Grill Transportation
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Topic: Grill Transportation
Posted By: TheFornstars
Subject: Grill Transportation
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:01pm
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I use charcoal for cooking at home, specifically a 22" Weber Kettle. Does anyone else take one of these camping? I am trying to figure out the best way to transport one of these to from the campsite. My tow vehicle is a Chevy Tahoe and would like avoid it being loaded inside the vehicle or the Pod. Does anyone happen to know the load capacity for the rear hitch? My plan for now is to move the spare to tongue and design a small rack for the back hitch. Does this plan seem feasible from a structural stand point?
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:10pm
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The load is 150 lbs provided that the weight is close to the R-Pod as in the spare or the FR approved bike rack. I did have a cargo carrier on the back for a bit which I used to carry items totaling much less than 150 lbs. I did not weigh things, but I think I was probably about 75 lbs. It did okay. I did worry when we hit some big bumps whether it would hold or not. The spare is returned to its original position and what I carried on the rack now gets carried in the bed of our Frontier. An alternative is to look for the Stromberg Carlson Trailer Tray which mounts to the A frame at the front of the R-Pod. That is a much better place for cargo. You can see it in action in my mods (link in signature). Either Amazon or eTrailer.com are good places to check. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:20pm
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Welcome to the forum. We carry a Webber Smokey Joe. It's a table top version of the ubiquitous 22" Webber that I cook on as often as possible, even occasionally in the snow. If you take out the two grills pieces in side and invert the lit, then put the grills on top of the lid, it fits nicely under the seat in the dinette area. At least it does in our 172. We store a big bag of charcoal in the rear storage area. I also carry a small propane torch that I use to light the charcoal. [I don't like the flavor of lighter fluid in my food.] One nice thing about the Smokey Joe is that you can balance it on top of a lot of the grills on the fire rings, put it in the fire ring, or put it on the picnic table. And it's easy to pack up and store when you're finished with it. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:23pm
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I have never tried to take a large kettle with us camping. we do carry a Weber Smokey Joe.. but use it rarely now days. A couple years ago we started carrying a Green Mountain Grills Davy Crockett. It is the very best cooking appliance for camping ever invented in my humble opinion. We did 10 days at the beach in SC last year, 4 adults, two campers, at least 90% of all our cooking, breakfast, lunch and dinner, was done on that little pellet grill. ------------- |
Posted By: TheFornstars
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 3:02pm
I use a Weber 22" Kettle exclusively at home coupled with a couple accessories that allow me to go low and slow and/or sear. I would like to keep this ability at the campsite. Before going to a smaller grill, I am going to explore my options. It will be more help if I actually had the trailer, but the pick up day is this weekend.
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Posted By: TheFornstars
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 3:03pm
That Green Mountain grill looks nice. How hard on the battery is that grill?
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 3:09pm
Very low draw. We used it off grid for a week, along with everything else, didn't feel it was drawing hardly much at all. When up and running, it's a computer fan, a very small auger motor, and the brain. It draws a bit more during startup, but that only takes about 2 minutes for the hot rod to get the pellets lit. I have never put a DMM on it, but doubt it's more than an amp when cooking. ------------- |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 3:21pm
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That looks like a really nice unit, but it's a little costly for retired folks like me. At 13X the price of the Smokey Joe, I'll mess with the charcoal. Since we don't have the lotteries here in Nevada I'll never get rich (the casinos here have lousy odds and you come out smelling like an ash tray). ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 3:24pm
I don't want to post what we paid for our Smokin' Brothers pellet grill we use at home.. but it was.. more. Oh, and I are a retired folk too.. (but she isn't  ) also, it seems to me, that, out in the west, you guys run into "no open fires" restrictions way more often then us back east, and I am not sure how the forest service handles a Weber.. but that may be exactly why you carry it.. but if not, the GMG is a completely enclosed flame.. as are all pellet grills. ------------- |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 4:47pm
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In three years we have owned Pod, we have never used the stove. A Weber Q that fits in rear storage, a two burner hotplate and the micro. OR cold lunches. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: texman
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 5:32pm
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check out the Cobb ovens. Very nice charcoal setup, versatile and uses very little charcoal. You can grill, steam, griddle, cook a whole chicken, pizza whatever.
------------- TexMan 2015 182g 2018 Sequoia http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9122&title=texman-182g-mods - TexManMods |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 5:59pm
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With the R-Pod, I put my Weber Q (propane) into a large black trash bag, and put it into the camper. I never had a problem with smells. I always made sure to remove the disposable grease pan before transporting.
For the R-Pod, I bought a Y-adapter for my propane tank so I could didn't need small 1 pound bottles. I connected directly to the 30 pound tank. On my new trailer, I am having an outdoor propane quick connect installed on the entry way side for connecting to simplify it. I still will have to wrap the grill in a large plastic trash bag. I like the idea of storing it somewhere else, but there is no pass through storage or under carriage storage, so inside it goes. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: codycountry
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 6:10pm
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This charcoal and firewood (and even propane if you want to add that option) grill rides in a protective bag, collapses for storage, and fits easily under the dinette seat in our 2013 177 Hood River. If you get one I recommend you purchase the lid for it as well. Really cool design and works great. I try to minimize what I pack into the pod, yet have highly functional accessories for the pod, since it is that itself. Happy camping. https://volcanogrills.com/volcano-2.html |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 6:25pm
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Toolman John,
+1 - I do pretty much the same. Only difference is I have the CAMCO port adapter that allows for a grill or other propane device to be added to existing tank and an additional tank added not mounted on trailer, so I have capability of dual tanks without a double tank mount. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: TheFornstars
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 9:20am
| Thanks all for the suggestions. I am trying to not use propane for cooking. This is just personal preference. I would like to keep the same cooking style/options that I have at home, whether that be smoking a rack of ribs, reverse searing a tri-tip or roasting a chicken. When I get the trailer I will see what kind of space I can have for the kettle. |