My Large BGE is currently at a friends because I'm in a condo and don't have a backyard (it was the wolves that made me move!) so I picked this up as a balcony friendly kamado and it works great for smaller cooks:
https://ca.londonsunshine.com/produc...-13-inch-black
I really like it, though I still prefer the BGE with the extra space it gives and with the accessories which aren't available on a small cooker.
Also, to light charcoal, which I find a pain due to time, I have used a chimney, and the looftlighter (
https://looft.com/products/looft-lighter) but have started to like this more, especially on the smaller grill: (
https://grillblazer.com/products/su-vgun-basic-1) I also use it when I need to brown meats because of cooking method.
With the SV-Gun I have the charcoal ready quicker. I think for the large BGE i'd still use the looftlighter.
I got the Looftlighter at BBQs Galore and the SV gun online, the small kamado online, and the Large BGE at BBQs Galore. The prices of the BGE's seem a lot higher than when I bought at BBQs Galore, but there some very knowledgeable staff there and they always help when I have a BGE issue, even 10 years after buying it. Buy locally at a brick and mortar outfit, in my view.
That price at Costo on the KJ is very attractive even if it doesn't come with support. Half the price of the BGE and the KJ is just as good.