show and tell and a question

[aliengriller]

Ours are out year round, covered, on a covered patio. The dirt/dust here is so alkaline it can eat even stainless steel up in time.   Too much invested in them to leave them uncovered, and, in the winter, when we do get snow, or one of our wild thunderstorms in the spring/summer, the wind can blow hard enough to get them snow covered or wet.   Don't like that part.

[pmillen]

Oh, wow!  That's great looking food.

To continue hat looks somewhat like a survey—My pellet pit is always on an open deck, usually empty and covered to protect the electronics.  I have left it uncovered with pellets in it for a week or longer—no problems but inadvisable.  I would prefer more protection but that's not likely.