BTW... I think you will find it much easier to make your own charcoal for this type of smoker. I burn down seasoned wood and shovel the coals in. I start with about 4 good logs and remove 1/2 of the coals to fire with and use the other half to toss on a couple more chunks.

BTW, I don't think you should be using this smoker without Gonnabe's supervision.