Portable gas BBQ or garden trolley
Updated: 23 October 2026
You have a patio, or you have a boot, and the listings treat those as the same shopping trip. A portable gas BBQ or garden trolley is the fork in this set: a wheeled 4+1 or 6+1 that stays at home on patio gas, or something you can lift that often uses a cartridge. The [Gas BBQ comparison](/hub/grills-and-barbecues/gas-bbq) holds every price. This page does not rank the six-burner carts against each other. Ideal Home’s point is the useful one: a truly portable gas barbecue is limited by the bottle. Updated 23 October 2026. We did not lab-test these barbecues.
You have a patio, or you have a boot, and the listings treat those as the same shopping trip.
You have a patio, or you have a boot, and the listings treat those as the same shopping trip. A portable gas BBQ or garden trolley is the fork in this set: a wheeled 4+1 or 6+1 that stays at home on patio gas, or something you can lift that often uses a cartridge. The Gas BBQ comparison holds every price. This page does not rank the six-burner carts against each other. Ideal Home’s point is the useful one: a truly portable gas barbecue is limited by the bottle. Updated 23 October 2026. We did not lab-test these barbecues.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Form | Weight | Gas | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Weber Weber Q 1200N with stand | Stand, not a wheeled wagon | 19 kg | EN 417 cartridge | 10.0 | about £389.00 | View offer |
| Best value |  Campingaz Campingaz Party Grill 400 | Camp stove with a carry bag | 4.92 kg | CV 470 or R907 | 9.2 | about £96.01 | View offer |
| Alternative |  CosmoGrill CosmoGrill Original 4+1 | Garden cart, 126 cm body | 22 kg | Hose not listed. Patio bottle | 8.8 | about £199.99 | View offer |
On this page
What counts as a cart here
A cart here is a free-standing body with a lid, wheels, and usually a side burner, meant to stay outdoors on a low-pressure bottle. The CosmoGrill Original 4+1 is 22 kg, with a stated body of 50 × 126 × 103 cm, four main burners, and 1,952 cm², at about £199.99. Both CosmoGrill 6+1 listings are 39 kg and about 149 cm long. The BROILUCK 2+1 is 14.7 kg at about £89.99. Only the Emberr 6+1, 30.5 kg at about £279.99, lists a propane hose and regulator. Burner count, if you still need it, is the gas BBQ buying guide.
Three different portables
Portable in this set is three shapes. The onlyfire two-burner tabletop is about £189.49, 14.4 kg, 4,700 W, with folding legs, 4.3 from 49 ratings, and no hose on the included list. Plan from the 18 × 14 inch bullet, not the 252 square metre field. The folding trolleys come next: a three-burner grate at about £279.99 and 20.5 kg, and a plancha at about £249.99 and 23.4 kg. Both print 7 kW where the field and the bullet agree. They are not EN 417 grills. Do not barbecue on a balcony. One UK review reports rust on the plancha within a year. The cartridge pair is the third shape. The Weber Q 1200N with stand is about £389.00, 19 kg, one 2.93 kW burner and 1,290 cm², on an EN 417 cartridge. The Campingaz Party Grill 400 is about 4.9 kg, 2,000 W, a carry bag, and a CV 470 or an R907. Hose-fed rows are matched on the gas BBQ hose and regulator page.
Four people is not one cooking area
John Lewis’s retailer guide, not a test of these ASINs, sketches up to about 1,800 cm² for four people and about 2,000 to 2,500 cm² for six. The Weber’s 1,290 cm² sits under that four-person band, so you cook in rounds. The Original’s 1,952 cm² sits near four to six. Leave 7,000 cm², 252 square metres, 77 cm², and 850 mm² off the sketch. The 6+1 bullet of 77 × 42 cm, on a body about 149 cm long, needs room for the cylinder beside the cart. Folding legs do not turn a tabletop into a four-burner.
Which side to leave
Leave the cart if it has to go in a boot or you already cook on cartridges. A 39 kg 6+1 is the wrong object there. The Campingaz at about 4.9 kg packs into a bag. The Weber at 19 kg still wants its own cartridge. The onlyfire tabletop at 14.4 kg moves, and it is still a hose-fed grill. Leave the portable side if you host six or more, or you want a side burner under a cover. The Original has 1,036 ratings. The Emberr lists the hose.
Common questions
Is a tabletop gas BBQ enough for four people?
It can be, if you cook in more than one round. The onlyfire two-burner is the tabletop here, at 4,700 W, with an 18 × 14 inch bullet rather than the 252 square metre field. The Original, at 1,952 cm², is the easier four-to-six cart if the patio can hold 126 cm. The tabletop still needs a hose, and it still stays outdoors.
What is the difference between the onlyfire trolley and a CosmoGrill cart?
The onlyfire grate and plancha are folding trolleys around 20 to 23 kg and 7 kW, with three burners. The CosmoGrill carts are heavier wagons, 22 kg for the Original and 39 kg for the 6+1, with a side burner. Both families are low-pressure listings, not cartridge grills. The onlyfire 7 kW lines agree. The CosmoGrill heat fields often do not. Check which listing actually includes a hose.
Can I take the Weber Q on a picnic?
You can lift it. At 19 kg with the stand it is heavier than the 4.9 kg Campingaz, and it runs on an EN 417 cartridge, not on a patio-gas bottle. The cooking area is 1,290 cm² with one burner. A UK review talks about canisters lasting about three hours. Keep it outdoors.
Is the Campingaz a small trolley?
No. It is a one-burner camp stove with detachable legs and a carry bag, at 2,000 W for a CV 470 or an R907, about 4.9 kg. It does not take a garden-cart hose. One UK review says the cartridge was missing from the box.
Will a portable grill use a patio-gas bottle?
The onlyfire tabletop and the two folding trolleys point at a hose, so a patio bottle is the right family if the plate says 37 mbar propane. The Weber Q and the Campingaz will not. The cartridge pair uses cartridges instead of that bottle.
How much space does a 6+1 cart need?
The CosmoGrill 6+1 bullet is about 149 cm long, with a grill of 77 × 42 cm, at 39 kg, plus side clearance and a place for the cylinder that is not under the burners. The 77 cm² field is not the footprint. Wheels do not shrink the lid.
Which one can I store in a cupboard?
The Campingaz, cold and packed, is the cupboard-sized listing, at about 4.9 kg with legs that come off. The onlyfire tabletop is 14.4 kg with folding legs. A 39 kg cart lives outside under a cover. Do not store any of them while they are hot, and do not keep a cooling barbecue indoors.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures for these ASINs. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- NHS: carbon monoxide poisoning (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- London Fire Brigade: barbecue safely leaflet, April 2024 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Liquid Gas UK: Consumer Guidance Sheet 39 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- BS EN 498:2012, outdoor LPG barbecues (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Pennine Gas: safe use of barbecues (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Hamilton Gas Products: which regulator for a gas BBQ (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- CADAC UK regulator and gas guide, 2024 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Weber UK: Q 1200N (retrieved 22 October 2026)