I prefer punky wood for a short burn time, Maine is the most heavily forested state in the country finding punky wood is no problem. I use wood pellets when needing the smoker all day, the pellets give off a lot of creosote and make a mess though. Having a stainless steel scrubber wired in the top to prevent pellets from rolling out it is good, how is the creosote buildup in the scrub pad? I use a galvanized 6 gallon garbage can with a lid to carry the smoker in the back of the truck, it has a handle that is easy to bungee to keep it upright. I have a large bolt with a nut threaded all the way on in to put in the spout, the bolt goes down the spout about 2 inches and the added nut makes the bolt top big enough to grab easily. Karen *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm