Jim Corwin, attended my first competition in 1982 as a spectator at the Lenexa BBQ and judged the next two years worked as a team grunt and Jr. cook for 23 years. My son and now grandson have had are own team for the past 10 years. We cook on 2 Traeger Texas Smokers and occasionally 2 WMS. I am located in Lenexa, Ks and my son is in Lantana, Tx and we cook in 2 to 3 contests a year.