building my first smoker

Steve_B · Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 12

I posted this in the cookers section but it wasn't getting much action so I'll re-post here.

I'm finally going to build a big trailer smoker. I have the trailer and a buddy said he'd give me an old propane tank (he thought it was 500 gallon).
Couple of questions:
Has anyone put an internal divider in their smoker and mounted the firebox on the on the back side in the middle with a smoke feed hole going in to each side? That way I could only heat one side for smaller smokes or even cook at 2 different temps by controlling the dampers/stacks.
Also, how many turkeys could I expect to cook at one time on a rig this size?
Thanks in advance,
Steve

Jarhead · Posted: Jan 24 2010 Post subject:

Steve,
I believe somebody tried that and without 2 separate fireboxes and stacks, it didn't work. It's been a while since I saw the post. Sorry, maybe somebody else will jump in here with more experience on the big builds. Sounds like you have one hell of a plan going, looking forward to your progress.
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