55 gal drum smoker

[tybo6]

Hey guy's
I have come across 4 55 gal drums with the tops cut out of em already.
I was wonderin if it was possible to make a good horiz.smoker out of these things? with the help of a good welder of course.
Here comes the questions.....Do I need to burn em out to clean em? How do I clean em? Can this even be done with a 55 gal drum? I have seen a few folks doin vertical smokes with 55 gal drums but,none that I can think of doin horiz........Any input or ideas,please shoot em my way.
I am thinkin 4 55 gal drums could make a mean smoker. Just dont know where to start.............OOOPS wife just told me there are five drums.....Help me out here guys
Thanx as always

 

[gorillagrilla]

Ty , go to the charcoal smoker forum and do a search on U. D.S.

 

[gorillagrilla]

Actually , after trying it myself , search " ugly drum smoker "

 

[waysideranch]

several drummers here. good info like grilla said. good luck please post pics when complete.

 

[fireguy]

Here is a plan for a horizontal smoker im thinkin about building... it uses a barrel stove kit and would be simple to do... hope this helps.

 

[chris_harper]

See my sig pic. I am working on another one now, that uses an air tank off an old compressor for the firebox. For the one in my sig, I used the firebox for the char-griller smoker.

Edit: Added the pic of it before I painted it. I have the thermos in it. I took the sig pic just after I painted it, and had not put them back in yet.

 

[gorillagrilla]

 

[teeotee]

I think i remember someone on here building one of these. Think he said he would add some baffles above where the pipes enter the main cooking chamber. Wish i could remember who it was

 

[crewdawg52]

What you want are the plans for the Big Smokey Double Smoker. Not a UDS! Was thinking of doing one myself until I discovered....... I dont have the tools.

http://www.mikesell.net/smoker

This site will give you exact detains on how, materials needed, tools required, and most important.....PICS!

 

[krusher]

thanks for the link crewdawg,, I have been thinkin about playin around with some drums but havent seen what I wanted yet. That helped

 

[cowgirl]

Here is another option....a triple barrel smoker.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/hsh/772679671.html

 

[teeotee]

Now that triple looks real interesting.

 

[tybo6]

Thanx for all the input guys
I am thinkin since I got five of these barrels I can build....TWO OF EM.....OH YEAH BABY.....lol...Thanx again guys
Gonna get all the details worked out and get started...I wil be sure to keep ya'll posted through the process

 

[bishop916]

that is some real q'ing going on there!

 

[gorillagrilla]

Dag nabit Cowgirl !! I've allready gone drum crazy and now this ??

 

[cowgirl]

LOL...bet you can come up with three more drums!

I might have to start looking for some too.

 

[bishop916]

that 3-drummer is definitely a beautiful thing...

 

[cowgirl]

I keep telling myself I have enough smokers...but I do not seem to be listening.

 

[cbucher]

That's an interesting set-up there.

 

[nick]

Hey Ty,
Here's a few pics of the one I built a few months ago. If you build this one and have any questions, PM me.