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Posted: 06/02/16 08:03pm

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Shaner,

You will need to removed the propane tanks to have them filled. Maybe start spraying some wd40 or similar now.

For the grill, we have been using a Coleman Roadtrip for 5 or 6 yrs now, maybe longer... Cooking wise it does pretty good. Have a hose adapter for a 20lb tank. Thing I don't care for is the cleanup. It is a little bit of a pain, BUT I never seem to remember to try using water in the pan... Until it is cleanup time! Planning on trying water on our next trip to see if it is any easier. ANother tip that was mentioned to me was using a plastic putty knife for cleanup. Going to give that a try also!

I have seriously been considering a Weber Q to replace the RT, and when members like Jake post about how much more they like the Q over the RT, it makes it hard not to run out and buy a Q!!! Lol

IF you do go for a charcoal grill, I don't see any issues using a chimney starter. Doesn't really smoke anymore than trying to get the coals started in the grill, or a campfire going. And eliminates the need for starter fluid. And then the coals can be used to help start the campfire!

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Posted: 06/02/16 08:23pm

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I've used several different grills. Have a coleman now that runs on the little bottles. I've had two other grills that I simply use my TT propane tanks. Disconnect them from the trailer and bring them over to where my grill is at. Takes like, 1 minute to do it. I timed it because someone else a year or so ago made such a huge deal that it was a royal pain to use the TT tank.

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Posted: 06/02/16 08:33pm

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I took my Davy Crockett GMG in the Memorial Week Trip this year.
It did the chicken very well.
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No question, food tastes better cooked on charcoal.

If you are a weekend warrior getting out the charcoal grill, the charcoal, the lighter fluid, the wait till the coals get hot, the limited control of the heat, the cooling & disposing of the coals etc. is fine. The food sure tastes good.

If you are a multi week or multi month traveler & cook on the grill every night that charcoal grill is going to get tiresome pretty quick.

We are multi month travelers & cook on the grill almost every night. Can't say that hot dogs have ever been on our grill. Hamburgers are rarely done.

Steak, chicken, porkloin even pizza get done on the grill. We don't follow the crowd when it comes to grills. No Weber for us.

The grill of choice is an all stainless steel marine kettle type grill from Magma. No cooking on the ground if no picinc table is available. No burning campground picnic table tops either. We have 3 methods of mounting the grill, clamped to a picnic table seat not using tabletop space, mounted in a fitting in the trailer slide out tray or mounted in a block in the truck reciever hitch.
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Posted: 06/05/16 08:18am

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We have a Green Mountain Davey Crocker pellet smoker. The legs are also used at the carrying handle and it fits just fine in our basement storage. It makes the best smoked meats.

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I've been using Char Broil Grill2Go X200. Selected because it was the largest that would fit in one of my outside compartments. It is the smokiest gas grill I've used-it smokes so much some people chuckle at it. It seems to cook well, and stuff has a good flavor for a gas grill. So far it has been sturdy. Weak point with them is supposedly the gas regulator.
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Webber Q, never go camping without it.

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Posted: 06/05/16 09:46am

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Bears Den wrote:

Webber Q, never go camping without it.

I too love my Q1200

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