I want to get a durable grill that I can cook with over a camp fire. What are you happy with?
Best Camping Grill????
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There's no way in hell that I'd ever eat from one of those spare tire grills. All kinds of heavy metals end up on roads and that stuff is making its way up onto your spare tire and embedding in the sticky fats on the grates. They also look like crap. No thanks. 
Honestly, any grate off any small grill will work just fine. We used a grate from one of our Snow Peak grills to cook on recently. This was in the Deep Creek Mountains of Utah, where there were plenty of rocks around. We just stood up some stones and put the grate over that and shoveled coals underneath. It worked perfectly.
Peter Matusov had a nice folding grill that was fairly cheap. Maybe he will post up on here with details.
Here's the Snow Peak grate:
Honestly, any grate off any small grill will work just fine. We used a grate from one of our Snow Peak grills to cook on recently. This was in the Deep Creek Mountains of Utah, where there were plenty of rocks around. We just stood up some stones and put the grate over that and shoveled coals underneath. It worked perfectly.
Peter Matusov had a nice folding grill that was fairly cheap. Maybe he will post up on here with details.
Here's the Snow Peak grate:
That is what I suspected as far as crap sticking to that Frontrunner grill. Perhaps a cheap Weber replacement grill and a few rocks may be the answer.
I use one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001OPHA0S/
If I am car camping I use cast iron on the coals mostly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001OPHA0S/
If I am car camping I use cast iron on the coals mostly.
I've tried a Colman gas grill. Hated using it because of the mess after.
I have a Volcano BBQ thing, that I actually like a lot, but the problem is that you really have to wait a while to let it cool down or burn out before you can pack it, so it is no good for stopping for lunch on the trail, or for breakfast, if you are packing up after. Also, it is starting to rust because really, the metal can't handle the heat of charcoal. Most metal really can't unless it is thicker than what you really want to carry.
For the same reasons I'm worried about the one that a lot of people have that fits on the spare tire. I hate to buy something like that only to get burnt steak fat all over it, then to let it hang there in perfect view of everyone who ends up behind me on the road.
So I now do like what others are saying -- just a simple grill that you can set right over the open fire/coals. I'd say it's probably worth the money to get something that is ceramic coated so it is easy to clean. And the heavier the steel, the better. I've been impressed by the grill on my Traeger, and they can be purchased individually.
I have a Volcano BBQ thing, that I actually like a lot, but the problem is that you really have to wait a while to let it cool down or burn out before you can pack it, so it is no good for stopping for lunch on the trail, or for breakfast, if you are packing up after. Also, it is starting to rust because really, the metal can't handle the heat of charcoal. Most metal really can't unless it is thicker than what you really want to carry.
For the same reasons I'm worried about the one that a lot of people have that fits on the spare tire. I hate to buy something like that only to get burnt steak fat all over it, then to let it hang there in perfect view of everyone who ends up behind me on the road.
So I now do like what others are saying -- just a simple grill that you can set right over the open fire/coals. I'd say it's probably worth the money to get something that is ceramic coated so it is easy to clean. And the heavier the steel, the better. I've been impressed by the grill on my Traeger, and they can be purchased individually.
Brilliant! I love the grill on my Traeger and a replacement is $40.
http://www.traegergrills.com/shop/parts/grilling-grates/lil-tex/HDW195.html
I want to get a durable grill that I can cook with over a camp fire. What are you happy with?
This seems like the best bet for cooking over a fire. You can fold the legs up if needed.
rocky
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To go along with your grille, you might want a table. I get this idea, but give that tire steps are under $30 each, reckon it wont be long until someone steps in with a knock off at under $50. http://www.tailgatertiretable.com/index.php
rovercolorado
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That's a cool idea. Adding this to my short list of wants for the summer.
roverrange
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https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Mount-Stainless-Campfire-Cooking/dp/B00OI7IL9S
Brai from front runner. Works great and mounts to spare tire. After it has cooled down that is...
Brai from front runner. Works great and mounts to spare tire. After it has cooled down that is...
roverrange
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So easy to use and mounts outside the truck so you don't have to worry about cleaning it perfectly when you are done. What part about a metal grate doesn't make sense to use as a grill? I have seen people grill on metal fencing before. Not that it is a good idea but the general concept of having something metal that is offset from the fire is pretty basic.
It's gross. I don't want road grime mixing with fat and getting cooked into my steak. It's also really ugly and doesn't match the look of the Defender.
It also solves a problem that doesn't exist: grill storage. There are plenty of ways to carry a grill that don't involve hanging it off the back of the truck like some kind of greasy trophy.
Chris has some axe to grind with the Frontrunner grill, but I do agree with him. No reason to do anything but brush your grill off, put it in a bag if you need to, and slip it in beside or on top of or underneath everything in the truck. I know ...first hand... that some trucks leak enough oil that it gets in the turbulence behind the Rover and swirls around and sprays the back of the truck with black specks of used oil. No reason to have that on your steak. And no reason to pay the price for it that they are asking.
roverrange
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I am not sure that anyone recommends cooking directly on the grate. Normally put down aluminum foil or cook steak in a lodge cast iron. I sense the hate for this grill though. Sorry, but I like it and plenty of other people do too.