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Matt G 07-13-2013 07:05 AM

Metal 55 gallon drums
 
Anybody know where I can find a couple? I'm wanting to make an Ugly Dum Smoker and those things seem to be hard to come by.

outcast 07-13-2013 07:50 AM

I got my drum from a place in prairieville. They sell brand new drums and containers. I think i paid $40 for a brand new unlined open top drum

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psc11a8d80.png

Red Devil 07-13-2013 09:46 AM

I have a couple of old feeder drums up at the deer lease that I can bring home next time i go up there. I'm not gonna use em. Still in good shape with a few holes from the leg screws. Next trip probably won't be until late August or September.

Red Devil 07-13-2013 09:58 AM

After looking on the web, it says to use foo grade drums. Mine are painted on the inside. Probably not a good idea to use those.

weedeater 07-13-2013 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil (Post 605031)
After looking on the web, it says to use foo grade drums. Mine are painted on the inside. Probably not a good idea to use those.

just burn them all real good

Matt G 07-13-2013 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil (Post 605021)
I have a couple of old feeder drums up at the deer lease that I can bring home next time i go up there. I'm not gonna use em. Still in good shape with a few holes from the leg screws. Next trip probably won't be until late August or September.

That would be great if you could. Just let me know what you want for them. I'm really not in a rush. I have enough projects on my hand as it is!

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Originally Posted by weedeater (Post 605032)
just burn them all real good


That's what I would do. Season the Hell out of it then hit it with some high heat paint on the outside.

Matt G 07-13-2013 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by outcast (Post 604996)
I got my drum from a place in prairieville. They sell brand new drums and containers. I think i paid $40 for a brand new unlined open top drum

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psc11a8d80.png

Looks good. How does she cook? Hard to keep it at temp?

Bluechip 07-13-2013 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt G (Post 605054)
Looks good. How does she cook? Hard to keep it at temp?

I have built 4 or 5 of these and eventually gave away as gifts or traded for something. They are great smokers and I never had much problem holding tips during warm weather but it can be a chore to hold temp in the winter.

Take your time, do it right and you will enjoy it. I mounted the ones I built on casters.

And if you can get two barrels and add and extra ring to give it a little more room is the ultimate. Gives you a lot of extra room on the top rack for big pieces of meat to cook without it being so close to the lid, or the lid possibly touching it.

And you can usually find the lids on eBay.

Hydro 07-13-2013 02:08 PM

Might check with an environmental cleanup company, they tend to have allot of these on hand... Not sure if they are "food grade" or not, but worth a call...

Hydro

captchaz 07-14-2013 03:11 AM

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Man I have a few on my back deck that im going to just throw away at the dock.. im not sure how far you are from Cut Off la. But I get off the boat tuesday night for 14days if you close and want them ill keep them if not they jsut going in the dumpster..Attachment 53341

eman 07-14-2013 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluechip (Post 605058)
I have built 4 or 5 of these and eventually gave away as gifts or traded for something. They are great smokers and I never had much problem holding tips during warm weather but it can be a chore to hold temp in the winter.

Take your time, do it right and you will enjoy it. I mounted the ones I built on casters.

And if you can get two barrels and add and extra ring to give it a little more room is the ultimate. Gives you a lot of extra room on the top rack for big pieces of meat to cook without it being so close to the lid, or the lid possibly touching it.

And you can usually find the lids on eBay.

Here's a lil trick for smoking w/ UDS in cold weather.Get you a small banjo burner and place in the bottom of the UDS. Hard pipe it to outside of drum . Quick gas connector on end of hard pipe. If you need extra heat you can fire up the burner. You will need a needle valve regulator for fine heat control .

Bluechip 07-14-2013 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eman (Post 605332)
Here's a lil trick for smoking w/ UDS in cold weather.Get you a small banjo burner and place in the bottom of the UDS. Hard pipe it to outside of drum . Quick gas connector on end of hard pipe. If you need extra heat you can fire up the burner. You will need a needle valve regulator for fine heat control .

I agree but never wanted to put that much effort in one when I have a MES 40...

Wupper 07-14-2013 05:20 PM

The place in Prairieville was called Drums and containers. They are of the 173 exit about a mile, on Easley Melancon. You can see the building from the interstate .

Matt G 07-14-2013 05:33 PM

Thanks for all the advice guys. Captchaz, I appreciate the offer, but Cutoff is pretty far from where I'm at.

captchaz 07-14-2013 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt G (Post 605467)
Thanks for all the advice guys. Captchaz, I appreciate the offer, but Cutoff is pretty far from where I'm at.

Roger that man.. just wanted to throw it out there.. good luck amd sounds like I might have to keep me one and try that..

vbay 07-15-2013 09:22 PM

C&G Containers on Easy St across Eraste Landry from Granger. 3 sizes-sm,med,&lrg

moe1967 07-15-2013 11:35 PM

7 am to 4:30pm
Monday to Friday

Chris Hannaman
Drums & Containers, Inc.
37108 Easley Melancon Rd.
Prairieville, LA 70769
chris@drumsandcontainers.com
O - 225-744-4101.

Here is the place I got mine. It was a reconditioned drum in excellent shape that they gave to me. Yep, FREE! It had isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) in it. It also had a tan interior liner in it. This liner sucked donkey gonads to remove. Ended up burning 4 old pallets for over 12 hours and then taking a wire wheel to it. If I had to do it again I'd gladly pay for a brand new, unlined, open-end drum.

JohnPac, Inc.
1860 Highway 90 West
P.O. Box 1566
Crowley, Louisiana 70527-1566
USA

(office) 337.783.5466
(toll-free) 866.916.BAGS (2247)
(toll-free) 800.782.5467
(fax) 337.783.2247

info@johnpac.com
sales@johnpac.com

Matt G 07-16-2013 06:36 AM

Thanks for the contacts.

Vermillionaire 02-04-2014 03:06 PM

Talked to JohnPac, they didn't have any drums. Talked to C&G containers, and they wanted $93 a piece. Anyone else know if a place for drums around Lafayette?

8541 02-07-2014 08:56 PM

Pumpellys on Swisco rd in Sulphur


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