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Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid

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Item # 401121

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This backpacking grid is great for grilling foods or heating up cookware.

Sets up in seconds; folds flat for easy packing
Heavy-gauge steel has durable plating for long wear
Designed for use on wood or charcoal fires

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Item 401121

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Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid Customer Reviews

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Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid

4.8

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Compact (4)
Easy to use (4)
Functional (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (3)
Camping (3)
Day trip (3)
River (3)

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Jun

2012

5.0

Great For Fishing Trips

By Big Sky

from Montana

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Functional

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River
Survival

Comments about Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid:

This is a great piece of gear to have along if your backpacking trips include fishing. I use mine with a woodburning backpack stove and it works great for grilling trout. A little aluminum foil and some butter, salt, pepper.......it doesn't get any better.

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Mar

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Bomb Proof

By HCBiker

from Blue Ridge, VA

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Day Trips
River
Survival
Trips
Winter Camping

Comments about Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid:

I'm so glad to see that these are still being made. I got mine over 20 years ago and still use it often. Mine has been all over the world and it fits just great at the bottom of my pac. It's funny the things that I get attached to, I reckon this little grill is one of them! Don't leave home without it!

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Sep

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Just right

By Nealster

from Bloomington, MN

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds

Comments about Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid:

I used this grid while car-camping on the way to trails. Some of the campgrounds that I visited used tire rims as fire pits and some had just plain broken grids. Right side up it performed beautifully for cooking over an open fire. Upside-down it fit just right on the tire rims for grilling meats and cooking over charcoal when the site grids were missing or not up to par. When used upside-down the legs become handles. Perfect for 1 - 2 people on the go.

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Aug

2008

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

backcountry bbq grill

By kenny the chainsaw

from New Mexico

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Weak construction

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
Group cooking
River
Trips

Comments about Open Country Explorer 12 x 6 Grid:

I carried this grill on a three day backpacking trip and it performed perfectly for what I needed. I was traveling in a group of guys and we all split up the weight of our dinner meals. This grill was an excellent tool to bring along so that we could cook bratwursts for all of us at the same time. It is kind of a short grill, so make sure your fire is not too big; we had too much wood on the fire and burnt the first few brats we cooked.I am usually a minimalist packer, but the grill folded nice and flat, and I was able to strap it on the outside of my bag just fine. At 14oz, the grill is well worth carrying into the backcountry if a lot of people are going to use it. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 relates to the fact that it is a little unstable and flimsy. However, I guess that is what you get for something that is lightweight and affordable.