Aluminum Tables

Every table on this page is a portable one, and they fall into two groups. The first is the aluminum roll-top table: a slatted aluminum top that rolls up over folding legs, in a 30 x 32 in. Camp & Go, a 48 x 25 in. RIO Gear, and two expandable models - one from RIO Gear, one from Camp & Go - that pull out from 28 x 27 in. to 48 x 27 in. when there are more hands than space. The second group is fabric-topped and folds like a camp chair: three round tables 28 in. across and 24 in. high, and a compact 22 x 22 in. square beach table. Alongside them sits the RIO Centerfold, the one adjustable-height table here.

The roll-top aluminum tables are the ones to cook beside. The Camp & Go 30 x 32 in. has a heat-dissipating aluminum top on steel legs, carries up to 60 lb, closes to 32 x 9.5 x 3 in. and travels in a zippered bag; the 48 x 25 in. RIO Gear is the long one, also with a heat-resistant top and a carry bag of its own. The Centerfold is built differently: an aluminum and steel frame under a melamine top rated heat-resistant to 425 degrees, telescoping legs that set the height, and an integrated carry handle instead of a bag, so it folds in half and goes under one arm.

The fabric tables are for sitting around rather than cooking on. Their bases fold like a quad chair and the fabric-covered top snaps off for storage, held flat by a tension frame; the two Camp & Go round tables add a lower shelf, two 4 in. cup holders and a 32 lb capacity, and the RIO folding family table has four built-in beverage holders, a stain- and moisture-resistant top, a carry bag and a 44 lb limit. Not every box holds a bag - the roll-tops and the RIO family table come with one, while the round tables and the Centerfold ship as the table itself - so check that line if the table has to be carried any distance. Free shipping on most orders over $88*.

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Camping Table FAQ

Which of these tables can I put a hot pan on?

The ones with a heat-resistant top, and the catalogue says which they are. The Camp & Go 30 x 32 in. roll-top has a heat-dissipating aluminum top, the 48 x 25 in. RIO Gear roll-top is listed as a folding aluminum table with a heat-resistant table top, and the RIO Centerfold's melamine top is rated heat-resistant up to 425 degrees. Those three will take a pot straight off the stove. The fabric-topped tables are a different thing: the top is cloth over a tension frame, so a hot pan goes on a board or a trivet rather than straight down. Aluminum slats also shed heat quickly, which is why the roll-tops are the ones that end up beside the camp stove.

How much weight will they hold?

Three of them publish a figure: 60 lb on the Camp & Go 30 x 32 in. roll-top, 44 lb (20 kg) on the RIO folding family table, and 32 lb on the Camp & Go round fabric tables, which weigh 23 lb themselves. The rest do not state a capacity, so treat them as light-duty - plates, a stove and food rather than a full water jug on one corner. Where the load sits matters as much as how heavy it is: weight belongs over the legs and the frame, not out at an unsupported edge, and that is as true of the 48 in. roll-top as of the small square beach table.

Which one packs smallest, and which come with a carry bag?

The Camp & Go 30 x 32 in. roll-top is the one with published closed dimensions - 32 x 9.5 x 3 in. - and it travels in a zippered bag. Both expandable roll-tops and the 48 x 25 in. RIO Gear come with carry bags as well, as does the RIO folding family table. The round fabric tables and the RIO Centerfold do not list a bag: the round ones fold like a camp chair with the top snapping off, and the Centerfold folds in half and is carried by an integrated handle. If the table goes in a car trunk with everything else, the roll-tops are the flat ones; if it has to be carried to the site, a handle or a bag strap matters more than an inch of folded thickness.