The Grill Tote
The Grill Tote is the ultimate kit for cooking over fire on the go. A dream collaboration with blacksmith Alex Pole and cook Gill Meller.
Bringing together cookware forged in Dorset and the rugged beauty of bark-tanned deer leather. Throw it over your shoulder and get out there.
Now available in two sets depending on your fire-side ambitions. Choose between the Full Works or Core Kit.
Please note that this limited edition collaboration is not eligible for our usual 10% first order discount, but first time customers will be able to make use of this for their next order.
The Grill Tote is a limited edition product.
Due to the extra weight involved in this item, our usual free shipping policy doesn't apply and shipping will be calculated at checkout based on your location.
Similarly, while returns of unused items are possible within our usual 30 day window, customers will be responsible for arranging this at their own cost.
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Product features
It may look like our signature leather tote bag, but this very special version has been curated by outdoor cooking master Gill Meller for cooking over fire on the go. This tote is a dream collaboration with blacksmith Alex Pole, combining cookware forged in his Dorset forge with the rugged beauty of our bark-tanned deer leather.
The bag itself has internal pockets and slots to neatly hold all the kit with room for everything else you might need or forage on the way. The handles are made from sturdy vegetable-tanned leather, strong enough for life's knocks and scrapes, and the fire-retardant cotton lining is fully removable for easy cleaning.
Choose Your Set
FULL WORKS
- Full-grain veg-tanned deer leather bag (The Tote)
- Flame retardant cotton lining, fully removable
- 8" Hand-spun carbon steel frying pan with lid
- Lightweight Billy grill (13" x 9")
- Stainless steel BBQ tongs
- 6 x Stainless steel skewers
- A small knife & deer leather sheath
- Leather drawstring bag (for kindling or spices)
- Leather fire mitt
CORE KIT
- Full-grain veg-tanned deer leather bag (The Tote)
- Flame retardant cotton lining, fully removable
- Lightweight Billy grill (13" x 9")
- Stainless steel BBQ tongs
Maker's notes
Alex Pole is a blacksmith, axemaker and bladesmith. Based at his Dorset forge, Alex and his team make traditional cookware, kitchenware and utensils in carbon steel and stainless steel. His is a story similar to ours. One of an ancient, skilful trade, kept alive and evolved for modern life.
The Billy x Alex Pole frying pan is made from carbon steel, an incredibly tough material that is naturally non-stick and has excellent heat distribution and retention properties.
The tongs and skewers are 'Black' stainless steel. Created when the steel is heated to over 850 degrees and a dark oxide forms on the surface. This oxide is then lightly polished and oiled but not removed.
Every blacksmith has their own style, literally leaving their mark on each piece in a manner unique to them. Like our leather, these pieces will develop character and patina over time. Perhaps stories of a sunset beach BBQ or a mountainside camping trip.
Many of us would have first seen Gill Meller on River Cottage, the iconic TV programme. His role in inspiring a generation of cooks and lovers of the countryside was in many ways the spark for this collaboration. Checkout the full video on
