I love my snsxl it is a grate tool, it never leaves the 26 unless i throw it in the Ranch. I have only done a few long cooks with it so far, first one was a bust and my fault for not following the suggestions. You can hold steady 225-250 for 8 hours and never mess with it unless your using KBB which may start to clog after 5 hours or so. The other nice thing is it really helps to shut the grill down quick thus saving fuel. the last 6 cooks i have done i have just been adding a compact load of coals back in to what was left from previous cooks. Get one, if you don't like it I'll but it from you for what you paid, I was planning on a second anyway
@HoosierKettle