Weber Smokey Mountain | Weber Kettle | Multi Rack System | Modification 

I am sitting in the shade with my new 18" Weber Smokey Mountain smoker burning the second load of charcoal through it to break it in and happened across your video, MAN you have a lot of tips for us newbies with this smoker. Thanks for all the time spent coming up with these great ideas and modifications. I hit the subscribe and like along with the notification bell. ROCK ON !!!

Love the mods and the safety... cheers!

Way cool thanks for the time you spent producing these videos. I really enjoy the information you share......

I agree with MeatCranium. You have some genius ideas. Wish I had those skills lol.....you guys bring amazing value to our community and I appreciate your willingness to share. Cheers!

Love the passion. Great mods!

Mighty fine fab work.

Brilliant Joey!!! Very creative! Thanks for sharing!

Brilliant demonstration of the WSM's versatility, gave me a few ideas, thank you. I own a WSM and a kettle, the kettle is more or less redundant now, well, apart from it's lid which as shown in this video is required to achieve some of the setups. Another tip I would add is the only fire Rotisserie and pizza attachment which I originally bought for my kettle fits on the bottom section of the WSM, pop a kettle lid on top and you have yourself a mini pizza oven or Rotisserie works perfectly.

You have a seriously cool set up. The custom mods rock. This video is really informative and fascinating to watch.

Brilliant. We are a rare breed. Mods make everything better. I’m always lookin to upgrade, you have a crap ton of great ideas. 👍🏼💪🏼🇺🇸

Love it. Great work. Thanks

Hey Brother! This is my kind of Video! You showed what is possible with a little imagination and the Weber and Cajun Bandit products. Once I started fitting and putting pieces together.....it was endless. And I think you will be exploring even more combinations in the future. Your stack rack idea is awesome for utilizing all of that space in the WSM! And that was a cool idea for the hanging rods. You've shown why the WSM is a better option than the PBC. If the holes are ever a problem for you......I recommend aluminum furnace tape. Well........I can't wait to see all of these set up options used in your upcoming Vids. Thanks for the mention.....keep up the great work.... and Metal On! \m/

Man, that is some amazing mods and additions you have! Great ideas

This is freakin’ awesome dude! Thank you for sharing these mad MacGuyver mods! Amazing!

Nice instructional video Joe! I used to have a WSM and you make me want to go buy another one. 👍🏼

I'm currently building an 18" WSM out of rescued kettle parts, using the a middle section from a WSM. Just found a lid from a neighbor of yours, so I should be up and smoking soon. As Harry Soo, great channel by the way, spreading BBQ knowledge and love, comes back to you ten times.

Man... these risers are such a grate idea! Looks like you've put a lot of thought into this!

I am doing some research and interested in a WSM 22 inch. I watched your video and my head exploded. The modularity and flexibility of the WSM is amazing. I am ordering my WSM after I post this. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. The next round is on me.

Awesome walk through! Thanks brother

Very nice job, u really put the thinking cap on. Good presentation 👍🏼

Very nice video!

Yes, its good ! Cheers from Austria !

Awesome video displaying your ingenuity. A ton of great ideas presented very well. Count me as a new subscriber.

Great video! Thanks for sharing 👍

Nice information👍👍👌👌 awesome video

This is the modiest mod video of all time! Thumbs up!

Awesome Mods Joe!

Good video Joe so well explained.

Great job on the mods, very informative.

Amazing video..was indecisive as to what to get..need something with more cooking surface per sq/in n seeing this has given me plenty ideas I can do with my weber kettle 22..n helped me decide on getting the wsm as well

It's like Legos or transformers for us bigger kids! Love it!

Very thorough and informative. You’re all set, you need nothing else but maybe a big trailer smoker.

Nice Video

Earned a subscriber! I love to,tinker myself.

Wow. You just got RU-vid BBQ channel heads spinning like a top. At the beginning, I was thinking, nice setup for a lot of food cooks, but why haven't you addressed the hanging of smoking meat. Then Bam. You nailed it. You've given a lot mods, that going to take a while to sort all of it out. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing. 😎.

Hey bbq Joe, just subscribed to your bbq channel. I’m doing my homework and research on the WSM and have seen few of your vids and damn, like the way you did the multiple add on grate mods. That was exactly why I’m looking into the WSM. Could you do a vid where you max out the cooking capacity by smoking out as many briskets as you can fit in your WSM with the bandit ring? Thanks and rock on. Your videos are very helpful and informative.

