If we were some place for a couple of days, we would use it. We are cautious and always wanted to make sure that the fire was out so we would not use it on just an overnight stay, we stored ours in a clothes basket and it was easy to get in/out. The stand could be made smaller by loosening a couple of screws. We now have a green Mountain Davey Crockett pellet grill. To us, it imparts great smoky flavor to our meats, for steaks, we smoke them for 30 minutes at 180 degrees, remove them from the smoker, and then crank it up to 550 degrees and finish cooking, Makes a wonderful steak.