Lodge Sportsman's Grill Cover

I never thought I would write a review of a grill cover, but Amazon dared me! Here's the skinny. The cover fits tightly but it is a tad short to cover the legs all the way down to their tips with its strong elastic edge. No big deal, the cast iron legs are not in danger of rusting out. I've had mine out on the patio in the Kansas sun for two summers and it has faded to a gray color on top, still black on the bottom, no big deal from my view either. But one little annoyance is that the seams on the fabric (all the way around the top edge when it is on) leak. So in a heavy rain water will drip inside and lead to surface rusting. That kind of defeats the purpose of the cover. This can probably be solved with the use of tent seam sealer. Are there awards for this kind of vital, investigative consumer reporting? The grill is great!

Great cover overall. Tight fit makes it difficult to get on grill is why I didn't give it 5 stars.

When I bought the Lodge Sportsman Grill, I knew I wouldn't have a place to store it inside, so getting a good quality cover was important. This cover does the job! Other reviewers have said the cover fit too tight, but I have not had that as a problem. I purchased a Lodge cast iron trivet and with $2.50 worth of hardware from my local hardware store I attached the trivet as an add on warming tray. The cover even slides over the trivet with ease.

I got both the grill and this cover last week. Contrary to what one of the reviews says here, it fits perfectly with no shortage at the bottom. I have provided my own photograph at the top of this page that shows the cover on my grill. The elastic at the bottom of the cover allows it to pull tight UNDER the feet of the grill allowing very little chance of rain getting directly on the grill. You're still going to have to put up with the possibility of rust on the grill simply from moisture in the air, but at least it won't be raining on it.

This is a nice heavy duty cover for the Lodge Sportsman's Grill, however, the cover is made about an inch or so too small and must be stretched everytime to fit the cover over the grill. This is a hassle!!! It would be better if looser, with a drawstring at the bottom. Probably outsourced to a manufacturing plant in CHINA, so you are stuck with a cover that a wife cannot stretch over the grill!