building a smoker

Hey everyone, This is my first post so please bear with me if I do not explain myself as well… I inherited my brother in law’s New Braunfels Offset Vertical Smoker recently and I am throwing around the idea of completely remaking/ recycling it to make a bigger unit because I don't want to throw...

Hey guys, I am doing my first BBQ trailer build, first ever build. I joined to get info and ideas. I plan on a twin tank system 60-gallon air compressor cooking tank with a 30-gallon air compressor tank fire box. to be connected by five 3x3 square tubing air passage. It is going to be an...

Hey everyone, i'm kinda excited. I'd really love to build a gravity feed, and I've got a line on an old enamel coated 1950's fridge. Now, is this do-able, and if so, should the fire box still be 1/3 the area of the fridge? I was also wondering about the exhaust. Am I better off cutting a hole in...

Hi fellow brethren, I'm kinda green here and would really appreciate some good advice/ideas on a build I'd like to attempt. I've only been a smokin' for about a year now, but I'd really like to build a new one. I started my smoking skills on a Masterbuilt Pro duel fuel. It's a vertical smoker...

I built a UDS 2 years ago and I love it. One problem...its just not big enough. So I want to build something a little bigger because the Mrs will kill me if I have 2. I'm planning on a double barrel smoker (55 gallon on top with at 30 gallon below) but I'm concerned about hot spots. So I was...

Hi Ya'll, I am lookin for some guidance on building my first smoker. I have a tank from a water heater(30 gal lowboy) for the firebox. My main question is, what to use for a cooking chamber? I am on a fixed income, so finding something from salvage would be ideal, but what to look for? I have...

I have been commisioned to build a smoker out of a 300gal propane tank. It will be used for fund raising for our local hospice. all I have is the tank and the axles. After the meat is done I need to keep it warm so the health dept will stay happy. If anyone has any ideas or advice I would be...

Hello everyone, I to share my first smoker and build in one. Plz give my all your thoughts and ideas because I'm greener then fresh cut wood to this whole thing. I was given this tank by my father and we will start there. (pic soon to come won't load from my droid:x:mad: )

I'm new to this fraternity. I discovered the joy of wood coals BBQing and smoking a couple years ago. I've tried to do the same on my trusty NG grill with limited success. Interested in feedback on Yoder BQ/smokers. But also thinking of building my own double barrel beer keg smoker-bbq. Yes...

My two tanks, the read one will be my vertical chamber(60 gal, 50 bucks), the black will be my horizontal 80 gal(20 bucks). I still need the fire box....made the first cut on the black tank today and will weld the hinges tomorrow. Oh and the wife let me buy a welder today....she is the best...

Hey all, I'm going to build a competition pit trailer this spring. I want it to have a carousel system, water jacket, warming chamber, wood rack, gas burners, storage and be large enough for "Whole Hog" competitions. I'd like to be able to use a tandem-axel boat trailer frame if possible...