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Do you do BBQ???

Yahoo Message Number: 14390
If so, have any of you purchased the "Cobb" BBQ from Camping World? How well does it work, and do you like it?

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14392
Glen,

We bought a Cobb direct from the manufacturer when they first came out. We don't use it anymore due to being a pain in the butt to clean. It works great, but count on about an hour for even a burger.
The problem is all the grease, oil, water, etc. that is in the sump (don't know what else to call it) after cooking. If you cook without any water in the sump, then the grease from cooking sticks to the bottom. We've tried spray cooking oil and it just makes the mess worse. The problem is having a sump full of all this grease and water and trying to find a place to dump it at a campground. Then you have to wipe it all out that results in a handfull of nasty greasy papertowels. Rubber gloves required..
Tom

04 Allure 30979

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14398
Quote from: truk4u2003"
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Thanks, Tom. Good enough for me -- I won't get one! I'm always looking for the perfect BBQ for the rig and haven't found it as yet. I love the briquette taste, but it is often hard to find a place to dump the ashes in nice RV parks. I tried the Coleman "tailgater" or something like that -- their "big gun", anyway. It was a mess to clean, also, so gave it to my kids. I then bought that nice stainless steel rig at Camping World -- the propane gas one with two little stacks on top -- but it exploded on me and singed my hair and eyebrows! It also takes it forever to heat up. Let's see, then, I'm probably up to about $700 invested in trying out various models!!!! Maybe I'll try that small electric one at Camping World next (at least it won't blow up on me).

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Glen,

We bought a Cobb direct from the manufacturer when they first came > out. We don't use it anymore due to being a pain in the butt to > clean. It works great, but count on about an hour for even a

burger.

Quote
The problem is all the grease, oil, water, etc. that is in the sump > (don't know what else to call it) after cooking. If you cook

without

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14399
Glen, have you looked at the Weber Q or Baby Q? They work great. I ve have Weber Gas Grills for years and when they announced the Weber Q I jumped at it. The Q is a little large (just what I wanted) but the Baby Q is a reasonable size. They don't require much cleaning and cook well.
Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

Quote from: Glen Gieg
[quote author=truk4u2003"

Thanks, Tom. Good enough for me -- I won't get one! I'm always > looking for the perfect BBQ for the rig and haven't found it as > yet. I love the briquette taste, but it is often hard to find a > place to dump the ashes in nice RV parks. I tried the > Coleman "tailgater" or something like that -- their "big gun", > anyway. It was a mess to clean, also, so gave it to my kids. I > then bought that nice stainless steel rig at Camping World -- the > propane gas one with two little stacks on top -- but it exploded

on

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me and singed my hair and eyebrows! It also takes it forever to > heat up. Let's see, then, I'm probably up to about $700 invested

in

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trying out various models!!!! Maybe I'll try that small electric

one

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at Camping World next (at least it won't blow up on me).
>

> Glen,

> We bought a Cobb direct from the manufacturer when they first

came

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out. We don't use it anymore due to being a pain in the butt to > > clean. It works great, but count on about an hour for even a > burger.

> The problem is all the grease, oil, water, etc. that is in the

sump

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(don't know what else to call it) after cooking. If you cook > without

> any water in the sump, then the grease from cooking sticks to

the

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bottom. We've tried spray cooking oil and it just makes the mess > > worse. The problem is having a sump full of all this grease and > > water and trying to find a place to dump it at a campground.

Then

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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14400
Quote from: bobstep"
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Thanks, Bob. I'll look into that one.

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>

Glen, have you looked at the Weber Q or Baby Q? They work great.

I

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ve have Weber Gas Grills for years and when they announced the

Weber

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Q I jumped at it. The Q is a little large (just what I wanted)

but

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the Baby Q is a reasonable size. They don't require much cleaning > and cook well.

Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

Quote from: Glen Gieg"[/quote
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> Thanks, Tom. Good enough for me -- I won't get one! I'm always > > looking for the perfect BBQ for the rig and haven't found it as > > yet. I love the briquette taste, but it is often hard to find a > > place to dump the ashes in nice RV parks. I tried the > > Coleman "tailgater" or something like that -- their "big gun", > > anyway. It was a mess to clean, also, so gave it to my kids. I > > then bought that nice stainless steel rig at Camping World --

the

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propane gas one with two little stacks on top -- but it exploded > on

> me and singed my hair and eyebrows! It also takes it forever to > > heat up. Let's see, then, I'm probably up to about $700 invested > in

> trying out various models!!!! Maybe I'll try that small electric > one

> at Camping World next (at least it won't blow up on me).
> >

> > Glen,

> > We bought a Cobb direct from the manufacturer when they first > came

> > out. We don't use it anymore due to being a pain in the butt

to

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> clean. It works great, but count on about an hour for even a > > burger.

> > The problem is all the grease, oil, water, etc. that is in the > sump

> > (don't know what else to call it) after cooking. If you cook > > without

> > any water in the sump, then the grease from cooking sticks to > the

> > bottom. We've tried spray cooking oil and it just makes the

mess

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> worse. The problem is having a sump full of all this grease

and

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> water and trying to find a place to dump it at a campground.
Then

> > you have to wipe it all out that results in a handfull of

nasty

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14401
Glen,

We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the stacks works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2 hrs. just to cook chicken. I had to plumb it to the Coach propane tank.
What was I thinking, it's a freeking oven. How did yours blow up, I don't want that experience! I will also check out the Baby Q as Bob suggested. Just can't seem to find the right stove thats small and easy to clean.
Tom

04 Allure 30979

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Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14404
I have had the Weber Q for about 2 years. It is great. Have done some heavy tailgate cooking and it has been easy with the large surface area. Stows easy especially with the case - It has wheels and big enough to store extra gas bottles - It will use quite a bit of gas in cold and/or windy weather.

Quote from: truk4u2003
Glen,

We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the stacks > works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2

hrs.

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14407
We have used an electric grill for about 2 years. It has performed very well. At 1500 watts, it has provided enough "heating" power to cook everything we have tried. Simple to use, simple to clean up and store. Not like the big built-in natural gas one at home, but it sure gets the job done. There are a bunch of them available. I bet a lot safer and healthier then gas too. Ours is a Meco 2120..

Just a thought,

Russ and Jean
'05 Intrigue LE

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Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14412
Quote from: truk4u2003"
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Tom,

Mine blew up because of stupid operator error. My Holland Companion Grill has always been really hard to light, as the burner keeps shutting down even after you light it. I always have to re-fire several times for it to stay lit. Anyway, I got it to stay on and walked away to do something around the coach. When I returned, I found that the fire had gone out once again, so opened up the little hatch on the bottom and stuck my lighter in again while pushing on the regulator wheel as directed. POW!!! It blew the whole top off and blew me back about 4 feet (260lbs!)and singed my hair badly and took off my right eyebrow and eyelid hairs. It was a "stunning experience", for sure. In retrospect, I should have opened the top (of course) and made sure that no gas was present before trying to light. On the other hand, even though the unit appears to be of high quality, it is very hard to light and takes way to much time to heat up. The difficult lighting situation just adds to the possiblity of blow ups such as mine, so be careful with yours. I think it is better to stay with the large brands with these appliances. I'm going to check into the Weber Baby Q, as suggested.
Our wonderful six week trip just didn't end well at all. Three days before this blow up, we were staying at Beaudry's RV Resort in Tucson. My wife had left the reading light on over her front chair, so I went over in the near dark and started pushing buttons until it went off. I didn't realize that I had pushed the button that retracted the door steps. Anyway, a little later on, she jumped out of the shower and said that the water was backing up in it (she had done two or three loads of laundry, and had showered). I jumped up from the couch in my underwear and slippers and bolted for the door so that I could go out and pull the lever on the gray water tank.
It was pitch dark out. I opened the door and blew out quickly, expecting my feet to find the steps -- whoops! No steps! I took a three foot tumble, hitting my right knee and right shoulder on the pavement - OUCH! Anyway, it ends up that I tore up some cartilage in my right knee and tore the rotator cuff in my right shoulder. I couldn't use the painful shoulder, so drove the motorhome back to Portland with one arm. It required surgery, which was seven weeks ago. It is healing nicely, but still is somewhat achy most days.
We did spend one night in Eugene on the way home -- and that's where the BBQ blow up occurred. I have since pondered whether I'm too stupid to travel!!! ;-) Maybe you all out there reading this are thinking that too!!!

