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Cowboy7307 · Senior Member

Weber Q

Ron-D · Guru

Ours just squeezed into the tunnel boot ,thats something to consider.

The Travelling Dillberries · Guru

We have a Ziggy....looked at both & decided it was a better deal, easy to use & clean, also, get some of those aluminium trays/dishes to fit.................high Top for those big Roasts or Turkeys!!

Cheers.

Chris.

Crinkle and Dobbie · Member

We bought a baby weber Q when we bought the caravan a few years ago and we love it. I do all our cooking on it. Purchase the flat plate/ griddle as this is great for cooking your breakfast in the morning. I must say I wish I had got the patio stand that goes with it. Also the extra side wings that fit onto the weber handles. That will give you extra space for your condiments (or beer).

Good luck

Julie

Dickodownunder · Guru

WeCowboy7307 wrote:
Looking at getting one of the Weber baby Q and wanted to know do we buy with the high top or not , and for every day use with caravan what extras would you buy to go with it, there is only the 2 of us most times ,OR is there just as good in other brands,
Only interested in Gas BBQ easy to carry while camping

We have a baby Q and it is the one with the high top.

The high top is better for doing the larger roasts but I can see no other advantage except that our high top has a temp gauge which was not available in the low top when we bought ours.

We have a trivet for placing roasts on, a Weber frypan with a detachable handle, a casserole dish with two detachable handles.

I am thinking of getting a pizza stone as well.

I bought a collapsible Weber stand on line...not a genuine Weber accessory as we had the genuine trolley stand and it was rubbish.

Here is our stand.

http://outbackbbqstands.com.au/

We have no affiliation with this company but find that their stand is excellent. We have the side tray as well which gives you a bit more prep room.

We do all our cooking in the Q. We have never even lit the oven in the van from new, we use it as a storage cupboard. biggrin

-- Edited by Dickodownunder on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 10:11:03 AM

mezza56 · Senior Member

We got the high top and wish we hadn't as we haven't done a large roast and I cant put it in the front tunnel as its a fraction too high , have to remove the lid to do it .

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Amazed what can be cooked in them . Even when reasonably windy . We went low for storage reasons . Use tefflon sheet to cook on . Keeps plate clean .

BruDi · Senior Member

We have a Baby Q too and have had one for several years. It is not the High Top. We bought the outback stand recently as it packs up to a smaller item than the original Q stand. However it is very much heavier. Ours fits in the tunnel bought sitting on the stand. We have a hot plate and a roasting rack and a non genuine griddle that works a treat.

We have the Family Q for home and it too is excellent.

Di

moamajohn · Guru

Ditto for the Ziggy !

sandgrooper1 · Senior Member

Hi,

We have the high top baby Q with the temp gauge and we are happy with this choice. I don't have a tunnel to store the Webber in so it goes in a bag in the back of my ute.

I agree with Dickodownunder's comments including the webber stand information.

I don't have any experience with the outbackbbq stands.

Cheers AL

-- Edited by sandgrooper1 on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 01:05:53 PM

The Belmont Bear · Guru

I have used low top Weber Qs for years currently we have a Baby Q for travelling and a mid size Q2000 for home. We dont put the Baby Q in the front boot we carry it in the car so the best thing we bought was the Weber carry bag (bit costly) but great for lugging it around plus it stops any rattles or smells when on the move. I also have a vinal cover, a trivet for roasting, cast iron dish for baking vegetables and the flat plate. We also have the pizza stone but dont really use it that much. Make sure that you get one with a black lid as the cream one discolours over with the smoke and can be difficult to clean. Dont waste your money buying the genuine aluminium fat trays or the trays that the trivet sits on. Buy the cheap bulk trays from the supermarket for catching the fat, double over a piece of alumium foil a little bigger in area than the trivet, put it on the grill bars and punch some slots in it with a knife before sitting your trivet on it. I found that I have never really needed a temperature gauge in the lid as I manage to get the desired result just by using a meat thermometer when roasting and a timer when grilling. We have a small folding table, I plug the hose into one of the gas outlets we had put under either end of the van - if you plan on doing the same thing you will need to get the hose with the push in type type fitting as they normally come standard with the one that suits a gas bottle.

