i was given an old upright smoker by my uncle the other day in. its about 6' tall and was used somewhat recently as a propane smoker. the guy that originally had it (not my uncle) took the propane parts out to use in a new smoker he got. i dont know what all he had in it or how he used propane to heat it, but it seems that it would be large enough to put a propane burner in the bottom of. i have a propane burner, and ive got an old electric smoker that doesnt work well, that i can canabolize to make this work. im looking for any advice for this build. ive never built anything like this before.
im also open to just putting a firebox in the bottom and using charcoal/wood, but id like to be able to use this over night on pork shoulders and briskets and not have to baby sit it in the same way i have to with my cheap offset i use now.
heres a picture to let you know what im dealing with. guy who had it before is a butcher and he used it mainly to make deer sausage and stuff like that.
im also open to just putting a firebox in the bottom and using charcoal/wood, but id like to be able to use this over night on pork shoulders and briskets and not have to baby sit it in the same way i have to with my cheap offset i use now.
heres a picture to let you know what im dealing with. guy who had it before is a butcher and he used it mainly to make deer sausage and stuff like that.
