Burning Down the House

[kew_el_steve]

I see in another thread where, since the weather is awful, the smoker was moved in to the garage. The general response seems to be that it's a good idea. WRONG!!!

I would like to relate that a week ago, on another forum, pix were put up showing the guy's Spicewine smoker that got away from him and burned to the ground. It was about 10 feet away from the house and burned the siding off the house. This was from a steel stick-burner.

Please, let's use our heads here.

If the weather is awful, don't take a chance with your loved ones or your house. Your hobby is not worth your family dieing in a horrible fire or being smothered by carbon monoxide.

Always respect fire. Keep fire away from the house. Be very careful. Live to enjoy the holidays and see 2008.

 

[bigal]

Good post Steve! Very good post!

 

[bbq bubba]

Actually it was a charcoal burner, it was full of grease and he went to sleep which i see as the main problem.....
Never leave your smoker unattended for a long period of time.
I smoke in my garage all the time, usually with the door up, to get out of the wind, but i don't load up a chimney full of charcoal and leave it be!

 

[richtee]

I figgered. I din't want to post on this till I knew the facts tho.

 

[linescum]

i just moved mine to the shed 'cause of the wind. i have it tilting away from the firebox so the grease flows away i have a fire extigisher at the ready and i have the security camera on it so it's always in site..oh by the way it's a brinkmann smoke-n-pit coal burner

 

[teacup13]

heres my 2cents worth, not that it means much..lol

yes it can be dangerous and yes we should be careful but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do....

make sure yah got a fire extinguisher on hand

for the next two days my garage is gonna smell like a smokehouse. i cant find a bottom burner for my stove until after christmas. got a meatloaf, a fattie and a turkey to smoke..its 26* and no wind FOR NOW....lol

 

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