I had some friends over to try out the grill. It was so quick and easy to set up! The charcoal was magic...it lit up without all of the danger you get from using lighter fluid. My burgers and hotdogs cooked perfectly, and putting the fire out was so easy! Though I put the fire out after cooking for about 20 minutes, there was probably 30 minutes of heat left. And cleanup was quick and easy. Well definitely get good use out of this on road trips!