The plans have been under way ever since moving to SW Florida. I needed a way to smoke full flavor using sticks in the winter until the heat and humidity make tending a fire outside in the summer untenable, then pellet fired makes more sense. The hopper is off a used Camp Chef Smoke Pro SE and the Bandera is a new unit. I upgraded the wheels (front ones swivel) and still need to add some felt gaskets around the firebox.
Everything went reasonably well for custom, however I did need to back the hopper 1 1/2" away from the vertical cook chamber to allow for room for the heat deflector inside.
Cheers!
Everything went reasonably well for custom, however I did need to back the hopper 1 1/2" away from the vertical cook chamber to allow for room for the heat deflector inside.
Cheers!
