This cooker is one that I have been building the most of. The cooking surface is 3ft by 5ft. It is a reverse flow cooker so you can use wood, charcoal and gas. You can use one or the other or a combination. The gas burner is made out of 1 1/2 stainless pipe. The trailer measures 5ft by 10ft with a 4ft tongue. The first one I built like this was for goose53 and we took it to a comp and finsihed 4th cooking whole hog, the first time cooking on it.

Russell

Thats a nice smoker. How long does it take to build one like this?

It takes me about 3 weekends. I can build the trailer in a day and build the cooker in 2 days. The rest of the time is preping painting and final touches.

Thats one nice cooker! I wish!:thumb:

Sweet looking smoker.. What gauge is the metal??

The fire box is 1/8 plate and the cooker it self is 16ga. The pan under the cooking rack is also 1/8 inch plate as well. I have pics of the inside but the files are so big I have a hard time trying to up load them. I have a web site that I am in the process of up dating. I have a few pictures on there. The address is http://www.wrightsbbqgrills.com

Russell

That looks like a nice rig! I'd love to see some more shots of it, inside and out. What is the cost of this model?

Nice looking unit there. Got a model with a ladder to get to the top shelf? ;{)

In my whole hog thread...this is the cooker that cooked that bad boy! I can honestly say that I wouldn't hesitate to purchase again from Russ....stand up guy and if something isn't what you thought it should be he will take care of it.

best thing for resizing pics is photogadget resize.

email me and I'll send you the install file. It's a little amazingly useful utility that just does the one thing - but does it well.
Basically you install it, right click one or lots of selected pictures, select photogadget resize, pick a size and it does the rest.
It's how I do all mine.

Ah ha - found the download link: click here to download (http://www.xemico.com/photogadget/photogadget.exe)
http://www.xemico.com/photogadget/freeware.html

I usually go for a 1024x768 pic.

Nice looking smoker - just for the record, what do you sell those for.

And what IS a reverse flow smoker ?

And what IS a reverse flow smoker ?

A reverse flow design takes advantage of "warm air rises" sort of thing. The hot smoky air exits the firebox UNDERNEATH an integral baffle plate..a SOLID one. The smoke/heat travels underneath the actual smoking box, warming the plate on the way. It is then routed thru a passage at the far end of the unit up and allowed to flow back over the food...to the exit stack at the same end, yet seperated from- the firebox input.

Advantages are a much evener temp throughout the pit, and some maintain a "cleaner" smoke... as any particulates tend to fall out in the chamber below the food.

Well that sure was well defined there Rich.


A reverse flow design takes advantage of "warm air rises" sort of thing. The hot smoky air exits the firebox UNDERNEATH an integral baffle plate..a SOLID one. The smoke/heat travels underneath the actual smoking box, warming the plate on the way. It is then routed thru a passage at the far end of the unit up and allowed to flow back over the food...to the exit stack at the same end, yet seperated from- the firebox input.

Advantages are a much evener temp throughout the pit, and some maintain a "cleaner" smoke... as any particulates tend to fall out in the chamber below the food.

Rich, I couldn't have said it any better. I'll be looking for them particulates though.....

I like the ladder idea for the front rack, but it is lower than it actualy looks. It is real user freindly. The cost of the exact cooker in the picture runs about $3500 depending on the steel prices. Thanks for the info on resizing pictures I will give it a try. I will try to post more pictures of the inside soon.

Thanks,
Russell

Wow...great looking smoker Russell! :thumb::cool:

Very nice:thumb::thumb:

A reverse flow design takes advantage of "warm air rises" sort of thing. The hot smoky air exits the firebox UNDERNEATH an integral baffle plate..a SOLID one. The smoke/heat travels underneath the actual smoking box, warming the plate on the way. It is then routed thru a passage at the far end of the unit up and allowed to flow back over the food...to the exit stack at the same end, yet seperated from- the firebox input.

Advantages are a much evener temp throughout the pit, and some maintain a "cleaner" smoke... as any particulates tend to fall out in the chamber below the food.

Excellent description. Maybe the Lang site should pay for those words to help explain their product to people :cool:

Here is the best picture that I have of the inside. Doug may be able to get a better one to show just how I have made the reverse flow work in this cooker. I also have attached a couple of picures of a back yard cooker that I built for myself as well as a few other people. It is made to use charcoal with direct or indirect heat. It also has a ash pan in the bottom for easy clean up and the cooking surface is 2 foo by 4 foot.

Russell

Rich, I couldn't have said it any better. I'll be looking for them particulates though.....

Gotta agree... Rich, you have a way with words!

Ya' know, I was wondering what to call them critters in the bottom of my pit... Particulates! Of course! I think I even saw them particulating down there a few times... :eek:

Ya' know, I was wondering what to call them critters in the bottom of my pit... Particulates! Of course! I think I even saw them particulating down there a few times... :eek:

Hawg it's a family place...PUHLEEZE! :lol:

Hawg it's a family place...PUHLEEZE! :lol:

Ahhh what's a little particulation among friends, eh?! :eek: