BBQ Grill Reviews » portable bbq grill http://grillnerd.com/blog awesome reviews for new and used bbq grills Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:07:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 HotSpot NoteBook BBQ Grill http://grillnerd.com/blog/2010/01/hotspot-notebook-bbq-grill/ http://grillnerd.com/blog/2010/01/hotspot-notebook-bbq-grill/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:40:43 +0000 Dr. Grill http://grillnerd.com/blog/?p=44 I bought this grill for this summers motorcycle camping adventures. I can’t think of a better use for this grill. Narrower main body section gives many options for tying down, and on my bike (a shadow 750) the bottom “foot hole” was able to go over and around my sissy bar and sit on my rack. Pretty sweet. 2 up camping now comes with a BBQ!

The Bad (at least for motorcycle camping):

It is a bit flimsy (but quite stable when open for grilling). With care, I am expecting to get about 50 or so BBQs out of it. After it falls apart I am planning to go to a metal shop in town and have it re-fabricated in some heaver gauge steel. I would be willing to have a little heaver (and smaller) grill for motorcycle camping if it was durable. The grilling surface is large. Expect to need about 3 pounds of charcoal to get it going well, 6 pounds (an entire small bag) of charcoal for a full grill to feed 4+ people. This makes it a requirement to setup camp, and then ride out to get groceries and charcoal. Messy.

I’ve BBQ’d for years and have to say the “action” on this grill is quite good. If you really have a need for an extremely portable grill, I would definitely recommend it. If you are just looking for a smaller grill for car camping or porch cookouts I would recommend the more traditional Coleman and Weber portable grills with a lid and better durability.

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