Gary, I’d offer this concerning a grill, and possibly a dedicated smoker...either get a Weber Performer 22” with the gas manifold in it, uses the little 1lb cylinders, it’s only to get the charcoal going, it serves no other purpose, then shut it off, to get your coals going in the coal holders...just beats the hell out of a charcoal chimney starter and a couple of pieces of newspaper...or get a 26” Weber kettle.
Then, buy a WSM, Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5”. You’ll be set for anything you want to grill or smoke. They also make a 14” and 18” version of the WSM. You can walk with both Performer grill/22.5” WSM smoker for less than a grand. There’s nothing you can’t handle with both of these. And they are fine grilling/smoking machines.
I been doing this stuff for decades now...and if I had to do it all over again, the aforementioned is the way to go. And I’ve got Traegers, Smoke Hollows, Weber Genesis II LX’s, Brinkmann offset barrel pits, etc. The Weber’s are solid built, good machines.