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Yeah, and I thought it was a plus to just have a cooker that could both smoke and grill.Multi purpose smoke house, great idea!
got any pics?
Thanks for your reply Bill, the outhouse is and always was a lawn orgiment used as a small storage shed. Now that were clean and clear on that, i like the idea sawing off a couple of feet on the bottom and attaching on top of cinder block fire box. Any other suggestions are appreciated.I could see a "coolness" factor to it among this crowd (haven't seen one of those lately!) particularly with TBS wafting out a little moon-shaped exhaust port on the front. :-)
But I think the average visitor to your home would find it highly unappetizing. And if you don't "advertise" the fact it was once an outhouse, but that reality slowly dawned on them, I think it could make for a very unpleasant exchange.
I'm a nerd, and definitely a part of this crowd, and I even cringe a bit at the idea of covering over the original boards with anything else. Granted pine isn't a good choice for smoking meat, but you shouldn't be getting that hot that the walls would be smoking anyway. And a half-dozen low-temperature "burn-ins" would at least remove what I would consider the "fumes" of its former use. But the thought that those "original fumes" are just sandwiched inside the walls, well it's a little too gross for me.
So I think the best way to make this work is to shorten the thing by sawing off the bottom couple feet of it, and preferably some of the top of the boards too, and mount it on a 2' high arrangement of cinder blocks that serves as your firepit. You want to have a professional look to it, so although it has the vibe of an outhouse, people don't think of it that way. Somewhat like a "restomod" of an old car.
The thread title indicates it is a "new" outhouse.But I think the average visitor to your home would find it highly unappetizing. And if you don't "advertise" the fact it was once an outhouse, but that reality slowly dawned on them, I think it could make for a very unpleasant exchange.
It was never intended to be used as an outhouse, but i can see how people might think otherwise. I think with all the alternations needed to convert it to a smoker. One may never speculate.The thread title indicates it is a "new" outhouse.
Thanks for your reply Bill, the outhouse is and always was a lawn orgiment used as a small storage shed. Now that were clean and clear on that, i like the idea sawing off a couple of feet on the bottom and attaching on top of cinder block fire box. Any other suggestions are appreciated.
Ah, but it has the little moon in the upper part of the door, just as I imagined it! Dreams really do come true!...Now that were clean and clear on that...
Why not try a little masonite or plywood cutout of a moon and see how folks react? Easier to undo than a cutout.Like this? I have thought about putting a moon on the door
I was going to use some of the leftover food-grade aluminum I lined it with actuallyWhy not try a little masonite or plywood cutout of a moon and see how folks react? Easier to undo than a cutout.