Great time tailgating today

[HoosierKettle]

My wife and I tailgated at ball state homecoming today. My daughter goes there so I had a chance to feed her and her friends and a bunch of random drunk college kids. It was a great time. I brought the 26er. Glad i did.  The poppers and peppers and onions were prepared on site in 30mph wind. I kept grilling dogs an sausages and holding them in a warm beer and butter bath. Worked great.






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[Travis]

Looks like a great time man.


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[Shoestringshop]

Well done 👍

[HoosierKettle]

On a side note, how does everyone handle packing up a hot grill quickly? 

I haven't heard it talked about but what I have done for years works very well.

I always bring an ordinary 5 gallon plastic bucket half full with water and lid installed.  After I'm done grilling, I use tongs or spatula or dump the charcoal basket straight into the plastic bucket with water. The coals will not burn through the bucket because they extinguish immediately when hitting the water. I dumped the ash bucket into it to so the grill can immediately be packed away. I put the lid back on the bucket and bring it back with me.  Drain the water, throw away the ash and coal and rinse the bucket.

Just figured I'd share this method in case anyone was looking for an easy immediate solution to extinguishing coal on the road.


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[JEBIV]

Tailgating with a 26er, I love it, grate tip on the bucket of water and lid

[HoosierKettle]

Tailgating with a 26er, I love it, grate tip on the bucket of water and lid

I thought about brining 2 18 or an 18 and a 22, then I thought why not bring the 26.  I can't think of another grill with that much space that can be loaded by yourself. Love that grill.

How do you strap yours down?  I run a ratchet strap under the handle with grill upright and tie to either side of the bed.

I thought about flipping it over with the lid nested in the bowl but that didn't seem right.


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[JEBIV]

Of the 10 or more times I have taken her on vacation to the beach, just like you, it seems to work well