There is a local grocery store that had a large trailer mounted,
offset BBQ in front of their store on July 4th. They were selling
cooked meat to customers.

Today I was in the store and got talking to one of the guys that was
cooking that day and we talked about the very large smoker they
rented. I am in the process of making one with a 7' X 32" smoke
chamber and a 2' square firebox and was asking him what he like and
what he disliked about the rental.

He was describing it in more detail than I had an opportunity to see
since they were actually cooking in it when I was there. He said that
it had a fan between the firebox and the cooking chamber. He said that
they had to plug it in to keep the air moving inside.

I have seen several large smolers and none of them had fans. Anyone
out there know why this guy felt the need for a fan?

I would put one on mine if I thought there was a valid reason to do
so.

The only reason I couls see for a fan is if the stack was not right
and there was no draft created to move the smoke and heat through the
BBQ.

Anyone?

Thanks,

Bob