Its got a freaking built in thermomerter,sweet! Im a bit jealous. I think i got coals to fire up my beers this year. i got some captin america fleece pajama pants too, what?! I definatly want one of those,does it have a screen? Oh god please tell me it dosent.
Bah, 8 gallons is at least 2 gallons too small IMO/IME. Of course, I'm typically starting the boil with 8+ (more often in the area of 9) gallons (ending up with 6.5-7 gallons going into fermenter). If you can work with an 8 gallon kettle, then it's a good score for you.