I love that "Big Boy" charcoal basket. I'm actually thinking of following suit and making one for my horizontal cooker! As much as we love our pellet cookers, I have to say I still enjoy lighting some charcoal and cooking old-school. Especially in cooler or cold weather. There' just something primal that satisfies that inner primal urge.
Maybe me and LA will go 1/2er's on one.....made in China.....for Queing in Americas back-yards..that is just wrong
One thing that is nice about pellets is that you can mix them for a custom smoke.
I looked heavily at the Traeger's and the jr. just isn't big enough to do any serious cooking IMO.
If you already have a 22" kettle, then the Stoven Pellet grill attachment is actually pretty decent and made in America (you do have to keep it clean and seasoned). It's not as high tech as some of the others, but it has better control than the standard Traeger control and a lot more room than the Jr. I've really enjoyed using mine and I really like that even with my Weber Performer the whole thing is very portable. I have a small 12 volt lawn & garden battery that runs ours.
Now for quality, it's hard to beat a MAK or Memphis, and Yoder really seems to have gotten their stuff together. All three are made in the USA. For flexibility, the MAK just has so many options: Griddle, Upper racks, Searing grate, Flame-zone (for direct grilling), remote boss. With any of these three grills you will pay more, but you will also get your money's worth.