Smokin in the rain

Physics202 · 03-15-2013, 01:15 PM

Planning to do some smoking this weekend, but there's rain in the forecast. I don't have a canopy to prop over my smoker (WSM 18.5), so I'm hoping for some suggestions to keep the smoker piping along. I thought about tenting some aluminum foil over the exhaust, but that's all I got....

charrederhead · 03-15-2013, 01:31 PM

Scrap plywood, umbrella, cardboard, ladder, lean-to, tarp, under a tree...gotta be some way to protect it.

funugy · 03-15-2013, 01:34 PM

Seems like I'm always using my UDS in the rain. I haven't had a problems yet. I would think the worst part of it would be getting wet whenever you go outside to tend to the pit.

MattCom · 03-15-2013, 01:34 PM

Have plenty of fuel. Maybe use lump to keep your temps up and allow a lot more time.
I recently did a cook and it snowed that night 2-3", it added an additional 4 hours to the cook, at one point I couldn't get the WSM 22 over 210º running wide open, it was blowing snow and about 20º outside.
Good luck.

Untraceable · 03-15-2013, 01:36 PM

no big deal, might have to open some vents up more. cold rain pulls temp out of the pit. hit it with more heat

Mdboatbum · 03-15-2013, 01:38 PM

As long as it's not windy or pouring rain, no biggie. If you're really worried, clamp small umbrella to the handle on the lid.

yakdung · 03-15-2013, 01:43 PM

I once parked my WSM next to a cedar fence, clamped a cheap tarp to one of support stringers and then anchored the opposite ends to a picnic bench. Also, ladder(s) covered with a tarp would come in handy to provide a temporary shelter for the WSM. Cheap plastic spring clamps are a great help and come in handy to hold all sorts of items when the wind kicks up.
Good luck,

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 03-15-2013, 02:27 PM

The WSM design with the lid lip fitting inside the receiving flange of the middle section will allow rain to get into the smoker. Just foiling over the vent may not be enough.

03-15-2013, 01:15 PM	#1
Physics202 Found some matches. Join Date: 01-08-13 Location: Newport News, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Smokin in the rain Planning to do some smoking this weekend, but there's rain in the forecast. I don't have a canopy to prop over my smoker (WSM 18.5), so I'm hoping for some suggestions to keep the smoker piping along. I thought about tenting some aluminum foil over the exhaust, but that's all I got....

03-15-2013, 01:31 PM	#2
charrederhead is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-29-12 Location: Thomaston, CT Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Scrap plywood, umbrella, cardboard, ladder, lean-to, tarp, under a tree...gotta be some way to protect it. __________________ Webers out the wazoo and a Brinkmann (1/4", all-weld OK Joe descendant) Cimarron stickburner.

03-15-2013, 01:34 PM	#4
MattCom Take a breath! Join Date: 06-25-07 Location: East Phatchogue, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Have plenty of fuel. Maybe use lump to keep your temps up and allow a lot more time. I recently did a cook and it snowed that night 2-3", it added an additional 4 hours to the cook, at one point I couldn't get the WSM 22 over 210º running wide open, it was blowing snow and about 20º outside. Good luck. __________________ Out of the Ashes BBQ Team "Keepin' the Bar in Barbecue" Wooooooooo! WSM 18.5" & 22" 22.5 in Weber Kettle Smokey Jones SS UDS 1.0

03-15-2013, 02:27 PM	#8
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The WSM design with the lid lip fitting inside the receiving flange of the middle section will allow rain to get into the smoker. Just foiling over the vent may not be enough. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

03-15-2013, 01:34 PM	#3
funugy On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-21-12 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seems like I'm always using my UDS in the rain. I haven't had a problems yet. I would think the worst part of it would be getting wet whenever you go outside to tend to the pit.

03-15-2013, 01:36 PM	#5
Untraceable is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-19-11 Location: mn Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	no big deal, might have to open some vents up more. cold rain pulls temp out of the pit. hit it with more heat

03-15-2013, 01:38 PM	#6
Mdboatbum Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 02-07-12 Location: Washington, DC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As long as it's not windy or pouring rain, no biggie. If you're really worried, clamp small umbrella to the handle on the lid.

03-15-2013, 01:43 PM	#7
yakdung is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Houston, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I once parked my WSM next to a cedar fence, clamped a cheap tarp to one of support stringers and then anchored the opposite ends to a picnic bench. Also, ladder(s) covered with a tarp would come in handy to provide a temporary shelter for the WSM. Cheap plastic spring clamps are a great help and come in handy to hold all sorts of items when the wind kicks up. Good luck,