I know this isn't a great design but has anyone done any modifications
to improve its performance.

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:47:29 -0600, David wrote:

I know this isn't a great design but has anyone done any modifications
to improve its performance.

My neighbor has one (the charcoal model) and futzed around with the
charcoal pan. He drilled a few holes in the bottom of the charcoal
pan, added some hardware cloth to keep the coals off the bottom.

Then he cut a steel pipe into 1/2 inch lengths and welded them to the
four corners of the bottom of the smoker.

Now, the charcoal pan sits a half inch off the bottom of the smoker
and he claims to get excellent control of the temperature.

He does make some pretty tasty que in that thing.