What Is The Best Barbeque Grill For RVing And Camping?

by Dennis Noon
(Las Vegas Nv)

What is the best bar b que set up for a motorhome?

ANSWER Greetings Dennis thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.

I am really glad that you have asked this question. Barbequing and Grilling goes hand in hand with RVing and Camping. I will tell you up front that our family loves to BBQ while camping. In our almost 3 decades of RVing we have had several different BBQ Grills. Some were good and some were bad. Some were charcoal grills and some were propane grills.
Three years ago I finally found a BBQ Grill that is perfect for our needs and I love it and use it all the time. It's called the Weber Q-100 Portable Gas Grill (see picture to the left).

This little grill is very sturdy and it cooks everything I throw at it. It heats up very quickly and if you like grill marks on your steaks and hamburgers just crank this puppy up to high and it sears the meat to perfection. The heat is adjustable enough to even cook items low and slow.

This grill is the perfect size for us, it has a 189 square inch cooking area which is enough cooking area for a family of four and puts out 8,500 BTUs of heat. The heat that this grill puts out is very even there are no hot or cold spots. The cooking grates are very easy to clean because they are made of Porcelain-enameled cast-iron. These grates are not flimsy like other portable grills that I have used.

The grill can use either 14 oz or 16 oz propane canisters, or you can do as I did and also buy the Weber 6' Adapter Hose For Weber Q Series and hook it up to a 20 lb. propane tank. The grill weighs around 29 pounds and fits perfectly in the storage compartment of our Motorhome. I personally give it a 5 out of 5 star rating and the people that have bought this grill from Amazon.com give it an overall rating of 4 1/2 stars.

Oh by the way if you are a diehard charcoal griller there is also a 280 sq. inch charcoal version of the Weber Q Grill called the Weber Char Q Portable Charcoal Grill, it looks identical to the gas grill but uses charcoal instead of propane.

There are also larger versions of the Weber Q portable Gas Grill; they are the Weber Q 120 Gas Grill which has fold out side work tables, the Weber Q 200 Gas Grill with a 280 sq. in. total cooking area and the Weber Q 220 Gas Grill with 12,000 BTU output. Each grill comes with a Weber Q Cookbook and all of them have a limited 5 year warranty.

My Favorite BBQ Grilling Accessories

Of course there are Weber Q Grill Accessories available, but my favorite BBQ Grill accessory is the Chefs Basics Select 6-Piece Stainless-Steel BBQ Set in Metal Case (pictured at left). I love this grill tool set. The grilling tools work great, the tools are constructed of stainless steel and are easy to clean and most of all they all fit in the sturdy aluminum case.

I cannot tell you how many times in the past that I had to run around the motorhome trying to remember where I put the spatula or tongs so I could start Grilling. Now I just store these tools right next to grill in the motorhome storage compartment, no more hunting before starting to cook.

The set comes with a slotted turner with tenderizer blades and built-in bottle opener, Barbeque fork, tongs, knife, wire grill-cleaning brush, and basting brush. Once you are done with tools you clean them and securely fasten them back in the carrying case; so they don't just rattle around in the storage compartment.

Well now you know what I recommend for BBQing and Grilling while RVing and Camping; now if any of our visitors have some suggestions for you they can add them to this page by clicking on the add a comment link located near the bottom of this page.

Happy RVing, Grilling and BBQing.

RVing Al