Gone Mobile

[5oakssmoker]

Well I started off going to build one of the cedar shack style smokers, bought the blocks, concrete and mortar mix, made my forms then the wife decided she didn't like the location... 2 acres give or take for a yard in the woods and we couldn't agree on a spot...

So... I had an old trailer with a metal deck... change of plans, now I have a bunch of blocks and supplies in the barn I don't need, but I'm 2/3 done with my mobile smoker.. not planning on street travel, but I can park it beside the barn and pull it out when we use it.

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[dirtsailor2003]

Cool! Looks great!

 

[5oakssmoker]

We used some old barn wood on the frame below where the smoke enters and put a bottom in the smoker below that which will be lined with metal flashing to hold any embers.

Also the lower area will have a door on the front so it can be used for storage when not smoking.

The exterior is 3/4 oak flooring that I picked up at an auction.

 

[daveomak]

Very nice smoker...

 

[SmokinAl]

That's a beauty!

Al

 

[jokensmoken]

Nice job...I understand about location and wives...lol...
We've got almost an acre in northern Michigan with a summer cottage where I wanted to build a smoke house but every location I laid out wasn't quite the right place...to close to this tree or that bush or flower or that......lol...so I'm still hauling my WSM back and forth.

Walt

 

[biaviian]

That looks like a great build.  I love the idea of making it mobile.  

 

[5oakssmoker]

Updates from today's work, had to take the morning off to go fishing... And put the days catch in the Big Chief for dinner!

Got anxious so we did a test smoke with small charcoal fire, got the smoker up to 160 pretty quick and held it for a couple hours, love the smell of the first seasoning smoke!

Still have to seal the smoke chamber and make the rails for my dowels and oven racks, then put a coat of sealer on it, but it's close.

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[5oakssmoker]

90% done! Not sure if they ever get 100% done though....

2nd seasoning smoke through it at 315 deg for 2 1/2 hrs!

Few finishing touches and a pesky tire that I'm just gonna buy a new tube for, tired of patching this one...