Has anyone built the 22”x18” Vertical Reverse Flow?

[steinernm]

Hello! This is my first post here. I’ve been reading this website for a while and love all the awesome builds! I’m looking at possibly trying my hand at building a Backwoods or Humphreys style smoker and found the smokerplans.net for the 22 x 18 reverse flow single pan cooker. It looks like it would be perfect for my needs. Has anyone built this smoker? I would love to see some pictures and maybe hear your opinions. I know steel is expensive these days. Any estimate on material cost for a smoker like this or one of the smallest gravity feeds? I did a little welding in high school a long time ago so that would be a challenge to get back into but I’m up for it, I think! Thanks. - Geoff

[dacolson]

Welcome to the group. Haven’t seen one this size before. Hopefully someone chimes in who has.

[steinernm]

Thanks! It looks like the build cost of these insulated cabinet smokers is pretty high eh? What is the best bang for the buck, just a standard offset stick burner? As far as cost to make and cooking space? I really just want something big enough to cook maybe 2 briskets, 4 shoulders and 6 baby back slabs.

[dacolson]

A UDS - ugly drum smoker - is by far the best bang for your buck. A 55 gallon drum plus parts can be obtained for $100 if you’re careful. With 2 cooking racks, you can make a pile of meat. They are super easy to run as well. A lot of guys use them in competition builds. There is a section in here on them for build ideas.


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[Pete Mazz]

Welcome!

[Dirtytires]

Definitely price out your project. Steel is in tight supply right now due to a variety of reasons (increase demand, mill consolidation, COVID shutdowns, tariffs) and projections are for prices to remain high thru the first quarter. The mills are in no hurry to open new production so this inflation could last a bit.

I bought a truckload last week and was sticker shocked....

[steinernm]

Definitely price out your project. Steel is in tight supply right now due to a variety of reasons (increase demand, mill consolidation, COVID shutdowns, tariffs) and projections are for prices to remain high thru the first quarter. The mills are in no hurry to open new production so this inflation could last a bit.

I bought a truckload last week and was sticker shocked....

Thanks for the tips. I am still looking at Backwoods or Humphreys cookers and the last thing I want to do is to build a clone and spend more money than I could have bought one new for l, which I have a suspicion might be the case!!!

[Dirtytires]

Keep in mind, a home built smoker will typically be built from thicker material and to better tolerances than a store-bought unit. Both of which relate to a better pit operation longevity. I would pretty much guarantee you can buy it cheaper if that is the only factor but It’s not always a simple price comparison.....

[steinernm]

Keep in mind, a home built smoker will typically be built from thicker material and to better tolerances than a store-bought unit. Both of which relate to a better pit operation longevity. I would pretty much guarantee you can buy it cheaper if that is the only factor but It’s not always a simple price comparison.....

Copy that! Thanks for the help.

[crpngdth2001]

Just bumping this post to see if anyone has built this model yet and has any pictures? Considering building one, but searched the forums and couldn't find where someone tackled one.

[Dirtytires]

You might PM Frank to see what he knows about it. We don't see a lot of verticals on here but not everyone who buys plans posts on here either.