Rv bumper grill stand

SgtMark wrote:
Recently saw one at an RV show, and I believe it would be a good addition. I plan on building my own but was wondering if anyone else had built one, if so did you have a preferred design or just built it from measurements off you trailer. Thanks

Sgt Mark

Think the hole thing out first. I have a beautiful looking holding rack for our BBQ. I made a swing away bracket that our Q BBQ sat on. Looked really cool. Strong 1 inch square tubing (thick side wall stuff) Swings out accordion style, mounted on 14 gauge flat metal. Big enough to put BBQ tools on.

Here's what I learned the hard way. First time in use I found out the errors of my ways...

My Q has a plastic or alum frame bracket, even though it looked like stronger metal. Not going to hold up bouncing around. Then we ended up in a spot that barley fit our unit. Guess what? Not enough room to swing out the BBQ. It's back in the back of pick up again.

I love cool RV gadgets, upgrades, mods and things that make RV-ing more fun and easier. The bumper mount grill isn't one of them. Had a close look at one at a recent RV show and can see more negatives than positives. Odors & smoke can be an issue with open doors and windows too.

Our Weber Q on a picnic table or folding table works great and we have a 20' hose to a quick connect under the trailer. I like the look of a clean bumper with nothing on it. We have a BAL spare tire carrier now and the rear looks much better.

Portable grill on table or tailgate of truck.

I'm with the "grill away from the RV" crowd. Just never seemed like a good idea. I carry a round grill mat to put on the picnic table and put the Smokey Joe kettle on that.

We had a grill that hung on the side of our old camper, proably used it a hundred times. No issues,. Our new trailer has an outdoor kitchen with the grill on the bumper, I'll use it the same.