Question 'bout UDS's

Hi guys...newbie here. I started smokin' this summer with a wally-world Brinkmann and stumbled across your board last week and immediately fell head over heals for your UDS's!
I'm planning on building one in the next couple of weeks, but have a few questions.
One...do you not use a water pan? this doesn't dry out the meat?
Two...if there's no water pan, is there a drip pan?
Three...what's the best way to clean these out? I saw someone mention shop vac. but isn't there drippings...or do they get captured in a pan...or dissintigrated in the fire?

Thanks in advance.

Good to hear it's easier to maintain temps...kinda disrupts the drinking when you have to keep stokin' the fire or shuttin' it down:-D

Can't wait to get my USD built.

How about the clean up...or clean out...anyone?

Mattzilla said:

You'd better post a how-to when you build the USD. :icon_devil:-D:mrgreen::tongue:



I found it funny.

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Don't worry...I will.
Just found the "novel" thread on the UDS's...gonna have some reading to do when I get home from work tonight!