Cheers

BB

Geeco · Senior Member

We use a high top with temp gauge. We purchased a half plate to compliment the grill. We set ours up on a collapsible roll up table that is light and takes up very little storage room. We purchased the Webber Q carry bag that is ideal for storage. Make sure your storage bin has the height to cope with the Webber height. We also use a single element portable induction hotplate for cooking food where a sauce is needed. This allows us to keep all the cooking smells out of our motorhome. Cheers,

-- Edited by Geeco on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 03:43:11 PM

Blues Man · Guru

Geeco wrote:
We use a high top with temp gauge. We purchased a half plate to compliment the grill. We set ours up on a collapsible roll up table that is light and takes up very little storage room. We purchased the Webber Q carry bag that is ideal for storage. Make sure your storage bin has the height to cope with the Webber height. We also use a single element portable induction hotplate for cooking food where a sauce is needed. This allows us to keep all the cooking smells out of our motorhome. Cheers,

-- Edited by Geeco on Wednesday 24th of October 2018 03:43:11 PM

Hi Geeco , where do you get your power from when using your induction hot plate .Is a C/P or inverter

Cheers Pat.

Geeco · Senior Member

Patrick just inside the hatch cover shown behind the Webber is a 240v PowerPoint. We rarely freecamp so power is available most nights. We purchased a relatively inexpensive model at around $45 from memory. It came from Kmart or BigW and has performed perfectly for over two years of regular use. Cheers,

iana · Guru

Just a small note, Webbers don't break down, they just might sit idle for a day if a part needs to be replaced - over night delivery, free of charge. I have had two small defects, replaced by parent company free of charge for the life of the unit. No better service anywhere.

Barbitec · Newbie

Hi All, I thought I would update everyone on the situation with Weber Q's attached to a caravans Bayonet point.. Here is the latest information that I have:

https://www.barbitec.com.au/blog/weber-q-bbq-flame-failure-caravans-further-update-25102023-note-we-are-only-website-provides

Cheers,

Ross

Barbitec

Are We Lost · Guru

The link posted by Barbitec says the flame cutoff addon will be available as an acessory this month but not included in the standard new BBQs. Welcome to the forum Barbitec and a helpful first post.

mezza56 wrote:
.... I cant put it in the front tunnel as its a fraction too high , have to remove the lid to do it .

Yes I know it's an old comment, but it is still relevant.

I have the lower profile lid but it still won't fit in the tunnel boot. Easily solved. The pins holding the lid are held in place by small R clips. It takes 30 seconds to remove or replace the lid. I keep the R clips tied each end of a small piece of cord so the clips don't fall on the ground and get lost. I keep the lid in the front boot, sitting on plastic stick-on brackets attached to the front boot bulkhead, and secured with an occy strap.

As for accessories, mine is all grill, and I have a non Weber metal plate for frying.

The Weber is a little different from Ziggy and other BBQs because it can run with lower flame. It is designed for smoked cooking with the lid down for more flavour. This means you can roast something, whereas the Ziggy gets too hot with the lid down and will burn too soon. Also the Weber has the reputation for excellent after sales support.

-- Edited by Are We Lost on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 11:52:24 PM

Possum3 · Guru

Welcome to the Forum Ross (Barbitec).

Tones · Veteran Member

Hi,

We purchased a new Baby Q1200 about 18 months ago just before the Gas regulations issue came to everyone's notice. I have received an email from Webber advertising their latest "fix" for the problem. For an extra $200 you can buy the flame IQ attachment so that the Weber can be attached via a bayonet to the caravan legally. HOWEVER, this will also require a 12 Volt power supply to operate!!!!!! The device is a retrofit only and new models will apparently not be fitted with the device.

Google Flame IQ for the details.

Tones

Mackayak · Veteran Member

The Ziggy do have one with the gass out on it no need for 12 volts.

Aussie1 · Guru

Ahhh, Webber q, Great in our back yard. But when on the road the Air Fryer does things a treat. Free camping, no problem, rev up the generator :)

The Belmont Bear · Guru

Aussie we have the baby Q in our tunnel boot and an air fryer under the bed we use them both all the time. When we ordered this new van last year we requested a tunnel boot slide out with the access door large enough for a Weber BabyQ with a standard height lid. There is plenty of clearance and we could have one with the higher lid if we wanted but its not really necessary when we are on the road. We have the larger Q2000 at home that we use for doing bigger roasts or when hosting other people. I carry 2 regulator hoses one with the bayonet type fitting and one with the screw fitting if it becomes too big an an issue using the bayonet I will remove a gas bottle and connect the Weber straight to the bottle rather than to the van.

