Grandpa Sam's Offset Smoker Build

This is a offset smoker I built during covid19 lockdown. It took me a total of 39 days to complete during October and November (2020). It is constructed from 3/16" steel plate, 2.5" square tubing, 1" square tubing, 1" round tubing, 1/2" square tubing, 1/2" round bar, 5/8" cold rolled round bar, 11 gauge expanded steel, 3/4" angle and I used 20 gauge sheet metal for the ash pan. I made the 4" smoke stack from 2 pieces of 2.5" square tubing which I cut and welded together. Rear wheels are 10" and front are 5" locking. I used Feldon's BBQ Pit Builder Calculator to design my Le Smoker. I had to carefully plan the order in which I welded the components together due to the weight. It got quite heavy pretty quick, I'm an old, retired fellow and I work alone. It got hard to move the components by myself. I built the cart portion first. Then built the fire box and chamber. I then mounted the components to the cart and finally attached all the internal and external bells and whistles. Since this video was released, I have added a propane log lighter to the fire box. My original intention was to purchase a smoker from one of the big box stores but I couldn't find anything worth buying. Every smoker I looked at was poorly constructed. There were leaks everywhere in the chamber doors, fire box doors, and where the fire box was bolted to the chamber. I wanted a smoker that had its components fully welded together as opposed to bolted. Another problem was the thickness of the steel. The big box smokers were constructed of thin sheet metal which makes it very hard to maintain even heat. This smoker turned out to be just what I was after. Once I got the heat tuning plates adjusted properly, I was surprised how even the temperature became throughout the entire chamber. The fact of the matter is I was bored during lockdown and hungry for some great barbecue. This offset smoker is the outcome. Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching.

Grandpa Sam