making my own smoker rig

soultrue · 12-06-2007, 12:32 AM

need your help guys i got a propane tank from the junk yard. I need some working drawing . Its is 7feet long top to bottom 24 inch (dim) . I want make a smoker box to go with it to . Im putting on a 4feet by 6 to 8feet trailer. or is it better to get a a used trailer smoker rig and call it a day . I dont have much money , only a few hundred . Need some help lamarr

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JamesB · 12-06-2007, 01:54 AM

I don't have any specific design advice for you, but I do have a word of caution. Find someone who is experienced in working with propane tanks to assist you with cutting your tank. Very bad things can happen if it is not done properly...

Having said that, Google BBQ smoker pits, look at the various designs and find something similar to what you are looking for. Study that type of layout and work from there.

Good luck and keep us posted with your progress... pics are great too!

James.

Captain Caveman · 12-06-2007, 08:02 AM

no problem building your own, but I agree with having a pro cut the tank.
I would make it a reverse flow, but that is just me.

Welcome to the forum.

Yakfishingfool · 12-06-2007, 08:08 AM

Need to feed lot's of people? or just doing it for fun. If for fun, a couple of hundred I'd get a weber smokey mountain and learn all you can about smoking. Then look to the future. That weber will turn out awesome food and give you a real head start on backyard smoking.

Pyle's BBQ · 12-06-2007, 10:03 AM

Build a couple UDS for a couple hundred dollars. No welding, just cut some holes. Do a search and you will see some great examples. Welcome to the backyard, post often with pictures.

biffleg · 12-06-2007, 11:58 AM

I like Pyle's idea ... build a couple of UDSs. Welcome aboard!

Divemaster · 12-06-2007, 01:37 PM

Welcome, pull up a stump and take a load off... Good luck on the smoker (think reverse flow)...

VGuilford · 12-06-2007, 01:42 PM

Welcome

Pig Headed · 12-06-2007, 01:57 PM

Welcome aboard.

D.F. Expat · 12-06-2007, 03:13 PM

Welcome to the forum.

big brother smoke · 12-06-2007, 03:14 PM

Welcome

Bigmista · 12-06-2007, 03:36 PM

Lamarr saw my UDS at go for the gold. You could probably build 3 of them for a couple hundred dollars. 2 racks per drum, 2 briskets per rack = 12 briskets or 24 butts. That would feed a lot of people.

txschutte · 12-06-2007, 07:41 PM

Go with a UDS orreverse flow, these guys can help out. They helped me so much, I built both. Use your search option for "UDS", and don't look back. Welcome and Good Luck!

slat · 12-06-2007, 09:44 PM

Welcome Brother.

we'll smoke u · 12-06-2007, 09:50 PM

Welcome aboard

12-06-2007, 12:32 AM	#1
soultrue Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 06-21-07 Location: los angeles calif Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	making my own smoker rig need your help guys i got a propane tank from the junk yard. I need some working drawing . Its is 7feet long top to bottom 24 inch (dim) . I want make a smoker box to go with it to . Im putting on a 4feet by 6 to 8feet trailer. or is it better to get a a used trailer smoker rig and call it a day . I dont have much money , only a few hundred . Need some help lamarr .

12-06-2007, 08:02 AM	#3
Captain Caveman is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-07 Location: Carthage, Mo. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	no problem building your own, but I agree with having a pro cut the tank. I would make it a reverse flow, but that is just me. Welcome to the forum. __________________ -Chad Caveman Cuisine BBQ Team HEMI orange "Gravity Feed" Clone 2 Hotrod Black "Gravity Feed" clones Mobile Kitchen Towable offset CBJ #24304 KCBS member #24304

12-06-2007, 08:08 AM	#4
Yakfishingfool Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-01-05 Location: Shokan, New York Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Need to feed lot's of people? or just doing it for fun. If for fun, a couple of hundred I'd get a weber smokey mountain and learn all you can about smoking. Then look to the future. That weber will turn out awesome food and give you a real head start on backyard smoking. __________________ Oh It'z BBQ! 6 Kayaks(tarpon 160i, 2 tarpon 120's, a hobie outback, hobie tandem, and a Kaskazi Dorado) 1 Weber Gold Series Grill 1 Spicewine Large on a trailer 1 WSM 1 Smokey Joe Platinum 1 XL Big Green Egg KCBS Certified Judge #9079

