Smudge. That looks a fine beer-up-the-chuff device! Good price to. Good job sir.
R280. Having never tried BGE charcoal/briquettes, I cannot comment. But I have always found Weber 240 minutes Long Lasting briquettes more than adequate for my needs for a long cook. I did a 5 hr smoked pork sheet-rib on a 1.5 chimney. (I am not adverse to buying a bag or two of BGE lump and trying it out. And I will. I'm always open for hint/tips etc). That link was superb, just my thing...
(Anorak).
With regards to briquettes living for another day. Close off all vents as soon one is done cooking, and the remaining briquettes extinguish quickly, and can be used for the next grill. (Load them up in the bottom of a chimey, hey presto!).
I'm trying to coax SWMBO that a BGE is a must! But apparently she thinks that having a 57cm Pro/Smokey Joe/Smokey Mountain are sufficient. I have started to use utilise the Smokey Mountain to make my own Biltong. The first two attempts have been not bad at all.
Happy grilling.