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    Vertical propane tank smoker (First build)

    Awesome. My buddy has an electric and it's nice but it's not the same to me.
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    Vertical propane tank smoker (First build)

    Wow really. That's good to hear. Makes me wish I would've not over sized it now. To late now haha. I've been scarred by chasing my brinkman with fuel all day to keep it running.
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    Vertical propane tank smoker (First build)

    I've been talking about building a smoker for years but now my old brinkman fell apart I don't have a choice. I've been planning this for years and I originally got a steel drum to make an UDS but I also come across an expired 70# propane tank. That led to a debate in my head in how to use...
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    Newb looking for advice on Vertical (typical 🤷)

    Just an update since no one replied. I've decided to go with design 2. My priority for this build honestly is 2 things mainly and I feel like that design is the simplest way to get there. 1. I want this smoker to be able to smoke fairly trouble free in comparison to my brinkman. That means I...
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    Meatloaf

    Hahaha of all words...I don't think that could have turned out funnier 🤦‍♂️
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    New builder. I've been lurking here for too long

    Thanks. I'm still trying to make up my mind in the best design. While there is a lot of info for horizontal reverse flow there isn't much for Vertical
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    New builder. I've been lurking here for too long

    Yeah this the second one I've had. I also have a 76 sohc cb750. Then the wifey has a shadow chopper and a Suzi gs550.
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    Meatloaf

    Everytime I've smoked a meatloaf people are so surprised with the flavor. I use a dead simple recipe. Ground beef and eggs and bread crumbs like usual and nothing else in the meat. Then I roll it out flat and thin and spread on sweet baby ray's BBQ sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese. Roll it...
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    New builder. I've been lurking here for too long

    What's up all. My name is Dick and I've been smoking meat for probably 12 years or so. For the longest time I had a brinkman that I modded with vents and a baffle as well as some sealing to help it work better. I had lots of success with perk and meatloaf on that smoker. A few failures with...
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    Newb looking for advice on Vertical (typical 🤷)

    Idea 1. Propane tank is about 14 x36 ish. 55 gallon drum is typical sized. Exhaust will be 3-4" pipe based on the info I found. Intake will be a valved intake. I was thinking 1" and then adding another air vent that's adjustable on the door directly horizontal from the fire. Like I said this...
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    Newb looking for advice on Vertical (typical 🤷)

    Hey all, first I'll start by saying hello since I've not done a proper intro and also I've been lurking here for years and I'm excited that I'm finally going to build my own smoker instead of my old modded brinkman. I have gather several supplies for my build but I'm sort of stuck and undecided...
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