use lots of good wood. You can use Hickory, or any other good hard wood that is avialable in your area.
Soak the wood in water and follow directions that come with the smoker.
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/
Then check out this site.
http://store.yahoo.com/epod2000/smokers.html
Then go to yahoo groups and sign up for this site, it is a site full of people that use the second smoker I referenced.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smokeymountain/
Is this at your home? If so lets see more of your yard. Looks like it's a nice place...
This one is great for small things, no more than what you see will fit. you don't need a electric one as this one had a electric burner but you don't need it. I just start the heat with a few charcoals and add the soaked hard wood, any thing works fine. Mine has a bowl under the very top that I put in water and spice or wine to keep it moist. The lower you can keep the temp the better. It took me 4 to 5 hours to do the chickens but if it's sausage only at the most 2. I would like to get one that I have seen that is longer that holds more as i havr seen but this one does the job. You can only eat so much and as it is I give a lot of what I smoke away. It's pretty basic once you do it a few times.
Dan
JJ
Saki will nail you to a wall every time dan.
Dan, hell of a yard that totise bite?
JJ, I'll check those sites and look for your pics! Thanks agian! Bill