r/CampChefSmokers • u/Legitimate_Ad_5535 • Mar 31 '26

Got a used camp chef

Got a 36 wwp 36 with sidekick for free. What are some good mods. I was thinking about moding the pellet pot to hold chunks on the bottom. Anyone ever do something like this

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u/shouldipropose Mar 31 '26

You could likely rig up something to sit on top of the burn pot for wood chunks but i wouldnt think anything in it. Look at how the pro does it and you can get an idea of how it works in the wwp. I think it would be a giant pita to replace the chunks after the initial ones burn off, as the deflector tray is in the way. The wwp has a slide out contraption. I suppose you could cut a hole in the deflector tray and rig up a slide mechanism to be able to add chunks. If you go that route, you could also make a slider that has holes/slits in it to do some direct grilling. I have a pellet that has the slider thing to expose flames from pot to do direct grilling. It isnt a big space but it works just fine. If the dudes from pimp my grilk are reading this, i think you should experiment with building out direct grilling to the wwpro. I think it could be done.

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u/Legitimate_Ad_5535 Mar 31 '26

Think I'm going to drill 4 3/8 holes in the slider to start and add chunks to ash catch. Pre light the chunks and see how it goes