We're both getting fed up with our Coleman Road Trip grill. It's a real POS (piece of stupidity). Cheap quality, a few too many bad design features and I'm getting tired of "folding" it up and stuffing it into our pass-through. Dang thing doesn't lay flat on the floor because of the way it's designed and I put a block of sponge foam at each end so it won't slide around which adds to making it harder to stow away.I've read a LOT of folks recommending Weber. Which one to get? The 2-burner would be nice but it looks too big and heavy. A stand would be nice but are okay with using a picnic table and we have a long LP hose (would modify it to run after the regulator at the tanks). Hoping to be lighter than the Coleman if possible.Is the 2-burner model 3200 maybe to big and heavy? Not sure if it can be used without the stand that the Weber's website shows.Or... Is there a good or better alternative to a Weber? I seem to be getting older and am less and less inclined to want to bother with the weight and hassle of dealing with setting up and stowing away a grill. Lighter and smaller overall will be better.

We have a Weber Q (single burner) our daughter gave to me as a Father's Day gift. We've been using it now for about 3 or 4 years and LOVE it!! It's light enough to handle, sets on the picnic table easily, if no picnic table I use the tailgate of our RAM. It's perfect for the two us.Get the "Q", you won't be disappointed. Just my two cents.....Dan

The Weber Q is very popular around here. The 3200 is probably too big for your pass-through. Look at the smaller ones. The smallest one is great for two people. We bought the 200 when we were always taking kids with us. It's just the two of us now with occasional company.I'm curious to see what else is out there also. I have looked at the Camp Chef box as we have a Camp Chef stove.

We have the Weber Q1200 which besides being a bit on the heavy side it has served us well. The best portable grill we have owned that evenly cooks food. Highly recommend.I believe the Weber Q1000 is the same unit less the fold-out work tables and thermometer.

Dumped our Road Trip a year after buying it. Wad a real PTA

Getting rid of Road Trip grill - replace with Weber Q?

Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Oct 12, 2015
Four.
davosfam
Explorer
Oct 12, 2015
How many bone-in ribeyes will fit on a Q1200?
tragusa3
Explorer
Oct 11, 2015
Congrats! I just cooked for the first time on my Q2200 this weekend. Enjoying mine as well. Wish I could have gone with the 1200, but family of 4...
myredracer
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2015
It is with great pleasure that I can now announce to the world that we are proud owners of a brand new Weber Q 1200 grill! :B

We found it on Craigslist locally and still in the box for the equiv. of about $130 US. The going rate in all the big box stores, Amazon, etc. is $199.

Very impressed with this thing, that's for sure. Makes the 'ol Coleman look like junk in comparison (sorry Coleman). Just need to get a full size griddle (#6604) which seems to be no longer made but readily available. Going to convert it to run off the low pressure line under our TT like we have for our Road Trip now.
tragusa3
Explorer
Oct 09, 2015
I think you're expecting too clean. I do the 45 minute cleanup only once a year, maybe twice. I do a 10 minute cleanup every 10-15 cooks.
winpa4k
Explorer
Oct 09, 2015
Anyone use the George Foreman Gas Grill?

It's Storta like the Char-Broil Fire and Ice for the clean up.

Is it short on BTU's 6400

Let me know if you use it.

I have a RoadTrip but the cleanup is terrible. 20,000btu's

It take 45 minutes to break it apart and clean it.

The Weber seems like it would be the same to clean.

Is this a wrong assumption or do I expect the grill to be too clean?
CouchCat
Explorer
Oct 09, 2015
We like our Russell RVQ. Hangs right on the side of the trailer and pulls off the low pressure LP nipple under the coach.
LOFAT36
Explorer
Oct 07, 2015
Well I received my Q1200 today (purple) which we ordered last week. We both love it. Good construction, nice side tables that fold inside the lid to travel. Will slide into the basement on the 5er easily. Fired it up to burn off the new smell and went up over 600 degrees. Way hotter than my BBQTEK 4 burner on the deck could ever come close to. Alas, my bride of 45 years come Friday (yeah I'm a Saint) left town today and won't be back until Saturday and under threat of death I'm not allowed to grill a steak until she's back. Oh well, I have to refill the 20 pounder anyway.
RedRocket204
Explorer
Oct 07, 2015
myredracer wrote:
The only thing I noticed I don't know if I like is the underside of the lid has a rough-cast finish and may be not the easiest to clean?

I suppose that depends on your definition of clean. If you are talking to clean it to a level of looks like new? Yes, it will not clean up like that. The outside cleans up fairly easily and looks nice. Inside... at the end of the season I clean the inside with a pressure washer of course with the propane removed and the propane valve connection tightly covered with the Weber attached cap. I let the grill dry and has always fired right up like it was new... even at altitude :)
crosscheck
Explorer II
Oct 07, 2015
rockhillmanor wrote:
myredracer wrote:
rockhillmanor wrote:
on edit.
They have several models to choose from of these compact grills.Add a griddle for breakfast Full Grill

Brand and model?
Maybe not all Mallwarts carry it?
rockhillmanor wrote:

Between trying to store them flat for traveling and the time to set them up and break them down I just got plum tired of it all. When I pull in after a long day driving the RV I want to eat not spend my time setting up!

That's what we've found after doing our first 3 week road trip. Just a real pain to drag out and setup every day or two. We won't use the cooktop inside for cooking meat or things that will splatter and smell up the inside and except for one layover of a few days, so ended up eating out somewhere all the time.....

miredracer,

I can have my Baby Q with the 20lb tank set up and fired up in less than a minute packing it from the back area of the crew.The 8' hose is always connected to the Weber with a quick connect. There are lighter grills and bottles out there and but I carry the 20# bottle along as it is our spare.
We are on year 5 of the grill and use it almost every day when we are camping.

If you are driving by Coldstream, I have a copy of the go anywhere Weber grill sitting in my shed for the last 5 years gathering dust, the second one that I did not like. The first one rusted out and I had to hold it together with hay wire.I think it still works. It's free and light.

Dave

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