How many types of smokers do you have?
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- Rodcrafter
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How many types of smokers do you have?
I don’t know if it is just me or what, but I always think I could use another type of smoker besides the ones I already have.
1. UDS
2. RF Offset Backyard
3. Trailer rig has 3 types in 1 but I have to put it in my parking spot if I bring it home.
Don’t you think I should have a nice DP/GF with insulated CC at home? And maybe a Mack for the long road trip?
Is this in any way wrong or lead by obsession?
Just saying!
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1. UDS
2. RF Offset Backyard
3. Trailer rig has 3 types in 1 but I have to put it in my parking spot if I bring it home.
Don’t you think I should have a nice DP/GF with insulated CC at home? And maybe a Mack for the long road trip?
Is this in any way wrong or lead by obsession?
Just saying!
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
1 UDS
1 UDS Rotisserie
Trailer pit with Rotisserie,water pan and gas
Gas grill with smokebox
1 gas camping grill with smoke box
1 camping charcoal grill
1 Electric smoker
1 Modified UDS Charcoal Grill that can be used for hot and fast.
I have been told I have an addiction, but its not true.
1 UDS Rotisserie
Trailer pit with Rotisserie,water pan and gas
Gas grill with smokebox
1 gas camping grill with smoke box
1 camping charcoal grill
1 Electric smoker
1 Modified UDS Charcoal Grill that can be used for hot and fast.
I have been told I have an addiction, but its not true.
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
I started with my RF trailer, then built a mini GF and have the parts for a UDS if I ever get home to put it together.
I also have a refrigerator to convert to a sausage smoker some day and a tray warmer cabinet that I would like to turn into a cold smoker for cheese and/or fish. Someday projects...
I also have a refrigerator to convert to a sausage smoker some day and a tray warmer cabinet that I would like to turn into a cold smoker for cheese and/or fish. Someday projects...
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?


You might have to buy the property next door to house them all, but hey while you are on the acquisition trail...
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
UDS
reverse flow patio smoker
insulated vertical smoker
non-insulated vertical smoker
just picked some material for upcoming Mack build
reverse flow patio smoker
insulated vertical smoker
non-insulated vertical smoker
just picked some material for upcoming Mack build
- Big T
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Right now I have my UDS, propane cabinet and my trailer rig. I'm going to build an insulated cabinet of some sort if I can ever finish all of these honey do's. I agree 100% that you need at least 2 more smokers of your choosing 

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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Thanks guys!
I knew I could count on you. AJ the property next door sounds great.
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I knew I could count on you. AJ the property next door sounds great.
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Current Smokers: Backyard RF Offset and Hybrid RF Offset trailer rig with Cowboy cooker and fish fryer, always room for more........
- SAFETYHARBORREDNECK
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
120 gallon RF on trailer,80 gallon charcoal grill on trailer,UDS,Weber kettle.
Got rid of my 85 gallon heating oil charcoal grill and my 35 gallon stainless steel charcoal grill.
My next projects are a fish smoker and add some LuAnne style doors and warming chamber to my 120.Probably gonna take my 80 gallon off the trailer and replace it with 3 UDS's.
So,YES, you need some more smokers!
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Got rid of my 85 gallon heating oil charcoal grill and my 35 gallon stainless steel charcoal grill.
My next projects are a fish smoker and add some LuAnne style doors and warming chamber to my 120.Probably gonna take my 80 gallon off the trailer and replace it with 3 UDS's.
So,YES, you need some more smokers!
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Need another....probably not. After all, you (really, most of the time) only use 1 at a time...and they all do the same thing (oversimplified, i know).
However, that reasoning has not worked to prevent my wife from buying more shoes so i see no reason why it would apply to smokers, either.
Build away!
However, that reasoning has not worked to prevent my wife from buying more shoes so i see no reason why it would apply to smokers, either.
Build away!
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
1. UDS
2. Double Pan Gravity Feed
2. Double Pan Gravity Feed
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But if I were,we'd be called:Fatties Smoking Fatties - Location: Safety Harbor,Fl
Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Heh heh
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Isn’t that the truth?
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Finishing up a double pan GF.
There's a [commercial] Brinkmann charcoal grill that also lives here.
The leaky old horizontal offset (Brinkmann, actually newer than the grill,) is going to be going away once I get a little rework done on the GF. There's probably no reason I can't cut it up and get rid of it now (except time.)
There's a [commercial] Brinkmann charcoal grill that also lives here.
The leaky old horizontal offset (Brinkmann, actually newer than the grill,) is going to be going away once I get a little rework done on the GF. There's probably no reason I can't cut it up and get rid of it now (except time.)
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
1. Patio size reverse flow with a warming cabinet.
2. Weber kettle.
3. Weber Smokey Joe.
4. Weber Jumbo Joe.
5. UDS that I'm still getting the hang of.
I agree with you RC. Everyone could always use another type of smoker.
My next one will be a trailer pit of some kind. ( Maybe a Mack? )
2. Weber kettle.
3. Weber Smokey Joe.
4. Weber Jumbo Joe.
5. UDS that I'm still getting the hang of.
I agree with you RC. Everyone could always use another type of smoker.
My next one will be a trailer pit of some kind. ( Maybe a Mack? )
Yer gonna like what we've been smokin'.
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Have pictures of the double pan?JKalchik wrote:Finishing up a double pan GF.
There's a [commercial] Brinkmann charcoal grill that also lives here.
The leaky old horizontal offset (Brinkmann, actually newer than the grill,) is going to be going away once I get a little rework done on the GF. There's probably no reason I can't cut it up and get rid of it now (except time.)
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Five Barrel Cookers; One New Braunfels horizontal; One Trailer smoker (being built)
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Five Barrel Cookers; One New Braunfels horizontal; One Trailer smoker (being built)
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
He has a build thread in the RF section that you can check out.
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Oops.... Missed this.... Not the RF section, it's the Gravity Fed section.
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Re: How many types of smokers do you have?
Yeah that was supposed to say GF, I should proof read before posting.
Measure Twice.....Cut Three Times.