BB

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Friday 3rd of November 2023 09:43:57 AM

vince56 · Senior Member

So if a weber is manufactured prior to the re-certification the new requirements do not apply? ie, you can use a bayonet to the caravan??

Tones · Veteran Member

Vince, my understanding of the situation is that it does not matter what the age of the barby is: it cannot legally be connected to a van via a bayonet fitting unless there is a flame cutout (or whatever name you want to give it) fitted to the barby. As mentioned earlier, there is a model of Ziggy that is fitted with such a device if you are prepared to spend $499 buying that model. For us, the simple way is to connect our Baby webber direct to a gas bottle and save all the politics! We bought a Ziggy and it did not do the job for us so we got rid of it and went back to a Weber baby Q. Others use a Ziggy and swear by them. I just feel that Weber should have been a bit more open about the issue at the time that we bought the Baby Q, We did tell them at the time that we intended to plug it into the van via a bayonet hose; in fact, we purchased that hose to do the job. One thing for sure; I am not going to wire up our van with another socket just to plug the Weber into a 12V power source to provide power for the new flame IQ device when the barby is connected to a gas bayonet fitting. Our Weber will be powered up by a 4.5Kg gas bottle which fits easily in the equivalent of a milk crate. And no; our milk crate is not fitted with a bayonet fitting!!!!!!

Tones

vince56 · Senior Member

Thx Tones, I guess I will pull a bottle off the A frame and connect the weber via that. Which is a huge difference than connecting it to gas via a different fitting, a bayonet. Still sounds like bureaucracy gone nuts!

jacks · Member

Hi Vince56,

If you start pulling a bottle off the A frame and connect the Weber via that every time you want to use it, it might

drive you nuts and you may end up not using the barby.

I was in a Weber shop today and they told me the flame out device is only for BBQ's made after the date given in the new legislation.

Too many opinions given, so the jury is out for me at the moment as to what the truth is.

-- Edited by jacks on Saturday 4th of November 2023 11:54:06 PM

Possum3 · Guru

Solve the problem by using a "Webber Traveller" BBQ. - No gas as is uses heat beads or sticks - A fire does contribute to a better tasting meal.

The "Traveller" doubles as a fire pit for a comfort fire as well - The fold down legs, keeps the fire above vegetation and is permitted by most caravan parks - We have left our gas BBQ at home gathering cobwebs since 2018.

vince56 · Senior Member

Hi Possum, I can only find gas travellers??

Possum3 · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Hi Possum, I can only find gas travellers??

Sorry it is now called Webber "Go Anywhere Grill" - https://www.amazon.com.au/Weber-Anywhere-Portable-Charcoal-Cooker/dp/B07MQW97G4/ref=asc_df_B07MQW97G4?tag=bingshopdesk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80126983648500&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726549490292&psc=1

Fits in side or tunnel boot of caravan with ease - I repurposed fabric from old camp chair to make a bag to carry it, if full of charcoal.

The Belmont Bear · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Thx Tones, I guess I will pull a bottle off the A frame and connect the weber via that. Which is a huge difference than connecting it to gas via a different fitting, a bayonet. Still sounds like bureaucracy gone nuts!

Exactly Vince I will do the same if the BBQ police happen to be out patrolling the area but seriously when I walk around campgrounds I dont see too many people actually following the new regulations. Possum I lived in South Africa and Mozambique for more then 3 years and I reckon that I became reasonably proficient at doing a Braai (not as good as the locals). There is a real art in preparing coals to get them to exactly the right temperature to grill. In Mozambique kids on the side of the road would sell me a sugar bag full of home made charcoal for less than a $1. I agree there is nothing like the taste of meat that has been slowly grilled over coals in a fire unfortunately it takes awhile to prepare it properly. Grilling with the lid down on the Q is about as close as I can to get to acheiving a smoky flavour without using charcoal or a fire. I find it easier to turn on the gas and ignite a gas BBQ rather than building a fire especially after being on the road all day but thats just my own personal preferrence..

BB