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New member and Smokaholic

Post by lostbuckaroo » January 6th, 2013, 12:55 pm

Hello all my name is Carlos I live in Wilton, CA. I've been smoking meat for about 2 years now and I'm totally hooked.. Started out with a Brinkman cheapy and quickly bought a side fire box Char Griller brand smoker... I I've modified it some, made a charcoal basket, did the dryer vent tube mod, and installed a partial baffle plate next to the fire box... also put a couple of good thermometers on it.. But I'm ready to move on.. I can't use that thing in the winter cause it just won't hold the heat. I'm ready to build my own.. Just got a old 81.4 gal propane tank and have been contemplating design..

Other stuff about me: I'm a self employed single father. Have been blessed with a beautiful little girl who is now 4 yrs old! For work I own/operate a http://www.BuckarooGear.com. Internet horse tack and cowboy gear store... I mainly specialize in custom leatherwork more specifically custom made chaps and leggings.. I've been a cowboy, horseman all my life and have been very fortunate to be able to grow the business and work from home full time for the last 5-1/2 years :-bd ..

Among all that my other hobby's are; Racing RC Cars 1/8 & 1/10 offroad. (I know a grown man playing with RC Cars?? It's fun as hell!) I have a 98' Jeep cherokee, and enjoy tinkering and fixing on that! And my Uncle just gave me his old Millermatic 200.. I've welded some with a stick welder and have a little lincoln 100HD flux core wirefeed that I've used quite a bit.. But haven't welded at all with sheilding gas so what better first project than an RF patio smoker to get aquanted with the Millermatic!? Once done with that I'm gonna build new offroad bumpers for the Jeep! :welder:

So Salude! :beer: Glad to be a member this is a great site! Thanks to all that work to keep it running! :-bd



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Post by Gizmo » January 6th, 2013, 1:11 pm

Welcome Carlos! Sounds like you'll fit right in here ... :D


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Re: New member and Smokaholic

Post by Smokeone » January 6th, 2013, 1:41 pm

:welcome:
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Post by The Czar » January 6th, 2013, 3:01 pm

:welcome: .......and don't be afraid to tell about about yourself... :D


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Post by Frank_Cox » January 6th, 2013, 3:47 pm

Welcome Carlos! I checked out your site the other day. very cool!!!


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Re: New member and Smokaholic

Post by lostbuckaroo » January 7th, 2013, 12:46 am

Thanks all!



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Re: New member and Smokaholic

Post by SmokinFF » January 8th, 2013, 8:12 pm

:welcome:


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