Back in the old days, when I was using my Weber Smokey Mountain, my neighbor asked me to let them know when I would be smoking. They would hang their clothes to dry on a clothes line, and didn't want their clothes to smell like BBQ. My response was, why wouldn't you want your clothes to smell like BBQ? I consider that an advantage. Not so much an issue with the SI. I don't bother to tell them anymore. But when I go to sleep, and my pillow smells like BBQ from the day before...I am happy.