Homemade Mobile Smoker Barbecue Grill

If you are proud of your skill with the barbecue grill, you might just want to take your expertise on the road. Mobile smoker barbecue grills can be seen as part of tailgate parties, at swap meets and any other venue where people gather to have a good time.

What is it?

You might have seen an old refrigerator or steel drum, or even an old soda cooler turned into a smoker barbecue grill. Most of these are also set on wheels or a trailer for the sake of being able to wheel them down the road to a specific location where the cook can practice the art of barbecue for the pleasures of others. Sometimes they even set in the backyard where family and neighbors can enjoy a wonderful treat.

Foundation of a Mobile Smoker

It all depends on the size mobile smoker but the foundation can be as small as a 20-by-48 inch cargo platform that will fit into standard 1 ¼ inch trailer hitches. It is not uncommon to see them mounted on a single axle utility trailer either. The size of the cooking surface and the many accessories such as propane tanks, storage and kitchen sink will help you to determine what size you need for your mobile smoker.

Fuel Source for Mobile Smoker

You can use anything for fuel for your mobile smoker that you can with any grill in your back yard. The choices are wood, charcoal, propane or any other fuel source that you can hook up to your cooker. Propane allows better control over the heat production while wood gives food a more authentic flavor.

Cooking Area of a Smoker Grill

Barbecue smoker grills typically have two main parts. Those parts are the cooking surface and the belly where the fire is generated. Smoke flows from the belly up to saturate food which sits atop steel grates. Generally speaking, ¼ inch steel is used to create the grilling surface. The vent stack at the top of the grill draws heat and smoke up through the food from the belly.

Safety Issues With Smoker Barbecue Grills

Safety should be the main focus when constructing a homemade smoker grill. The greater amount of smoker weight should be positioned near the tongue of the trailer it sits on to prevent tipping over and bouncing the smoker off the trailer when in route. Balance the rest of the equipment by distributing it through the trailer so as not to over-stress the base.