The wife and I camped for a week in Cloudland Canyon which is just south of Chattanooga. On prior camping trips I've brought a full size 22" to use for cooking. But since catching Weberitis, I've brought home multiple SJ's, JJ's, and couple of 18.5's I chopped down to make midgets. For this trip, it was an easy choice - my recent favorite, the red 18.5 midget.
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But first, some prep work freezing meats.
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I chose to freeze meat for the week in Rubbermaid cubes which pack and stack easily. I also chose to use dry ice on this trip. The dry ice worked amazingly well (at times too well), and 18lbs kept our cooler REALLY cold for 5 days. I only had to add regular ice once on day 6 of 7.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/db99d1c5fe773e2a408aa04bf70f54f7.jpg)
Because cold air sinks, I kept the dry ice on top of the frozen meats, and every morning I'd pull a cube to thaw out for dinner. I really liked this system with dry ice, but next time I'll go with a two cooler system; one freezer and one fridge. It was cumbersome to get to the frozen stuff.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/912a8acbddac3d9bf08ef53c1522259b.jpg)
Here she is all ready to go, I packed a small chimney, wood chips, two charcoal grates and the cooking grate inside. Everything was wrapped in newspaper to avoid rattles.(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/e8de422a64abf9da55dc1207fab0317b.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/ed2c47b30c2fc4e93f0bdc69de9cb84d.jpg)
A week went by so quickly and although I didn't cook every meal on the grill, it was used daily.
Chicken tikka:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/1173939576b57835d489ade5f357f734.jpg)
Bacon, eggs, croissants:
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Ribs:
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Cooked corned beef hash overnight, pics don't do it justice, but it was pretty friggin awesome, except the "poached" eggs were overcooked, I blamed the cast iron:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/e828e42d0e9e3b6fb704458aadb00628.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/675f3c64249a954c8dbd54b10369188a.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/fca94ce06412fdecdb0e8ba5ae04062b.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/5af5ca923de1467791cac7436a47ddde.jpg)
Apple pie # 1:
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Quiche with spinach, mushrooms, bacon, and pepper jack cheese:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/be22c6962e1891ca334cda8c8b41db16.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/85be2a3d164a5d1c5e75c64a6ad6ce32.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/d5aad154900d38f953ae2c1c4729593a.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/b68094f7bdbddc14a10d1bb8b7c33fbf.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/e03ef614aecebe9723fe8e7e0868e860.jpg)
Spicy pork bulgogi:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/074083a66df9f711fdd9c965e56b440e.jpg)
LA Kalbi Ribs:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/01840a61ab9a75294dba28856330e74b.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/2a2c4481560c22a42d94aa774f25c014.jpg)
Bacon wrapped bananas, I think I saw this here on WKC last week. I added a dollop of honey on each piece and they were awesome:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/99a1b0287557fe81ff17c5c552ac8c67.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/0297b7efa1b11d0f6e05546c9769f263.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/0c70388b4b0b9932928c3534aef0cc1e.jpg)
Wings:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/4ad6d598654c76c04dad7536002a51b5.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/161188960822938e5bcf42c0080edadf.jpg)
It's not camping without hotdogs:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/78d99baacca25d0392ebc009aafab7d2.jpg)
Apple Pie # 2:(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/7c2b2151e9a07451251bbda564388c8c.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/8c6e5d21928f096b8d43bfdc22e579a9.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161029/696bbb8be8dbd8c50759e4c4c263ef01.jpg)
We definitely ate well this week. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend, fellas.
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Awesome!
You had that bad boy going for sure
Amazing photos and some great looking meals!
nice job!!
Quote from: Geezer on October 29, 2016, 07:20:33 AM
Amazing photos and some great looking meals!
@Geezer, thanks. Your old redhead has really been putting in overtime.
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Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I really like that redhead midget.
Quite the feasts!
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Impressive! Some amazing food and great cooks!
Incredible. What was the dish with the eggs?
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Now that's what I call camping!
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What a heck of a trip. I would have gained weight on that camping trip.
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Nothing like camping with good food and a loved one! Very nice.
Quote from: HoosierKettle on October 29, 2016, 08:45:39 AM
Incredible. What was the dish with the eggs?
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Corned beef hash.
When I made ribs earlier that night, I baked a couple of huge potatoes. Then I sautéed onions in a CI skillet, added the cubed potatoes, and a 2.5lb corned beef, bay leaf, and a little beef stock. Covered and cooked overnight low and slow. If I had to do it again, I'd have done the eggs separately instead of incorporating, but I was trying to conserve fuel.
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Quote from: JDD on October 29, 2016, 09:47:15 AM
Nothing like camping with good food and a loved one! Very nice.
I'm so thankful my wife loves camping as much as I do. I'm even more thankful she's adamant about doing all the cleaning. I wouldn't do half the CI dishes if it weren't for her cleanup skills.
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Other than wheels, what is the advantage of an 18.5 midget over a Jumbo Joe?
Just curious. Thank you.
Amazing. So dedicated!
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How long did you leave the apple pies on?
Nice!
Im just finishing off my canper and realy need to get me one of these smaller kettles for it. The kettles such a versitile bit of gear
Quote from: wrehfield on October 29, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Other than wheels, what is the advantage of an 18.5 midget over a Jumbo Joe?
Just curious. Thank you.
The height. Don't get me wrong, I love my JJ for small cooks at home. But the midget strikes the perfect balance of portability, versatility, and ergonomics. I also like using the tool holder which you couldn't on a JJ.
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Quote from: JDann24 on October 29, 2016, 12:03:17 PM
How long did you leave the apple pies on?
About 45 minutes each. They were surprisingly easy to make and I am not a baker at all.
Granny Smiths, lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, pie crust, egg wash.
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Now that was some serious grilling! Looks like you spend most of your time in the "kitchen".
Love it, man. That quiche looked amazing. What a way to camp!
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Quote from: wrehfield on October 29, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Other than wheels, what is the advantage of an 18.5 midget over a Jumbo Joe?
Just curious. Thank you.
It's red 8) that's keeping busy while camping, everything looks amazing.
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Quote from: wrehfield on October 29, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Other than wheels, what is the advantage of an 18.5 midget over a Jumbo Joe?
Just curious. Thank you.
It's red 8) that's keeping busy while camping, everything looks amazing.
I admit I spent a fare amount of time staring at the grill instead of at the fire.

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Nice! I love everything about this. The Red shorty and all the cook pics look great!
That all looks FANTASTIC!!!
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So... what else did you guys do besides eat??? Man... Looks amazing!!!!!
Quote from: jeffrackmo on October 31, 2016, 06:20:09 AM
So... what else did you guys do besides eat??? Man... Looks amazing!!!!!
Well, I also picked up a black G code 18.5".(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161031/f3d4aa1b6447226b1a61062f7efc6c85.jpg)
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Nice!!!
Roughing it. Really roughing it.
(Aussie) Werewolf
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Looks like a great time!! Nothing better than good eats on a camping trip!! Great job on the shorty!!
You win. Looks like you had a lot of fun.