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Started by DrewZ, April 15, 2018, 04:51:56 PM

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DrewZ

Found a pretty roached 18 for $10 over the summer.  I've had an old hibachi and a 22 OTS at my cabin in the Poconos, but figured a midget 18 would get more use than either of those.

Before:




Got called into cold smoking duty mid-build.  Useful even without legs, handles or sweeps . . .


I had saved a set of sweeps and an OTG ash pan assembly from my former Plum OTP (The bowl/lid went to FL; the cart went to STL), used a $6 HD shower curtain rod for legs and sprung for a new lid bale from e-replacements.  I had a pair of wood handles from a GGA, so those when on as well.



Legs and ash bucket tuck in for portability.



Fits in the trunk. 



And this is where she belongs:



I didn't want to wheel something back and forth from the shed to the dock, so tuck-n-carry was necessary.  I wanted a shorty so it would be the right height to keep me warm sitting out on the dock at night. 
Drew Z.
70th Anniversary-SSP, A-Code GA, Snap On GA, Blue 18" OTG, Eagles SJ, 18" Tuck-N-Carry Midget, 3-burner Genny Jr., S-320

addicted-to-smoke

Brilliant design mods, Drew. They make a lot of sense on a midget 18 IMO.

I'm always on the lookout for interesting 3-handle 18s because they're easier to carry than they are to roll. There's something about rolling an 18 that makes me nearly tip it backwards while pulling, and I'm not a tall guy. But for a one-handle bowl model, might as well turn it into a Tuck 'n Carry.
It's the iconic symbol for the backyard. It's family/friends, food and fun. What more do you need to feel everything [is] going to be all right. As long as we can still have a BBQ in our backyard, the world seems a bit of a better place. At least for that moment. -reillyranch

LiquidOcelot

I think i like the peg legs more than my 4x4 mini. But i dont have another ash bucket. I use a 6 inch pie tin

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Firemunkee

Awesome build! I would love a cabin in the water like that!
Together we'll fight the long defeat.

JEBIV

Seeking a Black Sequoia I know I know, I'd settle for just the tabbed no leg grill

Schaefd2

Oh man I do love that mod! I would mod one up just like that, but now I need a lake with a deck first :)
I've been called the Robin Hood of Weber Kettles.

jcnaz

No lake, no dock, but I've got the Tuck 'n Carry Short covered!

A bunch of black kettles
-JC

DrewZ

Quote from: jcnaz on April 16, 2018, 05:50:02 AM
No lake, no dock, but I've got the Tuck 'n Carry Short covered!

Yep.  Your thread was the inpsiration.
Drew Z.
70th Anniversary-SSP, A-Code GA, Snap On GA, Blue 18" OTG, Eagles SJ, 18" Tuck-N-Carry Midget, 3-burner Genny Jr., S-320

bluewhisper

That's what I had in mind for my 22 Lowboy project, something to transport, carry and cook, at the right height for someone sitting in a chair.

Isn't it interesting how, on rubber feet, it sets down softly and silently?

Mr.CPHo

So much fun to bring on camping trips and picnics!

Thanos

Love the look of those shorty 18's.  Can anybody tell me what size do you cut the legs down to?

DrewZ

Quote from: rer on April 17, 2018, 11:25:32 AM
Love the look of those shorty 18's.  Can anybody tell me what size do you cut the legs down to?

Mine are 12".

Drew Z.
70th Anniversary-SSP, A-Code GA, Snap On GA, Blue 18" OTG, Eagles SJ, 18" Tuck-N-Carry Midget, 3-burner Genny Jr., S-320

Bubblehead

This is a project I've been wanting to do for a long time.  I prefer the look of these to the midgets with wheels.

Quick question:  How far down did you drill the holes for the lid bale?

DrewZ

Quote from: Bubblehead on April 17, 2018, 02:22:26 PM
This is a project I've been wanting to do for a long time.  I prefer the look of these to the midgets with wheels.

Quick question:  How far down did you drill the holes for the lid bale?

I drilled 4" down, using a stock wood handle. The bale fits nice and tight.
Drew Z.
70th Anniversary-SSP, A-Code GA, Snap On GA, Blue 18" OTG, Eagles SJ, 18" Tuck-N-Carry Midget, 3-burner Genny Jr., S-320

bluewhisper

I cut my legs to 11 inches. That puts the rim at 21 inches high.