Backwoods Gladiator - What is it?

[11earl]

Hive,

I'm sure I'm being dense; I just don't quite understand what makes this Backwoods Gladiator a "dry" smoker vs any of their other smokers. Is it just the lack of a water pan?

Additionally, anyone have one who can tell me a bit more about it?

 

[Smokie185]

Found this.

It has an interesting firebox and I assume it is not a reverse flow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXd8pkObzxs

 

[onemanlan]

Yes, lack of water pan is pretty much it. Cool smoker but that price is up there for the materials used.

 

[daniel96]

Hive,

I'm sure I'm being dense; I just don't quite understand what makes this Backwoods Gladiator a "dry" smoker vs any of their other smokers. Is it just the lack of a water pan?

Additionally, anyone have one who can tell me a bit more about it?

I don't think it differs much from other smokers, just a marketing move. By the way, the company that made it stated they didn't put the gaskets around the door to keep the price down and that's with the price of over 1000$. It's definitely overpriced.

 

[ChrisBarb]

Gaskets aren't expensive, though.

 

[Mikhail]

If you can do it inexpensively at home it would probably be a lot cheaper to put on in the process.

 

[11earl]

Thanks, crew - thought I was missing something. Sure does seem pricey for what it is.

 

[shares]

The trick to running a Backwoods dry is keeping the fire from running away on you. That is not an easy thing to do during a big cut cook. There are plenty of techniques we all know about, but sooner or later that fire wants to wild-eye on you. If Chase and the guys at at Backwoods say the have that problem solved then awesome.

The price - at < $1200 for this level of a pro smoker? Seems like a sweet spot to me, I'd be all over this if I were in the market.