An alternative to the whole propane issue, if the 15 minutes or so it takes to heat up isn't a deal breaker for you, is the Cobb grill. It takes a solid starter and just 9 briquettes. Although we do have a Weber portable propane grill, we seldom take it with, prefering the versatility of the Cobb which will grill, smoke, bake or roast. In size it is a little larger than a basketball and it and most accessories along with a zip lock bag of charcoal all fit in its zipper case. We occasionally even use it at home when cooking a roast or chicken because it does a better job than our full size Weber Genesis. There are also optional cooking accessories, which we've never tried, to use the Cobb to heat a skillet or wok for boondocking.
That being said, we carry a 6# refillable propane tank in a drywall mud bucket which we use to run a portable stove on the picnic table. Weather permitting, we do more cooking outside the TM than inside, particularly when preparing communal meals for our canoe group. We refill that portable tank every other year and have never completely drained it. It is so much easier to transport and carry than a full size tank and much more economical than the disposable 1# cylinders (to say nothing of creating less solid waste to end up in a landfill). - Camp2Canoe
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