Backwoods Competitor Clone Build from Gambrills Md.

ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 12th, 2014, 2:45 pm

Here is another build I did this winter since I'm doing competitions now its to much to hall around the large offset I built even though it worked very well and got several calls at comps with it I was using alot of fuel to run it and had to maintain it very couple hours so I figured I wanted to join the vertical water smoker teams and have more space in the trailer and decided to build a vertical clone or two but have one done and its the competitor size and just burned it in Saturday past for first time and it burned very good with a guru over 5 hours with about a 1 1/2 weber charcoal chimney starter of unlit coals in box and a 1/3 of chiney of lit coals and I shut it down as it would have went longer but got late into the night and had very good moisture coming out off smoker chimney. I'll post more pics of build if anyone wants to see I have many.I still have to paint and make more racks but thats about it and want to make a fatboy clone next.

Post by **Rodcrafter** » February 12th, 2014, 3:35 pm

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » February 12th, 2014, 6:38 pm

Pert near looks factory there!

Puff · Post by **Puff** » February 12th, 2014, 7:08 pm

I really love this style of smoker... I would love to build one but, geez....so many kinds of smokers, so little time.

Clover Ridge Smokers · Post by **Clover Ridge Smokers** » February 12th, 2014, 7:49 pm

Very nice build
:LG:

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » February 12th, 2014, 8:55 pm

Yeah Puff … you better get to building! …. tick, tock, tick, tock

Puff · Post by **Puff** » February 12th, 2014, 9:38 pm

Gizmo, I noticed the white coating in your driveway for your Egor trailer photos. Multiply that by 12. Imagine that I lived in northern Vermont when the climate was really rough and -35 degrees was quite common. Seems as though my driveway workspace has been white since just after Christmas. I used my trailer hitch to park everything out in the woods until spring, whenever that's supposed to be!

Tonight we're supposed to get another 8"+ and near 16" in some places. Can I borrow your shop?

Gizmo · Post by **Gizmo** » February 13th, 2014, 6:13 am

YIKES!

Post by **Rodcrafter** » February 13th, 2014, 7:07 am

Wow Puff, 57 here in Orlando, and I haven't seen snow in 25 years except in you guys pictures and on TV. That was sort a for DC.

Puff · Post by **Puff** » February 13th, 2014, 10:34 am

Well come on over ! Shoveled another 12" this morning and it weighs a ton....heart attack snow. Took this picture this morning by the bird feeder though.

ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 13th, 2014, 4:45 pm

We just got snow pounded in Maryland around 12" and still snowing with that nasty freezing rain.

Grabber70Mach · Post by **Grabber70Mach** » February 14th, 2014, 8:31 am

Nice looking cooker, what part of MD are you in?

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ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 14th, 2014, 8:41 am

In gambrills Maryland kinda between Crofton and Odenton Maryland 15 min.south Baltimore and 25 min.north of DC.

ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 14th, 2014, 8:44 am

Thx for the complements everyone and grabber70mach is that your car .

Grabber70Mach · Post by **Grabber70Mach** » February 14th, 2014, 1:12 pm

Yep know where that's at, work in Capitol Heights, live in Indian Head. I wish my car looked that nice, But yes I have a Grabber Blue 70 Mach 1. One day I'll get to fix it up like I would like I hope.

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ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 14th, 2014, 9:36 pm

Im right off route 3 which is 301 till you get to anne arundel county I can hear capital raceway from my backyard and Thx for the comp on my car.

smokinjohn · Post by **smokinjohn** » February 15th, 2014, 8:05 am

Awesome smoker

Smurf · Post by **Smurf** » February 15th, 2014, 10:16 am

Steveada · Post by **Steveada** » February 15th, 2014, 10:57 am

Where can i get some plans for the backwoods smoker clone.?

thanks , Steve

ricks69l78 · Post by **ricks69l78** » February 15th, 2014, 7:16 pm

Here is a link of a clone a guy started that I used as a starting point but I went with 2" insulation and changed a couple others areas but its a very good set of reference pictures and if your a fairly decent fabricator you can make them work for your starting point towards your own custom smoker. I'm interested in any designs of the clones and ideas that builders have and like the one I built I have solid corners consisting of 1"x2" square tubing to get my area for the 2" insulation as where the manufactured one just the outer metal skin is the corners bent in a metal brake to get the 2" space so the corners are vulnerable to damage and moisture can penetrate the gaps and compromise the insulation resulting in rust to the smoker as the outer skin is only attached at top and bottom of corners. However they are great smokers and winning everywhere on the circuit or we wouldn't be making our own styles with our own mods the way we want .

Clover Ridge Smokers · Post by **Clover Ridge Smokers** » February 15th, 2014, 8:05 pm

The best place to get plans is at smokerplans.net

Post by **Tom_Heath** » February 15th, 2014, 9:04 pm

I gotta give another vote for the smokerplans.net

Smokeone · Post by **Smokeone** » February 15th, 2014, 9:29 pm

No sweat Ricks. We are all here to help.
Smokerplans is a great source and it helps keep this site going.

Rev.Mike · Post by **Rev.Mike** » March 4th, 2014, 6:57 pm

Post by **Rodcrafter** » March 6th, 2014, 9:34 pm

Welcome glad to hear from another Texan.

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