Hello, I'm Gunner. I am looking to buy my first real smoker in the next week or two (previously just smoked with indirect heat via fire in the back and food in the front of a large charcoal grill) and I am looking for advice on what type of smoker to buy. I introduced myself in roll call and someone mentioned the Webber smokey mountain. Before looking into that I had been considering offset smokers that I saw on Amazon. I mostly smoke ribs and salmon, and would like to do a pork shoulder at some point. My concern with the indirect smoker is the variation in heat from the end closest to the fire box, and the far end. My concern with the WSM 18" is potentially needing to cut my ribs in half to make them fit.(in Amazon comments people were recommending the 22" to avoid this but I dont want to spend that much and I wouldn't use all of the space on both racks in the 22"). In the 1-$300 range would I be better off with the WSM or an offset smoker? Thanks!