I usually fill my
AMNPS and put it in the MES for about 30 minutes while it's preheating, that heat/dries the pellets out, use a torch to light it, and heat gun to get a nice, red hot cherry on the end of the line of pellets before placing in the mailbox. Still having issues with it going out. My wife likes a light, "kiss" of smoke, too much and she will not eat it, so if it goes out for a while, I don't panic.
Here is the Slow N Sear.
I've used it a few times and it works pretty well. Comes with a little booklet that tells you how to best utilize it. Basically, it sets up 2 zone cooking in your kettle, and also has a built in water reservoir. It says 8+ hours but both time I've used it, 10.5 to 11 hours later I still had 225 degrees. It was a bit tough to get down that low, had to actually spray the coals with a little water after 2 hours but once it got to down to 225-235, it stayed pretty steady.