"Bob" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I am new here and am going to build my own smoker with an offset firebox.

Can anyone tell me a good method of controlling the air movement in
thepit?
The only smokers I have seen close up are the small ones sold at Home
Depot
but I want to make a large one on a trailer.
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I would welcome any and all replies on this topic. I have searched the web
for a couple weeks and see many great pits but none of them show the
controlling of the air (heat and smoke).

Thanks for all the great information so far, looking forward to tasting
the
first thing I cook in it.

Bob

Bob,
Have fun! I'd recommend going to a BBQ cookoff and checking out all the pits
there and asking the same questions. You'll find friendly folks happy to
help. A note on the plate all the way across, my neighbor has one like that
and it is more uniform heat across the pit, and it does smell great when the
fat drips onto the hot plate!. There's one large manufacturer that makes all
their pits that way. That's a good thing bad thing, some people want
different temperature zones.
N.D.