Hey all, great forum. I'm building a horizontal smoker with a side fire box. The dimmensions will be 18"x22" dia. for the fire box and 36"x22" dia. for the cooking chamber. I have read the mods for the char griller and plan to incorporate them on here. One quetion I have is do I still need a baffle if I cut the opening just under the tuning plates? Also any ideas or things you wish you had to make smoking better please let me know. Thanks, SPM