I had one for many years and smoked some amazing meats. Learned the do's and dont's of it. All I had was charcoal and hickory chips. Really learned about low and slow and unless grilling, never put the meat over the fire. Throughout the whole learning process even the Faux Pas' were pretty good. Used it so much the grill portion finally wore out and fell apart. Tried to contact PK in Jacksonville, Ar. but they were out of business by then. Saw one at a hardware store in Gulf Shores couple of yrs. ago and the price was similar to the one quoted by the OP. I think mine was about $20 in mid 60's. Miss Sue ended up using each half for planters for several yrs. Finally got a "Real Smoker" with the firebox on the end. Did a wonderful job also but took a team of mules to move it.
Thanks for the memories.
Dave