A couple things to consider when getting a stick burner....
A wood supply or supplier....i found mine on craigslist..
A fire extinguisher...never know when a grease fire will happen; you don't really need it until YOU REALLY NEED IT! get one that is rated for grease fires.
method of starting your fire...some people use a weed burner--- others (including me) use charcoal. if using charcoal consider how you will get hot coals horizontally into the fire box, i found this was a real problem for me so i ended up with a charcoal basket and put 2-3 splits on top/ inside of a basket 1/4 full of hot coals.
Get a good pair of heat resistant gloves if you don't already have them. i have some for putting wood on the fire and i have a couple pair of silicon elbow length food safe heat gloves...kinda rubbery and black. you want the elbow length when you are moving meat around on the smokier toward the back and you don't want burns on your forearms.
you will probably need a small shovel and couple of pails. i use a pail or bucket for the grease drain and a small pail and shovel for ash i use a fire place kit (poker/shovel/brush/etc) and use the poker to move my wood around when tending the fire.
also wouldn't be a bad idea to watch a couple video tutorials on seasoning a stick burner and fire management.
Congrats on the new pit i know you will love it and will not regret a purchase like this!!!
Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)
