UDS wind problem

[Rick]

Since I don't have a UDS I need to ask you guys that do for some info about how wind is effecting them...

Do you think the wind is stripping heat off the skin? (running cold on a windy day)

- or -

Is the wind messing with the airflow through the drum? (running hot on a windy day)

- or -

Is it a combination of both of these and if so which do you think is mostly to blame?

I might be smoking my socks but after 2 years of fooling with fires/cooking chambers/draft designs and Nebraska wind, I THINK I can fix most of this problem if I had some input ...

So what do you say? - let's rid the world of cantankerous UDS's

[Frank_Cox]

the problem is the same as with any smoker. the wind blows into the firebox/ drum and causes temps to either skyrocket or it will draft out the other air inlet instead of the stack. usually fixed by rotating the drum a little

[dcman (The Czar)]

.....or do it what I do and cook in a car port so the wind isn't an issue....

[Smokeone]

I agree with Frank.
Of course the Mrs refers to this as Windy Hill Acres, so if you can help fix that I would be appreciative!

[Frank_Cox]

:yth: .....or do it what I do and cook in a car port so the wind isn't an issue....

what a resourceful photo czar we have....

[Rick]

Okay - I'll try posting a drawing here .... stay tuned ...

[maccas66]

Roger that Rick!...... ...................don`t carports only have roofs!

[Rick]

I thought so mac but maybe DC had the assembly instructions turned wrong so it's a wall instead of a roof now ...

[dcman (The Czar)]

Not my carport.....it was walls about 4 foot high then it is all screened in....my bad.... .....it used to be a carport until I screened and walled it in.... ....but its not a garage really....so what would you call it....

[Frank_Cox]

I would call it the garaport