Thanks for the effort you put into the great reviews and appreciate how you arrived at the ratings at the end of the film

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!

Great content again, Thanks, can’t believe I’ve spent my Sunday evening watching that 😂 we had decided to get a cadac & think will stick with that decision purely for its versatility. Cheers 🍻

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Great choice. We've had the Cadac for ages and there is a great range of accessories for it, plus low pressure and high pressure options for the gas too.

Weber Go Anywhere charcoal would be my choice. Not only is it a real bbq (charcoal), it's smaller than the gas version and doesn't require cleaning afterwards. Just run it at a high heat and scrape. I also prefer to cook indirectly and cook low and slow

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmm low and slow... the BEST way to cook !

Great practical review guys, made my mind up now to get one. Thank you.

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

I have the Weber go anywhere charcoal I do indirect cooking then I do direct so that the inside is cooked and then the colour is added. So no burnt offerings or food poisoning. I like the taste of a real fire charcoals. I can fit all the required equipment inside my Weber. Chimney starter, charcoal for 3 bbqs, fire starters, heat proof gloves, tongues, meat thermometer, foil, veg basket (vented to cook smaller items) cloths and lighter, chopping board. Had to saw grill grate so I could adapt but KZread has great tutorial on how to go about it. We love it. Ready to go in 15 mins. All packed and kept in the van to use. Thanks for your review and your time and effort put in. Was on your vans name sake beach last week it was glorious no wonder u love it there. But St Agnes and Trevelance cove is my favourite.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your BBQ setup sounds GREAT! So glad you've seen our favourite beach, we just love the (correctly timed for the tide) walk all the way down to Watergate and then back along the coast path. Very special part of the world 😎

@AlwynOllieMcKee

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%, Cathryn! Love my charcoal Weber Go Anywhere. Like you did, easy modification to the grill so everything fits in. One match with chimney starter, good to go in less than 20 mins. Love cooking direct on one side of the grill only and indirectly on the other. Nothing beats proper charcoal bbq taste... and toasting marshmallows afterwards 😋

@bethzolin6046

Жыл бұрын

Such an interesting video - and so well done - thank you. I usually camp alone in my T5, but from time to time my daughter and her two little boys come for a couple of days too. For this reason I have stuff for when alone - and extra for when they come too! However I started with the Cadac Safari Chef 2 which always came with me. Unfortunately my first Cadac was faulty - the ignition refused to ignite and jet burners only worked on roughly half of the CAdac. Having said that Cadac were excellent at replacing it and the new one works brilliantly. I do put water in the bottom to save on cleaning, and do like it - but it does take a fair chunk of space in the back of my T5. (All the initial trouble with the Cadac resulted in me also keeping a jet boil for emergencies.) I did have the pizza stone too but couldn’t get it to work well - which probably says more about my fairly rubbish cooking skills. The Cadac did cook ok, just took a lot of space, and found when the family came too I tended to be cooking in a bit of a relay cos couldn’t get everything on it at once because of its circular shape. At this spring NEC Camping show I bought the Ridge Monkey Grilla because it was so neat when packed. Also it was on offer, bundled with the griddle. I liked how neat it folded, and the griddle was a game changer, just being a smooth stainless steel plate. I can now cook for all of us in one session, there’s that useful integrated table, and finally the griddle plate makes it a doddle to clean. However when I’m on my own I now use the Ridge Monkey Twin Connect. ( the Connect comes in 2 sizes but I have the two larger ones - barely takes any more space than the small one but more room for the pan). It is tiny - really just a hot ring, and my gas canister just screws onto it. I like that it folds up so very small, that I can connect the two up together so gives me the ability to have two rings on the go at once, and is designed to take the Ridge Monkey pans - it has a little extension piece to clip on that supports the RM pan handle. I leave it in its tiny box when not in use - no more clunking round in the back from the Cadac - and cook on it using my standard Ridge Monkey pans. Just waiting now for the new induction friendly Ridge Monkey pans, due out next year, that will also work on my IKEA induction hob that I use in the van if the weather is awful, and if I’m on hook up!

Top job guys, thankyou for another great informative video. Think I might just get ridge monkey, like the idea of have a fire too.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

It's nice that it is so versatile, that's for sure.

Should always have a meat thermometer for bbq. The disposable bbq are charcoal no worse than gas for greenhouse gases as renewable. The aluminium trays are fully recyclable. I don’t see them as any less eco than the others. Gas has the advantage you only burn it while cooking, whereas charcoal you always use too much.

Excellent vlog,again. Ridge Monkey products seem amazing.

Love the RidgeMonkey!

