Lightweight pack grill advice,

[Druss]

Hi all, do any of you know of a decent lightweight pack grill? I like the look of Grill Put that Dave Canterbury shows you in the basic overnighter video #2.
[video=youtube;vInrIpb6G9Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vInrIpb6G9Q[/video]

They never got round to selling it though and can't find anything online all i can find online are this sort,

Any of you got any suggestions or even experience with the type above. Do you recommend them?

Cheers.

 

[Clouston98]

I like the look of the grill put but if you loose one little bar it would be useless . I would just by a stand steel BBQ grill and cut it to the size you want with a hacksaw. Should be quite cheap and effective.

Hope this helps.

 

[copper_head]

You can get the grilliput on ebay (probably other places too).

I've used a cake cooling rack and a couple of green logs to similar effect, but a lot cheaper

Cool gadget though...

 

[Shewie]

I had a Grilliput for a while but didn't really get on with it, too much faffing about for my liking. I know folk who do use them regularly though.

A baking cooling tray works okay, try and get a fairy sturdy one rather than too flimsy. Ikea do a pan trivet made from stainless tube which is very light and packs easily enough. Oven shelves or the wire tray out of a grill pan also work well.

A couple of lengths of angle iron or just straight rods are easy to adapt, add a rock or log each side of the fire and away you go.

 

[Mesquite]

The one you've shown is fine, sturdy enough for a couple billys

 

[woodstock]

To be honest if you look at it how easy it would be to make, most things bushy sold can be simplified and made easily with very basic tools, a for instance is the wood gasifiction stove can be made from two cans and a church key. alternative £50+

 

[dave53]

you can get those wire grill from wilkos regards dave

 

[redandshane]

you can get those wire grill from wilkos regards dave

Exactly Dave or make do or urban forage

The Grilliput; good lord if you are willing to carry that weight to functionality
Any chance of a piggy back lol
And so it goes

 

[ADz-1983]

I have the grilliput grill but not really keen on it because of its weight. It packs down really good though so nice in the pack but its weight is a big disappointment for me.

 

[woof]

I said it before, but the only reason to take a grlliput to the woods, is to stun a buffalo by hitting it with it, or to throw it in to the darkest corner of the wood so it my rust in peace. I had one, used it once then gave it away.

That one in the picture looks good. Wilko's/ikea some times have similar things in for putting plates in to dry, but a cheap cake tray is good, as is the bottom cut out of a supermarket trolley, so i'm told anyway....& they are stainless...

Rob

 

[rik_uk3]

Wilkinson's used to sell a plate drying rack...same as the grill shown, keep an eye out of ebay for one, perhaps search for plate rack. Steer clear of the grilliput, they're crap.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coghlans-...amping_CookingSupplies_ET&hash=item2581c2da94 is much the same, free UK postage.

 

[Mesquite]

Backpacking light do that grill and at a very reasonable price as well.

If you order one from them you may even get a bag of skittles or similar put in with the order

 

[Dave]

The one in the photo looks like the lightweight folding trivet BPL sell.

Id prefer a folding cast iron cooking grate. BCUSA have a good one linked, but the crazycrow site is down atm.

http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php/100705-Folding-cooking-grates-on-sale

 

[mountainm]

http://www.gelert.com/products/foldable_bbq

These are good. You may be able to find one branded differently for cheaper.

My grilliput works well for me but they are heavy. Tengu of this parish also had a bunch of cheap folding bbqs. I traded for one and it's still going strong.

 

[Gray]

Stainless cake rack in tesco for a couple of quid as copperhead says, stand it on a couple of rocks or green logs

 

[sandbag47]

sorry must read the first thread properly......D'OH

 

[Nohoval_Turrets]

I have a Grilliput but seldom use it. Main problem is the weight, but it's also fiddly to put together. Once assembled it's pretty sturdy and works well, although it's quite small.

 

[almac]

I just found an old cookie cooling rack, about 5"x8" and use that. light and portable.

 

[wingstoo]

Make one, I did a while back, it's on here somewhere, hopefully. Looked like the grill-i-put, but used two pieces of copper tube, an old oven shelf and some M6 threaded bar and nuts, plus a couple of cap ends to keep it all together.

Cost next to nothing.

 

[Jared]

Video came across recently, of a guy making camp grils with stainless steel welding rods.

[video=youtube;eZDLafTacxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZDLafTacxM[/video]

Quite good if you have welding kit and skills, but still quite amusing to watch.