Everyone who has been beekeeping for any length of time knows there is another company that makes the best smokers. Well after my last one got gunked up and beat up I decided to try out this Hillco smoker and I am impressed! It lights and stays lit like I would expect. It was not overly light or heavy and seems to be the same material and design as the other one. The only think I think that can improve it is to have a little more tube or funnel for the baffle to blow into. If I drop a pine shaving, it can get stuck between the baffle and the hole and stop blowing but that is easy to pull out. Overall, I would buy another one!