Big_Eddy,
Been looking at your block arch tutorial.
I will have to get serious in building a better one after this season is over.
This is my 2nd year on the block arch - built with the cinder blocks with holes in them.
Problem is that they crack a lot quicker and this year we really screwed up the setup.
Totally not level and there are gaps in lots of places.
So I am getting smoke from every crevice as well as the between the steam pans ad also between where the lip of the pan sits on the blocks. Most un enjoyable as I am smelling smoke all day long instead of sweet sap.

ANYHOO, my question is this - do you get smoke escaping between the bottom of your pan as it sits on top of the blocks? Trying to figure out what I can do to improve my setup this season, short of taking my setup apart... I already have the beginnings of a cinder cemetery.