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old_salt
06/28/2018 04:06PM
 
Use the grates left by previous campers.
 
Banksiana
06/28/2018 08:48PM
 
The Purcell grills are expensive, but excellent. You can make do with grates stolen from grills, refrigerators, stoves etc. If you plan on regular Q trips and fire based cooking I'd make the investment in a Purcell grill. If this is a one off re-purpose.
 
gymcoachdon
06/28/2018 05:03PM
 
I use the Purcell trench voyageur. Excellent quality, lightweight, no sharp edges, and stainless. Won't rust, and because it is tubing, cools quickly. Also just fits in the bottom of my underseat bag.
 
marsonite
06/28/2018 08:09PM
 
I'm a minimalist. I borrow the grate out of my Coleman suitcaste stove.
 
GraniteCliffs
06/28/2018 09:35PM
 
I like the cheap collapsible grate. I think the are pretty stable
 
timatkn
06/29/2018 07:58AM
 
Purcell...although if this is your first trip I wouldn’t invest that much into until you are sure you are going back consistently.



 
timatkn
06/29/2018 08:02AM
 
Be careful with the refrigerator shelf idea, there have been people made sick from using those. Make sure you know what it is made out of, many weren’designed for exposure to heat, some have cadmium or toxic in them that are given off when exposed to heat.


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fishonfishoff
06/29/2018 09:55AM
 
timatkn: "Be careful with the refrigerator shelf idea, there have been people made sick from using those. Make sure you know what it is made out of, many weren’designed for exposure to heat, some have cadmium or toxic in them that are given off when exposed to heat.



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I appreciate all the responses. Good info on not using refrigerator shelves. Thought we could just buy a replacement grill grate...... but I know my son is thinking of scrapping out his grill....................HMMMMMM, I might steal that grate! SHHHH "Don't tell him"
FISHONFISHOFF
 
cowdoc
06/27/2018 07:43PM
 
We use these. I believe we have the Packers 2 for four people, but we dont cook a lot on the fire.
 
fishonfishoff
06/27/2018 06:57PM
 
Since this is our first trip to Quetico, I looking for best options on a cooking firegrate. We are planning to single portage and move every day so weight should be considered. I saw a tripod with round grate and also saw the 3 piece fold up grill top. What do you guys use. This will be a group of 6 people. Thanks
 
Lotw
07/11/2018 08:34AM
 
I have a grate from a medium size wall mount oven. It has worked great (GRATE?) in quetico for every trip, I cant see paying for a grate when there are so many serviceable ones for free. I snoop around every time I'm at the dump looking for more. I stick it outside the liner in the food pack.
Last tripto quetico I didn't see any grates left behind which is unusual.
 
Pinetree
06/29/2018 09:20PM
 
cowdoc: "We use these. I believe we have the Packers 2 for four people, but we dont cook a lot on the fire."


Yes I bought one last year and they get a 100% endorsement from me.
 
QueticoMike
06/30/2018 07:52AM
 
Toaster Forks


Buy three or four packs of these and build your own grate. They don't weigh much and very compact for packing when you put them all together.
 
billconner
06/30/2018 09:52AM
 
I carry more as back up to stove than primary cooking one of these.


Boiled water and grilled fish on it. Use it as a pot stand next to stove as well.
 
Pinetree
06/30/2018 10:42AM
 
grate