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  1. cmwr

    UDS questions

    I really love the way a UDS looks with a flat top lid. I actually want to make mine and use the lid instead of my weber dome lid. But I realize if I follow all the plans I have seen, a flat lid does not offer much clearance for anything like a whole bird. I am not even sure if with a flat lid...
  2. cmwr

    New here from SW Iowa

    Really? Thats awesome. My dads from here. My cousin farms the family farm from here. Whats your wifes name?  
  3. cmwr

    Ideas for building my first offset charcoal smoker

    I have decided to build a UDS. I am sick of electric smokers...  
  4. cmwr

    Dry Run

    So what about using one ball valve intake? Why do you need more than 1 if you are not trying to get oven type temps?
  5. cmwr

    Dry Run

    Man!! I am wanting to attempt a UDS sometime. Thats an awful lot of babysitting though! Why couldn't you just drill 1 vent hole in the bottom with a ball valve and find out where it needed to be set at to maintain your desired temp. The reason I ask is because you mention having your valve...
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  9. cmwr

    UDS questions

    Will the lid off of my weber grill in the pic fit right on a 50 gallon drum for a UDS build? After brainstorming all day I am thinking of stripping my weber cart down and turning it into a mobile UDS smoker. I got a few questions. 1- How do you guys clean out the bottom of all the ashes? 2- Of...
  10. cmwr

    New here from SW Iowa

    Done and thank you.  
  11. cmwr

    Ideas for building my first offset charcoal smoker

    I currently use a upright store bought electric smoker. The thing works exceptionally well. But what I hate about it is that when doing multiple racks of ribs, you have to cut them in two to fit, and the stuff on top always drips on the stuff below it. This causes a real problem when I have 2...
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  15. cmwr

    New here from SW Iowa

    Hi guys. I will keep this short n sweet. I joined to learn more about building my own smoker. I love to smoke all kinds of meats especially ribs. Glad to be here.
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