Do you prefer the vertical chamber on your offset?

Hi all,

About to buy my first stick burner and for months have only been considering the ones without a vertical chamber because I don't smoke large quantities and don't want to pay a premium price for the added chamber. But now I've found a great deal on a used cooker that has a vertical chamber. I have no experience with them so.....

If I'm only cooking one hunk o' meat, should I use the horizontal or vertical chamber?

Do cookers with the vertical chamber use a ton more wood because of the extra space to heat, or is it relatively similar fuel usage to maintain once you get your initial temps up?

Can you put a small fire directly in the bottom of the vertical chamber (instead of the main firebox) and use it like a UDS?

What else should I be considering since I have no experience with the vertical offset?

pjtexas1 said:

Depends... Is the vertical over the FB or at the opposite end? Over the FB is more useful to me.

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It is at the opposite end.

pjtexas1 said:

You can either have 2 different temp zones or make a charcoal basket for the vertical end and cook with direct heat for smaller cooks.

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Great, thanks! Is there a way for a guy with no welding skills to make a basket, or would it be better just to order one online?