How do I drill holes for metal bar to hang grill

[Caramia]

I have one of those rails that allows you to hang your grill on the side of your camper. It appears to be relatively simple, but how do I know where to drill the holes? Are there studs I need to attach to? and which screws should I use? The bar did not come with any.

[96Bounder30E]

Moved from DIY

[CincyGus]

Buy a foldable table to put the grill on and it will give you much more room and flexibility.

I use a 6' long, 3' wide plastic banquet table that folds in half (3'x3'). I open it up and put my weber Q100 and a two burner coleman propane stove and still have room to put a serving tray and my tongs, spoon for stirring whatever is on the stove. Very nice "outdoor kitchen" which we use all the time instead of the inside kitchen unless it's raining hard enough I can't have the awning open.

[Photog101]

Cara:
I put a propane grill on the side of a motorhome, thinking that it would be great for tailgating parties. Charcoal would have been worse. Way to much heat against the side of the coach and the smoke and grease always made a mess. The inability to move it also proved to be a problem when the wind shifted.

I finally fabricated a bench to utilize the existing brackets and extended the grill away from the coach. I was still was not impressed with my modification.

Lots of better options with collapsible grilles these days.

[mister_d]

We loved using the grill on our previous HTT. We used it almost every night and never had a problem. Our wall was fine and the awning never had grey/black smoke damage. We now bring our full sized Weber which is way better but a bigger PITA.

If you do screw the rail into the wall, you'll definitely want to hit at least one stud. On our current TT, I added a rail so we can hang a shelf (made of countertop). I got the stud locations from the TT manufacturer. Another way to find them is to wake up early in the morning when the dew is on the unit. I'm not sure if a stud finder will work. Be sure to fill your holes will caulk before screws.

[Dtaylor]

Here is a discussion that has been going on about grills in the General RV topics: http://forums.trailerlife.com/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/26947107.cfm

Might give you a little piece of mind about heat and grease concerns

[Housted]

My daughter gave us an RV Que and I use one of these with a hose to the rig...Coleman Stove Stand

Quite stable and works great.

Housted

[Caramia]

I have an outback that has a little "kitchen" on the side. It's really just a double burner and a small sink. Thought that it would be nice for the grill to be mounted next to this, but I guess you all are right. probably more trouble than it is worth. I will just get a table to set it up on instead. Thanks for all your input.

Cara

[Bumpyroad]

ScottG wrote:


I've thought about it and came to the same conclusions.
Plus, the heat gets too close to the RV, I don't wan't more holes and eventually the cheap grade of BBQ will be burned out and discarded and then you have this bracket hanging on the trailer that you don't need.

good reasoning, X2
bumpy

[lpxguy]

Take a look at the setup the Crusader 335BHS has...mounting bracket is attached to the rear bumper and swings around towards the front for use...plenty far away from the coach....can't wait to use mine.

[Tachdriver]

just checked mine, it uses screws but it hits some sort of support.

As far as usage you can still use it without it on the rail.

[ScottG]

downtheroad wrote:
Just another thought...
I wouldn't do it. The fewer holes you have in your rig the fewer places you have for leaks.

I really like the versatility of a free standing grill. I can move it out of the wind, down to the lake or beach, put it on the picnic table, where ever.

If you do drill and mount...it must be done very carefully and very SECURELY so that the heavy grill does not pull/rip away from the wall and damage siding.

Also there are heat concerns from a hot grill and siding..

We had a previous rig with a side mounted grill. I just didn't like it and went with a small Weber Q.

I've thought about it and came to the same conclusions.
Plus, the heat gets too close to the RV, I don't wan't more holes and eventually the cheap grade of BBQ will be burned out and discarded and then you have this bracket hanging on the trailer that you don't need.

[Tachdriver]

Mine was either factory installed or done at the dealer, I believe they are blind rivets, did yours come with fasteners? I have no issues with leaks BTW.

[Bumpyroad]

I just bought a grill that came with that hanging setup. haven't and won't mount my grill on the side of my RV.
heat/grease/holes/want to move it where the smoke doesn't fill up RV, etc.

bumpy

[downtheroad]

Just another thought...
I wouldn't do it. The fewer holes you have in your rig the fewer places you have for leaks.

I really like the versatility of a free standing grill. I can move it out of the wind, down to the lake or beach, put it on the picnic table, where ever.

If you do drill and mount...it must be done very carefully and very SECURELY so that the heavy grill does not pull/rip away from the wall and damage siding.

Also there are heat concerns from a hot grill and siding..

We had a previous rig with a side mounted grill. I just didn't like it and went with a small Weber Q.