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Great advice guys. I've used a weed burner, wax starters and chimneys too.

I've tried many methods to lite lump and was wondering is there any consensus on the best way? I have a 32" Big Bad.

I tried those but they didn't work for me primarily because the fire emanates from one small area causing the fire to burn unevenly. With most torches you can light the charcoal more homogenously. To each his own.

No, as I mentioned the flame is very adjustable with this valve.

That's one of the reasons I use my weed burner and it's much faster than a MAPP torch, 10-15 seconds for a full load on my 32". Mine was $40 delivered from Amazon and is 500,000 BTU, vs MAPP 13,000, so no wonder it's faster.

You can adjust the flame with this one. On high the flame is a roaring 12", but it adjusts down to a rather tame 4".

Anyone else use one of these?

It's used to accommodate the size of the smoker. I use it wide open.

Expensive, but it's the best there is.

Thanks all. I do have a Cyber Q Cloud with integrated fan, but I appreciate all the help.

Very good thread. I've got 300-600 degrees down for short to medium time cooks, but I'd like some advice for a pork shoulder 15 hour cook at 225 degrees. Specifically, since it'll be an overnight cook and I don't want to have to add charcoal every couple hours, how much charcoal is needed and should it be layered with unlit charcoal? What vent configuration is optimal? I have a dual lower vent 32BB. Thanks.

I highly recommend the KK cover. The sunbrella material is tops in the boating industry and is well worth the price.

Thanks. Building the home on the country's 5th deepest lake, Pend Oreille and moving in in '16 was a dream come true. The view never gets old.

Thanks. I picked the color to go with the house and deck.

Thanks. That's what I was thinking.