Anyway, the point is that things happen while on the road unless we all really think all the time. There are just so many small details to think about constantly. I will certainly try to sharpen up in the future.
Glen

Magna 6362

Glen,

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We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the stacks > works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2

hrs.

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14467
Glen,

Your unfortunate accident while at Beaudry and driving home with one arm leaves me with one question....Does you wife drive? I have always believed that if you both travel in an RV you should BOTH know how to drive for just this sort of emergency. I know that for some, they do not like to drive, are afraid to drive, or their spouse won't let them drive. Your accident is just such an instance that shows it would have been safer and more comfortable for you if your wife could have shared the driving.

Dale and I have been RV'ing for 20 years with various types of RV's and I have pulled or driven all of them. Some women think that the coach is too big to drive but if you think of it as a large car that is just a little longer and wider you will be more confortable. The advantage of driving our coaches is that you sit higher and can see farther than you do in a car. There are many classes for driving given at the various rallies and I urge everyone who does not drive to take one of these classes. Even if you do drive, take the class and see if there is anything that you might be missing, I did.

When you share the driving you are both more rested when you reach your destination and can start having fun.

Dede Loop

2001 Intrigue 11240

Quote from: Glen Gieg
Quote from: truk4u2003"

Tom,

Mine blew up because of stupid operator error. My Holland [/quote
My Holland

Companion

Quote
Grill has always been really hard to light, as the burner keeps > shutting down even after you light it. I always have to re-fire > several times for it to stay lit. Anyway, I got it to stay on and > walked away to do something around the coach. When I returned, I > found that the fire had gone out once again, so opened up the

little

Quote
hatch on the bottom and stuck my lighter in again while pushing on > the regulator wheel as directed. POW!!! It blew the whole top off > and blew me back about 4 feet (260lbs!)and singed my hair badly and > took off my right eyebrow and eyelid hairs. It was a "stunning > experience", for sure. In retrospect, I should have opened the top > (of course) and made sure that no gas was present before trying to > light. On the other hand, even though the unit appears to be of > high quality, it is very hard to light and takes way to much time

to

Quote
heat up. The difficult lighting situation just adds to the > possiblity of blow ups such as mine, so be careful with yours. I > think it is better to stay with the large brands with these > appliances. I'm going to check into the Weber Baby Q, as suggested.

Our wonderful six week trip just didn't end well at all. Three

days

Quote
before this blow up, we were staying at Beaudry's RV Resort in > Tucson. My wife had left the reading light on over her front

chair,

Quote
so I went over in the near dark and started pushing buttons until

it

Quote
went off. I didn't realize that I had pushed the button that > retracted the door steps. Anyway, a little later on, she jumped

out

Quote
of the shower and said that the water was backing up in it (she had > done two or three loads of laundry, and had showered). I jumped up > from the couch in my underwear and slippers and bolted for the door > so that I could go out and pull the lever on the gray water tank.
It was pitch dark out. I opened the door and blew out quickly, > expecting my feet to find the steps -- whoops! No steps! I took a > three foot tumble, hitting my right knee and right shoulder on the > pavement - OUCH! Anyway, it ends up that I tore up some cartilage > in my right knee and tore the rotator cuff in my right shoulder. I > couldn't use the painful shoulder, so drove the motorhome back to > Portland with one arm. It required surgery, which was seven weeks > ago. It is healing nicely, but still is somewhat achy most days.
We did spend one night in Eugene on the way home -- and that's

where

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the BBQ blow up occurred. I have since pondered whether I'm too > stupid to travel!!! ;-) Maybe you all out there reading this are > thinking that too!!!
> Anyway, the point is that things happen while on the road unless we > all really think all the time. There are just so many small

details

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to think about constantly. I will certainly try to sharpen up in

the

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future.

Glen

Magna 6362

Glen,

> We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the stacks > > works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2 > hrs.