Dont normally watch a video that long. But i was well impressed by this. Really enjoyed seeing them all working so thank you! Cant belive you spent that much on sausage tho lol

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and sorry about the length of the video - we were worried about that as it's VERY long, but we hoped it would be worth it for everyone to see them in detail. Glad you enjoyed it.

The Cadac has a trough for water into which the fat drips into making it easier for cleaning.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Love my weber Go anywhere charcoal got some grill grates awesome

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

Nice review, I have the Weber same size but charcoal and with the correct brickets not charcoal it works awesome

The whole point about the Cadac is to use the fat catcher at the bottom (put some water in there which stops it spitting and flames appearing) Then the fat would not fall straight on to the flame. Love mine, so versatile!! They’re awesome. I have the hp version and a single Coleman gas bottle (rather than the overpriced Cadac ones) lasted a whole week in France between 3 of us cooking bbq lunches/curries, Bolognese etc in the multi purpose lid … plus you can just use the burner for a frying pan for breakfast or to boil a kettle! The pizza stone is awesome too!

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

We learn something new everyday! That tip re the water in the fat catcher is brilliant, thank you!!

My god congrats on doing all that testing ye are fantastic 👌 the disposable one wins hands down , no cleaning and it takes up very little space in the cali and you could probably buy on on site 🤣🤣🤣 Ye are unbelievable for doing such a wonderful job 👏👏👏, thank you for another fantastic informative video 😊 ye are making me hungry watching this , think I'll get me cadac out 😋😋😋 Thanks again 👋

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yes quite a marathon ! Never done so much washing up !!!

We got a charcoal folding bbq similar style to rm off ebay for less than a tenner. Folds flat to very slim. Cooks great food.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

Great video, one question could you use the regulator that you have for you Cadac on the rigdgemonkey?? would be good to use the spare gas bottle

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! It just needs a few gas fittings to make it work and the correct regulator. We haven't done it yet but plan to as it would make for a neat solution.

the weber go anywhere can be easily put away dirty in an emergency/hurry. that is a huge benefit over the other 2 gas grills.

Hi guys, question regards the gas hose you used with the Cadac, was this particular hose included? If not where did you get this specific hose from. Cheers for the videos 👍🏼

Had my webber for 6 years. Absolutely love it. But why haven't i done that foil trick before. Ill be teying that tomorrow nignt. Awesome video. 👍🏻🍻

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

👍

Weber gp anywhere charcole or weber smokey joe you can use as a put fire to

Remove the heat/gas element from those grills line with aluminum foil easy cleaning use wood/coal in them to cook with

I like the idea of the Ridge Monkey, it folds nice and small, and can be connected to a Gaz bottle (we always travel with 2 anyway). Also like that it might be used with charcoal / as a fire pit, but with that gauge of steel how long before it buckles with the heat? Overall it just looks a bit fragile and faffy to wash up. Currently we have the Campingaz Party Grill 400 which is almost a copy of the Cadac. It’s so easy to use (BBQ, flat plate, griddle plate, direct burner, wok), plus we bought a Cadac 33cm pizza stone which works well. It’s also a doddle to clean. But still, if the RM can really be used with Charcoal and wood …. tempted !

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Well i was a bit worried about that when using it as a fire pit but it held up really well. I suspect if you used it a lot it might distort but that said they’d be easy to bend back too. It’s the size that has won us over when packed up 👍

Excellent video. Have you checked out the new IKEA TILLREDA portable single induction hob? Great solution for cooking when hooked up to the mains.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great ! Will check it out.

Should have had a weighting 😉. We were impressed with the RM but love our SC2 and the RM looks an absolute faff. Given we have the HP/LP version of the SC2 we upped your score for fuel to a 3 and of course discounted the non eco version totally meaning our SC2 won in reality - happy days 😂

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

👍😆 It’s great that there is so much choice out there for portable camping BBQs now so there will always be something that suits everyone

Hey Will, have you tried a little bit of water in the fat pan of the Cadac? It makes cleaning a lot easier.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great tip, will give it a go!

@sosaidhrafferty4608

2 жыл бұрын

Can vouch for this too 👍

@wildhawthorn5912

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. - we have the campingaz copy, and water works well.

Thanks for a great vid - what an effort you put in! I’m sold on the RM Grilla as it folds flat and can be used with gas, wood or charcoal. I’m assuming it’s fine to use one half of the ridge monkey XL pan on the top when cooking so may not need separate hotplate?

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely - can't see any reason why not. You can actually buy a fitted RM hotplate for it if you wanted and it looks like it has a fat catcher on it too round the edge.

