The Traeger salesman convinced me to buy a Select Pro on the premise that, despite my concern that a Traeger wasn't right for me, Costco has a great return policy, and to get one and view it as an extended test drive. One month and 50 lbs of pellets and several ribs, chickens and salmon slabs later, I'm pretty convince that at least some Traeger is the right one for me. I'm lovin' the Select Pro -- just don't know if another model would be a better fit . . . I'll start another thread with what's on my mind relative to models. Meanwhile, this has been a great test drive!