This no-weld plan shows you how to build a smoker out of a 55-gallon drum. Ugly Drum Smokers (or UDS for short) are just what they sound like: ugly. And made out of a 55-gallon drum.

Today, we'll show you how turn a 55-gallon steel drum into a very rudimentary yet effective home-made smoker called an Ugly Drum Smoker, or UDS for short. Pros : Appeals to the do-it-yourselfer ...

Make Your Own Smoker Out of a 55-Gallon Barrel A steel drum and a few plumbing parts make up this no-weld smoker you can build with just a few hours of work. Add meat and smoldering wood—and get ...

Nice build.The problem with using 55 gallon barrels for a smoker is heat loss.They simply don’t have the mass to hold heat so you are constantly messing with the fire.It’s a good way to get ...

Sure, you could build a gorgeous smoker from a 55-gallon drum or a whiskey barrel.But if your DIY project tend to skew more toward simple materials you've already got in your garage, then here's ...

Gary Brooks shares how you can convert 55-gallon oil drums, Blazo cans, and Blazo crates into barrel stoves, barrel heaters, barrel smokers, and many other useful appliances. Originally published ...

Follow this simple tutorial to turn a 55-gallon drum into a grill. Barbecuing is a forgiving process. You need meat, heat, and a place to combine the two for an extended period of time.

The payoff after a long build-up kicks in at about 2:23 into the clip. The video was posted by YouTube user thechemman who writes: Crushing a 55 gallon steel drum using air pressure.

Some simulations have been performed to get an idea of how the smoke will circulate inside of the smoker itself, built from a 55 gallon drum, but technically the controller is a stand-alone device.

Last time, we discussed the 55 gallon drum itself and some sources to buy one to build your Ugly Drum Smoker, or UDS. Finding a suitable drum takes some thought and perhaps a bit of driving around.

Even when it's kinda sketchy, like the giant 55-gallon drum with a removable lid he decides will be the perfect DIY powder coating oven. He wraps it in a big sheet of water heater insulation, sets ...