You da' man, Rick! I like your way of thinking.

What kind of "fire pits" do they have at Colt State Park? Do they have grates on them? Will it be necessary to bring small portable grilles, either charcoal or propane?

The disadvantage of our vehicles is limited trunk space, but if everybody can spare a little space we'll be in great shape.

Rick,...do you have an approximate count of the number or XFire people that will be attending? Once we know that number we can think about what are menu options are. I would avoid chicken unless it is precooked them warmed on the grill. Raw chicken is a great spreader of salmonella, and since we won't have any way of washing our utensils and our hands after handling raw chicken, I would recommend we avoid that scenario. Probably hot dogs, brats, and burgers would be the best. Maybe some precooked sausage, peppers, and onions would be a tasty treat on rolls. We could put it in those throw-away aluminum half trays and put it right on the grill to heat up. Throw in some potato salad and/or macaroni salad and we will have a lunch that's easy to prepare and enjoy.

If all those who are planning to attend could let us know their preferences, we could come up with roughly what we need. I can buy some Kayem Old-time Franks at BJ's Wholesale. I think there's about 40-45 franks per box. The same applies to burgers. They usually come 20 to a package (fresh burgers), or we could buy frozen burgers. We could also purchase the potato salad or macaroni salad unless someone wants to make it at home.

Let's start hearing other people's suggestions. What do you say?

Bob