> just to cook chicken. I had to plumb it to the Coach propane

tank.

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14473
Quote from: daledede11240"
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Dede,

You are absolutely right in your advice. Both should be able to drive the coach.

My wife makes me a wreck, though, even when she drives her car around Portland! Since my shoulder surgery, she has driven us around quite a bit -- and it is a "white-knuckler" to me most every trip! ;-)

We retired in Sept. and took one 6 week trip in our motor home. I was quite nervous driving the rig for about the first 4 weeks, but settled down with good advice off of this forum, and thoroughly enjoyed driving it around for the other two - albeit, with one arm on the last leg!

We haven't had a chance to attend a rally as yet - but we intend to. The driving course is the first thing we'll sign up for. My wife is a very strong-willed lady, and can learn most anything.
Learning to drive the motor home is within her abilities (all kidding aside).

Actually, when I injured my shoulder, I didn't think I would be able to drive as it hurt so bad. I considered a quick flight home to see the doctor, but hated to leave the motor home there for months while I recovered from the surgery. When I fell, I also damaged some cartilage in my right knee -- what if I had broken the leg?
No question about it -- she'll learn to drive the motor home as soon as we're out and about again.
Glen

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Glen,

Your unfortunate accident while at Beaudry and driving home with

one

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arm leaves me with one question....Does you wife drive? I have > always believed that if you both travel in an RV you should BOTH

know

Quote
how to drive for just this sort of emergency. I know that for

some,

Quote
they do not like to drive, are afraid to drive, or their spouse

won't

Quote
let them drive. Your accident is just such an instance that shows

it

Quote
would have been safer and more comfortable for you if your wife

could

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have shared the driving.

Dale and I have been RV'ing for 20 years with various types of

RV's

Quote
and I have pulled or driven all of them. Some women think that

the

Quote
coach is too big to drive but if you think of it as a large car

that

Quote
is just a little longer and wider you will be more confortable.

The

Quote
advantage of driving our coaches is that you sit higher and can

see

Quote
farther than you do in a car. There are many classes for driving > given at the various rallies and I urge everyone who does not

drive

Quote
to take one of these classes. Even if you do drive, take the

class

Quote
and see if there is anything that you might be missing, I did.

When you share the driving you are both more rested when you reach > your destination and can start having fun.

Dede Loop

2001 Intrigue 11240

Quote from: Glen Gieg"[/quote
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>]
>
>

[quote author=truk4u2003"
>]
>

> Tom,
>

> Mine blew up because of stupid operator error. My Holland > Companion

> Grill has always been really hard to light, as the burner keeps > > shutting down even after you light it. I always have to re-fire > > several times for it to stay lit. Anyway, I got it to stay on

and

Quote
walked away to do something around the coach. When I returned,

I

Quote
found that the fire had gone out once again, so opened up the > little

> hatch on the bottom and stuck my lighter in again while pushing

on

Quote
the regulator wheel as directed. POW!!! It blew the whole top

off

Quote
and blew me back about 4 feet (260lbs!)and singed my hair badly

and

Quote
took off my right eyebrow and eyelid hairs. It was a "stunning > > experience", for sure. In retrospect, I should have opened the

top

Quote
(of course) and made sure that no gas was present before trying

to

Quote
light. On the other hand, even though the unit appears to be of > > high quality, it is very hard to light and takes way to much

time

Quote
to

> heat up. The difficult lighting situation just adds to the > > possiblity of blow ups such as mine, so be careful with yours.

I

Quote
think it is better to stay with the large brands with these > > appliances. I'm going to check into the Weber Baby Q, as

suggested.

Quote

> Our wonderful six week trip just didn't end well at all. Three > days

> before this blow up, we were staying at Beaudry's RV Resort in > > Tucson. My wife had left the reading light on over her front > chair,

> so I went over in the near dark and started pushing buttons

until

Quote
it

> went off. I didn't realize that I had pushed the button that > > retracted the door steps. Anyway, a little later on, she jumped > out

> of the shower and said that the water was backing up in it (she

had

Quote
done two or three loads of laundry, and had showered). I jumped

up

Quote
from the couch in my underwear and slippers and bolted for the

door

Quote
so that I could go out and pull the lever on the gray water

tank.

