only got $1200-#1500

Next year I plan on entering a few BBQ competitions in my local area. I atended my first comp. a few weeks ago and sampled ribs and pork but from most of the teams. WOW can these guy's cook!!! That said I like how my Q may potentally stack up and I am very excited to give competition Q a whirl next year. Here is my delima. I currently use a #7 kamodo to cook on at home and there isnt a chance in &$# that I am going to atempt to transport that 600 pound cooker. I only want to spend about 1200-1500 on a cooker for these events if possible. I am leaning towards buying a few WSM but would like to here from the Bretheren on how to spend my $$$ and get the most bang for my buck.

Thanks in advance to all that reply.

Wsm

Sounds like the WSM is the way to go. I will most likely purchase a 18 inch first to play with before I buy multiple cookers. I am sure it will take some time to get used to but with the amount of people I see using these I cant imagine the learning curve being too long? One question I do have is does the WSM hold enough fuel to cook a Brisket or do you need to ad some to complete the cook? Looks to be bit of a pain if you need to ad water or fuel during the process. Any thoughts on this?