Project Venison - homemade 60 gallon smoker

This was my first attempt at building a smoker, based mostly on tips and instructions from Mark at smokinhornsbbq. It was a lot of fun, but took quite a bit longer than I expected. You feel like once you get the door working on the smoke chamber that you're almost done, but that's just the beginning.

One correction in the video - the firebox is a 25 GALLON tank - or 100 pounds for LP. I mistakenly called it a 25 POUND tank a couple times.

All welding was done with a 110 v Mig. Other tools included a chop saw, grinder, drill, drill press, etc. Pretty basic. I used Mapp gas in a torch to heat the rod and bend it.

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[texasvaquero]

Love the video. Keep them coming. I'm watching the smokinhorns videos now, but love how yours turned out. I've got a 60 gallon tank I'm about to start myself, so this is perfect for some more ideas. Thanks and great job.

[LaCrosseBrewer]

@texasvaquero Thanks. It was a lot of fun to build, and I'm sure you'll have fun, too. Mark (smokinhornsbbq) was incredibly helpful and responsive to questions during the process. I barely finished it before my first hunting season, so haven't used it on meat yet. But now I've got some bear and elk meat to try in it!

[LaCrosseBrewer]

@hag730: The propane is only used to get the logs started. While you could fuel it entirely with propane, it's intended to be a wood-fired smoker.

[BARKINGBAKER]

BEST IVE SEEN.HOW DOES IT WORK .

[loansharky]

How does it do? Are you happy with it? I'd like to see it in action.

[MrJimzyacking]

Nice SMOKER ya got their, enjoy it, post some good advice as you smoke. Im always looking for tips.

[hag730]

Great design until i learned that it was propane....

[POOHBEAR2170]

looks good !