Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:58 am
Wow - awesome trip report. Thanks!!
augie wrote:I was debating whether or not to go public with this, but here goes...PA Girl wrote:What was your grill lighting method?
There were a bunch of wooden skewers, so dipping the end of one in vegetable oil gave us something that approximated a long matchstick. We'd use one of the gas burners on the stovetop to light the stick, use the stick to light a candle, and then use the flame from the candle to light the end of the stick when we were ready to light the grill.
But the biggest problem was the wind. We tried holding up big towels to create a wind break, but nothing would allow the flame to stay lit long enough.
Until Jason said..."the downstairs (ground level) bedroom has an outside door to the shower. Why don't we roll the grill into the shower, light it, and roll it back outside as soon as the burners ignite?
Voila!
Ha! I suspected as much. I did the same thing at home when our Weber switch went out except I dipped them in candle wax. This method continued for months (too lazy/busy to replace it OR buy matches) so I know from creative lighting methods.
