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.

This is pretty close to what my grandpa used to make... ironically - also from Wisconsin. All those other swing-away ones are junk - this is the proper design for one of these. If it were another foot or two taller, and was built with larger diameter (and thickness) pipes - then this would be perfect - and would fully justify the price.

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.

OUTSTANDING! Just got done setting mine up and using it for the first time yesterday. I won't repeat everyone else's comments except to say they are spot on. The upright rod is really solid, so don't be afraid of using some force to drive it into the ground. I did put a piece of 2x4 on top of the rod to protect it from mushrooming as I pounded it in with a sledge hammer, though. The entire assembly and set up literally took only minutes. Very well made and a great concept. Delivery was fast. Outstanding value for the price. No, you are not going to manage 50 pounds of meat on the grill, but that's not what it is intended for (although I suppose you could steal the developers concept and scale the whole thing up if you wanted to build your own). I could have easily fit 15-20 burgers on this grill along with an aluminum foil pack of bacon all at the same time. I would definitely recommend this grill to others.

It includes a 21” grill I chose to build a larger grill 36” And it works even better.

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.

Have had this grill for 4 years now and felt the need to leave a review. LOVE this thing!! We live off grid and we cook on it almost every day. Though it cannot hold a Dutch oven, it can hold almost anything else. I put a cast iron pan on it on occasion, though you have to get the balance right. After 4 years in wind and winter weather, there is not one sign of rust. Even the grate is quality. Love the swing arm and it’s so easy to adjust the height. Also easy to assemble and disassemble for traveling. A++