Covering your smoker

[Bookmaker]

I want to make a insulated cover for my smoker,
How did you make yours.
I`m not to keen on smoking in my garage.

[WALLEYE MIKE]

I never smoke in the garage, always outside. Don't understand why an insulated cover? For use while smoking?

[Bookmaker]

Hi Mike
Yes For use while smoking, Just to insure I can reach the proper temp. I` m going to smoke some elk & beef jerky today, and tomarrow some fruit smoked chicken. And hard boiled eggs. Let me know how yours turned out.

[Take Five]

I tried to completely cover my little chief and had disastorous results. The moisture needs to escape or else you will have mush meat. Instead, I ended up making a three sided shelter with a lid and positioned the smoker so the open side was not facing into the wind. (Even a little wind makes a difference) I used rigid insulation for the shelter. Hope this helps.

Wayne
Take Five

[WALLEYE MIKE]

I'm doing my chickens right now. Just keep it out of the wind. If yours is electric just up the temp knob. I do most of my smoking during cool and cold weather. The element stays on most of the time and burns the wood better.
During the summer I have a hard time burning the wood because the thermostat keeps kicking off because of the warmer temps.

[Bookmaker]

Thanks Wayne & Mike
I just got back from running errands, I`ll putting on the jerky shortly. I try keeping it out of the wind first, if that dosent work I`ll rig up something to protect it from the wind.

[Sawcat]

I did notice while shopping for smokers online that Cabelas sells an insulated blanket to fit on the Little Chief and Big Chief smokers, I have used the Little Chief before and I could see where in the winter cold it may not heat enough. I believe it was 19.99.

[Hunter333]

One time, I flipped the box over to cover the Lil Chief smoker. Man did that jerkey turn to charcoal in a heartbeat!! Not only does it not let the moisture out it greatly increases the heat! Wont be doing that again......