SWMO wrote:
I suppose it depends on what is excessive wind or cold. I really can't say I've a lot of trouble with either. I have set a cooler or something up to block some wind, but I've never had a problem with cold except for one event. We did use our DO in minus 30 a couple of times and had increase the briquettes, but from about 40 up, never a problem.
I've baked biscuits many times in my 12" DO's, one is AL on cool mornings with no problems.
Again I'm not questioning the fact that a cover could be an asset at times, but often enough to offset the price and something else to keep tract of?
Agreed, especially since the DO acts as an oven. There are plenty of multi-taskers that can be used to block the wind without having to buy an extra bit of baggage. The ice cooler is one way. The aluminum flashing I mentioned serves multiple purposes and weighs just about 2 ounces. If you're trying to pare back on the load and save space, items that multi-task are good to keep in mind.