Roadii Firegrill

[v-lux]

For those of you that expressed interest in the Roadii firegrill that we had at the AO show....



Thought you might be interested to know that i have been talking to the manufacturer about some of the thoughts/ideas/opinions on the product expressed by various people.

The result of which is that we should be testing an 'overland' or Camper friendly version in the very near future. It's going to be lighter, slimmer and designed specifically to pack away into your spare tyre so no space will be lost inside the vehicle

Watch this space....

[silverbullet]

So would that be a "space saver" then?

[v-lux]

No not a space saver.

Various design features are going to be modified to suit vans users better.
This will include a bag for the whole thing to keep that mucky ash away from clean stuff.

[poshbuggers]

Liking this. Make it easier to store and clean and I will have one for sure.

[silverbullet]

240 sovs will buy a lot of classic mini steel wheels, stove blacking and ironmongery from Robert Dyas & Homebase!

I'd rather have a Cobb or Cadac and trouser the difference...even for all the appeal of a "real" camp fire.

[v-lux]

That's because you havn't seen one of these in the flesh Ian.

There's a lot more to it than just a fire pit.

I'm pretty convinced it would cost more to try and make one yourself to the same quality.
Oh and the £240 model is the all singing all dancing version that comes with a Dutch oven, Dutch oven hanging chain, Stainless steel warming plate and hanging chains.

The standard version with collapsible tripod, hearth, grill, and grill adjustment chains is £170.

Whatever floats your boat really, personally i like a proper campfire.

[silverbullet]

Al, as someone with a very particular take on van living, how do you prefer to cook on a daily basis? I can't imagine that you relish the idea of waking up every day reeking of smoke? Maybe you do !

Ok so it's bearable for most, a weekends dossing at an event with a roaring fire at night to keep the chills off before bedtime is great (assuming there was enough decent dry wood to burn and not resorting to heaving every last sodden log onto the pyre) but then we go home after a few days and chuck it all into the Hotpoint.

For anyone on an extended journey (weeks or months) would the novelty not start to wear off pretty quick, once you've got no clean clothes and everything has been kippered?

(for those readers who aren't aware, A & H live in their syncro)

PS I still think it's an outrageous price when you can buy an iron Dutchie for £60, OK so it's going to be chinky and maybe not Bayou or such but it's still far too strong. Overland scene tax? I also can't see the point of a "warming shelf" that's underneath the fire pit either. Who wants ashes all over their bread rolls?

[ninja.turtle007]

I saw these at the weekend. They are very well made and worth the money. If I didn't have an alternative I would buy one.

We use our BBQ/fire pit whilst away in the van and also in the garden at home. So for us this kind of thing is good value.

[jed the spread]

so it's going to be c*****y

Could you E D I T that out please?

[keith]

probably doesn't fit with my requirements....but I do think these things look great when on the go.

group of people, open fire, collective slow cooking.....probably what its all about....good stuff.

[v-lux]

Ian,

If you scroll to the top of the thread you'll notice I started this thread with the sentence:

For those of you that expressed interest in the Roadii firegrill that we had at the AO show....

As for the other stuff about having a fire etc. If its warm enough to be outside of an evening whilst i'm away on a journey then it somehow doesn't feel right without a 'camp fire'. I also take any chance i can get to cook over an open fire/BBQ. There's something very wholesome and grounding about the experience that connects you with your surroundings and life itself.
Sure, lots of stuff get's cooked on the gas indoors too because you're not always parked in a place that lends itself to having an open fire.

As for the warming shelf, like i said before Ian, you need to see the Roadii firegrill to understand. No ash on your bread rolls, flat breads, Naan's, plates or other food you'd like to keep warm whilst cooking something else.

I'm sure you'll get to see someones in the not too distant future and it'll all become clear.

[stephen t25]

Hi, that looks like a nice bit of kit, but with 3 small children I'm sure they would find a way of knocking it over. So I'm going for one of these. http://www.bush-pig.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[v-lux]

I would be very surprised if even an adult could knock one over to be honest.

However, the bush pig braai is also a very nice product, Jed has been using one for the last year or so, the only thing he's foud is that it requires a bit of extra ventilation than it comes with as standard.

Incidentally we should have them on our webshop very soon.

[jed the spread]

Hi, that looks like a nice bit of kit, but with 3 small children I'm sure they would find a way of knocking it over. So I'm going for one of these. http://www.bush-pig.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeh Mike (Mr BushPig) has now closed up for the winter. We are working with him to do an improved version that we will stock in a few weeks, fingers crossed. We have spent a year thoroughly testing The Bushpig Braai and have even left one outside the whole time to see how it weathers. You could defiantly kick a Bushpig Braai over a hell of a lot easier than the Roadii.

Jed

[stephen t25]

cool, I will now wait for the modified version, perfect for winter cook ups followed by a small camp fire