just joined looking to build my first smoker

[hog hunter]

been reading a lot of forums here on building smokers, found great info that's going to help me out greatly, decided to join so can post my build and any help that people have to give on the way,

 

[gary s]

  Good afternoon and welcome to the forum from a hot sunny day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about everything.

         Gary

 

[hog hunter]

Ok first question of build is how thick of steel should firebox be made out of? Haven't decided if going with another tank vertical for FB or build one.