performer w/SS top & gas assist Weber One Touch Gold & a Weber 22 1/2" Silver Traeger Jr 2 UDS's Born 9-19-08 & 3-6-09 Weber Smokey Joe Platinum Super Fast RED THERMAPEN "If you got them by the MOINK balls, their hearts and minds will follow" -John Wayne

01-21-2013, 01:44 PM	#7
flyingbassman5 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 11-26-12 Location: Saint Louis MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've got one and a half. One true UDS and one Pit Barrel which I count as a half of a UDS. For $20 each, scoop up has many as you can. Worst case scenario you spend $50-$100 turning them into a UDS and then flip them on CL for $150 or $200. Or just use a couple for burn barrels.. __________________ 18.5" OTS, 22.5" OTG, CB Silver(Rip), Vintage Coleman Bullet, Pit Barrel, UDS

01-21-2013, 01:36 PM	#6
Ole Man Dan Take a breath! Join Date: 07-24-11 Location: Gadsden, Alabama Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I built two. Sold one to pay part of the cost of the one I kept. I had some people over smoked two butts and that one sold that day. The proud new owner was skeptical until he watched the smoke and watched the temp hang at 275° for about 10 hrs. He talked like he was going to build one, but before he left that night, I dumped the coals into my fire pit, let it cool a bit then we set it in the bed of his Chevy truck. I have my eye on a new stainless steel drum at Buckner Barrel about 40 miles from my house. If I do that build, I'll sell my current UDS.

01-21-2013, 01:52 PM	#8
daninnewjersey is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-01-11 Location: Southern NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have 4....they're my babies and I swear each has it's own personality..... __________________ Proud owner of 4 VERY ugly drum smokers....

01-21-2013, 01:54 PM	#9
MaximumJEFF On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-21-12 Location: Fenton, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have two. And, my teammate has one. Absolutely love them. Get as many as you can __________________ Shut Your Mouth BBQ

01-21-2013, 01:56 PM	#10
jrn Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 07-30-12 Location: Quitman, Ms Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep. You're not gonna beat that price for clean unlined barrels. You'd be backing up if you didn't grab both, IMO. __________________ UDS, mini wsm

01-21-2013, 02:10 PM	#11
Carbon is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-24-08 Location: Los Angeles Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One so far. My second one will be a 30 gal drummer. __________________ UDS / Mini-WSM / Weber 22.5 OTG / Modified ECB / Lodge hibachi / 34" WFO.

01-21-2013, 02:16 PM	#12
woodbutcher1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-04-10 Location: Shelby Twp. Macomb Co. SE Michigan Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have 3 of them. You should get at least 2 to 3 barrels at least. Build the first one KISS method like Narcoredneck illustrated. The other ones, you can PIMP out to your hearts desire. With all the bells and whistles you can think of. __________________ leonard ----------------- 22.5" Weber------OTS 18.5" Weber------OTS 14" Weber---- Smokey Joe 55 Gal. UDS 30 Gal. UDS 16 Gal. Mini. UDS Maverick ET-732 & iQue - 110

01-21-2013, 02:42 PM	#13
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I gotta big'un.... and a lil'un... and I have a spare drum in reserve.....you know, just in case... __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

01-21-2013, 02:54 PM	#14
smokainmuskoka Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-30-11 Location: Huntsville, Ontario, Canada Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One - it's chugging away at this moment on a 9lb. pork shoulder.