Good to see another Big Ron fan. His rubs are excellent IMO.
Try emailing him, he may be having problems with the site.
bigron@bigronswebsite.com
or
r_garcia76@hotmail.com
Thew WSM looks to be built a lot better. How do other companies get away with creating a similar unit, (2 grates, water pan)? Is this set up not copy righted by Weber?
Try using a heat sink like a clay saucer. Probably want to start closing the bottom vents at 175. Also what has worked for me is starting with the 3 bottom vents at 50% open only. Then once i get to about 175 I reduce them all to 25% open. Then when it gets to 200 I close one completely and...