What kind of BBQ?

shooter wrote:

huntr70 wrote:We use a Coleman Roadtrip and it works very well.

Breaks down and cleans up easily.


Steve

We also.

Same here. It puts out a lot of hear, even if you are running it off the small camp stove bottles. It is also easy to clean; our number one priority.

Because of limited storage space in our previous 5'R we went smaller than what most of you are talking about. We tried several of the cheapies with no satisfaction. Finally went to Weber gas go-anywhere. It had good reviews in consumer reports and I believe in Trailer Life. It ranked up with the bigger and more expensive ones. It is a small table top, not cast constructed, but ours has a good burner and regulator which is really essential to cooking on the small units. Normally I only cook for 2, and it is adequate in size. It will work for 4 as well. I do not think this grill will work well where one needs to more cooking time/slow cooking ribs, etc.

Glenn, we too, do a lot of cooking over the open fire, usually with grates, or dutch oven. We definitely try to keep the grandkids involved with that type of cooking, when they are along. Haven't used a tripod in a long time. We frequently have fire restrictions in our area and that can limit our fire cooking. Also getting older and cooking at table top height is much easier.

retired2 wrote:Glenn, we too, do a lot of cooking over the open fire, usually with grates, or dutch oven. We definitely try to keep the grandkids involved with that type of cooking, when they are along. Haven't used a tripod in a long time. We frequently have fire restrictions in our area and that can limit our fire cooking. Also getting older and cooking at table top height is much easier.

I hate running in to fire restrictions, it happened to us two years ago in the Dakotas (North & South). The only other time I remember was at a provincial campground near Jasper, AB in 2004 where we made the mistake of having a full hook up site for the pop up we had then. We needed the electricity for the air mattress!

We have a dutch oven, but have not used it a lot because we feel tied to the site with that method.

Thanks everybody! I went with a stainless model from Wally world and let me tell you................... worst dicision I ever made! That's what I get for being in a hurry (and not being prepared!).

Thing wouldn't work with my "Extended stay" propane hose! Had to go back to Wally world and buy the "adapter". It was another hose ($15) that actually allowed propane to flow to the grill. My oother hoses worked on my lanterns and the coleman stove but not this thing? And to top it off, the cooking surface grill was made where the bars ran from left to right and not front to back!!! Everytime I went to flip something the spatula (sp? ) would slide under the bars. ugh!

Anyway, that BBQ is a goner! Was looking at the Camp Chef 3 burner (behemoth of a grill ) and the BBQ box that goes along with it...... not to keen on the idea of having to set up 100#'s of BBQ each trip.

Thanks again! Look for my other post about how the first outing went! Let's just say my name said it all........

Glen. I appreciate the time involved in dutch oven cooking. Often we take charcoal and set up the oven in the evening to cook a cake or cobbler while we enjoy the campfire. Then have a nice dessert before going to bed. Would even be better if we had scruffy and tator's ice cream cans Anything left over makes for a great breakfast

retired2 wrote: Often we take charcoal and set up the oven in the evening to cook a cake or cobbler while we enjoy the campfire. Then have a nice dessert before going to bed. Would even be better if we had scruffy and tator's ice cream cans Anything left over makes for a great breakfast

I like that! Will have to suggest it to DW.

We take our mini Big Green Egg. There's only two of us so it's just the right size.

Freedom, whats the weight on that mini?
We have a Primo Kamodo Oval, at home and love it i would love a mini for the camper.

huntr70 wrote:We use a Coleman Roadtrip and it works very well.

Breaks down and cleans up easily.

Be careful of that one, we have it's sibling the Roadtrip LX (won it in a raffle, so the price was right! ) and when we cooked some brauts on it , the grease caught on fire, no big deal, usually. So, the brauts are done, I turn off the burners (and the valve at the propane tank) and I close the lid to keep the flames down and go over with the family to eat. When I'm cleaning up, I go over to the grill, open it up and I see this:



The heat of the fire actually melted the aluminum grate!

DW calls Coleman and is politely told that you are not supposed to use the grill with the lid closed. Didn't we read the warnings in the directions? (you've got to be kidding me!) My wife just happens to have them in front of her (she plans for everything, that's why I have her deal with stuff like this, she's so good at it) and asks for the page number since she can't find the warning. Then the rep says that we must have the old instructions. So my DW, god love her, asks what the rep is going to do, and after some pointed commentary, the rep relents and says that she'll send out a replacement grate.

The thing that gets me is that the grate has not been redesigned, it's still made of that lightweight aluminum. I also can't believe that a grease fire put out enough heat to melt aluminum.

Anyway, the point is, be careful with the Coleman RoadTrip.

bags24 wrote:Freedom, whats the weight on that mini?
We have a Primo Kamodo Oval, at home and love it i would love a mini for the camper.

The mini weighs 30lbs. And has a 9 or 9 1/2 inch grate. Pretty small but for us two it will work.
The small has a 13 inch grate but it's kinda heavy at 65lbs. We've got a large and small at home and take the mini camping. Here's a pic.

We also have the Coleman roadtrip the one with the blue lid. It cleans easy, and we run it off of are on board tank with a extend-a stay hose setup. Very nice setup for camping.