AKPirate wrote:Jason is usually right but sometimes wrong
assateague wrote:Or anyone with knowledge.
I have finally found a metal barrel. Going to pick it up tomorrow. $20. All the videos I have seen on YouTube have a charcoal basket, and I'm a little confused by this. I was under the impression that it was a smoker, not a direct heat grill system. Is there something I'm missing? And anyone with any links to plans/videos which they have firsthand knowledge of being a good setup, I would be grateful for. As long as it took me to find a barrel, I don't want to mess this one up. And please don't tell me I'm going to need to weld something, or I'll cry.
Bootlipkiller wrote: all the mallards I killed today had boners do to my epic calling.
Tomkat wrote:Assateague,
AS you can tell from our conversation and the pictures I sent you, FlightControl has a smoker very similar to mine, right down to the lid handle, hook to hank the lid, and charcoal basket. Great minds thing alike
FC has a better way to vent the air at the bottom than mine has. I reccomend doing it the way his is done.
flight control wrote:Best 60 bucks I ever spent. I've never had any other smokers or any previous experience with any but I can't imagine a system that could do much better. Great smoke flavour, easy to run, great fuel efficiency, and the food always comes out moist, tender.
Tomkat wrote:flight control wrote:Best 60 bucks I ever spent. I've never had any other smokers or any previous experience with any but I can't imagine a system that could do much better. Great smoke flavour, easy to run, great fuel efficiency, and the food always comes out moist, tender.
AGREE.
You did it right with the venting system. Did you ever consider a pipe in the lid with an adjustable opening? It would give you a bit better temp control.
Tomkat wrote:I would like to have a hinged door on mine to be able to access the fire box. I would like a chimmney on mine, but the guy I got it from drilled holes in the lid.
assateague wrote:TK, you've already given me an idea. I knew that I kept that old tailpipe off of my wife's truck laying around the barn for years. When I get it fabricated how I want it, I'll post a pic. Gonna be a few days.
assateague wrote:They give me an excellent start. But there was no tape measure in the pics, dammit.
rebelp74 wrote:Damn, didn't know y'all were like that. Pics of TK's junk and Assa insists upon a measurement.
flight control wrote:I need to get my name changed. People get confused between flight control and flightstopper
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