Quote
It was pitch dark out. I opened the door and blew out quickly, > > expecting my feet to find the steps -- whoops! No steps! I

took a

Quote
three foot tumble, hitting my right knee and right shoulder on

the

Quote
pavement - OUCH! Anyway, it ends up that I tore up some

cartilage

Quote
in my right knee and tore the rotator cuff in my right

shoulder. I

Quote
couldn't use the painful shoulder, so drove the motorhome back

to

Quote
Portland with one arm. It required surgery, which was seven

weeks

Quote
ago. It is healing nicely, but still is somewhat achy most

days.

Quote
We did spend one night in Eugene on the way home -- and that's > where

> the BBQ blow up occurred. I have since pondered whether I'm too > > stupid to travel!!! ;-) Maybe you all out there reading this

are

Quote
thinking that too!!!
>

> Anyway, the point is that things happen while on the road unless

we

Quote
all really think all the time. There are just so many small > details

> to think about constantly. I will certainly try to sharpen up in > the

> future.
>

> Glen

> Magna 6362
>
>
>
>

> Glen,

> > We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the

stacks

Quote
> works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2 > > hrs.

> > just to cook chicken. I had to plumb it to the Coach propane > tank.

> > What was I thinking, it's a freeking oven. How did yours blow

up,

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> I don't want that experience! I will also check out the Baby Q

as

Quote
> Bob suggested. Just can't seem to find the right stove thats

small

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14475
Ditto, Dede! I'm fulltiming by myself and drive my 40' rig. Have only tried to knock down one mountain (long story, the insurance will cover the damage) but have otherwise had few problems. I recommend that every woman get over her fear - if that is what prevents her driving the coach - and take one of the driving classes. You would be surprised how much fun it is to toodle down the interstates!!

Carol

'04 Inspire 51046

Some women think that the

Quote
coach is too big to drive but if you think of it as a large car

that

Quote
is just a little longer and wider you will be more confortable.

The

Quote
advantage of driving our coaches is that you sit higher and can

see

Quote
farther than you do in a car. There are many classes for driving > given at the various rallies and I urge everyone who does not

drive

Quote
to take one of these classes. Even if you do drive, take the

class

Great Story was Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #12 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14476
Glen,

What ever you do, you have to keep RVing! Your experiences on the road are not only educational, but also entertaining. I am sitting here reading all the posts for the last week and had to interupt my wife watching her soap to read this to her. We both never laughed so hard. Sorry :) for laughing, and hope you are back on the road soon.

BTW, I prefer to BBQ using wood or charcoal, but it is impractical for traveling to different parks. I looked at a couple of different gas grills and was not happy with how difficult they were to clean or their cooking performance. I then looked at grills at a West Marine store a found a good selection of stainless grills that were easy to use and clean. I purchased a Magma Newport and been happy with it for over a year now. It gets hot quick and is easy to clean. I line the inside of it with aluminum foil to make it even easier. The grill does not use lava or ceramic rock. It has a burn plate over the burner tube and most of the grease and any basting liquids used burn off. If they do collect, it goes into a removable tray in the bottom.

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

Quote from: Glen Gieg
Quote from: truk4u2003"

Tom,

Mine blew up because of stupid operator error. My Holland[/quote
. My Holland

Companion

Quote
Grill has always been really hard to light, as the burner keeps > shutting down even after you light it. I always have to re-fire > several times for it to stay lit. Anyway, I got it to stay on and > walked away to do something around the coach. When I returned, I > found that the fire had gone out once again, so opened up the

little

Quote
hatch on the bottom and stuck my lighter in again while pushing on > the regulator wheel as directed. POW!!! It blew the whole top

off

Quote
and blew me back about 4 feet (260lbs!)and singed my hair badly

and

Quote
took off my right eyebrow and eyelid hairs. It was a "stunning > experience", for sure. In retrospect, I should have opened the

top

Quote
(of course) and made sure that no gas was present before trying to > light. On the other hand, even though the unit appears to be of > high quality, it is very hard to light and takes way to much time

to

Quote
heat up. The difficult lighting situation just adds to the > possiblity of blow ups such as mine, so be careful with yours. I > think it is better to stay with the large brands with these > appliances. I'm going to check into the Weber Baby Q, as

suggested.

