Ok so after a year sitting out in the rain and all summer in the heat .. I have had no problems with it no rust inside or no spots welds coming loose . I do clean my smoker after every use nothing special just a lil dish soap and yes I put water the smoker down . After turn it on for a couple of hours nice and dry ready for the next time. I would recommend it to any beginner .

Got mine a couple of months ago. Been cooking briskets and they are coming out awesome from what people are telling me. I'm very happy with this smoker.

This is a basic model but works great. Produces lots of smoke and maintains heat setting for me. Food has been great coming out of the smoker.