Hey man that stuff all looks great. I filed it away casually without committing to memory yet because I don't have any of the equipment pictured I don't yet own. I'm sure I will at some point. Next on my list is a 22 inch Blackstone. But I enjoyed the video nonetheless. Mods all looked great. Nice job.

I think should have it for home;;; :):):):) great job.

Your like the Henry Ford of BBQ, Dig it. 🥩

Awesome gadget! Like #421

That would be pretty slick to take camping

Hi really cool. Wow

those hinges on the lid are going to eventually put too much stress on the components they're attached to and they will become deformed. Just because someone made those hinges doesn't mean it's a brilliant idea to attach them onto a Weber grill. When it comes to grilling and smoking it's more about the outcome of the food being prepared, not the gadgets.

Awesome joe. Get tons of hooks. And beef jerky time

Thanks, sir

Your smart bbq dude

Joe, I’m not trying to stroke your ego or anything, but, that was awesome. I have that kettle and wsm ( not the Cajun bandit stuff) but you have introduced many square inches to my cooking space.

I would like two sections with the door, like on the WSM. Then you could open to check food.

Your modification to the weber smokey mountain, convert to a pit barrel smoker is fucking amazing. I wish you where my neighbor.

Great Grilling 101

I love the mods you've done to your WSM. I've seen the casters and the steel door mods before but I had no idea you could squeeze in 3 racks on the 10" stacker ring, now that's a game changer. I really wish I could run the stacker ring on mine but I installed the lid hinge kit so it wouldn't work with mine unless I removed the hinge kit and filled in the screw holes. I'll have to look into the upgraded temp gauge for the lid, the stock one definitely isn't reliable or accurate that's for sure. I always run meat probes so it's not a huge issue but it would be nice to be able to read the temp at the top. I tried to order some casters for mine straight from Canun Bandits website but I had trouble locating it, all I could find was the whole kit that has the casters but also has brackets to hold the bottom and middle sections together. Don't really have a need for the clamps to hold the sections together as I have a flat slab patio and not much likelihood of the 2 sections coming apart while I roll it. I may just email them and see if I can't just buy the 4 casters without the clamps. Anyways, first time watching your channel and I'm impressed with your knowledge and skills so I hit the subscribe button and looking forward to watching more videos.

Very cool, I sent a request to your group

The mods look great, I just need the cash to buy a WSM first, lol........... I like the barrel mod also.

Joe all the innovations are great. I'm curios why one would make the hanging rack when you could get gateway hanging rack and it would be inside of lid. I like the wsm midsection on kettle if you shortened legs you could have wsm easy clean out model. What made you come up with that many stacks, you almost need an army to accomadate the output of that cooker with that capacity. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Love this. I’ve been trying to figure out how to add additional racks. Can you send the link on Amazon for the lower rack? I can’t find the Amazon brand and only the expensive Weber stock brand

How many grates can you add to the top grate if you don't have the extension piece that makes the WSM taller?

I've seen added vents by the charcoal also (bottom), which is more effective or use case for each? Thanks in advance for sharing all the BBQ iq. One other question, are the hinges the same with the exception of the spread? Same weight capacity (Smoker vs Kettle version)?

You gotta put handles on the side of the WSM makes it easier to lift off 👍🏻

I'm beginning to think there is more fun making modifications to my wsm than actually cooking,

R2D2 on steroids

Was hoping to see the kettle to WSM conversation kit and your thoughts. Have the kettle but trying to decide between the conversion kit vs buying a wsm

What low profile items would you place into the multi-tiered section of your grates? They’re placed together so narrowly, it seems challenging to insert chicken wings & other low profile items between each narrow layer.

Did you have to make the hole bigger for the thermometor you installed on the side of the cook chamber?

Great mods! You might have said it but what size is that fire ring in your kettle?

Joe, would u say it would be possible to put a hinge on the stacker ring so the lid could be opened with out tipping the ring over with it. In other words, would the lid be to heavy when it is opened for the stacker ring kit to stay in place.

I wish they made an extender for the WSM 14.5”

hey Joe is the top rack on the 22.5 kettle a 22.5 cook grate or a 18.5 cook grate? well done tho

With the door you replace. do any smoke leak out?

Called flange nut

you basically recreated the weber premium mastertouch they are selling in Europe with the hinge, smoke ring and a defuser lol.

so do u have a website to make the wsm taller ?

Should’ve been cooking to stay warm On way to hardware store Nuts / Bolts Thanx

Will the weber 22 in kid fit on a Weber 22 in grill

I kept waiting for the stack of racks to vanish over the side of the deck. That would happen to me just cause.

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