Chris, it was raining so I got lazy after last nights cook and left the wind screen up around the WSM. The wind came up last night and this or morning, not hurricane force, but it was gusting pretty good sometimes. I put the coal shovel on the top to keep it in place but the windscreen stayed right in place. Didn’t move at all. And, at least with the top on, it acted as a good insulator as it was quite warm inside the screen.

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Originally posted by Chuck R:
Matt,

I’m ready to crank up the WSM in a few hours to BBQ some brined chicken. It’s supposed to start raining so I made a little Pagoda hat for it to protect it from the rain.

That's awesome! Great idea. Duct tape rules!

Chuck ,
That is one smart looking windscreen. I have seen the material but was concerned it would make contact with the smoker and melt . You worked all that out , Great job!


Rick

Fantastic!! Very innovative. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I think I need to seriously consider making one of these brilliant devices. I love how it folds up for summer storage. Great job.

For what it is worth, I've done one out of Plywood that is super easy, cheap and effective.

Here are a couple of shots.



I can turn it in any direction. Its very sturdy. Folds up flat.

Keith, looks good, simple and effective. Are all 3 pannels equal lengths? I think this is the route I'll go if I ever get around to building mine.

I just simply went to Home Depot purchased a regular 4' X 8' sheet of good plywood and had the guy there cut me the peices. The back (Middle) peice is 3' wide. the other two are 2.5' wide. I bought two piano hinges and had one peice of strapping (if you look closely at the left hinge behind the WSM the piano hinge is mounted on the strapping to allow room) so I could fold it all up. While I was there I picked up a packing balnket and some clamps so I could fashion the blanket as a top (if necessary. I don't use it much). The only other thing I did was staple a peice of present ribbon to it to use as a "Tell Tale" for the wind direction. Let me know if you have any more questions. It was really easy. Took about 15 minutes to make once I got it home.

Great windscreen. What kind of wood did you use to smoke the dogs?

What dogs?

those windsreens are all really nice.

i just use the wind screen that came with my wsm. unfold the box all the way and duct tape the flaps so they're not all floppy-like. wrap it around the cooker as tight as necessary. not too worried about it catching fire. if i'm worried about it getting too hot, i just try to maintain about 3-6" of clearance between the box and the wsm. most of the time it's about a foot away, not trying to insulate, just block wind.

Rob

The cokerspaniels on page 1.

Oh. Those aren't mine. I have a Leonberger.

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Originally posted by Bruce R:
Great windscreen. What kind of wood did you use to smoke the dogs?

Dogwood, what else?