Both charcoal and gas barbecue have their strengths and weaknesses. While gas is cleaner and easier to use, gas barbecues are not really portable. Moreover, gas canisters tend to flare up sometimes, and that can be a safety issue, especially in small spaces. On the other hand, charcoal is easy to carry around. Because they are not easily flammable, transporting coal is not a fire hazard. Charcoal burns more steadily and evenly than gas. Because charcoal barbecues do not have any complex mechanisms or valves like a gas barbecue, it is easy to dismantle them and fit them in the back of a car while travelling.