I've been eyeing the ok joe offset cookers for a while and I picked up one yesterday on clearance. These things are heavy duty and with the right mods and care it should last for a long time. I sealed the two pieces of the fire box together and then sealed it to the CC. If this sealer breaks down or leaks im going to weld the seams together on the inside so it still looks good on the outside. One thing I did notice was the big gaps around the ash door on the firebox which will suck quite a bit of air so I plan to tack welding some 1/8" x 1/2" wide flat stock on the inside of the firebox to block these gaps. I'll do all the other mods like the tuning plate and such also and I'll post up some picks. I may even build a removable small second rack to give me a little more space. Im pretty excited to use it and it will get it first run on turkey day!