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I'd say the only downside to the 22.5 is the amount of extra charcoal/fuel needed. The 18.5 can hold two large pork shoulders and a combination of brisket and ribs depending on how you have things organized. If you really get into smokin then you can always buy another 18.5 or buy the big...

I have an '09 18" and I just bought a 14" terracotta saucer from Home Depot. It fit's perfectly. There is still about a 1/2" clearance between the top of the saucer and the bottom rack. Once I foiled both the water pan and saucer there was about 1/4", but they do not touch.

There are definitely gusts of wind at times. I just don't want to be back on here with a story of how the ladder blew over and took the bullet with it.

About 7 baby back slabs. I'm on the "hook" for part of Christmas dinner so hopefully everything will turn out well. With all of that meat it's taking longer for the temperature to get where it needs to be.

My solution to keep the bullet dry despite rain in December. Now let's just hope I don't have a melted ladder to deal with.

Hey Jason, the last 3 shoulders that I've smoked of similar size took close to 9-10 hours.