Wow.. It's amazing that no matter how many threads you look at of other peoples builds... when you sit down to start drawing up plans of your own... how many details there are that you just don't know the answer to. I thought the hardest part was going to be paying for it. I think now... if I can just figure out how to build it... paying for it will be the "easy" part. Major kudos to all of you who have built your own smoker. I will join the ranks... eventually. *sigh*