I’m confused. I’m not a camper like you guys, and I’m trying to fit in better.
Oh boy, here we go…
“I got the adapter hose and threw a 20# in a milk crate and went to town.” I thought the whole purpose of camping was to get out of town. Please explain.
So they sell hoses that connect a 20# tank to the fitting for a 1# disposable tank. I got one of those hoses and put the tank in a milk crate for stability. Don’t want it rolling around in the bed, gotta be safe, right?
”Went to town” was used as a figure of speech. Arguably poor form in this case. However, the bulk of my grilling has been at home, at my property, at a friend’s, or for food while working. Very little time has actually been during camping, unfortunately. So technically I have had more time cooking in town than camping. I really don’t care. I love playing around with grilling and would much rather drag a grill around and stuff to throw on it than buy fast food or pack a cold sandwich.
“Got rebuilt once, had it for over 10 years and put I dunno how many tanks through it.” I’ve used a lot of milk crates, and I’ve got a couple right now that I know I’ve had for 30 years. What exactly do you do on these camping trips that’s so hard on the milk crates?
The tanks, not the milk crates. Slow down on reading and make sure you’re following along. I’m still using the same milk crate I started with over 10 years ago. I have half a dozen 20# tanks. They get refilled until they run out of date and then they get exchanged for another tank. I don’t keep track of them beyond that. When I brew a batch of beer, it’s best to start with a full tank, then the remainder of the tank gets used for grill duty until it’s about done, then it gets refilled. So there’s not a good way to track exactly what I burn through my grills usually.
How you rebuild one? Mine are all just one piece.
The grill got rebuilt. New regulator, new cooking grate, might have replaced the burner too, it’s been awhile. The firebox is in great shape, but the rest needs replaced again which would have cost what my new grill cost. Which I opted for a 2 burner portable. The single burner was tough sometimes when you needed indirect heat.
I may have more questions after I learn these things
Somehow I’m sure you will have more goofy questions. I may or may not answer them. I also make no promises that any response will not be entirely satirical and sarcastic at this point.