You're a better man than me Jason,got up at 6am, started washing,purgeing,crawfish,getting ready for kids,it went on all day. They left at 4 pm, by 7 pm was in bed after taking a big hit of Scotch,WHEW this old man can't take company anymore.
That is my homemade tamper. I had been using the wooden dowel(from slow smoke in Chattanooga)and I had an extra stem lying around, so I added it for ease of handling. I also burned the dowel for a nicer look.