I bought this grill to take with me to the beach.  I lit it on a deck floor and had no issues with wood deck getting too hot (I did put a large aluminum pan under the grill to catch any drippings, though nothing dripped out).  It took a while to light since the lighter was acting a bit odd, but once I got it going it worked nicely.  This grill does not do well in the wind (but weber warns you about that).  The flavorizer cooks food nicely, though there is definately a hot spot on this grill (the side opposite the propane canister).  This grill is very portable and it packs up/travels nicely.  It was a bit difficult finding propane canisters at a variety of stores since I was looking in the camping aisle.  Aparently the smaller propane tanks are in the "blowtorch" section.