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Some of you saw my mesh sink strainer over my MES 30 exhaust vent before, and wondered why.
For the last few weeks, every time I take the cover off, I have to get rid of a bunch of Stink Bugs.
They can't get in anywhere, if I have everything closed up & plugged, when it's not in use.
They probably wouldn't want to get in when it's running hot either, but when you are cold-smoking, they could walk right in that vent. If you don't want the extra "Stinky" meat, this is one way to solve that problem.
It's in the Mods thread, but I didn't have a picture of how they line up on the smoker then.
It also seems they like that digital control the best!
Get a large plastic container with water and blue dawn dish detergent. place it out in the yard. the stink bugs love the stuff. Dont know whats in the dawn but it breaks their outer skeleton and they die in the soapy water.
Get a large plastic container with water and blue dawn dish detergent. place it out in the yard. the stink bugs love the stuff. Dont know whats in the dawn but it breaks their outer skeleton and they die in the soapy water.
I don't get up there---My Son is in charge of the hunting & fishing around here nowadays. He hasn't been up there for awhile either. Too busy with his Tower business.
Maybe he'll get there this year. He likes to catch the 30" Brownies there too, with his Fly Rod.
ugh, I hate these things. I have a stink bug 'problem' in my office at work! Every so often one crawls on to me while I'm sitting there working.
I don't have them around the house but at this time of year I have Japanese beetles all over the rear patio including near and on the smoker when it's set up out there.
Get a large plastic container with water and blue dawn dish detergent. place it out in the yard. the stink bugs love the stuff. Dont know whats in the dawn but it breaks their outer skeleton and they die in the soapy water.
Like the sink drain idea for the vent as for the grease drain hole , I find as the unit cools down the grease will seal the drain hole as the outside of the tube cools sooner and slowly fills with warm grease . I also picked up a Masterbuilt cover from TSC that is on my smoker when its not in use. Here in Canada they carry the covers for the 30" and 40" models.
Like the sink drain idea for the vent as for the grease drain hole , I find as the unit cools down the grease will seal the drain hole as the outside of the tube cools sooner and slowly fills with warm grease . I also picked up a Masterbuilt cover from TSC that is on my smoker when its not in use. Here in Canada they carry the covers for the 30" and 40" models.
Sorry bear , no disrespect intended I forgot the important part about the cover , the 30" bungie cord I put around the bottom,. put there to keep the wind from blowing it off and to stop the bugs from getting in . I had a problem with spiders until I put the bungie on.
Sorry bear , no disrespect intended I forgot the important part about the cover , the 30" bungie cord I put around the bottom,. put there to keep the wind from blowing it off and to stop the bugs from getting in . I had a problem with spiders until I put the bungie on.
