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> Does a vertical smoker sound like a good way to go?

Many of us are quite happy with our vertical smokers.

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> Have any of you experienced the same with vertical charcoal smokers, where
> it was about 4 hrs between charcoal fills?

I've gone closer to 16 hours without having to add lump.

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> How often does the water pan need to be refilled if at all? How much water
> do these pans generally hold?

The water pan never needs to be refilled. Fill it once with sand, cover the
sand with heavy-duty aluminum foil to ease cleanup, and you're set.

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