Wimpy's Swing-away Campfire Grill

We did an all-day cookout with it yesterday for a party. It's great for cooking hot dogs, steaks and burgers over an open fire. I think chicken thighs or cutlets would be great as well. Less so for bone-in chicken because you can't manage the direct heat. The height adjustment is fantastic. The fact that you can rotate it off the fire to add wood or work with the food is magic. No more 3' long tongs and trying not to burn yourself adding, removing or adjusting food. It's solid and well built. I see getting years of service out of it and we will cook out a lot more on our farm, since we often have campfires just for fun. Since we will use it regularly it was well worth the money. Most of the product pictures show a fire ring around the fire. That ring does not come with this unit. I have done a lot of campfire cooking over the years. This makes cooking over a fire easier, safer and more predictable.

The grill is easy to assemble and only took me about 10 minutes (including the time to pound it into the ground). The grill includes the pole that goes in the ground, the arm that swings the grill and the grill with chain (purchase your fire ring separately). The design is genius - you can swing the grill away from the flames to to turn or move your food, so you don't get a face full of fire and smoke or burn your fingers. There are two convenient hooks for hanging your grill tools on the post. The chain doesn't get hot, and it stays well in place by the notch in the pipe. Quite easy to maneuver and sturdy, too - held 2 steaks, 2 corn on the cob and 2 shishkabobs easily with room for more - very good size. I prefer the taste of food cooked over a wood fire, and this is easier than a barbecue. Clean up is simple - the grill disassembles fast. I bought mine for my backyard, but this set would be easy to take on camping trips, as well. I highly recommend this grill! Mine arrived a day later than anticipated, but the folks who are selling this are the ones who make and ship it and they responded immediately when I contacted them, and the holiday weekend is likely why it was a day late - very nice people! Check out my photos above.

The best campfire grill for less than $500, and even then, the next "best" is not nearly as easy to transport if you need to move it. Installed at my campsite - swings out of the way to have a bonfire, extremely easy to adjust, has held large stock pots of stews and soups no problem. Extremely well made and designed. If you've been looking at all the different options in this price range, this is the one to get.

This item stole the show on our trip to Yosemite this year. We were able to make all kinds of things that would not have otherwise been possible. We even managed to slow-cook ribs over the fire, and they were absolutely amazing. The ability to adjust the height of the grill quickly and easily makes this thing irreplaceable. The only negative I had was that the small t-bar for hammering the base into the ground bent fairly easily when we were putting it in. I actually ended up using a mallet on the top of the base post instead of the t-bar. Other than that, this thing is pretty much flawless.

This is the best made tripod grill I have ever seen ! It’s very durable, easy to put together, portable and the grill is very large with an edge so food doesn’t fall off ! Love how it swings away from the fire and the height is so easy to adjust. LOVE IT !!!!

Spent a couple hours slow-cooking some ribs on it. Worked perfectly. The fabrication quality is great and it was easy to set up and use. Cleaning is a pain, but that's understandable for any grill that you have to pack up after use. It's enjoyable to sit and keep the grill swinging while enjoying a cold one (or six). Also easy to raise and lower the grill over the fire, and nice to swing the grill out and away from the fire so you don't have to lean into the heat to flip meat. The only improvement I would recommend would be putting a small raised edge around the edge of the grill to keep "round" food from rolling off. (But this grill is really not for hamburgers and hot dogs.) Otherwise... it's a "must have" for serious slow-cooking grillers.

Love love love the spinning effect of the grill rack, it rotates the food so you don't have to! You can easily raise or lower the grill rack as well. Sturdy construction too, impressive for the price. Bought this to use over our raised fire pit, works great I just wish the main support rod was taller. If your fire pit is on the ground you'll have more height control over the grill rack to keep your food out of the flames. Otherwise we are very pleased, my husband loved receiving this for Christmas.

We absolutely love this over the fire cooker. We have had it for about three years now and it is still holding up. Everyone that sees it when we are camping won’t one for themselves. It is really easy to get set up and taken down. It is also really nice that you can spin the rack while cooking to heal even out the heat of the fire. Definitely worth the money.