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BowEd:
The nicest color or trick to it is to not have such overly hot smoking going on[too many coals].It will get too dark quickly before you know it.If you can't keep your hand inside there for very long it's too hot.

Outbackbob48:
I believe heat has more to do with color than type of wood, cool smoke lighter colors, hot smoke darker, just my .02 worth. Bob

mullet:
I'm gonna dye my pants with Walnut Hull dye as dark as I can and then re-smoke.

Abo:
Thanks everyone for all the good advice I appreciate y'all taking the time to give the benifit of your knowledge. I think the big thing is that I probably am not smoking long enough to darken them before I call em done plus with my setup with a small BBQ pit and a 4 " gutter pipe 5 ft. Long the smoke is pretty cool by the time gets to hide. I believe I'll give smoking over a hole in the  ground with a tripod and skirt for more volume. I also like the idea of using cedar chips for that nice cedar smell. I did make a mess on a hide useing something that had suet in it. Luckily I only got it on the flesh side of the hide. Wont do that again.Hadn't thought of dyeing before smoking Id like to see a picture of how that turns out.THanks again for everyone's input.

BowEd:
Yep your smoke is too cool.
I use a 1/3 piece of a 30 gallon steel barrel open on both ends for a fire pit with a skirt sewn to the bottom edge of the hide that will touch the barrel edges.I can regulate the smoke easy that way peeking in.

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