The Best Portable Grills for Hunting, Camping and Tailgating

Portable was in the title of this article and the NOMADIQ really lives up to both the title as well as its own naming. The NOMADIQ features a unique tabletop sized clamshell design that folds up and fits into its included travel bag. Small enough to fit nearly anywhere, you’ll never be hard pressed to find a place to store this, whether it is in a cramped deer camp or in the back seat of the car on your way to the big game.

The NOMADIQ can pump out almost 10,000 BTU of heat out of its dual burners and takes less than 45 seconds to set up and get grilling. The internals are easily removed once cooled down and are dishwasher safe for quick and easy cleanup once back home. The NOMADIQ Portable Propane Gas Grill is available for $399.99.

Offering a portable and powerful rollout grill, the Coleman Sportster is capable of delivering up to 11,00 BTU and features Coleman’s Insta-start push button ignition. The removable grease tray makes for quick cleanup after use and the entire thing collapses down into a convenient roll-away design that will fit easily in the trunk of a car or back of a truck. 

The interior steel grate is covered in a porcelain coating making clean up even easier. The grill features a slightly larger 27×12 cooking area meaning you can grill for multiple people very easily making it the perfect tailgating or park grill.

This affordable and compact option balances out our previous offerings on the list. The Q1200 is made from a durable and lightweight Glass-reinforced nylon frame and porcelain-enameled cast-iron cooking surfaces for easy clean up and good heat transmission. The single stainless steel burner produces 8500 BTU per hour to heat its 189 square-inch cooking area.

If you don’t like the idea of carrying around plastic tables for your grilling adventures, Weber also sells the Q Portable grill stand for setting up virtually anywhere you need to get cooking. The Weber Q1200 is available in 6 different colors and costs $219.00.

Looking for a super compact, easy to use grill for your adventure? The Eureka SPRK Camp Grill is perfect for road trips, fishing trips and more. Just grab it in the included carry case and go. Unlike some of the grills, it has a fully integrated fuel compartment for an eight ounce butane canister (fuel canister not included). It fires right up with an auto-ignition.Unlike some of the grills that have a steel grate, this one has a non-stick ceramic one that makes cooking easy and clean-up even easier. Set it up on a picnic table and be cooking in no time. 

Being a self-contained system with butane, this grill doesn’t need the external hookup of a propane canister, giving you one less thing to carry.  I like how portable it is, but the cooking space is rather small. Still, it’s perfect for burgers.

One of the common issues with the other portable grills on this list is that there isn’t much cooking space. That’s not the case with the Camp Chef Big Gas Grill. This grill is not as easily portable as the others, but is still pretty easy to move and can be taken on camping trips, to tailgate parties and more. It has a  big 16in by 38in Cooking grate (608 sq. in. total cooking area) with three cast-aluminum 30,000 BTU burners. It includes Camp Chef’s 16×24 Professional BBQ grill box accessory which gives you multiple cooking options. There are other accessories available from Camp Chef, too, like their stone pizza oven.

If you feed a big group in camp, or at the pre-game festivities, this is the way to go. And, it’s Camp Chef, so you know it’s good and will work great. It uses a full-size propane tank.