From the moment I opened the box I could tell this was a heavy duty smoker. I’ve owned a couple small smokers in the past and wasn’t too impressed with them but I think this one is gonna really hold up well. First off, it is very heavy so you might need some help assembling it. The process is not too difficult, but the heavy gauge steel makes it pretty heavy for one person. Once I got it together I could tell it is really well made. Everything about it fit together great and it didn’t leak smoke around any of the pieces. It holds heat really well and so far everything I have cooked on it has come out great. I haven’t had a chance to use the included meat hooks yet but I’m excited to try it out on some ribs in the near future. All in all I’m very satisfied with this smoker and look forward to cooking many meals on it in the future.