Mmmm… Burgers on the grill, BBQ chicken over charcoal… can’t you just smell it? For many RVers, cooking outside at the campsite is one of the joys of camping. A few pine needles dropping into your beverage of choice from the trees above never hurt anyone, right?
The worst is when you’re sitting at your campsite, just before dinner, and your neighbor starts grilling burgers or BBQ chicken and the smell starts to waft its way over. Then you really start drooling!
Do you carry a portable grill with you on your RV trips? If you do, what type is it? Please tell us in the poll below.
Oh, and if you missed Gail Marsh’s article last week about the best tin foil packet meals (they’re so easy to make!), check it out here. Happy grillin’!
A small Coleman tabletop hooked up to a 10lb propane tank. Great for cooking bacon and eggs in the morning, otherwise I use the handmade grill over the fire ring to cook everything else (steaks, burgers, dogs).
Sounds similar to the one I have. It has a grill and side burner I just use the 1lb tanks with it though.
A cheap Box Grill and the 10# LP Tank. Gathering the parts so I can hook it up to the Coach system directly.
Weber Baby Q, serving us well for 13+ years now. We use an extend-a-stay adapter and a long hose so we can run it off of the RV tank and not have to carry anything else.
I have one of the original Weber Q100, aka, Baby Q that I carry in my moho. Bought it when they were first introduced. I own an RV pad in the rural area of Rockport, TX and have a Weber Q 1000 there in my shed. Oh, for home, I use a Weber Spirit that I have had over 10 years.
Weber Smoky Joe 14”. Charcoal is the only way to grill!
With you Andy! Baby charcoal Weber. Except now some parks don’t even allow charcoal fires. That puts a crimp in our menu!
Nothing worse than a crimp in your menu, eh, Thom? 😆 Have a great day! 😀 —Diane at RVtravel.com
Colman NXT200 I can change out to grill, griddle or a wire insert so I can use pots or pans.
We use a Fox Outfitters folding stainless steel charcoal grill and charcoal starter cubes. Everything except the charcoal fits into a 19×7, 2 inch thick bag. The square grill top is13x13.
As there is no choice for “other”, I did not vote. I carry a small pellet smoker grill. It’s designed for tailgating so it’s small enough to fit in one of the basement compartments and will operate on 110 or 12 volts. The voltage is needed to operate the auger that feeds the pellets.
a teeny tiny RVQue came with the travel trailer.
Switching out my Coleman grill for a Blackstone griddle this year.
Same here. Dual burner…dual controls…dual temp cooking.😉
Coleman Sportster. Cant leave home without it. Sometimes we also use it at home when it’s just the two of us and I dont want to use our big outdoor smoker/grill, or it’s too windy. Great little grill and the cooking plate fits in the dishwasher.
I have an outdoor kitchen but I do carry a propane grill that I won at a raffle. It has been so long since I have seen it, not sure of name brand.
I take both a Lodge Cast Iron Sportsman’s Grill and a propane tabletop griddle for cooking breakfast.
We have a Cobb charcoal grill. It only needs 10-12 briquettes to feed a family. It’s also cool to the touch, so we can safely put it in a table while cooking.
We carry a propane grill, been to TX once and FL twice and used once.
We carry a Mini Big Green Egg. Clean up is easy!
I have a Weber Smokey Joe charcoal grill that I have used for at least 20 years. I also have a 17″ Blackstone propane griddle that I carry. I do also have a mini Big Green Egg but only used it once and don’t carry it most of the time.
If I can’t cook on the open fire then I want charcoal.
Do you carry a portable grill on your RV trips? If so, what type?
We use a Weber electric grill and it works great. No charcoal or propane onboard.
Everything we cook is done over a fire unless there’s an abundance of wind or rain. In that case we break out the trusty (20+ year old) Coleman.
Small Nexgrill, converted from small bottle to plug into the coach propane system. We have been using it for 4 years
I answered no but if we’re staying in the same spot for a week we’ll sometimes carry a grill for steaks. For one or two night stops and anything but steaks, a grill is too much trouble.
Cabelas griddle/grill portable. If can’t do cooking outside what’s the point of camping.
We are using a propane grill that was first purchased about 1986 and has been used ever since. I rebuilt it in the late 90’s, built a new burner out of S/S and have washed it after every trip. I carry small 1lb bottles that are stored outside of our t/camper and refill each by weight when needed. It has seen a lot of cooking on the grill surface over the years.
Cabelas it’s now labeled Blackstone. Have had for some years. If you’re not grilling your not camping.
You left out “Pellet Grill” as a choice. There are several small pellet grills on the market to choose from these days. I have one and am starting to see more of them in campgrounds. They require 120V AC power but the power draw is only about 400W during the relatively short ignition phase and then about 50W to run the pellet auger and the electronics. A small hand held inverter is sufficient to power them if no AC power is available.
We always have our small table top Coleman propane grill with side burner. Sometimes I will carry the Weber Smokey Joe if we have a pre-planned day trip that involves grilling.
Edited to add: We almost always cook over the open fire, the grills are only for trips away from the campsite.
