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building a smoker #9041748 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton OP Campfire Ranger
OP milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas	I have several old gas grills that the burners and grates have burned out. Finding the replacement parts were expensive and hard to find the right ones and it turned out to be cheaper and easier to buy new, on sale. I am planning to build a smoker using them, but am not sure just how I want to proceed. I am thinking use one for firebox, offset and lower with a flex pipe coming out the top. It will have to be removable to put wood/Charcoal into it. Any ideas/tips before I begin. Maybe someone here has done this and has pictures or warnings on what not to do. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

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Re: building a smoker milespatton #9041755 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Miles, I got about $40 in mine. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: building a smoker kaywoodie #9041779 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton OP Campfire Ranger
OP milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas	Looks simple enough. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9041785 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	And it's portable! Well it's easy to reassemble if you wanna move it, anyway. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: building a smoker kaywoodie #9041791 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Son disassembled his and hauled it to a wedding a while back and prepared these wild shoats for the party Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

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Re: building a smoker kaywoodie #9041817 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton OP Campfire Ranger
OP milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas	Sounds like he ain't afraid of work. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9041860 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408 R rem141r Campfire Outfitter
rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408	keep in mind the amount of meat you will be smoking. those concrete block smokers are great for big stuff but really use up a lot of charcoal or wood. i have a similiar setup for doing pigs but for most family sized feeds, an 18" weber smokey mountain does the trick for about $250 delivered. and its really portable and easy to use. i like the rustic style smokers but find myself using the weber more. My diploma is a DD214

Re: building a smoker rem141r #9041905 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,602 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Wow! You must really be throwing the wood to em 141! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: building a smoker kaywoodie #9042211 07/22/14
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,177 Colorado huntsonora Campfire Tracker
huntsonora Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,177 Colorado	Here comes DIYguy in 3...2...1...

Re: building a smoker huntsonora #9042342 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger
AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska	You can build one like this in a day and you can build it any size you want. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

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Re: building a smoker AkMtnHntr #9042438 07/22/14
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,910 Time to be someplace else 2 284LUVR Campfire Ranger
284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,910 Time to be someplace else

Re: building a smoker 284LUVR #9042579 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton OP Campfire Ranger
OP milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas	Y'all are overlooking the question. Two old gas grills to be used. One as the firebox and one to smoke the meat in. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9042596 07/22/14
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,794 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter
cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,794 The Palmetto State	Miles - Have you lo online for the parts? Before I went to charcoal I found a website with parts for every gas grill ever made. The cost was nowhere near buying a new one. Just saying'.. Now, if you're bound and determined to build a smoker, have at it. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9042629 07/22/14
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 14,370 Tuolumne M Middlefork_Miner Campfire Outfitter
Middlefork_Miner Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 14,370 Tuolumne	Originally Posted by milespatton Y'all are overlooking the question. Two old gas grills to be used. One as the firebox and one to smoke the meat in. miles If you're planning on building a cold smoker (which it sounds like) I'd seriously consider a larger box for hanging meat.

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9042650 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,734 Minnesota, Florida chris_c Campfire Tracker
chris_c Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,734 Minnesota, Florida	Originally Posted by milespatton I have several old gas grills that the burners and grates have burned out. Finding the replacement parts were expensive and hard to find the right ones and it turned out to be cheaper and easier to buy new, on sale. I am planning to build a smoker using them, but am not sure just how I want to proceed. I am thinking use one for firebox, offset and lower with a flex pipe coming out the top. It will have to be removable to put wood/Charcoal into it. Any ideas/tips before I begin. Maybe someone here has done this and has pictures or warnings on what not to do. miles Sounds like you have the right general idea. I would use a 6" + rigid pipe with some type of collar to set it aside to reload.

Re: building a smoker huntsonora #9042656 07/22/14
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,734 Minnesota, Florida chris_c Campfire Tracker
chris_c Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3,734 Minnesota, Florida	Originally Posted by huntsonora Here comes DIYguy in 3...2...1... Holding my breath he won't

Re: building a smoker chris_c #9042673 07/22/14
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,082 Etna, Wyoming S Snake River Marksman Campfire Tracker
Snake River Marksman Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,082 Etna, Wyoming	Have you tried smokingmeatsforum.com? what size and type of gas grills are you starting with? Stupidity is expensive If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

Re: building a smoker Snake River Marksman #9042804 07/22/14
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas milespatton OP Campfire Ranger
OP milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,107 Arkansas	Quote what size and type of gas grills are you starting with? I can't really tell you without going down to the scrap pile. I know that have three to choose from and one is bigger that the other two. I also have a heavy cast aluminum charcoal grill that needs a little work. I know it needs a pin for the hinge and a grate. It was on some property that I bought. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: building a smoker milespatton #9042939 07/22/14
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284LUVR Campfire Ranger 2 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 16,910 Time to be someplace else	I'm thinking bolt them together end to end with a flue pipe on the far side with a damper on the draft or the flue pipe. One side would be the fire box and the other side would be for the food.

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