My Custom Rig

[matts2]

New to the site and glad to find this topic.  I am an avid smoker and last year I built my own big rig for doing a big party hear and there.  Thought I would share some pics.







This was a 300 gallon fuel tank.  It has a reverse flow design.  I use charcoal and wood for heat.  The gas is mainly used for starting the fire or to keep a warming temp.  

It will also come in handy as using as a heater box for building bows.  

Thanks
Matt

[JEFF B]

now thats what i call a smoker!!! what are the woods ya use for smoking?

[matts2]

Thanks, I will use the standard oak and hickory for big meat smokes and any fruit wood for smaller stuff.

[Brad Davis]

Nice job!!!

[Al Dente]

Nice job, I like the closures on the doors, really seal them tight to keep your temp true.  Do you have a drip valve underneath to facilitate cleaning the rig out after a big smoke? What thickness is the steel, 3/8 or 1/4? Very well done, now throw some briskets, shoulders, and ribs on those racks.  They're too clean, they need some drippings on them, break it in.

[Keefer]

Man if you ever roll that Rig in my neiborhood I'll take a Pork barbeque Sub with all the fixins...If you need to name it How about "THE BIG PIG RIG"... Now that's my idea so to use that name I'll take 5 # of barbeque and we will call it even...  

[matts2]

I finished the build last spring, so its not that clean anymore.  The tank is thin, maybe 14ga.  I wish it was the thicker stuff and my next one will be.  

THE BIG PIG RIG, I like it.  I am doing a couple hole hogs this summer.

[Keefer]

5#'s  isn't much pork for a great name like that...Smoked Jerky will work just as good...   :p

[VTer]

Nice!  

[Buckskin57]

Great workmanship and nice looking rig.

[Terry Lightle]

Very nice

[LONGSTYKES]

I really like your set-up, looks well thought out. You can smoke a lot of meat in that thing, awesome.

[Horney Toad]

Awesome!

[tradtusker]

Ah i can smell the smocked brisket now!!

[lbows]

That is so cool, very nice.