@gravic48

2 жыл бұрын

Trying to fund out if the Grilla can be attached to the outside outlet for our lpg tank. Very new to this so not sure what I am looking for! Does anyone know?

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

This will require some form of adaptor and/or regulator. There are some out there, I just need to find them…

@gravic48

2 жыл бұрын

@@CampervanTime thank you

Can you use a small gas low pressure bottle and a large bottle on the cadac or are they both different bbqs?

@CampervanTime

23 күн бұрын

Yes you can, just need the right regulator for them

Another great video thank you 😊 what campsite is that it looks great?

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

It's lovely isn't it ! We're going to be doing a video on it as we did shoot some footage around there. Can you wait a week or so?!!!

@jemmamoore282

2 жыл бұрын

@@CampervanTime fantastic thank you ❤️

Happily grilled out and what a sizzling conclusion. Wrestling to ignite damp disposables can detract from the simplicity but I cannot deny the logic. But one key criteria has been missed out; 'Gadget factor'. Maybe its a bloke thing but the all singing stove that can grill, bake and roast in a compact easy clean package is hard to resist. So I've gone for the Safari Chef 30 compact and when I've mastered the ultimate gadget (California) I may get round to baking bread and roasting a chicken. Its also our back up when the Gaz bottle runs out and the unit cost of gas in the 220g cylinders is 40% cheaper than the 907. Other interesting BBQs, include the Cobb and Lotus fan assisted grill and may be worth a look if you are inspired to extend your survey. Thanks for an enjoyable hour and being introduced to the Ridge Monkey; neat design.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome and thanks for the other BBQ suggestions. We are going to try and get our hands on a COBB as many people have mentioned it and it does look great.

Good video! I think we know what campsite this is but we will await your next video for confirmation 😊🤫

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Shhh!!! But if you know which one anyway, you'll know it's great !

@VanVibesandSibes

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry your secret is safe with us 😊 We’ve never actually stayed there, so can’t wait to see your video about it. I only know about it because it’s not far from where we live 😊

What a beautiful camp site and a great video, found it very useful thank you. Can you share the name of the campsite please?

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

Sure, it’s Etty’s Field - we did a full video on that site in May/June last year. It’s stunning!

The American version of the weber go anywhere propane grill doesn't look like that . Mines just has a the propane connection tube sticking out. I have both the propane and charcoal version. I was bringing my weber traveler for camping . Not a good idea that thing is huge. 2 of The weber go anywhere are less than have the size and packing size than the travel. Very portable

Great job. I’ve got a Webber BBQ at home but we use the cheap charcoal BBQs as it’s very easy and less mess, you can buy bigger size ones for £5.00 & they do a really good job, No half cooked sausages.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good, we were really surprised how good the disposable was to be honest!

Next time please try to cook a roast or a full size chicken. We do that very often on the traditional weber go anywhere.

That pizza stone isn't just to cook pizza on it maintains heat you can cook/bake items on it, you should look up it's uses

What, no Cobb?? Great piece of kit.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I know, sorry - we couldn't get hold of one but we know that loads of people really rate them. We do need to see if we can get one.

@AustinBarnestl319

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. I’ve just come back from a weekend away and wouldn’t be without my Cobb.

Love the banter between you while giving a lot of really useful information. Great reviews. I like the look of the Ridge Monkey but I’ll be sticking with my Cobb for the foreseeable future.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that’s really kind. We’re going to see if we can get our hands on a COBB to give one a go, as there are a lot of people recommending 👍

Miss one of the best out there. COBB BBQ/ oven

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, yes we know that the COBB has a lot of fans but we couldn't get hold of one for this test. Do you think it would have won?

I can’t afford to watch you any more. First the Ridge Monkey pan and now the bbq. Thanks for a great review., can’t wait for it to arrive.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Ooops! Sorry!!!

@helenmadner9569

2 жыл бұрын

@@CampervanTime it’s arrived this morning, love it.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

But have you tried the COBB bbq , great piece of kit

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we haven't and don't know anyone with one otherwise we'd have loved to include it in this comparison too. We know a lot of people love their COBB so we know this isn't all the definitive BBQ options in our video unfortunately.

@koraalduiker

2 жыл бұрын

I have a Cobb, love it.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

We must check one out when we get a chance 👍

@mgw6639

2 жыл бұрын

Well I have one (funnily enough) live south west side of Birmingham if you want to try it out feel free

Have you learnt yet to put water into the burner shroud of the cadac? It's a game changer.

@CampervanTime

26 күн бұрын

Yes! Thanks to this video - makes it so much easier to clean :)

I’d get the Grilla and pop a disposable inside it! Job done and nice and clean. .😂

@CampervanTime

8 ай бұрын

Good idea!!

