I'm supposed to be picking up a brazos this weekend. It will be my first stick burner. This thread was very interesting to read. I am going to try a few of the mods mentioned here and maybe a couple that haven't been talked about. Also, going to use a PID controller I built for another project to control an inline fan for temperature control - much like the Perfect Draft that costs dang near $300.
If what you want, is to set the temp and walk away from it, you bought the wrong smoker. ATC's won't work with a stick burner. You are the ATC. You stay with it, watch your temps, and feed it splits.