Should I bring my Gas Grill to Dubai?

[mimo_yyy]

All,
I know this question might sound picky to many of you; but please bear with me.

I have a very nice Gas Grill in the US and I will soon be moving to Dubai.
Is it advisable to ship my Gas Grill to Dubai?

And If I ship it, should I also ship the propane tank?
Can the propane tank we have in the US be filled in Duabi?

Or should I buy a propane tank from Dubai? Will it be connected to US gas grill?

Anyone went through this before?

Thanks in advance.

Definitely bring your grill! You will use it a lot. They are quite expensive to buy here.

I doubt very much if your will be able to bring the propane tank here, and even if you could, I'm pretty sure you would not be allowed to use it here. You can only get propane from the gas companies here, and I think you can only use their tanks, unlike the US where you can get the tank filled at a gas station. It'll be no problem fitting their tanks to your grill as I'm pretty sure they are standard fittings. But if you have to change the fittings, you can buy the parts at Ace Hardware.

[edmund]

[QUOTE=mimo_yyy;364952And If I ship it, should I also ship the propane tank?
Can the propane tank we have in the US be filled in Duabi?[/QUOTE]

You can ship your propane tank air cargo, for instance with FedEx but you will pay a dangerous goods premium and you will be air-shipping a very heavy weight. You cannot take flammable or compressed gas on a passender aircraft.

Get a new cylinder in Dubai! Good luck with your move, last time I was there it was still almost a village in the desert.

[Johnnboy]

Leave the grill behind. Trust me on this one.

[Johnnboy]

I mean, you could always just ship the whole house over, and live in a little bubble. Leave it all behind and embrace.

[bgmccarthy]

Originally Posted by Johnnboy

I mean, you could always just ship the whole house over, and live in a little bubble. Leave it all behind and embrace.

The gas tanks here have much different connections and your grill will not adapt to the type of connections they use here. You can get US type tanks and connections but there is only 1 place in Satwa that fills them and it takes a few days!

Good luck with it...

Originally Posted by Johnnboy

Leave the grill behind. Trust me on this one.

Why? I left mine behind, and have regretted it ever since. I had to buy a new one so that means I'll have 2 when I go back which I don't need. If you're getting stuff shipped over anyway, why not add it to the shipment? Although I didn't think of the possibility that mimo may not be getting other stuff shipped over - in that case, if the grill was the only thing, or one of only a few things, then I agree it probably isn't worth it.

Originally Posted by bgmccarthy

The gas tanks here have much different connections and your grill will not adapt to the type of connections they use here. You can get US type tanks and connections but there is only 1 place in Satwa that fills them and it takes a few days!

Good luck with it...

That would be the case whether mimo brings the propane or not - still has to go to Satwa, but it is easy to change the connections - if I can do it, anyone can!

[Johnnboy]

Maybe it's just me, but any excuse to go bbq shopping. Mine are usually so worn out I'm glad to get a new one.

[Johnnboy]

Originally Posted by Johnnboy

Maybe it's just me, but any excuse to go bbq shopping. Mine are usually so worn out I'm glad to get a new one.

Why would you bring propane to the middle east. It's like coal to newcastle.