[Melas]

Two things: 1, no real man would ever own a gas grill. It defeats the purpose of grilling.

2, Plenty of real men out there who aren't redneck enough to wear a ball cap. I personally wear leather do-rags when it's cold, and cotton when it's not. But I realize that it's as much a biker thing as ball caps are a redneck thing.

[andy58-in-nh]

Well, okay, I'm a redneck then, albeit one with a graduate degree. As for the gas vs. charcoal issue, this definitely seems to be a Southern vs Northern thing. Don't get me wrong: I prefer charcoal. But when it's -10ºF with a -40ºF windchill, do you really want to wait 45 minutes for your cooking surface to be ready (and at the average temps around here, that's optimistic), or have a nice hot surface ready in under 10 minutes with some great wood chip flavor added? In the summer, it's a no-brainer: charcoal rules. But for the other 9 months a year, propane, used intelligently, does a real nice job.