With a pile of old pallets and some inexpensive materials you can build a smokehouse capable of smoking a whole deer or hog.
There are also multiple racks for trays of meats and sausages, which can provide a source protein for preppers, campers, hikers, etc. interested in keeping meat without the need of refrigeration.
This video provides good step-by-step instruction on building your own smokehouse for around $100…the cost of just a few pounds of beef jerky in the store!
How to Build A Smokehouse:
- 20-30 pallets, deconstructed
- 2 1/2 inch screws *you should choose a good outdoor screw, we used plastic coated decking screws
- 1 1/4 inch screws
- aluminum flashing
- corrugated tin for roof (4′x3′) *this must be raw metal, not galvanized
- heavyduty tin foil
- roll of aluminum screen
- handle (for door)
- hinges (3)
Tools You Will Need to Build A Smokehouse:
- reciprocal saw with bimetal blade (used to take pallets apart)
- drill gun, preferably a cordless one
- drill bits 1/8 bit and countersink bit
- measuring tape
- metal/tin snips
- utility knife
- Skil saw or table saw
- Staple Gun
- Safety Glasses
- Work Gloves
For more intricate instructions see the link below:
Source: diyready.com
Photo: diyready.com
Matt Phillips
i like this
this was all I saw.. a list: HOW TO BUILD A SMOKEHOUSE:
20-30 pallets, deconstructed
2 1/2 inch screws *you should choose a good outdoor screw, we used plastic coated decking screws
1 1/4 inch screws
aluminum flashing
corrugated tin for roof (4′x3′) *this must be raw metal, not galvanized
heavyduty tin foil
roll of aluminum screen
handle (for door)
hinges (3)
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED TO BUILD A SMOKEHOUSE:
reciprocal saw with bimetal blade (used to take pallets apart)
drill gun, preferably a cordless one
drill bits 1/8 bit and countersink bit
measuring tape
metal/tin snips
utility knife
Skil saw or table saw
Staple Gun
Safety Glasses
Work Gloves
but no instructions on how to build it. waste of time… >:O
Chad Wiltberger
Christopher Grimes the video was missing from the page, but has now been included. There is also a link to text instructions
Thanks for the heads up! 😀
Sure Chris, just invite me over for the first smoked deer and we’ll call it even. 🙂
😀 consider it done!
Hondo celebrity, Frank Holden (Nora’s husband,) used junk refigerators.
Wood pallets have a waterproof chemical in them. Eat anything that comes out of that and you will have cancer in a few years.