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I have put brisket and butts in the smoker for 5-6 hrs, wrapped and put in the oven with temp probe alarm set and go to bed until it wakes me up.
otherwise the only option is to babysit the damn thing, not bad if you like listening to crickets and other things that go bump in the night but can get boring.....
Lone Star Grillz sells an " S " basket, to be used with charcoal. It creates a snake. Light the charcoal on one end . Its not stick burning, but it would get you a few hours sleep.
But me, I get up at 4 am. I like being outdoors that time of day, same for being on the lake fishing , its the best time.