What’s there to know about a camping grill ? If you don’t want your next camping barbecue to turn into a big mess, there’s a lot. First of all, you want to consider the size of the grill. Large grills have the obvious advantage of having a large grilling surface, so that you can cook more food, faster. For example, the Meridian Series Grill is a large outdoor, propane grill with over 832 square feet of cooking area and a 36,000 BTU cooking burner. That’s enough cooking power to feed an