OK, had the family over for Christmas, and went a little untradional with fried turkey and smoked ribs.
It was great! I used some mods mentioned here, but with a poorman take on things (ie:, little skill in power tools, sheet metal working...) To put a damper in place, I took a tin foil lid to large buffet tray and folded it in half, then placed it in place over the offset heat opening. I took a half size lid and molded it around a whiffle ball bat and made a chimney extention, which I then slid up the chimney, greatly lowering it into the heating area. Both mods seemed to work great, tested week before Christmas and again on Christmas...but used the rub and sauce sold here, and it was GREAT!!