The BBQube damper adapter for the Weber Go Anywhere is a stainless-steel plate that mounts over the grill's lower intake vent and converts it into a sealed, round port for an automatic temperature controller's fan. Paired with a controller like the BBQube TempMaster Pro, it lets this carry-it-in-one-hand charcoal grill hold a steady 225–275°F for hours — no vent babysitting required.
What does the damper adapter actually do on a Go Anywhere?
The Weber Go Anywhere is a porcelain-enameled steel charcoal box with a 160-square-inch cooking grate (about 14.5 x 10.75 inches), two lid dampers, and small intake vents low on the base. Those intake vents are rectangular openings designed to be managed by hand — there's no round port, and nothing for a fan to connect to.
The adapter bridges that gap. It covers the lower vent with a gasketed stainless plate that ends in a round outlet matched to the controller's blower nozzle. Once installed, essentially all of the fire's combustion air enters through the fan. The controller reads pit temperature from a probe clipped to the grate and pulses the fan — more air to bring the temperature up, less to let it coast — holding your target far tighter than manual vent adjustments ever can.
Why add automatic temperature control to a portable grill?
Because a small charcoal bed is the hardest kind to hold steady. The Go Anywhere burns a compact load of fuel in a thin steel box, so a gust of wind, a few extra lit briquettes, or a lid left open a moment too long can swing the pit 30–50°F in minutes. That's fine for burgers, but it makes low-and-slow genuinely tedious by hand.
With a fan-driven controller doing the micro-adjustments, the Go Anywhere becomes a legitimate travel smoker: a pork butt at the campsite, ribs at the tailgate, or an overnight cook at home without 3 a.m. vent checks. Set the target temperature, walk away, and check the pit from your phone.
Which grills does this adapter fit?
This adapter is purpose-built for the Weber Go Anywhere charcoal grill, and its mounting matches the rectangular lower vent on that body design — a shape Weber has kept essentially unchanged for decades, so it fits current and older charcoal models alike. It does not fit the Go Anywhere gas grill (which has no charcoal intake vent), and other Weber models like the Smokey Joe or Kettle use different vent shapes and their own adapters.
Installation requires no drilling and no permanent modification — the adapter fastens over the existing vent and removes cleanly, so your grill stays stock.
How do you install the damper adapter?
- Start with a cool grill, free of ash and old charcoal.
- Position the adapter plate over the lower intake vent on the base.
- Secure it with the included hardware, hand-tight. No tools beyond what ships in the box, and nothing is drilled or altered.
- Press the TempMaster Pro blower nozzle firmly into the adapter's round port.
- Close the grill's remaining intake openings so the fan controls 100% of the incoming air, and keep the lid dampers at least half open as the exhaust path.
- Clip the pit probe to the cooking grate an inch or two from the food, and you're ready to light.
How do you set up a Go Anywhere for low-and-slow?
Learn the manual craft first — it makes you a better cook even after the controller takes over the vent work.
How much charcoal should you use, and how should you arrange it?
On a grill this small, fuel load does most of the temperature control. The reliable method is a short snake: a single row of about 40–50 briquettes, two wide, along one long side of the charcoal grate, with a wood chunk or two near the start. Light 4–6 briquettes in a chimney, pour them at one end of the snake, and the fire creeps along the row at a slow, even pace. A small Minion-style pile with a few lit coals on top works too.
Because the grate sits close to the coals, a barrier between fire and food matters. The stainless heat deflector and drip pan for the Go Anywhere shields the meat from direct radiant heat and catches drippings — add a cup of