Jack, again I think you have mastered your stick burner. I still think the Old Country smokers, especially the Pecos are the best built and best value for the money of any of the stick burners out there. For $399 I don't think you can buy a smoker with that heavy gauge steel and the nice design features. I like the exhaust is down at grate level instead of higher up in the cooking chamber to hold the smoke down on the meat and I like the nice baffle where the smoke and heat comes in to spread it out in the cooking chamber.