SV is a great compliment to any delicious meat creations. "Fancy sous vide equipment"... We all have machines that cost a decent chunk of change to make it seem like we're putting chunks of wood on a fire and we can control and monitor that from our couches. It's not like we're above "fancy...
Assembled my rt590 a month ago. In Lansing, Michigan where 24 hrs of rain is not incredibly uncommon. Even smoked pulled pork during a storm. No problem. No water in the pellets. When smoker isn't in in use I cover w rt brand cover.