Turn a $25 Smoker into a $50 Smoker - beekeeping

Rich shows you how to extend the heat guard on your smoker using rabbit wire and hog rings. For about $7 you can make your smoker just like the ones they sell for $50 .

[@floydlenz2280]

Thanks for the tips.. I'm a newbe and will be modifying my smoker too...

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

You will enjoy it. I like working on plastic table tops for ease of cleanup and not having to worry about where I put the smoker down is a relief.

[@BrianCooper901]

Simple and effective. I bought one that had it and just recently started noticing folks didn't have it on theirs. We work one hive on a roof and it would melt the rubber membrane so fast if it didn't have that.

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

There is another application that I hadn’t thought of.

[@inspyma]

Did I miss the video where you discussed the little plug on the chain? That's very clever, why don't they sell them with those?

[@southflbeekeepingwithrich]

I don’t think I ever did one. At its simplest you just whittle one from a stick. Although I do tend to get fancy with them and turn them on a lathe etc. maybe I’ll do a video on that.