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Traeger Tailgater

Portable folding-leg pellet grill with 300 sq in of cooking space and an 8 lb hopper for camping and tailgating.

$500Approx. MSRP
Great foreasy to learnlow-and-slow smokingset-and-forget cooks

Good for tailgating or camping trips where portability matters more than capacity — not meant to be a primary backyard smoker.

Pros

  • Most portable, foldable grill in the Traeger lineup — fits in a car trunk
  • Simple, beginner-friendly operation
  • Delivers the same core Traeger flavor in a compact package
  • Solid all-rounder for its class

Watch-outs

  • Small hopper needs monitoring and refilling on long smokes
  • Folding legs are awkward to deploy and stow solo
  • Fewer features than the home grill lines
  • No app control at this price

Known niggles

  • Small 8 lb pellet hopper can run out mid-cook without warning on longer sessions
  • Auger keeps feeding pellets at a high rate even when temperature is turned down, flagged by reviewers as a minor fire-hazard concern
  • LED controls are fiddly for tasks like priming and shutdown, especially for new users
TypePellet
FuelWood Pellet
FormatPortable, folding-leg tabletop
Approx. MSRP (USD)$500
Total cooking area300 sq in
Hopper capacity8 lb
Weight62 lb
Build materialPorcelain-coated steel grates
WiFi / appNo

Specs sourced from the manufacturer / retailer listing. Prices are approximate and drift — check the seller for the current figure.

Traeger Traeger Tailgater

Features

  • Digital Arc controller
  • Keep Warm Mode
  • Folding legs for transport
  • Meat probe included
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