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So what would come next, if I wanted to repurpose it for that, regardless of how it was/wasn't used before? I have a friend who could fill the whole thing with his organic peppers that he smokes every year and would love to do so. I also buy meat by the whole animal and get lots of hunted meat...
Hmm... It would be far less safe than the full, finished basement under the house, 30 yards away...plus the property is down in a holler, has never seen any tornadic activity. The thing has me baffled, I'll admit. I appreciate the responses. I'll take another photo when I've cleared the floor...
Sorry about that-- I'm in central Arkansas (gardening zone 7b). Definitely not cold. We have years without even a hard frost here sometimes. The deer stand and feeder are literally in my backyard. Wouldn't make sense to have a "camp house" 30 yards from a real house. You can see why this is...
I haven't cleared the floor yet--there is a lot of trash (mainly feed sacks) on it. There is a deer stand and feeder nearby and it looks like maybe deer corn was stored inside and empty bags, too. I'll clear that up this weekend and have a look at the floor. The main reason I'm thinking...
It's a big empty cinderblock building with a metal door and a metal chimney out one side. I can't imagine what else it could be, but like I say, it's empty... no container for a wood fire (or any kind of fire), and no racks or hangers or anything. If it DOES seem to be a smokehouse, what is...