How much charcoal should I expect to need?

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keny

Fire Starter
Original poster
Apr 18, 2006
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Kingman, KS
I'm starting to build a rotisserie smoker from a propane tank that's 36" in diameter, and 48" long. The firebox will be roughly 1/3 the size of the cooking chamber. I've been smoking for about 8 years, but I've never had a cooker this big, so I am just curious as to how much charcoal (I don't always have ready access to wood...) I might want to start with? Does twice the size mean twice the fuel and so on? Any info. would be great! 
 
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