Customer Reviews

Coleman Tripod Grill & Lantern Hanger

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Not a good buy if you are going to use as a cooking surface.
I bought Coleman Tripod Grill & Lantern Hanger for my mom to keep her coffee pot over the fire wile the cooking grate was in use. The tripod was really flimsy and none to stable. If you lifted the tripod to move or adjust it the legs would fall apart. The grill is held in place by one thin chain that swings. If what ever you put on the grill has some weight to it like an 8 cup coffee pot and it is not on center the thing starts to tip.
We mostly used it as a hanger for the lantern.

Do these people at Coleman ever camp? This is the worst design you could come up with. The legs kept falling apart every time I moved it. They designed it with an elastic cord in the leg poles like a tent pole. The problem with this is that when you cook with it the elastic cord melts and no longer holds the legs together. Not that it held the legs together before it melted. Even with the cord the legs kept coming apart every time I moved it. In the real world you can not control flames from a camp fire. In the real world you do not keep the grill tripod over the fire pit all the time. Maybe this would be a good lantern hanger but I never tried it for that. I did not plan on spending $26.00 on a lantern hanger. I already have a great one I got for $7.00.
Stay away from this product. My father bought one that he said was made by Rome industries. It is a real nice one for the same price. Using his last year is what prompted me to get one of my own. Do yourself a favor and search for a better one.
I just saw Amazon sells one from Rome industries.

Bought this because was going to vacation in WI northwoods. Cooked all my meals useing the tripod over an open fire. Worked great and the food was excellent. Did loose one hotdog that fell off. Can't wait to use it again.

Works well for camping. Like some of the other models that have grill sides and are about an inch or two wider.

Lightweight and compact, when packing gear to the fishing hole that means a lot. Very stable and adjustable lantern height is great. Legs are constructed with shock cord through them so I don't have to fumble around for the next leg piece.

I used the tripod for the first time last weekend camping. It was exactly what we needed at the campsite! It held our lantern at night so we could play games and the grill addon was perfect for cooking with out cast iron pans!

I bought this with high hopes and when I got it I was excited to use it down at the lake and on my patio with my weber firepit. The problem is that it has pointed ends to dig into the dirt and secure the unit. I wish it was just flat pieces. The more difficult part of the Tripod is that each leg breaks down to three pieces that stay togethter with bungy cord running inside the tubing. Whenever you try to move the unit, the peices break up. A real pain. I think I will just superglue them together since I don't want/need it to break down to carry. If you don't plan on using for backpack camping, I would advise full peice tripods without the sharp ends that aren't needed. Otherwise, you'll need to figure out how to tighten up the bungy cord so it stays together. Watchout for the tubes getting hot and wearing down the bungy string that touches part of the tubing or just from the high heat. It will work for you but it is a bit flimsy IMHO.

I always take reviews with a grain of salt, and when I needed a tripod for an upcoming family vacation I went with the trusted brand Coleman. I did not listen to the reviews and I should have. This tripod is not like the tripods I grew up camping with. The legs fall apart with the slightest movement. The grill part of is fine and no issues there but the instability with the legs is ridiculous.

I love the tripods. We cooked bbq chicken and steaks on it. It was functional and easy to assemble and take down. It is also lightweight and easy to clean. Love it!

This was purchased as a gift for a friends anniversary. They saw ours (not a Coleman) and loved it. We bought this one hoping it was as good as the one we own. It was better than that !!! This one actually has stakes at the feet for stabilization that we all thought was a bonus. Smooth lowering and raising and no tipping of the grill make this the perfect brat grill !!!!If we ever need another one, this is the one.