I always pull my patio table next to the WSM when I smoke. Use two short pieces of wood shoe modling had laying around the house. ALso the table is good to work from with the NU-Temps and basing pots. In fact, I use the two moling pieces, and two more pieces of treated deck bords sawed in about 2' long. When basting two racks of butts, I place an old used towel on the table, put the lid on the modling, and the top cooking grate on the deck boards while I base the lower grate....