Thread: show us your smoker

I've saved a few 205 and 60 litre drums from work for a smoker, haven't quite decided on a layout yet.

Had been thinking:

1) One 205 on end, with a 205 across the top to make a 'T' with a cut-away lid. Use the upright drum as the vessel to creat the smoke, plumbed into the top drum. I can then use this as a BBQ too by fitting burners or even using charcoal. This would be a hot to semi-hot smoker as I wouldn't be able to keep the heat down in the upper drum.

2) Two 205l drums, upright, end on end, with the mating lid/bottoms removed to make one long drum. Smoke supplied from a 60l drum (to one side with a burner under it, chips inside), connected to the stacked 205l drums (probably with some steel tube from work). This would be a 'cold' smoker, or, by putting the chips inside the stack, a hot smoker. This tall version appeals because I can hang sossies, fish etc inside quite easily from hooks or whatever and I don't have to go buy mesh off anyone so it's free as far as materials go. Oh, and maybe a six foot, 60mm chimney for a laugh.

3) Variations on the above.

I plan on painting it with that black pot belly stove paint so it doesn't look too rangi

I work/play all day with angle grinders and mig etc so I'll knock it out in an hour or two when I decide what I want.

..and yes, I'll wash / burn the drums off before I put anything I plan to eat in there