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Grilling in the rain.

onthegreen
onthegreen Posts: 29
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Any suggestions on a temporary way to stay dry while grilling.  Renting a place in Seattle so can’t build anything permanent.  Has anyone grilled under an ez up or is that a really bad idea? If it didn’t burn down it would probably be ruined from smoke smell forever. Have any other suggestions besides a rain hat, umbrella or roughing out the rain. I most likely will just tough it out and get wet but it does make me less inclined to fire up the grill when it rains so much in the winter without cover.  
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,624
    I can remember setting my Q next to a window so I could be inside with the pit outside , just open the window ...
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • steel_egg
    steel_egg Posts: 295
    I’ve had a fire pit under my tent (not a huge fire).  Stinks like smoke now but it works in a pinch. 
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    I use my egg and various other smokers under an EZ-UP all the time.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    DMW said:
    I use my egg and various other smokers under an EZ-UP all the time.



    We do this during game days and just hang a fan to blow the smoke out.

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • TN_Egger
    TN_Egger Posts: 1,120
    move to a dryer climate   B)
    Signal Mountain, TN
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Killit_and_Grillit said:
    DMW said:
    I use my egg and various other smokers under an EZ-UP all the time.



    We do this during game days and just hang a fan to blow the smoke out.
    Sounds like Butch and his dumpster fire to me. Sorry, you lobbed it out there ;)
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 12,204
    @onthegreen: I faced the same dilemma as you. I had a Large in a cedar table, but hated the idea of exposing it to rain or snow in bad weather conditions. Also, we do a lot of hosting, so I wanted a way to proceed with my Egged cooks as planned despite terrible weather. For me, the solution was a Mini Max, which I could use in various locations, including on a covered porch, on bad weather days. Now very happy with my setup, as my Egging is no longer weather-dependent. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,489
    Just get a patio umbrella and be done with it. 
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    DoubleEgger said:
    Just get a patio umbrella and be done with it. 
    Or, you could buy a XXL and a pergola. Then get a patio installed to put them on. And then put some kind of roofing on the pergola. Just saying, it's an option...
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 37,797
    Where you are it's more like liquid sunshine.  If you let the PNW definition of rain get to you then you will be held hostage.  Just go for it-
    Great suggestion to align the BGE to an inside observation post.  Then the sunshine is quite limited.  Above all, don't let the rain drive the use.
    (BTW-spent around 3 years in your area and your average annual rainfall is less than here in L'ville).  FWIW-
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Boileregger
    Boileregger Posts: 614
    I live in the Seattle area.  I have no cover, I just suck it up.  Kinda the same way no one here carries an umbrella.  I actually am more bothered by the darkness this time of year than the rain.  I wear a headlamp since it gets pitch black dark by 5pm.
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,839
    I use a pop up canopy in the rain. Never had an issue.
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • EggMcMic
    EggMcMic Posts: 340
    Here is what I built. 

    Obviously bigger than what you need, this picture was taken before the griddle went next to it. Keeps things relatively dry, but not totally. Keeps me relatively dry when it rains. It is temporary because I am making changes to my deck but wanted something because I am slow with the deck project!




    EggMcMcc
    Central Illinois
    First L BGE July 2016, RecTec, Traeger, Weber, Campchef
    Second BGE, a MMX, February 2017
    Third BGE, another large, May, 2017
    Added another griddle (BassPro) December 2017
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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    onthegreen said:
    Any suggestions on a temporary way to stay dry while grilling.  Renting a place in Seattle so can’t build anything permanent.  Has anyone grilled under an ez up or is that a really bad idea? If it didn’t burn down it would probably be ruined from smoke smell forever. ...
    Its not a really bad idea, but there are a couple of things to be aware of.  Most of the ez-up type canopies are designed as sun shades.  Rainwater pools in the tarp rather than being shed off on a lot of the models.  You will need to monitor it to prevent collapse from the weight of the water.  The tarp material is not designed to resist sparks, so I would not leave it unmonitored.  Most of the models are light weight and can blow around if not anchored to the ground.  In fact they can sail like a kite and end up on your roof if not tied down (and the support poles don't take kindly to being sent flying through the air).  Don't worry about a little smoke smell on a tailgating sun shade.  Think of it as pre-seasoned.
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
    In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’  Dare to think for yourself.
     
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