So I might get some hate here but I got tired of relying on the traegar mechanics and not getting that real wood fire taste so I decided to upgrade my traegar. I used my traegar for almost 3 years but I wanted an offset but didn’t want to spend a fortune on what I wanted so I decided to gut my traegar and convert it into an offset since I know how to weld and fabricate and couldn’t be happier. Now for the welders and fabricators in here, yes I could have made things looked better but this was just a small project for me I plan to build a 250 or 500 gallon smoker in the future so I wasn’t trying to win any beauty competitions with this project. I mig welded everything. For anyone curious I originally picked this traegar up for $300 and it was damn near mint condition. I probably have about $500 into all the material I bought. The only thing I haven’t done is lowered the racks down about 1 1/2” so they sit centered to the exhaust outlet. And I have material to make a better hinge set for the door/hood because the traegar ones are cheap and are only screwed in. Just wanted to share this because I know there is a rivalry with pellet and offsets and thought some might enjoy it.
by recklessrichy
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Hey! It looks like you posted an image!
If this is a photo of one of your cooks, maybe share the recipe and techniques
used, as it’s almost guaranteed one of the first questions you will be asked!
*What seasoning did you use?
*How long did you cook it, and at what temperature?
*Did you use any special tricks or techniques?
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Honestly, not even mad. Just proud of the effort you put into this. Looks pretty rad man!
You’re a lot more handy than me.
Personally I like it and it looks like a quality made smoker with your additions.
Although now that you put the effort and money into this project, you’re gonna walk into the store and see a screaming deal on an offset smoker haha.
I 1000% support this. I’d like to know how it holds heat since it’s so thin of a metal.
Dam looks good
Feels like you converted a Tesla into an F-150.
Pretty cool imo
Bro that’s is awesome ….as I stand here looking at mine saying why can’t you be like that!
That’s fucking cool bro, great work
Hell yeah.
Love it. Good on you for using them skills!
Now you’re cooking with wood! Very nicely done. It looks like the Franklin design.
This is sexy
I love the E, but I see those 50/50 chargrills on fakebook marketplace for $50 all the time here.