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Rexar5
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Aug 20, 2018
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My backpacking food is pretty much limited to prepackaged freeze dried meals right now :(
But for car camping, I have a little more fun with it. I got a mini webber charcoal grill earlier this summer and it's the shit. I only wish I'd gotten the travel version as it's easier to carry and more compact that what I got (Smokey Joe). But for 30 dollars for the grill and 10 for the small chimney starter, it's not bad. We've grilled burgers, sausages, corn on the cob, and peaches so far, but I know there's a lot of other good stuff that's pretty easy to grill. And these grills can just be set on a picnic table or the ground. Sometimes we'll even roll up and have a quick picnic with them. We had a "ninja barbecue" in a park that took maybe 45 minutes from parking to leaving this weekend while we waited for a ferry. And for breakfast, I have a Coleman propane stove and I'll just make normal breakfast stuff like bacon, eggs, oatmeal, etc.
PS: If you get a charcoal grill, get the damn chimney starter, it's so worth it. I always grilled with gas growing up and the first few times I tried charcoal, I used lighter fluid and it sucked. Starting the coals was annoying and took forever. And it was all really unreliable. Plus it tasted slightly like gas. I was ready to write off charcoal as old tech and give up. But the chimney starter reliably starts plenty of charcoal with nothing but a couple of newspaper pages and some chill time in camp. It requires no attention, beyond the basic attention you'd give to a burning fire to make sure it doesn't catch something. The one that is the right size for the 14 inch kettle I got only cost 10 dollars and it's small enough to fit inside the grill during transport. I also found hardwood briquettes worked better than lump charcoal for me, though lump is more natural and I like the idea of it better.
Aug 20, 2018
vanillagrrl
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Aug 21, 2018
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Rexar5Bonus of carrying your own grilling gear: not relying on campground fire rings in places when there are fire bans in the area. Often you can grill with your own equipment when you can’t burn wood or charcoal in the fire ring. And I second Rexar5’s chimney starter recommendation.
Aug 21, 2018
mdicarlo
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Sep 6, 2018
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Rexar5Totally agree with the chimney starter, that was a revelation for me!
Sep 6, 2018
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