The portability of the Weber Traveler is the first reason I purchased this grill. I have owned Weber grills for the past 23 years and I still have the first one I bought. Two years ago I bought my second Weber. Weber to me has an outstanding product. Are they expensive I would say yes. But like I said I still have my first one I bought 23 years ago (Silver B model). The Traveler is for tailgating and camping. It puts enough heat out to cook camping food (hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, sausages and flank steak). I don't try to use it for making eggs or boiling water as I find the burner is to far from the pan or pots. It won't allow the pan to get hot enough to to cook those things. That's the job of my camp stove that has two burners rated 20K BTUs each. The Weber is only 13k BTUs. That's enough to get the cast iron grills hot enough to sear your meats.