Fighting Spirit. Resilience. Life Force.
–THE WARRIOR WITHIN–
Founded in 2022 by a humble patriotic man named Mike, Warrior Drum Smokers was born of a passion for producing professional quality cookers that could help propel barbecue to the next level. WDS was also born of an intense fire to rekindle that spirit for American exceptionalism in the quality we once produced in our country.
Mike grew up in San Diego, California. Although not being raised with the United States’ central & southern style of barbecue, he definitely took an interest and liking to it in his adulthood. Being of Mexican heritage Mike is no stranger to the concept of barbecuing and grilling having grown up with the traditional carne asadas and such. He stumbled onto something called an “ugly drum smoker” one day. Although already in existence for some time previous to his finding this device had been exactly what he had been imagining to build more or less. Intrigued, this not only leads him to build some of his own with the intention of “upping” his barbecue game, but to look deeper into the central & southern style of barbecuing in the USA.
Enter tough times…
Mike had been plagued by a series of losses in his life for a few years. Not only personal, but in his business too. The whole pandemic debacle threatened to put him out of his already existing business via the heavy rules and regulations forced upon businesses during that time. He had already been plagued by the over-saturation of competition within the particular industry he’d been operating in for a while. However, being the warrior he is presented with these challenges forced him to tap into his fighting spirit. It was time for a fresh start. A new business venture ensued and transitioning away from his longstanding business began. At first his ambition was to enter the catering arena. However, start-up costs and regulations associated with the state of California made this potential venture a no-go for the time being. Since catering was not in the cards for him at that moment he decided to go in a different direction. His perseverance led him to start his smoker drum building journey.
He started out building a couple of his own for personal use and research. Then he built some for local pitmasters who compete in championship events sanctioned by KCBS. Through much effort and research he formed alliances within the industry that could provide him with all the things necessary to make production happen on a grander scale. It was then he decided he would start producing these efficient machines for the public to be able to take their BBQ craft to a whole new level. And, that’s how Warrior Drum Smokers was born.
“The warrior fighting spirit is crafted into each and every smoker barrel produced. These drums are great for all levels of BBQ expertise. From backyard barbecue enthusiasts to competition level cooks……it does not matter!”
Warrior Drum Smokers
~Quality Built On American Exceptionalism~
Quality Efficient Smoker Drums
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