Thankfully it was undamaged and well packed. Other models have a reputation for arriving dented and scratched. The box was big and heavy and nicely packed with styrofoam.
Everything was packed inside the large upper section with the door latched tight. It was so heavy and cumbersome to move, I chose to open it in the box and take it out piece by piece.
Everything seems much sturdier than the models I looked at Lowes and Home Depot.
The door seams look tight. Many people add some type of gaskets to the doors of vertical gas smokers to keep smoke and heat from escaping but according to Ed who makes a gas conversion kit says a gas smoker actually needs more air movement to keep the flame lit. So sealing them up too much can be a bad thing. I'll test and decide then.
The Natural Gas conversion looks pretty simple so far, simply swap hoses.
Here's the inside of the burner box. The single burner models have a cast brass burner which I would have preferred but the dual burner model uses stainless steel. Should last awhile, and based on the looks may be simple to swap out when needed, even with a universal burner.
I have not drilled out the orifice yet. Since this tends to run hot when using propane, I wanted to see if keeping it as is will keep the temps lower. NG needs a bigger orifice to burn the same as LP. If the flame won't stay lit I'll drill them out. The cover will need to be removed in the burner box to access the orifices.
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