Actonusa
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Thank you so much for the invite to the group.
I have never been without some sort of a BBQ but after selling my New Braunfels offset a few years ago I have been without a smoker.
I have loved my Akorn and Kamander as grills but not impressed with the low and slow abilities.
I have had the itch for some time to build a UDS and after lurking here for awhile I have decided to do it. My left brain usually has me way over engineering (and spending) on projects so I have made the commitment to build with as little out of pocket as I can.
From what I could gather, two of the biggest expenses (if purchased ready to go) were the drum and the coal basket. I found a used once and washed drum for $10 (will need burn off and clean up), and after much searching have decided to use a 16" steel Dodge Charger rim for a coal basket ($10)
Being a bit of a pack rat I am going to repurpose some old 2" copper for the intakes and have stainless fittings for the exhaust. Also have enough 1" galvanized pipe and scrap 2x6 to make a rolling cart and 2 tiered side table.
Gift cards and Amazon cash back have allowed me to buy all other components as well as a TermPro 4 probe, grates and meat hangers.
So far total cash out of pocket is only $20.
Hope to get intake holes drilled and burn out done tomorrow. I will post pics then.
Thanks again for all the knowledge I have taken in so far.
I have never been without some sort of a BBQ but after selling my New Braunfels offset a few years ago I have been without a smoker.
I have loved my Akorn and Kamander as grills but not impressed with the low and slow abilities.
I have had the itch for some time to build a UDS and after lurking here for awhile I have decided to do it. My left brain usually has me way over engineering (and spending) on projects so I have made the commitment to build with as little out of pocket as I can.
From what I could gather, two of the biggest expenses (if purchased ready to go) were the drum and the coal basket. I found a used once and washed drum for $10 (will need burn off and clean up), and after much searching have decided to use a 16" steel Dodge Charger rim for a coal basket ($10)
Being a bit of a pack rat I am going to repurpose some old 2" copper for the intakes and have stainless fittings for the exhaust. Also have enough 1" galvanized pipe and scrap 2x6 to make a rolling cart and 2 tiered side table.
Gift cards and Amazon cash back have allowed me to buy all other components as well as a TermPro 4 probe, grates and meat hangers.
So far total cash out of pocket is only $20.
Hope to get intake holes drilled and burn out done tomorrow. I will post pics then.
Thanks again for all the knowledge I have taken in so far.
