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[chnlisle]

There's been a ton of discussions about what grill you like to bring with you but I'm interested to know which heat sorce you prefer.....Charcoal or Propane? I've heard all the reasons like you're already bringing propane or charcoal requires taking yet another thing to bring with you or just burn down the wood 'til it becomes charcoal. So make it simple, Charcoal or Propane?

[K6ON]

Charcoal

[MarkBC]

I'm not going for the simple answer, since a volunteer poll doesn't mean much.
Either way, it's just personal preference -- how an individual values convenience vs grill-goodness -- so there's no real answer.

Having said that:

Propane

[chnlisle]

"so there's no real answer. Having said that: Propane"

Apparently there is.

[MarkBC]

"so there's no real answer. Having said that: Propane"

Apparently there is.

Well...it's the answer to the question, "Which do you prefer?", but not the answer to the question, "Which is best?"

[highz]

I prefer charcoal, but live and travel in areas where fire restrictions are so common that I carry a propane grill. Right now, wood and charcoal fires are under a ban across most of the state, but propane is still permitted.

So, it becomes a question of which do you prefer: propane or nothing at all?

[craig333]

I prefer charcoal for cooking but not enough to outweigh its inconvenience. Show me two grills side by side, one charcoal and one propane and I'll toss my steak on the charcoal grill. I carry and use propane.

[BobM]

I converted to propane over 40 years ago and haven't looked back. It's less messy and I use wood chips to enhance my flavor depending on the meat I'm cooking. I use woods like, Apple, white oak, red oak, almond, walnut, olive, grape vine, mesquite and sometime combine them. I use my home bbq more than my stove, almost every night. Same goes for camping where I use my Weber Q. At home I have the big Weber Summit which has a dedicated smoker with it's own burner.

I've had many discussions with people that think Charcoal is the only way. Then eventually they come to the dark side and never go back to that fuel soaked black crap. The secret is investing in a good BBQ and not crap like charmglows etc.

P.S. you can buy a hose that fits your camper propane tank and also connects to the smaller bottle fitting on your BBQ. If you have a FWC you already have two tanks or you can get "Y" fitting.

[ntsqd]

We carry charcoal for the Dutch Ovens, but bbq on propane.

[Espresso]

If it's someone else's BBQ, charcoal. If it's my BBQ, propane. Instant on and no ash. I replaced the metal plate with lava rocks and it works very well.