Recent content by Sean50

Welcome, I'm from Thunder bay, Ontario.

I think he is doing both! I can't remember. I'll be talking to him tomorrow so I'll ask him then :)

Yes, the guy is building me a box to put in. Because of the rounded bottom, he is making it just a bit bigger so it will sit side to side and have lots of room on the bottom.

Hey raven, it sure does look like a park type Q! I got it for free from a guy, and no idea where he got it from. The fellow cutting off the burnbox is going to be making me the stuff i need for the charcoal so I am ok there. It's not deep enough for a 2nd tier, but I don't think I need that...

I knew I was going to be needing a good thermometer, so I ordered a Thermopro Wireless. Hope to get it this week, and with the Q coming this weekend I'll be doing something lol. I don't think the lid seals really well, IIRC, it is just metal to metal, and there are some gaps. Anything I could...

So, update, I had a metal worker (guy who made my firepit) come by and take a look. He is going to cut off the burnbox, and put in 2 vents, one on each side and install sliders to control the airflow, and close up the hole from the burnbox. He also built his own smoker and smokes a lot, so he...

Pete and George, awesome ideas! I am getting a good idea of what I want to do. Hopefully will be talking to the guy this week/weekend, and I'll see what he says. There is a drain hole in the bottom already and I can add some hooks for a grease pan. K, getting excited lol

Hey Pete, not sure if your still reading this thread, but I have a question. I have decided to get a guy I know to cut off that firebox and seal the hole. Now, inside the keg part, would it be a good idea to have him weld a few spacers and then I can have different sized areas for coals. Or...

Pete, that was a ton of info! Thanks I appreciate it. I'm in Canada, in Northern Ontario, so my best bet would probably be to buy a new smoker, as I don't believe many actually go up for sale around here. I do goto the States every so often, so buying a good one from there is an option, but...

Thanks for the input! Yes, the firebox is in front, which is weird. I spoke with the person I got it from last night, and apparently her father (prev owner) had the same issues with the firebox, and I had thought that maybe I should somehow get a hole cut and put in a proper airflow control...

The intake between the burn box is open, the cover just seems to be a waste cover. I was surprised as well that there isn't a airflow control. I can't leave the front of the burn box open as I lose a lot of smoke from there, and once I close it the coals go out.

Ok so here is a pic of my Q, I believe it's a custom build. Tried it out yesterday and couldn't keep the coals going when I closed the cover as there aren't any vents. Any tips?

Ok so here is a pic of my Q, I believe it's a custom build. Tried it out yesterday and couldn't keep the coals going when I closed the cover as there aren't any vents. Any tips?

Ok so here is a pic of my Q, I believe it's a custom build. Tried it out yesterday and couldn't keep the coals going when I closed the cover as there aren't any vents. Any tips?

Wow, there are so many places he could have been from! Did he happen to say where? We like to take trips to the states on occasion... We were just in Minneapolis for 4 days for the Def Leppard concert!