backwoods party

I am looking to buy a new smoker and looking at the original party model. I am only doing home cooks, no catering or competitions. Just weekend cooks because I love to smoke and grill. Every now and then I will cook for a large crowd (~30 people) so I want a decent amount of capacity. My...

Would like to know if anybody out there knows how to get a backwoods up to 300 degrees??? Trying to smoke some crispy chicken wings and they always come out rubbery or tough. "Need Some Help" :confused:

I did a few mods to my Party recently. Used some 13 gage expanded metal and cut it to size (4pcs)to fit the firebox. Next I took some saftey wire and did two twists per corner to stabilize the frame and tapped it into place. No welding required. I more than doubled the capacity of the firebox as...