Ugly Drum Smoker this is the end all thread build one. The trick is finding a clean drum easy in ATL got mine for 20 bucks in the end had about $120 in it for the project do not get a drum that has that lining in it. What I did for mine was buy a cheapo Walmart kettle which had a hinged lid fitted it to the drum used the the grate built the charcoal basket but really all the info is in this thread pm me if you have questions.
There are many competition people who have used a UDS with good results, beats spending what a WSM costs and no way I am dissing the WSM but the UDS came about cause people were trying to get the same results without spending 3 or 4 hundred bucks for a WSM and I would tell you since I have cooked on my brother in laws WSM and he has cooked on my UDS the math does not work out the charcoal basket holds way more to do long smokes without reloading. No water pan needed although it looks like from the WSM thread more people ditching that anyway.
