Smoking in a garage

[troutbug]

Its snowing like crazy today and pretty cold, if a guy used his smoker in the garage im guessing the garage would fill up pretty quick with the smoke smell correct? I want to smoke for the first time today but with the snow my only option is the garage

[devo]

Leave the big door open, get yourself a case of beer and a lawn chair and sit there and baby sit it. Welcome to your new man cave  ;D

[STLstyle]

Leave the big door open, get yourself a case of beer and a lawn chair and sit there and baby sit it. Welcome to your new man cave  ;D

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[TedEbear]

I want to smoke for the first time today but with the snow my only option is the garage

Well, there are other options:   :)

[RedJada]

Its snowing like crazy today and pretty cold, if a guy used his smoker in the garage im guessing the garage would fill up pretty quick with the smoke smell correct? I want to smoke for the first time today but with the snow my only option is the garage

Good advice here. I'm in the same boat. But looking at 50 degrees today but have some running to do so no time to smoke. But defiantly getting the BBQ going later. As far as the garage thing goes. Do it, Open garage door, place smoker at garage door opening and smoke away. If it's windy, pull the smoker a little more inside. Keep the man door open and you wont have smoke build up. Now, where did I put that lump at.... ;D

[jjmoney]

Just build a vent into your garage. I did a garage smoke the first time I smoked with my Bradley, and it was immediately apparent that it was a horrible idea. I bought a dryer vent penetration, an inline fan, and some ducting, and there has been no looking back, no issues.

[wipf9994]

Leave the big door open, get yourself a case of beer and a lawn chair and sit there and baby sit it. Welcome to your new man cave  ;D

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If you dont mind this ;D

[hutcho]

Leave the big door open, get yourself a case of beer and a lawn chair and sit there and baby sit it. Welcome to your new man cave  ;D

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What is that hood off of? Mind if I ask what it would cost?

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[Fireguy06]

Wouldn't just taking 4inch round duct and attaching it to the top of the smoker and 90ing out the wall work as well just put a handle lover on the pipe so you can close it when not in use so that outside pests don't come in

[STLstyle]

Hood is a range hood I bought online.  $100 or so.  I stole the idea from another member.  Get one with a variable knob control.  I can get details if you want.

As for the 4'' pipe, I tried that first.  If you look at the picture you can still see my exit wound on my garage!  The black stove pipe looked great.  If you run it straight out the ceiling it would work perfect, but I did a 90 and went outside.  My garage faces south so the prevailing wind and the 90 prevented good flow.  Smoke was backing up in my generator.  No good.  Moisture was also a problem.  This setup works for me.

[wipf9994]

Its a range hood u attach to a kitchen cabinet above the stove in ur kitchen. costs like $40 at
home depot

[Fireguy06]

4inch pipe with a inline fan do you think that would work

[STLstyle]

Not sure I do know the 90 caused problems with draw and moisture for me.

[Fireguy06]

I guess if you would leave a small gap between the cabinet and vent pipe it would be just like using a range hood with lots less smoke escaping

[STLstyle]

If you take a small piece of PVC you can place that between the range hood and the smoker...  Eliminates escaping smoke as well.

The problem with an enclosed pipe and a 90 degree turn besides draw is the moisture didn't make the turn resulting in it running back down the pipe and ultimately back in the cabinet.

Like I said before some members have a straight   run and don't have a problem but it was for me.

Let us know what you decide and take pics.  Good luck.