Great Vid. Just found that you can get a hot plate for the Grilla. That should help spread the heat a bit, and hopefully help with the cleaning up as it will stop drips going through onto the burner and deflector plate. Could up that score a little

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - looks great. We haven't got that plate (yet) but need to see if we can pick one up to give it a go.

Looks a good campsite. Where is it, please?

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! It is good (great actually!) - all will be revealed soon in a new vlog !

Etties Field by any chance?

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll have to wait and see!!

You can get a weber go charcoal

There is only one choice for this which is a Weber go anywhere.

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

It's certainly a solid performer and fantastically built!

Top tip from my mate who is a professional cooker cleaner DO NOT USE WATER use neat fairy liquid when cleaning let soak in the neat fairy Liquid do not use water until you are ready to rinse

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks for sharing

There’s supposed to be water in the Cadac.

I think the guilt over the disposable Barbee is unjustified really. What are you really discarding. Some used charcoal and a bit of aluminum. Pretty much what you'd discard if the Grilla was powered by charcoal.

Don't think the lid for cadac is suitable for using as a pan. In fact I'm sure it isn't. It would ruin the lid. When you opened the Ridge monkey. I thought that's a winner.. Because its so compact. But the negative thing is no lid. I think meat is cooked throughout better with a lid. So I would choose the cadac because its more compact than webber

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I have just double checked on the Cadac website and it does state 'enamelled Dome Lid which doubles as a pot for cooking' although we haven't used it that way ourselves. They are all a bit of a trade off between each other really we think.

@daviddring8692

2 жыл бұрын

Really surprised about that. As it's certain to damage the enamel if putting it on a flame

@blandruss

2 жыл бұрын

Cadac lid definitely suitable to be used as a pan. I’ve used it loads as a woc to do stir frys and make currys. Enamel still good as new. I love the versatility of the Cadac

Cleaning is indeed the worst part of bbq. Thats why we have a Fennek grill. Can completely disassebled in the dish washer.

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

That looks like a great grill! Very clever and compact too.

Great vlog, might have to unsubscribe though, we bought the xxl ridgemonkey following your review which has been used on a trip and is fabulous.... it would seem we also now have a Grilla on the way to join our cadac 🙄🤣

@CampervanTime

2 жыл бұрын

oops! Sorry about that!! Glad your enjoying the XXL, we think it’s a great addition to the range. 😀

You want alittle char on them

Cadac all tge way if you'd used it correctly

ozarc trail reversible grill and white gas coleman 424 these gas things are total carp and canned gas is way to Expensive him just old school

Your videos should come with a wallet health warning! 😂. Another item purchased from your reviews. The ridge monkey currently £139 on Amazon (lowest price for 30 days it tells me). A nebula, your top ten list (8 of them) and now this… 🤣🤣. I went for the ridge monkey for size and the fact you can do both the gas and charcoal/wood. I’ve also bought the hot plate that goes with it so I can do my breakfast in it and it should also treble up as a log burner to keep us warm in the evening.

@sosaidhrafferty4608

2 жыл бұрын

I've got the nebula in my wish list too 🙄🤣

@travellingtaylors8352

2 жыл бұрын

@@sosaidhrafferty4608 honestly it’s fabulous. Go for it!

@sosaidhrafferty4608

2 жыл бұрын

@@travellingtaylors8352 there's a £70 off voucher on Amazon 🙄 what screen do you have ?

@travellingtaylors8352

2 жыл бұрын

The California time videos show the clips in one of them and have the link to this exact screen on one too… I told you they cost me a fortune 🤣🤣

@sosaidhrafferty4608

2 жыл бұрын

@@travellingtaylors8352 yeah, that's the one I've ordered and definitely not watching KZread for a month 🤣

The use for the lid is to help control the cooking process. If it flares you put the lid on. The fat is supposed to hit the burners, these create the smoke that flavours the meat. You Must buy a thermometer to ensure the food is cooked. I'm sorry to say that this mega test is bogus. Your not comparing like with like. I suggest you do a little reading and watch other you tubers with more experience. You could steer people inappropriately to the wrong BBQ .

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

We need to invite you to our next BBQ test with that level of knowledge and expertise ! Thanks for sharing 😀👍

But all those snags are burnt!

@CampervanTime

Жыл бұрын

It's a good job you didn't see the chook I cooked later that arvo!

Sorry, but very disappointed with your BBQ skills i love the Weber go anywhere (charcoal) grill cooks fantstic. I think you should stay with the cheapest disposable grill .😢

@CampervanTime

2 ай бұрын

🤭 certainly don’t consider myself a chef 🤣