With a pile of old pallets and some inexpensive materials you can build a smokehouse capable of smoking a whole deer or hog.
There are also multiple racks for trays of meats and sausages, which can provide a source protein for preppers, campers, hikers, etc. interested in keeping meat without the need of refrigeration.
This video provides good step-by-step instruction on building your own smokehouse for around $100…the cost of just a few pounds of beef jerky in the store!
How to Build A Smokehouse:
- 20-30 pallets, deconstructed
- 2 1/2 inch screws *you should choose a good outdoor screw, we used plastic coated decking screws
- 1 1/4 inch screws
- aluminum flashing
- corrugated tin for roof (4′x3′) *this must be raw metal, not galvanized
- heavyduty tin foil
- roll of aluminum screen
- handle (for door)
- hinges (3)
Tools You Will Need to Build A Smokehouse:
- reciprocal saw with bimetal blade (used to take pallets apart)
- drill gun, preferably a cordless one
- drill bits 1/8 bit and countersink bit
- measuring tape
- metal/tin snips
- utility knife
- Skil saw or table saw
- Staple Gun
- Safety Glasses
- Work Gloves
For more intricate instructions see the link below:
Source: diyready.com
Photo: diyready.com
mytincup says:
“All I seen was an aluminum lined box. Do you just build a fire on the floor? I would have liked to know how to make the smoke.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/build-smokehouse-100/comment-page-1/#comment-476670
All I seen was an aluminum lined box. Do you just build a fire on the floor? I would have liked to know how to make the smoke.
Drew Rinacke