Looking for a propane or pellet smoker

[short smoke]

I have a Chevy offset smoker that I been using for a year and a half or so. But dont get as much time to smoke on it as I like. Dont have the time to stoke the fires anymore. Was looking for something that is set and forgot for the most part but will impart good smoky flavor that I love from my charcoal smoker. I just can't babysit it as much anymore. I do enjoy being able to use it if the need arises if the power goes out that's why was thinking propane because of portability. Any help in selecting a different smoker is appreciated

 

[fivetricks]

Even better than both of those is an electric smoker of your choosing that is easily compatible with the AMNPS system . Seriously. Look into it.

You'll love it.

Edit: I saw your part about imparting the same kind of flavor your charcoal does. I double light my amnps with heavy flavor pellets on certain smokes and I'm telling you the slight trade off in charcoal / creosote ish tasting flavor is WAY made up for in convenience. Set it, go to sleep, wake up to a killer brisket, shoulder, etc humming along like it should with no surprises

 

[jcam222]

Depending on budget I’d suggest an insulated vertical cabinet fueled by charcoal. Those are close to set and forget once temp is dialed in.

 

[solman]

i just recently bought a masterbuilt propane smoker. it's not as "set and forget" as i had hoped it would be, because very slight variations in the flame can cause noticeable temperature swings. i added a solenoid valve and PID controller to control propane flow to help with that. i add a few lumps of charcoal in with my wood to help get the flavor i'm used to with charcoal.

electric seems to have a big following on this board, and it seems to be very much "set and forget" out of the box without having to do much else except add a pellet burner/smoker. not sure how you'd get charcoal to burn in it though.