WSM Blankets...
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JIRodriguez
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If you want to save some $$ buy a 8' x 6' welding blanket, and 4 large spring loaded metal clips (look like giant clothes pins). Wrap the welding blanket around your WSM and clip the ends together.
Blanket costs $35-$45, clips are $1-$2 each, and best of all it folds up nice and small when you don't need it in the summer. I have ran my 22.5" WSM in 35°-40° weather with a gusty wind at 250° with 1 vent half way open for over 12 hrs. on half a ring of charcoal (approx. 10 lbs.)
Blanket costs $35-$45, clips are $1-$2 each, and best of all it folds up nice and small when you don't need it in the summer. I have ran my 22.5" WSM in 35°-40° weather with a gusty wind at 250° with 1 vent half way open for over 12 hrs. on half a ring of charcoal (approx. 10 lbs.)
J Hasselberger
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If you want to save some $$ buy a 8' x 6' welding blanket, and 4 large spring loaded metal clips (look like giant clothes pins). Wrap the welding blanket around your WSM and clip the ends together.
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Great tip. Thanks.
If you want to save some $$ buy a 8' x 6' welding blanket, and 4 large spring loaded metal clips (look like giant clothes pins). Wrap the welding blanket around your WSM and clip the ends together.
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Great tip. Thanks.
Scott Dace
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Welding blankets work good. Easy to store also.
Len Dennis
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Thanks Stefan. Cheapest weld blkt I can find is $100 at Princess Auto. And I still have to get the hooks, etc.
Your link has it already-to-go. Nice.
Gary S
TVWBB Guru
Not sure where you live Len but Ontario Gas BBQ in Concord can get them from CB. I'm going to call to see when they will have one and drop in there to check them out.
Len Dennis
TVWBB Diamond Member
An old blanket I use will suffice for the few (if ever) times I need one. At $110, it's too pricey IMO. Thanks for the idea though Gary.
Gary Hodgin
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I have the Guru jacket (blanket). It does have to be removed to tend the smoker but it's very easy to do. It's a loose fit and is weighted at the bottom with a heavy plastic (?) belt. It has a small vent hole in the top.
I've had it about a year and only used it two or three times. I've never really needed for cold weather (low 20s is coldest I smoked in so far) but have used it on windy occasions. It's made of heavy material and works great, but it is expensive.
Gary S
TVWBB Guru
Thanks Gary. I'm thinking about one only because I usually have something cookin every weekend. Now if the next winter is like last year it won't be necessary but I expect we will get some cold. In the great scheme of things my smoker and one of these blankets are a lot less than a BGE or a Primo.
Gary Hodgin
TVWBB Super Fan
Gary S,
That was exactly my thinking. At the time of my first smoker purchase a little over a year ago, I had narrowed it down to an 18 WSM or a large BGE. The high heat grilling capability of the BGE wasn't worth much to me because I had a Weber kettle. Insulation was the key advantage of the egg over the wsm but for $100 I could get all the insulation/wind protection I need. I also added a digiq dx and still have quite a bit less in my setup than a large bge would have cost.
That was exactly my thinking. At the time of my first smoker purchase a little over a year ago, I had narrowed it down to an 18 WSM or a large BGE. The high heat grilling capability of the BGE wasn't worth much to me because I had a Weber kettle. Insulation was the key advantage of the egg over the wsm but for $100 I could get all the insulation/wind protection I need. I also added a digiq dx and still have quite a bit less in my setup than a large bge would have cost.
Gary Hodgin
TVWBB Super Fan
Gary,
I'm not sure how easy it would be to modify or if you'd really need to. Obviously you could cut another hole in it but I think it would get a bit ragged after awhile. I'll try to get some pictures to post sometime tomorrow. I'm not sure if I can post the pics or not. Not too computer savvy.
I'm not sure how easy it would be to modify or if you'd really need to. Obviously you could cut another hole in it but I think it would get a bit ragged after awhile. I'll try to get some pictures to post sometime tomorrow. I'm not sure if I can post the pics or not. Not too computer savvy.
Gary Hodgin
TVWBB Super Fan
Here are a few pics of the blanket. It's fairly heavy duty. You should be able to see the vent hole at the top. The bottom cutout is for a bbq guru if you have one. Because of its size and weight it's easy to put on and remove. I hope this works.
http://photobucket.com/gurublanket
http://photobucket.com/gurublanket
Gary S
TVWBB Guru
Thanks Gary. I'm surprised there is only one grommet hole for the dome vent but for me that's no issue as I have a the tool for making the holes and attaching grommets. I would have thought a stitched cut out in the right spot would have been the way top go. Losing heat out top is no great deal but I can see where this will really hold in temps around the mid section and the dome given the way it's designed.
Thanks for taking the time to post the photos.
Thanks for taking the time to post the photos.
Gary Hodgin
TVWBB Super Fan
Gary,
No problem if you got the tool for making the grommet hole. I haven't had a problem with lack of ventilation but I don't put the blanket on until the smoke settles down and I put the meat on. It still has a very smokey flavor to it though.
No problem if you got the tool for making the grommet hole. I haven't had a problem with lack of ventilation but I don't put the blanket on until the smoke settles down and I put the meat on. It still has a very smokey flavor to it though.
Gary Hodgin
TVWBB Super Fan
Gary,
Fortunately, the blanket.
Fortunately, the blanket.