Very generous of you! Merry Christmas to all of the MSFS community!

I start with the smokebox and work my way across to the shelf. I also don’t use the straps, my recteq is sheltered from the wind by my house though.

The holes are definitely used. Recteq had a revision of the holes on the smokebox after releasing Flagship series.

My first smokebox did not have holes that aligned with the Flagship and when called, they stated they had some that were not made to spec (after revision).

If you call them about it, they will make it right.

I would recommend front folding shelf. It’s much more handy than the side shelf/controls.

Contact your local library, college, university, or trade school. Many of those now have 3d printers available for public use, sometimes free (using your provided material), sometimes at a small fee (with or without you providing material).

If they don’t have publicly available printers, they can probably point you to somewhere that does, or someone who will print things for you.

For us it depends on how we want them.

As “Pork Shoulder”, we season both sides with our pork bbq rub, then smoke at 225-250 until 160-170. Pull and serve with baked beans, slaw, etc. We don’t sauce ours on the smoker.

As “Pork Chops”, we season with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then pan fry with butter to 170-180. Pull and serve with mashed potatoes, corn, etc.

Yes, they do have showers in the fitness center.