Build a Smoker From a 55 Gallon Drum

You don’t have to buy another outdoor appliance to smoke your own meat though.

This no-weld plan shows you how to build a smoker out of a 55-gallon drum.

Ugly Drum Smokers (or UDS for short) are just what they sound like: ugly.

And made out of a 55-gallon drum.

It’s important that the steel drum is unlined, food grade (not treated with epoxy).

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