Jack Schidt® wrote:
> "Paul Kierstead" > wrote in message
> news
>> In article >,
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>> A plastic bin might help the OP but I wouldn't keep it outdoors unless
>>> there
>>> was no other place to stash it. IMHO better to buy fresh charcoal when
>>> planning to grill if humidity is a real issue. I recently acquired a
>>> chimney starter and love it. I still have a couple of months of grilling
>>> weather (at least, I think so). Depends on how the rain goes.
>>
>> Ahh.. Charcoal is going out of season soon and I want to stock up. I
>> also hate running out Storing it in the house is a major pain in the
>> butt; it doesn't exactly do a lot for the decor and the storage areas
>> are maximum distance from the BBQ area.
>
> I keep my lump charcoal in plastic RUBBERMAID bins. I state a specific
> brand as the other, cheaper bins aren't nearly as good. I grill/bbq year
> round and the lump keeps just fine. And, like you, I always need to stock
> up in late summer, as it's rotated out of the merchandise list for winter.
>
> Jack Plas

Same here with the Rubbermaid. It sat out through Charley and Frances as well
as through the rain from Ivan (both times he crossed). Charcoal didn't get wet,
and lit as easily as usual.

My Kamados were kept burning through several days without power, so that many in
the neighborhood could cook the foods that were thawing in the powerless
freezers.

BOB Extruded Lump