I purchased this smoker during the Christmas/holiday sales. It was delivered in less than a week, and I am super happy with it so far. I bought this to replace my Z Grill, which lasted less than a year. Which I had first tried to replace it with a Masterbuilt, which lasted just a little over three months, just long enough for the Lowes return policy to end. So, when this popped up for less than $300, I figured, why not? This grill has more features than the Z Grill at twice the price, and is great. Easier to put together. i was able to get it up and running the day it was delivered, run it on hot to clean it out for an hour, and then start smoking meat. the temperature readings on the hopper are accurate for the inside of the grill, but I have not tried with probes which are not included. Setup was easy, but i have a few notes. The identification on the pack of bolts do not match with the front. you have to check the front of the package. The parts are pretty self explanatory and even if not numbered, you can identify them. i will note that the straight bar to connect the wheels is inside the box labeled 9/19, zip tied under the plastic for part 19. Oh! the hopper is huge and the cover for it actually keeps rain out. So far it has run great, and is adjust a better value than my $600 Masterbuilt for how long it has survived. My other smoker had a very small area for the ignitor and the ash had nowhere to go. i noticed assembling this grill that the ignitor has enough space while being enclosed and has ample room for ash to get pushed out. I have faith that it will survive the winter, given the sturdyness so far. I’ll add that with my previous failed grills, and this one, that’s still strong-I use it almost constantly. I wake up, put meat on the smoker, for either my dinner or my dogs. i use it like some people use a slow cooker to have meals ready when they get home. This includes using it all summer and winter. theres nothing like smelling pellets with blankets of snow on the ground. Anyway, highly recommend.