I have been watching CL for a used Jumbo Joe for a while. Last week I bought one for $30 which wasn't bad, though eventually I am sure I could find one cheaper. Anyway a few days later there was one for $20, so I decided to pick it up too.
I am going to give one to my brother, but I have to decide which.
I am inclined to keep the deeper one, but it doesn't have a vent in the bottom and needs to have the ash dumped out. I am also unsure it if it is a good or bad thing to have vents on the side vs the bottom. Theoretically, the side vent may work pretty well for two zone cooking.
Also I haven't measured but it seems there might be a little more height from cooking grate to lid on the deeper version which could come in handy.
Anyway, any thoughts on the matter?
Ps now all I need is to score a Ranch Kettle off cl. I have been watching for a couple years and saw one awhile ago, but didn't have the $500 to spend at the time.