Is your egg area covered?

fletcherfam

I live in the Pacific NW and love my egg dearly, however, since we live hear and it rains 9 months out of the year (5 of those consistent rain) I hate having to take food on and off the grill in the rain. I also would love an area just to relax outside when it is raining while the egg is going (you know the usual adult beverage and a cigar).

Do you cover your egg area if so what with? Pergola? Etc?

Doc_Eggerton

Cooking in the rain sucks.  I cook on the porch.

SamFerrise

Egg is parked in the garage.

Rick1

I'm also in the NW and have a covered deck. We had the roof extended over a 12 X 12 area just for our outdoor living. I'm in Lacey, WA, what part of the NW are you in?

fletcherfam

Work at JBLM, live in Port Orchard.

Skiddymarker

In Canada we call it the "wet" coast - know exactly what you are talking about. Used my old spa pad, 7'X7', threw a quick roof on it  - I stay dry.....

Delta, BC. 

double

Also in PNW... I got a bid on a retract able metal roof and it was nearly $32k so this tarp will do for now!

Dyal_SC

I got this gazebo on clearance a few years back.  It works great, but I still have to scoot to it pretty quick to avoid the rain from the door to the egg.    And BTW, the chargriller is now R.I.P. in grill heaven.  LOL

 

Griffin

We've got a little covered patio. I keep it out in the open when its not raining, but its nice to pull it in when the sky opens up. (Are you digging on the green astroturf? Gotta love renthouses)

Here's a session during the rain.

I don't want to stand out in that.

nolaegghead

I love how all the various "tribes" around the country have different methodologies to shield their cooking areas from the elements.  Showcases the diversity of eggheads via the architectural perspective.

R2Egg2Q

We have a louvered patio cover that I open & close as needed to let smoke out or sun in.

BizGreenEgg

Also in the PNW. Built my little lean to to cover me and the egg during our rainy season (so about 9 months).

thetrim

In rainy Tampa Bay and have a thatched umbrella that is singed on the ends from the high heat.  Very curly.  I'll try and get a pic and add to the discussion.

allsid

Dyal_SC said:

I got this gazebo on clearance a few years back.  It works great, but I still have to scoot to it pretty quick to avoid the rain from the door to the egg.    And BTW, the chargriller is now R.I.P. in grill heaven.  LOL

 

That is exactly what I (also Pac NW...MT) am looking for as well.  Any chance you know the name of that gazebo or where you got it?  I realize it was disco, but maybe someone else has one for sale-  thanks

NecessaryIndulg

No cover, but I should probably look into it.  When it rains, my husband follows me around with an umbrella -- for the food, of course.

Griffin

@allsid - from what I remember, he got that either at Sam's or Costco, but he got it awhile back. A year or two? He'll chime in soon.

dlk7

Got mine from Target

nolaegghead

@dlk7 - pretty sweet little nirvana dere.

I can't imagine not egging under a cover.  Rains a lot here.  Rigged up a fan for smoke management.  Works perfectly.  Who dat.

fletcherfam

Yea I think if I had a cover I would be egging 2-3 times a week instead of the 2-3 times a month currently.

Eggcelsior

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy fate is the common fate of all, Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.

-Longfellow

No cover, no problems. Although I still need to build myself a table. No storage, problems.....

hogaholic

Covered patio adjacent to my screened porch, right off the kitchen.  That is a 60" commercial vent-a-hood.  Great light and it gets the smoke out of there.

FlashkaBob

R2Egg2Q said:

We have a louvered patio cover that I open & close as needed to let smoke out or sun in.

Hey R2 - Do you mind telling me what that cost? I looked it up yesterday and It looks like yours is from Equinox? That is exactly what I want!

double

Found this on Amazon..http://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-Backyard-Grill-Center-Black/dp/B0079LMO1G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_lg_3

R2Egg2Q

Hey R2 - Do you mind telling me what that cost? I looked it up yesterday and It looks like yours is from Equinox? That is exactly what I want!

Yes, it is made by Equinox. Size is the key variable and mine was about $40/sq ft. I'm in CA where the cost of living is really high so depending where you're at it might cost less.

I chose the louvered cover as my goal is to have an outdoor kitchen & the XL built in someday so having an easy way to let the smoke out was important. I also have a 400+ lb insulated gravity feed smoker under it that I can't move by myself so venting for it was also a factor.

Village Idiot

When we rebuilt our garage, I specifically had this area made for the Egg.

jfm0830

@allsid:

Dyal_SC sent me a PM about 2 years ago on the BBQ Bible Message board about this unit because I was looking for something like this. I needed two to cover enough area to cover all of my grills. I didn't get this model because there was no practical way to join up two units.

The one he has is the Eclipse Grill Center Model CA4035-013549. He mentioned he got it on closeout. At the time when I looked, what appeared to be this exact same unit  with different names was available from several manufacturers under various prices ranging from $400 to $1,000 (Brookstone). The shipping was pricy too due to the weight, around $100 as I recall.

jfm0830

This is the solution I ended up doing shortly after I got my Egg this past August. A new 10x10 Ez-Up I'd bought in the Spring didn't last the summer. This is a 10x10 grill gazebo that I had built by the crew that was doing work on my house at the time. 

As you can see I still cover my grills. If you look at my rain pix & Dyal's rain pix above, you can see with the open sides you do get some wet areas inside-particularly near the ground. This depends on the intensity of the rain and wind. For me I would not change a thing about my Grill Gazebo. I designed it and I want it open, but things do get wet. Another example is if it is foggy you will get a coating of the moisture that is in the air on the grills. So bottom line: I cover everything even though it is under my Grill Gazebo. The Grill Gazebo keeps me fairly dry in bad weather, the grills not quite so much. And where I live it gets below freezing 4 or 5 months of the year.

allsid

Thanks jfm0830, Griffin, for your responses and all of you for showing what you have going for shelter.  This is what I am working with now, and with a new arrival on the way (small) I think I want to start acting like I just turned 40.

Sad, isn't it?

jlsm

@Village Idiot: What a beautiful garden. I am indeed envious. 

Village Idiot

jlsm said:

@Village Idiot: What a beautiful garden. I am indeed envious. 

Thanks, jlsm.  I'd hate for you to see the weeds in it right now, but that will change, come spring.  

Hoppy & Hoppette

Yes, my LBGE sits under my aluminum awning on my back porch.