Quote
>

Our wonderful six week trip just didn't end well at all. Three

days

Quote
before this blow up, we were staying at Beaudry's RV Resort in > Tucson. My wife had left the reading light on over her front

chair,

Quote
so I went over in the near dark and started pushing buttons until

it

Quote
went off. I didn't realize that I had pushed the button that > retracted the door steps. Anyway, a little later on, she jumped

out

Quote
of the shower and said that the water was backing up in it (she

had

Quote
done two or three loads of laundry, and had showered). I jumped

up

Quote
from the couch in my underwear and slippers and bolted for the

door

Quote
so that I could go out and pull the lever on the gray water tank.
It was pitch dark out. I opened the door and blew out quickly, > expecting my feet to find the steps -- whoops! No steps! I took

a

Quote
three foot tumble, hitting my right knee and right shoulder on the > pavement - OUCH! Anyway, it ends up that I tore up some cartilage > in my right knee and tore the rotator cuff in my right shoulder.

I

Quote
couldn't use the painful shoulder, so drove the motorhome back to > Portland with one arm. It required surgery, which was seven weeks > ago. It is healing nicely, but still is somewhat achy most days.
We did spend one night in Eugene on the way home -- and that's

where

Quote
the BBQ blow up occurred. I have since pondered whether I'm too > stupid to travel!!! ;-) Maybe you all out there reading this are > thinking that too!!!

Anyway, the point is that things happen while on the road unless

we

Quote
all really think all the time. There are just so many small

details

Quote
to think about constantly. I will certainly try to sharpen up in

the

Quote
future.

Glen

Magna 6362

Glen,

> We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the stacks > > works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2 > hrs.

> just to cook chicken. I had to plumb it to the Coach propane

tank.

Quote
What was I thinking, it's a freeking oven. How did yours blow up, > > I don't want that experience! I will also check out the Baby Q as > > Bob suggested. Just can't seem to find the right stove thats

small

Great Story was Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #13 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14481
Quote from: Jim Hughes

Jim,

Oh, we won't quit RVing -- I've been doing it for over 54 years now! Started when I was 3.

I don't mind your laughs at all -- my experiences were pretty funny, actually. Painful, too, though.

Your grill sounds like it was made just like the Holland Companion that I have. I'll check out West Marine here in town and see what they have. Thanks for the reply and the info.

Glen

Magna 6362

Glen,

Quote
>

What ever you do, you have to keep RVing! Your experiences on the > road are not only educational, but also entertaining. I am

sitting

Quote
here reading all the posts for the last week and had to interupt

my

Quote
wife watching her soap to read this to her. We both never laughed > so hard. Sorry :) for laughing, and hope you are back on the road > soon.

BTW, I prefer to BBQ using wood or charcoal, but it is impractical > for traveling to different parks. I looked at a couple of

different

Quote
gas grills and was not happy with how difficult they were to clean > or their cooking performance. I then looked at grills at a West > Marine store a found a good selection of stainless grills that

were

Quote
easy to use and clean. I purchased a Magma Newport and been happy > with it for over a year now. It gets hot quick and is easy to > clean. I line the inside of it with aluminum foil to make it even > easier. The grill does not use lava or ceramic rock. It has a

burn

Quote
plate over the burner tube and most of the grease and any basting > liquids used burn off. If they do collect, it goes into a

removable

Quote
tray in the bottom.

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

Quote from: Glen Gieg"[/quote
Quote
>]
>
>

[quote author=truk4u2003"
>]
>

> Tom,
>

> Mine blew up because of stupid operator error. My Holland > Companion

> Grill has always been really hard to light, as the burner keeps > > shutting down even after you light it. I always have to re-fire > > several times for it to stay lit. Anyway, I got it to stay on

and

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walked away to do something around the coach. When I returned,

I

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found that the fire had gone out once again, so opened up the > little

> hatch on the bottom and stuck my lighter in again while pushing

on

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the regulator wheel as directed. POW!!! It blew the whole top > off

> and blew me back about 4 feet (260lbs!)and singed my hair badly > and

> took off my right eyebrow and eyelid hairs. It was a "stunning > > experience", for sure. In retrospect, I should have opened the > top

> (of course) and made sure that no gas was present before trying

to

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light. On the other hand, even though the unit appears to be of > > high quality, it is very hard to light and takes way to much

time

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to

> heat up. The difficult lighting situation just adds to the > > possiblity of blow ups such as mine, so be careful with yours.

