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mmhalkin
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Feb 18, 2014

Gas Grill

We are planning on spending winters in the south (TX). I have a nice gas grill I would like to strap in the back of the pickup so I can use it for the six months we will be in TX. Does this sound feasible? And is a full propane tank a problem?

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    homefor2 wrote:
    I bought a Weber Q about a month ago. Broke off a front leg. Sent away for a new one and after shipping it was about $30. Yesterday my DW bumped the rear leg not very hard and SNAP, off went the back leg. They are like glass. Never again will I buy one of these.

    I own two Weber Q's and they have bounced around in one of my storage bays for many miles. We live in our rv 6-8 months a year and have used one of our Weber Q's several times a week over the past almost 7 years that I have had it. The other one usually sits at home as our 'house' grill except when we are going to race weekends with the coach. I've actually dropped one of the a couple times and I have yet to have anything break. The 'legs' are integral with the frame and I really do not understand how you could break a 'leg' by bumping into it.

    Since the 'legs' are integrated as one piece with the unit frame, I also don't see how you can change one out. :h
  • I bought a Weber Q about a month ago. Broke off a front leg. Sent away for a new one and after shipping it was about $30. Yesterday my DW bumped the rear leg not very hard and SNAP, off went the back leg. They are like glass. Never again will I buy one of these.
  • We have had our full size Vermont Casting grill with us on the road since we left the farm in '06, use it for everything from grilling/smoking to baking pizza. It does pay to have a spare tank tho'.

    Regards
    Gemstone
  • We have a Weber 200 and a 20 lb. tank. The Weber can be rebuilt easily with parts from them, you only need the grille and the burner, ours has gone through it's first rebuild.

    If you ar concerned about carrying the 20 lb. tank safely, bolt one of those "J" style tank holders to the front wall of the pick up box, works well for us.
  • We used our Weber 100 for over 5 years now off #20 tank. The tank last almost a year and we grill a lot!!!
  • Here's our BBQ tools;



    The covered one on the left is our Char Broil Oiless Cooker where we turn out this kind of stuff;



  • I keep a smaller Colman in my storage, cooks just like home.
  • See it all the time. People load their home gas grill to the truck and go camping. I guess they don't have a portable one. Personally we carry our portable Weber. For extended periods of time I have a 2-1/2 gallon tank that hooks the grill and gas stove to for all our outdoors cooking.
  • Why is not feasible? Just make sure it is well secured and go. Why would the propane tank be a problem? Every RV going down the road has propane on board. Just make sure the tank is well secured, and if you are traveling through any tunnels, usually under water, then follow the road signage as propane usually not allowed.

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