12-06-2007, 10:03 AM	#5
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Build a couple UDS for a couple hundred dollars. No welding, just cut some holes. Do a search and you will see some great examples. Welcome to the backyard, post often with pictures. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Homemade rig; 22" Weber Kettle w/rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; BGE-Small; Weber Kettle Gold, Weber OTS, New Braunfels offset smoker. Saddles BBQ Bistro Μολὼν λαβέ

12-06-2007, 11:58 AM	#6
biffleg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-16-05 Location: North Carolina Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like Pyle's idea ... build a couple of UDSs. Welcome aboard! __________________ Transplanted Texan now living in North Cakalacky GOSM w/ SFB mod UDS Smoker 22.5" Weber Kettle /usr/bbq

12-06-2007, 01:54 AM	#2
JamesB is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-15-05 Location: Irving, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't have any specific design advice for you, but I do have a word of caution. Find someone who is experienced in working with propane tanks to assist you with cutting your tank. Very bad things can happen if it is not done properly... Having said that, Google BBQ smoker pits, look at the various designs and find something similar to what you are looking for. Study that type of layout and work from there. Good luck and keep us posted with your progress... pics are great too! James.

12-06-2007, 01:37 PM	#7
Divemaster somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 09-23-07 Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome, pull up a stump and take a load off... Good luck on the smoker (think reverse flow)... __________________ Jeff CBJ# 23376 Stockcar BBQ Race Fast, Cook Slow, and Enjoy Life! If it don't come off a smoker, it's just a side dish! Lang 60 Patio (The Mistress), Black Stainless Lang 36 (Little Princess), Large BGE (Ramona), Big Green UDS (Cottage Cooker), Brinkman SnP Pro (Little Bubba-Retired), 8 Burner Gasser, 3 - 22.5" & 1 - 18" (circa 1975) Weber Grills, & a Weber Smoky Joe.

12-06-2007, 01:42 PM	#8
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12-06-2007, 01:57 PM	#9
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12-06-2007, 03:13 PM	#10
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12-06-2007, 03:14 PM	#11
big brother smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: Ventura, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome __________________ Peace and Smoke, BBS https://www.bigpoppasmokers.com/stor...nufacturer=314 My Weapons: Custom rig - Kandi, UDS; Bubba Keg; 22.5 WSM x 2; 18.5 WSM; BWS extended party; BWS Gator and an Onyx Oven; 29' ft Coachmen Leprechaun (Lola); Avatar by Grillman. Dan Chambers get well soon, so we can tell you to "Shut up Chambers"

12-06-2007, 03:36 PM	#12
Bigmista somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-24-04 Location: Long Beach, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lamarr saw my UDS at go for the gold. You could probably build 3 of them for a couple hundred dollars. 2 racks per drum, 2 briskets per rack = 12 briskets or 24 butts. That would feed a lot of people. __________________ Wait! Bigmista wrote a cookbook? Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the LORD. God loves BBQ! Bigmista Custom Spicewine Trailer - Olivia J. PIMA Large and Medium Spicewines Weber Ranch Kettle - E.T. Remembering Scott

12-06-2007, 07:41 PM	#13
txschutte Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-02-07 Location: Cozad, NE USA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Go with a UDS orreverse flow, these guys can help out. They helped me so much, I built both. Use your search option for "UDS", and don't look back. Welcome and Good Luck! __________________ "Bring it on, you bananna thong wearing killer of brisket!"-Chambers If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. I'm such a ZERO. Team Whosoever Q If a man looks lustfully at eggs and bacon, he has already committed breakfast in his heart.

12-06-2007, 09:44 PM	#14
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12-06-2007, 09:50 PM	#15
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