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Hey all -- I can't make it Oct 4th. I wish I could as the one day format works better and it would be great to meet some more folks and see the folks I already know. (bubba, capt dan, richtee, spydermike, crewdawg - probably some I missed)
It some of you other get the chance stop by, you...
Geoff, Welcome to the SMF. You have come to the right place. NC has some good Que so I can imagine you have a good idea of what your final product should be like. The info here will get you there quicker fer sure.
Yes, you can vent your ECB electric to control temps. I have tilted the...
Boney T -- Welcome from Plymouth - across town west of you towards Ann Arbor. (AC Green fan here too)
This place will have you rolling nicely along just read and ask questions. Get a wind break or a welding blanket for that ECB so you can smoke through the winter here. :)
I can 3rd this as meeting folks in person from this site has been just great. (OK and MI folks in my case) Look forward to more opportunities but I can't get out much these days.
I went 2-2-0 with 3 racks and they turned out great a couple of weeks ago. (we were too hungry for the extra '1' -- they passed the 90 bend test and were very nice.
I, too, grew up on farm (hogs actually) and have been in the suburbs so I find this idea very interesting. Keep us posted.
I can tell you from having showed 4-H hogs 10 yrs that I only got attached to my 4-H hog once when I was about 8. He was literally a pet that first year. But after I got...
I can't make it. (boy number 3 is almost here) But I have been told it is a beautiful place. Many from the Great Lakes BBQ Association (www.glbbqa.com) will be there.
I got mine here.
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...nket&Submit=Go
I would think any decent tool store that sells welders will have them. I scorched enough carpet pieces to make this worth it. I know Richtee uses an old piece of carpet just fine.
BBQ Bubba built mine so I can't take credit for doing. Many others here have, though.
Search 'UDS build' here and you will get a lot of info.
Here in VLAP's recent thread:
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ight=UDS+build
Here is another good link buried in the above thread...