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How long between refills of your basket, during a smoke?

I don't, it gets a 20# bag of Kingsford Original, with a half chimney of lit on top.  From then on out I feed it small splits of oak or hickory or pecan, for both smoke flavoring and heat.  The coal bed from the charcoal gives me 3 solid hours of good base, once that dwindles down, then I have to start adding more wood.  I really use this method only when cooking at competitions, so that I can get a few hours sleep early in the AM.