Paumco Products, Inc The Original Bob-A-Que

This grill worked very well on it's maiden three night camping trip this past week. I was able to position the grill just where I wanted it over the fire and it's finish held up after being repeatedly heated.When you first take it out of the box, you will probably notice a kink in the swing arm. Initially, I thought it was shipping damage because the box was a little beat up. After assembly, I realized the grill was manufactured that way and the kink was to accommodate a level grilling surface because the swing arm has to slope downward to stay at the desired height.As another commentor stated, the grill is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo. I had no problem loading it up with a pack of hotdogs and a coffee pot. I'm sure that a half dozen or more burgers would have fit with no problem.The swing arm has a handle area that did not get hot as I thought it would. I was able to reposition the swing arm while cooking with no pot holder needed.Make sure that you take a hammer with you. It can be difficult to drive the post into the ground deep enough without it. Use a piece of firewood placed over top of the post to transfer the hammer blows to the post so you don't mangle the top of the post by striking it directly with the hammer. Also, make sure the post is driven plum or your grill make want to swing away from the fire if you put something heavy on it like a full pot of coffee (I learned this the hard way).

Well, my first summer camping with the Bob-A-Que is over, and it passed my camping test with flying colors! In wet weather, with very soft ground the whole thing tends to move when you turn it away from the fire. Just put your foot on the bottom cross brace and you should be good. In dry weather with hard ground, I start driving it into the ground with the bottom cross brace and my 200lbs, then finish with a piece of fire wood and a my tent stake mallet. As everyone points out make sure you don't "mushroom" the post, or your pretty much screwed. The Bob-A-Que is a Heavy duty, well made, alternative for the provided campground fire pit grill(in Illinois those really suck!). The notch in the grill portion bar is supposed to be there...I actually called the company...and then felt like an idiot when he pointed out that it was in the instructions. I can tell you right now what I'm going to have a problem with in the future.....the piece that attaches the ground stake to the cooking bar...I'm probably going to lose/misplace it. Also, in the merchandise catalog the manufacturer sends with the Bob-A-Que it has it available with a carrying case. Next summer I'll have to see if I can buy that case separately.Bottom line......well made product I would recommend.

When this thing arrived, the box looked like it had been dropped down a flight of stairs from the top of a skyscraper, and then landed in the street right before the start of a parade featuring elephants. I don't think I've ever seen a box in such a sorry state, essentially the only thing holding it together was packing tape and hope. I figured it was used, badly used, abused and mistreated even, and I considered just sending it back without even opening it. Decided to at least take a look though, and was delighted to find that the grill in the box was not only brand new and never used, but also in perfect pristine shape, not a scratch or a dent on it (except the one dent on the cross arm that is there intentionally to make the grill lay flat). So, you can take the sorry state of the package it arrived in as a testament of the durability of the product inside.I used it for the first time this past weekend on a camping trip, and it worked great. Burgers were enjoyed by all.

Got this as a gift for my husband. We camp quite a bit. It has always been terrible trying to cook meat properly over an open fire. This gadget is wonderful and he is crazy about it.It's bigger that you think. 18" in diameter is plenty big even for a large family. Actually much bigger that what we needed. The grill itself not only can rotate off the fire via the post/arm structure but you can also spin the grill itself as needed. The height can be adjusted at any time as well. The distance of the arm extension is fixed. That's the only drawback I can find. Would be nice if that was adjustable too. The construction seems sturdy and we expect to get many years of use.UPDATE: We continue to love the grill. It is perfect in all situations. Many times people stop by our camp site and ask about it and even if they don't you can see people talking about is as they walk or drive by.

This is a great product that has come in handy during our camping outings. It is durable and easily pounds in the ground next to the camping fire pit.A few of the features Worth noting are the versitility of the small amount of space it occupies when disassembled yet the grill is large enough to accommodate our family of six. The swivel arm makes it easy to turn the items cooking off of the direct flame and the height of the grill is very easy to adjust over the campfire. It is sturdy enough to support a 12 cup pot for brewing coffee. One of the greatest features is not having to remove and clean the charcoals since it cooks directly over the campfire. This product design is ingenious!

Wanted to try a different way of doing bbq, so purchased this. Everything looks pretty solid, except for the long bar that holds the grill having a big notch (or rather a dent) in the middle of it. At first I thought this notch was intentional (maybe the notch gives the bar more holding strength?) But then I checked the picture on Amazon again, and it doesn't seem to have that notch. It seems we got a defective product, but we're hoping it won't impact how the grill performs.