2025 Weather Thread

[brentashton]

Is there a product more useless than Barbecue covers? I just stopped buying them. Any of them even that fit best and have the straps to secure. In high wind its just a sail and they fly off.

Totally agree.

Just bought a new Napoleon grill and cover in April. Left for 10 days back in May to come to Ft Sask to see the girls. Came home and said BBQ was blown clear off the deck right into the shrubs along the skirting. The nat gas hose held it back from landing in Manitoba I guess. (no railing because it’s less than 24” off the ground.

Remarkably, the cover stayed on. Lol.

 

[Drivesaitl]

We have found that they must be secured from below in order to work in high winds. Ours has a tight strap right near the bottom to restrict the wind from getting up from the bottom and lifting it. Lots of golf ones now have ties that go underneath the cart.

Yeah. But people that use Barbecues often, and thats probably most people, they just throw it over and let the lower stretch straps hold it on. I didn't have one with the bottom straps. Things are just pointless anyway. Todays barbecues aren't designed to last that long and so the covers really serve no purpose at all.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Totally agree.

Just bought a new Napoleon grill and cover in April. Left for 10 days back in May to come to Ft Sask to see the girls. Came home and said BBQ was blown clear off the deck right into the shrubs along the skirting. The nat gas hose held it back from landing in Manitoba I guess. (no railing because it’s less than 24” off the ground.

Remarkably, the cover stayed on. Lol.

Yikes that could've been dangerous. I prefer the old cast iron barbecues that last longer and have a bit more weight to them than the flimsy things they sell now. So essentially the barbecue cover just acted like a sail to wreak havoc to your barbecue. In anycase its just a fashion thing. People liked the look of barbecue covers. Not sure why. heh.

Right now I have a Coleman barbecue (Its been great actually) and two older Cast Iron that I refuse to get rid of. Just replace the burners and grills and lines and those are good to go forever. lol Heat retention so much better with the cast iron ones

 

[Stoneman89]

The winds get under the cover, causing a balloon type effect which literally move the unit or as shown, can lift it up like a space ship. Most covers now come with that bottom strap, but people forget/too lazy to tighten it right up, and without doing that, they become quite useless in high winds. We've been using those straps for a few years now and have had not had issues, wheresas before, yes, nothing but problems. Same with our golf cart.

 

[oilers'72]

129 km/h wind gust hits Edmonton area, prompts emergency alert - The Weather Network

Severe thunderstorm warnings surged through Alberta on Thursday evening, with warnings for wind gusts up to 130km/h

www.theweathernetwork.com

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6780373

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6778670