When we had our business back in the day, we sold gas grills along with other products. Our top of the line back then was Ducane and Firemagic. When we purchased our first RV back in the 70’s, we ended up with a cheap grill in my opinion and suffered with it’s setbacks, etc. Later in the early 2000’s and till this day, our go to grill is the Weber Q2000. Awesome grill with great results. Now we also carry the 22 inch Blackstone Grill and between the two, I do a lot of out door cooking! Yum, yum!
We use a small Weber Kettle and charcoal. After the briquettes are through smoking, we apply smoking chips of various flavors and then the meat. Depending upon the meat, we may close the lid to retard flame but keep enough air flow to hold temperature. Yum.
😀 I can taste it Ray!
We have an external propane hook up via hose for our CW grill. It’s small and fits in its own carry bag when not being used. It was hard finding any grill without a regulator due to the coach’s regulator. It takes about 30 minutes to cook a burger and hot dog. Tried adjusting the burner cover but no luck. Now I have a 20 pound door stop. Any takers???
We use a Weber Q 1000, I removed the regulator on the grill (it screws in and has 1/8″ pipe threads) and installed a male quick coupler that matches the coupler on the end of the hose I use to attach to the pre plumbed outlet on coach. I have had this setup for about 10 years now and very happy with it. I also took the old regulator and added a female quick coupler fitting so that I could use it as designed for attachment to other propane sources ( small 1 lb. disposable bottle or larger propane portable tank) as well.
We have a Smoke Hollow. It’s a few pounds lighter than the Weber it replaced and I like using much more. When I bought it the price was around $75- they’re now around $100 or so.
Weber Q , Weber 18” kettle & grill grate for fire pit. Have a camp chef but it’s just to large & heavy.
In the past I only did fire pit cooking but due to firewood restrictions went to charcoal.
We use one from Costco, it works great for us. But usually use the campfire. We build the fire pit oblong, one end for cooking & the other for light & heat. We have a large 24″ X 48″ grill for cooking, it’s used by several people at a time. We camp with several members of our Jeep club, usually in the boonies so not to bother others with the delicious smell of our cooking.
Snoopy
Electric
You left out another alternative.
I have a Traeger Wood Pellet grill. works as a grill, an oven, and a smoker all in one.
Love it!!
I have a large heavy Traeger at home for pork butts and baby back ribs capable of 30 lbs at a time that is an awesome smoker, but didn’t know Traeger made one small enough for travel. I will definitely need to look in to a portable Traeger.
Weber for charcoal, propane grill that ties into the RV system.
Wishin’ we had a Blackstone flat grill, but can’t justify cost/use for 2 people.
My usual grill is a tabletop electric grill. It is a Wally-world special and has served us well for around 5 years thus far … not bad for a $35 investment! My favorite feature is the ease of tearing it down to clean it after cooking 10lbs of chicken leg quarters. I store it in a garbage bag in the under the bed storage area.
That’s what we use too Jim – it is excellent with an easy clean-up surface. Used ours about 8 years now – highly recommend it. Electric plug disconnects so it can be submerged too!
We use a Coleman Road trip. It works great and is easy to fold down into its carry case
Weber Q…cooks perfectly and quickly
We have a TT with an out door kitchen with a 2 burner stove that I use a cast iron smooth griddle to cook on. We also have a Weber baby Q for grilling hamburgers, hotdogs, etc. Both tie into the gas lines in the TT. Been cooking that way for several years.
While I much prefer charcoal over propane, we found several years ago that many camping areas do not allow any kind of “open flame” other than propane. Even statewide rules in some cases! We had my trusty and much loved charcoal grill with us – and couldn’t use it. Had to make a quick trip to Wally World on our way to the next camp and bought a cheapo gas grill – which turned out to work pretty well. Just yesterday I bought another gas grill (again at Wally World) which is smaller in footprint. No huge carry handles sticking out on two sides and the propane connector sticks out less as well. The issue is how much room I have in the bed of our tow vehicle.
Before sinking to Wally World I first checked Home Depot and Lowe’s, and then Sportsman’s Warehouse. They just didn’t have one that made sense to my situation. Darned Wally World had the one I needed. Drat.
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do, Tommy. 🙄 I’m glad you found one, and hope it works well for you. Have a great day! 😀 —Diane at RVtravel.com
Needed another option as we carry a pellet grill that runs on electricity and cooks the food with wood smoke from the pellets.
Ditto.
I have a small Weber charcoal grill. Even throw the griddle on it to make eggs or pancakes. Sometimes I use it for a campfire. I also have a single burner propane stove but have never used it. The only fire restriction in the northeast is no outside burning until mid May but burning wood in a BBQ is OK.
You forgot electric and woodfire grills. Best steaks are charred over a open woodfire grill. Yup, I’m one of those, I carry 5.
Missing one option. Some of us have pellet grills or other types of small smokers.
We carry a 22” dual burner Blackstone griddle and added the optional hinged top and canvas cover.
We carry a propane-powered Weber grill.
Actually I carry a Traeger PTG Smoker Grill that’s hardwood fired, I’ve got smoked chicken down to near perfection and I’m working on Ribs and I’m going to try a small Turkey next Thanksgiving.
Charcoal 100% for us. Small kettle grill when just us, large kettle grill for groups & sometimes even the full size smoker. Love that DH does the mains while traveling….