On Fri, 1 Nov 1996 04:09:00 GMT Andy Nachbaur <[log in to unmask]> writes: >>This is my first year in beekeeping and I have yet to master the use of my >>smoker. I can get a fire going producing good smoke, but by the time I >>pull my gloves on, the smoker quits. Any advice on correct procedure here? I got one for ya... A friend cheats. He fills his smoker with one inch blocks of wood. (Dunno what kind...) He then whips out his trusty propane torch and fires the thing up for a minute or two! And he only uses one match! After that thing is lit, it lasts him all day! (He has a metal bucket he leaves it in (still lit)while travelling to the next beeyard!) Sorta makes my boyscout genes turn right over. :-) Have a goodun! Gerry and the other Visels at [log in to unmask] Winnebago, Illinois, USA