I

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think it is better to stay with the large brands with these > > appliances. I'm going to check into the Weber Baby Q, as > suggested.
>

> Our wonderful six week trip just didn't end well at all. Three > days

> before this blow up, we were staying at Beaudry's RV Resort in > > Tucson. My wife had left the reading light on over her front > chair,

> so I went over in the near dark and started pushing buttons

until

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it

> went off. I didn't realize that I had pushed the button that > > retracted the door steps. Anyway, a little later on, she jumped > out

> of the shower and said that the water was backing up in it (she > had

> done two or three loads of laundry, and had showered). I jumped > up

> from the couch in my underwear and slippers and bolted for the > door

> so that I could go out and pull the lever on the gray water

tank.

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It was pitch dark out. I opened the door and blew out quickly, > > expecting my feet to find the steps -- whoops! No steps! I

took

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a

> three foot tumble, hitting my right knee and right shoulder on

the

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pavement - OUCH! Anyway, it ends up that I tore up some

cartilage

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in my right knee and tore the rotator cuff in my right

shoulder.

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I

> couldn't use the painful shoulder, so drove the motorhome back

to

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Portland with one arm. It required surgery, which was seven

weeks

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ago. It is healing nicely, but still is somewhat achy most

days.

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We did spend one night in Eugene on the way home -- and that's > where

> the BBQ blow up occurred. I have since pondered whether I'm too > > stupid to travel!!! ;-) Maybe you all out there reading this

are

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thinking that too!!!
>

> Anyway, the point is that things happen while on the road unless > we

> all really think all the time. There are just so many small > details

> to think about constantly. I will certainly try to sharpen up in > the

> future.
>

> Glen

> Magna 6362
>
>
>
>

> Glen,

> > We did the same thing, funny! The stainless one with the

stacks

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> works great, but it will use an entire tank of gas and about 2 > > hrs.

> > just to cook chicken. I had to plumb it to the Coach propane > tank.

> > What was I thinking, it's a freeking oven. How did yours blow

up,

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> I don't want that experience! I will also check out the Baby Q

as

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #14 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14484
Excellent post, Dede. I get on my soapbox about this from time to time.
Certainly it in a partly mindset whether or not anybody can drive a coach.
I know some guys that would not be able to do it. But, if a couple is RVing, they should both be able to handle all aspects of it. If I can do it alone as a single female, others should be able to do the same. Of course, some of the guys need to get off the macho thing and let the wife give it a try.

Thanks for the push!

Ree

Current location---Arlington, TX

2003 Allure 30852

Home is www.eldoradoranch.com near www.sanfelipe.com.mx

Re: Do you do BBQ???

Reply #15 –
Yahoo Message Number: 14491
I couldn't agree more, in fact we wouldn't RV if my wife didn't share the driving. She is 5'-1&1/2" short and has no problem driving the rig at all. She did have to learn to operate the air brakes which mainly comes down to anticipating stops better because of the weight and size of the rig. We started her out on easy roads and graduated to to the tough stuff over the period of several years. She has driven the "million dollar highway" in SW Colorado and that narrow, pot-holed toll road in Mexico, Mex 15.

Practice focused on anticipating moves by drivers around us, braking, and steering recovery off the shoulder. She really likes driving the CC because of the adjustability of both the seat and steering wheel. Adjustable pedals would really make it perfect for her. She uses "elevator" shoes when she drives to compensate for short legs having trouble reaching the pedals.

I consider her my equal behind the wheel these days and really look forward to when I can sit in the passenger seat with my feet up on the dash and enjoy the scenery.
Dan

'98 Allure #30180