Southern Pride smoker question

[Ryan Ko]

I am going to an auction this week that has a southern pride smoke chef electric smoker for sale. Can anyone tell me anything about these? I have been wanting an FEC but am unwilling to spend the money. Would this be a good alternative if I can get it cheap enough? It doesn't look like the wood chips are automatically fed in, but I can't really tell. Any comments are appreciated.

 

[Ian Mack]

I'm not familiar with the model you mention, but I did get a chance to have a really good look at some of thier really big units and was impressed with their build quality.
People I've spoken to in the industry also speak highly of them.

 

[Joe Lanier]

Not sure about that model either, but my dad had a southern pride and it used a fire box that you fed with whole logs. It was a great smoker.