Stand for your smoker?

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mpjmeyer

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Dec 11, 2012
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St. Louis, MO
Anybody keep their smoker outside on a stand?

I'm thinking of either buying the stand or building one for my Masterbuilt 40" electric smoker but want more opinions.  My only 2 concerns are:

Will the smoker ware faster?

When I smoke, there is much moisture that it creates a damp ground, would this affect the stand?

If it was kept outside, I'm sure I would purchase the cover for it. 
 
I've got mine on 4 cinder blocks but plan to change that this summer. I have no intention of paying nearly the same price that I paid for the smoker for a stand to put it on. I'm going to make something, just not sure what yet.
 
Mine is on a metal cart I bought at Sam's Club. The only issue is that it's chrome plated steel and it rusts in the weather. I have a heavy duty cover over it when it's not in use. I keep a mat under the cart to soak up any drips and keep the rust from staining my deck.
 
The cover has been discussed several times before. It's avail on Amazon for less than $30. The large size is a perfect fit for the Gen 1 MES. I can't speak for the Gen 2.

 
bel420, I used 2x10 for the sides and back. 1x1 for the framing and center support, 1/2" plywood for the top of stand.

Just measured the Smoker and used those dimensions adding the necessary adjustments for wood size.

Hope that helps some!

Runt
 
My 5-year-old son has been bugging me to "build something" with him. I think a little stand like Runt's with casters would make a fine father/son project this weekend.
 
I'm happy my smokers probes , meat and smoker , are withh 5-10 degrees of each other. According to my maverick.
 
My MES rides on a furniture movers dolly from Harbor Freight (about $20) and sits, covered, on my covered patio. No problems yet.

I'm fiddling around drawing some plans in SketchUp for a cabinet for it to live in with shelves for storing pellets and such and for the miniWSM tamale pot and the mailbox. Having completed the design yet.- just kicking around ideas in a drawing before buying materials.
 
My old Generation 2 smoker sits on this stand

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I put rollers on the stand so that I could move my smoker anywhere I want. 

My new 40" BT Gen 2.5 Smoker came with legs on it. It is several inches lower than my Gen 2 smoker is on this stand with rollers. Without measuring, I am guessing about 12" difference. I am thinking about mounting my new Smoker on this stand and putting the legs from my new Smoker on my old Smoker.
 
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Yes, Just get a furniture dolly at your local hardware store.  Most are made of wood thus if necessary you can tear it apart and modify it to fit your smoker.   Most will have a wooden platform, thus if your smoker drips, you might want to install a drip pan under the smoker, on top of the platform.

I did it with my Masterbuilt gasser and it works perfectly.
 
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