coleman roadtrip grill

[ForestCreature]

Oky, it looks like I am in the minority on this grill.
 
 So help a guy out.  I preheat the grille, and spray with Pam but I still get a lot of sticking on the grille.  Then I let the grille run on high for a bit after I am done to make the sticky stuff harden and turn into powder and then I scrape the grille.
 
 So what am I doing wrong?
Thanks

You should be letting Terry do the cooking   maybe that will help :p

Are the new grill grates enameled cast iron? maybe they need to be seasoned with a few layers of oil?

The grill grate (I think we only have 1 = half the grill)
we have is teflon and has only been used one time. That's how much I did not like grilling on the RT.  But the griddles (have 2) made some great breakfast

I kicked the RT out of the camp gear and its now living in the attic.
I keep meaning to put it up for sale on Craigs list.
Using it as just a glorified underpowered stove got old. We now have a CampChef stove @ 30,000btu per burner. (that thing rocks!)  and still use the tripod over the fire for grilling.

[garym053]

Hey Gene,

How's Florida? Not QUITE as cold as up these here parts, I hope!

I've had a Road Trip for a number of years. It came with the lighter aluminum teflon coated grates & griddles. I complained about them and when Coleman offered the enameld cast iron, I went with them, but food still sticks much of the time!

I went back to a small propane grill and a small camp stove, except when there's a lot of famil with us! Even then I use my cast iron fry pans and griddles rather than the RT griddle!

XC Skiing has been GREAT!

[GeneF]

Hey Gene,

How's Florida? Not QUITE as cold as up these here parts, I hope!

I've had a Road Trip for a number of years. It came with the lighter aluminum teflon coated grates & griddles. I complained about them and when Coleman offered the enameld cast iron, I went with them, but food still sticks much of the time!

I went back to a small propane grill and a small camp stove, except when there's a lot of famil with us! Even then I use my cast iron fry pans and griddles rather than the RT griddle!

XC Skiing has been GREAT!

Thanks for letting me know that I am not the only one with the sticky problem.

Been almost as cold down here as back home, had a couple of mornings around 25 which can be a pleasant winter day back home.  Supposed to get up in the high 60's the next few days.

[aw738]

Mid 60's here today. I looked at the roadtrip but stuck with my table top grill.

[sacrawf]

Just want to say I agree completely with this assessment of the RVQ.  One came with our pup, and we never could get the darned thing to work right.  It was total junk and we left it behind with the trash at a cg.

I wish I had been there...we use ours a lot as a grill and as an oven, even baking cakes in it. However, from use the paint/ceramic is beginning to peel from the bottom and the steel drip burners are rusting quite a bit.  I would like a spare!  (Mine is the older black steel RVQue made by ARC, which no longer manufactures them.)

Has anyone tried the new RVQ's in stainless steel and made by a different manufacturer?

[waygard33]

My wife got me the Coleman Road Trip Pro for Christmas last year. Overall I like the size and design but haven't got a chance to really use it because it broke on the first trip out. I've had these problems:

1)First big trip out it broke. When you stand the grill up, the top of the leg/stand settles into a bracket. The bracket was poorly spot welded and fell off after a day of standing at the camp site. I now have to have it welded back on before I can use it again.
2)Had a tough time controlling flare ups while cooking chicken. I had a lot of chicken legs on but even with the fire down low, it was tough to keep the flames down.
3)This one's not Colemans fault but it would have been nice to know - On Amazon, I ordered the bag with wheels for it. Amazon said this particular bag was for the new Pro grill. Got it in the mail and it didn't fit. Had to return it. Turns out the bag for the Road Trip Pro is not yet available.

Here's the one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Road-Trip-Pro-Grill/dp/B000W4O9QU

I will soon have a friend weld the bracket on and I'll give it another try. I'm pretty sure I'll be happy with it in the long run, just off to a rough start. I can probably live with the flare ups since I typically burn everything anyway. This wall I'll have a better excuse.

Wayne in Oregon

[bonscott]

Love my Coleman Roadtrip.

I should specify that we have the Blue one with the removable base.  Not the red one with the base that won't remove and the wheels.  I hate the red one.  Being removable allows the blue one to be placed on a table or picnic table if needed.

Main reason we love it is the mix and match grates you can get (grill, griddle, stove grate).  Each half can be something different.  So we have 2 of each.  It's fantastic for making breakfast on.  Wife doing pancakes on one half while I grill up sausages on the other.  Another fav is using one stove grate to make hash browns in and use the griddle on the other half for eggs.

And then for dinner using a grill for chicken and grill or griddle for corn.

And of course using the small propane bottles is great because you can get then literally anywhere.  I even see them in gas stations and truck stops when you are in camping country.  In other words you can't run out.  

See if you can find a Coleman Outlet store at your nearest outlets.  We got it for $120 (list is $199 or higher).  And the grill/griddle plates are usually $15 or so.

FYI we also have the Coleman stand alone side burner which can be had for under $30 at the outlet.  This is a cheap and fantastic addition to outdoor cooking because you can put large pots and pan on it and it can get very hot quickly (good for heating up water to do the dishes).

[spicetrader]

If you are OK with just turning the back of the stove to the wind, we use this one, and just love it.  I have had it for nearly 10 yrs now and it's still going strong.  Everyone one we camp with tends to ask to use it, HA.

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=9922-A00&categoryid=2010

[bonscott]

We have that one as well.  We used it when we tent camped.  It is a great little grill with a stove on the side.  We don't use it now with our PUP but we still have it and use it often for picnics.  

If you are OK with just turning the back of the stove to the wind, we use this one, and just love it.  I have had it for nearly 10 yrs now and it's still going strong.  Everyone one we camp with tends to ask to use it, HA.

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/colemancom/detail.asp?product_id=9922-A00&categoryid=2010

[Daddie_Tom]

http://www.campchef.com/catalog/item/1/12/0/GB90D/88/Pro+90++-++3+Burner+Propane+Stove.html  This is what we use and LOVE IT!   We also have most of the modular parts with it..Griddle,Grill Box, Keg Roaster etc...  I started with the Road Trip and HATED IT! That thing was Very Hard to clean and if someone bumped it with the greasy water in the grill .. YUCK!!  Sold mine for $75 bucks and bought the Camp Chef..