Portable Gas BBQ Grills for Camping or Tailgating

These portable gas grills, great for either camping or tailgating parties, make a super addition to either activity. Ranging in size from very small to nearly home grill size they are easy to transport and a major improvement over other methods of cooking.

What tailgate party is complete without a grill of some kind? Ordinary gas bbq grills intended for home use are cumbersome and awkward to carry, but one of these portable grills can serve the very same purpose for either large or small groups. Folding to a size and weight that makes them easy to load in your vehicle as well as carry by hand, they are perfect for a tailgating party at the football game.

As a camping supply they are more than adequate; they are perfect. Although my own "camping" is done from an older motorhome I have fixed up, I have a portable gas grill that lives in the storage compartment and comes out whenever we camp for more than a single night. I much prefer cooking outside the motorhome and have installed a separate connection to my permanent propane tank so that I can connect the gas grill to the motorhome propane supply with an 8' hose. A longer hose is possible, but my own propane tank is under the awning, where I want the grill to sit anyway. No more small tanks that last only a meal or two. A second option is a hose that will connect directly to a regular 20# propane such as is used by the home grill. For tent campers (no backpackers!) the grill can then be connected to a large propane tank carried along, or to the removable tanks on most camping trailers.

There is a wide range of sizes and prices available today for portable gas bbq grills, from grills just big enough to cook a few hamburgers to those capable of handling a large family. All use the small propane tanks available nearly anywhere camping supplies are sold or with adapter hoses to permit refillable cylinders to be used.

The coleman road trip gas grill is one of the larger portable gas grills, with an open style of grilling rack listed at 285 square inches.  It uses two straight burners of 10,000 BTU each; sufficient for a large group or family.  It comes complete with wheels and a towing handle, and has detachable side tables.  The grill can be used either on it's own legs or for table top cooking by removing 4 plastic cap screws.  Accessories include a cast iron griddle plate for cooking such things as fried eggs and an adapter hose for use with refillable propane tanks.

Coleman also offers a table top portable gas grill for smaller groups.  At 245 square inches and 10,000 BTU it is a little smaller and lighter.  Designed to be used on a table top, an option is a portable stand.  Features include a built in temperature monitor, insta-start ignition, and a stainless steel burner.  It even has a warming rack to keep food warm without overcooking it.

Charbroil expands the choice of portable gas BBQ grills with 2 offerings of their own. Again, Charbroil produces a small tabletop model; with 187 square inches and a 12,000 BTU burner it is suitable for a weekend camping trip or a small tailgating party. Legs fold over the grill for easy transportation.

Next on the list is a very interesting concept in the Charbroil Grill2go ICE portable gas BBQ grill. With 290 square inches of cooking area it is the largest of the lot - this grill is as at home on the patio as it is camping or tailgating. The Grill2go has a handle mechanism similar to rolling luggage for easy transport and includes two side shelves when set up for cooking. Best of all, perhaps, are the two 30 quart coolers on the bottom shelf; plenty of room for drinks or other items that need to remain cold. An additional feature is Charbroils patented infrared system; with no open flames flareups are nearly a thing of the past while cooking faster and using 1/3 of the fuel.

Charbroil also offers the adapter hose for connection to a re-fillable propane tank for longer term camping or hours worth of tailgating fun playing laddergolf while watching the game.