Customer Reviews

Char-Broil 2186140 Patio Caddie Grill Cover

5 star:		(33)
4 star:		(20)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(32)

 

 

Big waste of time and money.This was NOT the heavy lined cover. It did not have the "velco"loops. The bag it came in was heavier than this cover. I returned it. A garbage bag would work was well as this rip off cover. Way over priced.

Don't waste your money. Even in very mild year-round weather it doesn't hold up. I agree that a trash bag would be better, and you can buy a lot of trash bags for $24.99!

I received this free as part of a promotion; if had cost me anything, I'd be returning it. Even the bag in which the cover is packaged is made of a much heavier gauge plastic.
I suppose it would be an adequate dust cover if you were storing the barbeque in your garage or a shed for the winter. I'll be surprised if it makes until the end of summer in a daily environment of hours of direct sunlight and salt air . I expect I'll be covering my Patio Caddie with a large heavy-duty drawstring trash bag this winter.

I have purchased several of these covers in the three years I have owned my grill, because I have lost two to wind and the third was torn up over time. Unfortunately, Char-Broil is the only company that makes this particular shape, so there are no options. The material is extremely flimsy, and it is not long enough to tuck under the bottom of the grill to prevent it from blowing away. Id say, buy a Weber cover that can fit over the Patio Caddie - its probably more durable.

I had to replace my Gas-Weber Grill (sigh) with a pedestal model because I relocated and have only an itty-bitty porch on which to place a BBQ.. The grill itself ain't a Weber by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm learning how to use it. The cover, by contrast, is a piece of junk. Portland in the winter can become windy, and I've placed the 'feet' of the grill over the cover to hold it down, so that solved any airborne problems with this cheap, flimsy thing. But it's less than a year old and torn in a number of places.. I swear Saran Wrap would be a better substitute if one had the patience to apply it. A rubber-bonded tarp is what I'm looking for now.. I'll tie the darn thing down. At $14, it's still a royal RIP.

We had one of these - the interior is lined with some fabric which collects dust and bugs. When I bought another Patio Caddie I opted to also get The Char-Broil 4714 Heavy Duty Water Smoker Cover which fits The Caddie just fine and is only $10. It has an elastic band which you may or may not like - I snipped mine and it now falls easily with no annoying fabric lining to boot!

After only one year, I woke up this morning to find the grill cover ripped and blowing in the wind. I went to pick it up and the material started cracking and breaking into smaller pieces.

I'd pay about $5... but no more than that. As other reviewers said...not much better than a garbage bag (which is what I am currently using.

I bought this thinking it would be nice to cover the grill and 15 bucks isnt a bad deal..or wasnt supposed to be. I live in a condo and the wind is pretty bad. The first night, I noticed the cover almost flew off so I secured it down with some bricks. The second night, even with the bricks, the thing flew away and havent seen it since.

You would think since PatioCaddie desinged this cover for its own grill it would be better manufactured.

Also, asthetically, it looked like an ugly garbage bag over the grill.

Dont waste your money or time.

I disagree strongly with the other reviewer who basically said this cover was flimsy and not worth the $15. (I do agree that the cover isn't all that attractive but let's face it, most people aren't buying a grill cover for the looks and frankly even if you are, this one looks like most every other grill cover I have ever seen; it's charcoal gray in color.) Now just like the other reviewer, my husband and I live in a condo, on the third floor even, and it gets pretty windy up there but never once has our grill cover even come close to flying off; not even during the Nor'easters we had last winter (we live in New England). In fact, we found that the cover fits snuggly over our Patio Caddie Grill and is long enough that it reaches and sits flush against our balcony floor. With that said, I think this is well worth the $15 since it is the perfect fit for the odd-shaped Patio Caddie Grill!

This is a very poor quailty for a so called cover,very thin when it get's cold it will crack with a little wind. Maybe buy a different type of cover,material wise, or a little thicker gage of plastic.