Congrats on the beautiful choice. I was going to get the Stampede myself, but chose a different pellet unit. I think you're going to be very happy with that smoker/grill.
I can't answer your question about the time frame of LTL shipping. I'm awaiting the same fate myself. Coincidentally enough, mine is LTL too, heck--I had to ask the forum what that meant!
I hear ya on the disassembly/sniff experience. I'm smoking some chicken wings today on my "old" Visions grill. It's like the Big Green Egg, just about half price and better, IMO.
Welcome to the forum! Keep us posted on any detail (unboxing, video, seasoning, first cook, etc.) of your recent purchase.
Call me a fanboy, but I think pellet smokers are the holy grail. Yeah, I'm biased, but when I see videos of Aaron Franklin telling his audience to "sit tight" for 16 hours and crack a beer; it's a bit unrealistic.
The whole "set it and don't worry about it" premise of pellet smokers REALLY turns me on.