I am new here, still waiting on admin to let me set up my profile. I am a 30yr old NC native. Grew up just east of Raleigh in Knightdale, NC. I currently reside near Bunn, NC at beautiful Lake Royale. "Gas grill" is a bad word at my house. I have been cooking on a Weber Performer for the past three years and love it. I finally have got me an old pig cooker and I am in the process of converting it to an offset reverse flow smoker. I have lots of questions about smoking. I have mainly used direct heat on my weber, with a few damp chips for flavor. Cooking with just heat and smoke really intreages me. I love nothing more than to tend a fire for 8-14hrs. Yes I guess I'm a pyro, at least that's what my mother-in-law thinks! I can't wait to dig into the forums and learn learn learn, maybe do some comps in a few years! nice to be here.