The camping smokehouse is good because it has a small weight, it is convenient to transport it, in addition, it takes up little space. Food with the help of this type of professional equipment is prepared quickly and tastes delicious. In a hot smoked device, products are processed with smoke under the influence of high temperature, so the product is also baked. The result is juicy and aromatic delicacies with a smoky taste.
Portable smokehouse device
A camping smokehouse has a cylindrical or rectangular body, which is closed with a lid. The latter may have a hole for smoke to escape. Grids, baking sheets or hooks for fish, lard or meat are fixed inside. A tray for fat is installed under the grates, otherwise it will burn out and change the quality of the smoke. If you install a drip tray under the grate, then the fat will not fall to the bottom, the smoke will be clean, and the smoked meats will turn out to be more fragrant and tasty.
Portable smokehouse technology
If you decide to make a camping smokehouse, then you need to choose the material. As it is usually used 1.5 mm stainless steel. Such a design will be ready to serve for several years. If we compare it with a case made of ferrous metals, then the latter will hardly last a year with active use.
The size and shape of the device should be chosen depending on the goals pursued. In the campaign, a cylindrical smokehouse is convenient, which can also be used to heat the tent. A camping smokehouse can be supplemented with a gas burner that will supply smoke to the body from a bucket. This design is great for picnic and fishing.
Recommendations for making a smokehouse and stove for a tent
This design will be a cylinder lying on its side. The body dimensions must be equal to 300x450 mm. The case can be made of sheet metal or pick up a finished product from stainless steel. The lid must close tightly and have a hole with a plug.
Inside the body, corners are fixed, which are located along the height of the cylinder. They are necessary to install a removable baking sheet. Sawdust is poured into the lower semicircle. On the baking sheet are products that are pushed into the smokehouse. The last at the time of cooking must be put on fire. You can also use this design to heat the tent. In this case, instead of sawdustfire coals are used. The cylinder is closed with a cap, and the hole is closed with a plug.
Using a pot or bucket
A camping smokehouse for fish can be made from a pot or bucket. In this case, you will have a finished cylindrical body. For him, you should prepare an insert with a pallet and gratings. It usually has several tiers. The bottom tier will look like a pallet, and the top tier will be presented with hooks and bars.
The design can not be attached to the walls, but installed on the bottom, and for this the device is supplemented with inserts with legs. A stainless steel bowl can act as a pallet. Its diameter should be less than the inner diameter of the housing by a few millimeters. For free passage of smoke, the pan should not come into contact with the walls.
Grate frames should be made of stainless wire. Hooks are made according to the same principle. When making a camping smokehouse with your own hands, the lid must be supplemented with a mount to ensure its snug fit. Holes are drilled to let the smoke out. If such a smokehouse is planned to be used in an apartment, then it is important to ensure that the smoke is removed outside. A tube or a powerful hood is perfect for this, one of which is inserted into the hole in the lid.
Cold smoked smokehouse variant
Smokehouse in field conditions can become an indispensable assistant. To do this, prepare stakes, a piece of polyethylene and rods. Stakes can be replaced with timber,which will be used to make the frame. Rods with hooks will be needed to hang products.
The main convenience of such a smokehouse is the ability to transport the necessary tools and materials for the manufacture of equipment in the trunk of a car. The chimney pipe can be replaced with any suitable alternative.
If you will be making a cold smoked camping smokehouse, then you need to find a site with a slope of 60 °. It is covered with tarpaulin and branches, and then covered with turf. It will be an impromptu trumpet. Then, in the upper part, it is necessary to install a frame made of timber and stakes, which are wrapped with polyethylene. A rack with hooks or rods is installed inside. Then it remains only to build a fire under the smokehouse so that the smoke begins to flow inside.
Using a barrel for cold smoking equipment
If you decide to make a smokehouse from a barrel, you will also need a metal mesh. You should prepare the grate, bolts, shovel and burlap. For the furnace, you should dig a hole, lay a tin sheet on the bottom, which is necessary for uniform smoldering of chips or sawdust.
After completing the preparatory stage, you can start building a chimney. It will be a trench, the width of which is 25 cm. The length can reach 7 m. For tightness, the surface is covered with non-combustible material, slate, which is covered with soil, is perfect for this.
After you can do the smoking chamber. Hermade from a metal barrel, from which the bottom is separated. A metal mesh is reinforced from below. To filter soot, burlap is spread on it. A grate is fixed at the bottom of the barrel, on which the filter is placed. Another grate is located at the top of the barrel with an indent of 20 cm from the edge. This is where the products will be placed.
Conclusion
Hot-smoked camping smokehouses are great for fishing and relaxing outside the city. You can make a design using one of the above technologies. Sometimes the smokehouse is supplemented even with a brazier. In this case, the case will be represented by a stainless steel box. The approximate dimensions of the structure in this case are 600x400x500 mm. The optimal depth of the brazier will be 200 mm.
