Need Help from the Brethren...Stumps Clone or Backwoods Spicewine Clone Build?? W/ PRON

Okay so I'm picking up this commercial freezer/refrigerator this weekend. I found it on ebay and offered the guy $150 and he accepted....Score! My wife just loves all my new toys and bargain hunting . Pics below.

Originally I was going to build a Stumps clone from scratch..but since I can't weld I thought I would get a jump start and use a commercial freezer. The interior smoking cooking chamber will be
22" wide x 27" deep x 51" high. I'm now debating on whether or not I should go with a Stumps clone or a backwoods/spicewine clone. My thoughts on the backwoods/spicewine build is that I could probably get the cooker up and running faster since I will really just need to make a charcoal basket, and a water/drip pan. With the stumps clone I would need to make the charcoal chute and attach it to the main cook chamber. I like the gravity fed charcoal chute and the effeciency of the stumps.

So my question to the brethren is which way would you go? What are the pros and cons of either smoker? All help will be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Patrick

watertowerbbq said:

all three are good smokers. i'd suggest determining what YOU want in the long run and go from there. don't build the backwoods/spicewine clone if you really want a stumps clone and vice versa. one may be easier now, but you don't want to regret skipping a few steps now that will seem like no big deal later.

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Thanks that makes great sense. I really wanted a stumps clone to begin with...so I think I will go with my gut and my original plan. Now I have to start looking for charcoal chute materials.

Patrick

Thanks for the tips everyone. Stumps it is...anyone know where I can get some 8x8" steel tubing for the charcoal chute?

Patrick