Thread: The great camping BBQ debate. WEBER, or ZIGGY ?

I bought a barbecue plate with the firepit which works fine. Or we cook on the gas stove in the camper.

Weber go anywhere charcoal, we never leave home without it
Put a camp oven on top for stews etc

Originally Posted by sctsprin

Weber go anywhere charcoal, we never leave home without it
Put a camp oven on top for stews etc

My BabyQ can go for months on only one 9kg gas bottle and it and the gas bottle are easily stowed away cleanly, How do you stow a few months worth of charcoal supply and where do you put it all and keep everything clean at the same time?

we don't go away for months at a time, 2 weeks at most which is fine and we carry a small bag or two of charcoal,
depending on whether you're roasting, grilling etc you'll use more or less beads, but we get probably 6 cooks from a small bag of charcoal, so a bag a week roughly
The flavour is so much nicer than gas
We have a family Q at home as well as charcoal weber, and our portable charcoal, hands down prefer charcoal any day, though gas has it's fast heat up practicality if your'e doing lots of one nighters and just want to bbq some steak or snags (which we never do camping, camping for us is about enjoying the slow life, so cooking roasts, pulled pork etc)
we have a gas stove for quick reheats if required
we've done rotisserie quail on our little charcoal cooker, smoked our own fish and bacon, yum yum

Originally Posted by trout1105

My BabyQ can go for months on only one 9kg gas bottle and it and the gas bottle are easily stowed away cleanly, How do you stow a few months worth of charcoal supply and where do you put it all and keep everything clean at the same time?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I bought a barbecue plate with the firepit which works fine. Or we cook on the gas stove in the camper.

I have lost count of the camping spots that I have been to where most of the surrounding trees/shrubs have been hacked to death so that people can have their fires to put their BBQ plate/billy on.
For someone that promotes himself as an Eco Warrior it surprises me to read that you use an open fire with all the mess and ecological damage these fires can do to cook on when there are a plethora of inexpensive environmentally friendly options available.
YES I know that much of the allure of camping is "Getting back to Nature" But there is Absolutely NO justification for destroying nature in your camping pursuits when there are so many environmentally better alternatives to cook with than using an open fire.

do you ever have a campfire Trout?

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

do you ever have a campfire Trout?

As 99.99% of my trips involve fishing and camping close to the coast during the warmer months of the year I Very rarely have a fire and IF I do I always use driftwood and Not local timber and I Always fully extinguish and clean up my fire before I leave so that everything is the same as when I found it.
I have been visiting WA's Sharks Bay area for over 50 years now and have seen the destruction to the local flora caused by campers and their camp fires over this time and this is why I started to use fuel and then gas cookers a long time ago instead of adding to the carnage.
Usually the Only time I will start a fire is to burn off the rubbish so that I have less to take home with me on extended trips, I cannot remember the last time I had a campfire to cook with or just for the sake of having one.

Originally Posted by bob10

WEBER for me.

RV DAILY | BBQ Grudge Match: Weber vs Ziggy

Seriuosly, Ziggy as with the flip over lid it is the only one that fits the tunnel boot on the caravan.