Who has the best portable fire pits?
The New Yukon Bundle for Smokeless Bonfires at Solo Stove – An Updated Look at the 2016 Yukon Bonfire
We are very much into marshmallow-roasting and bonfire season, and thus, backyard fire pits make a really nice outdoor accessory this time of year. Just in time to get in the autumnal spirit of things, Solo Stove, maker of smokeless bonfires, has just launched its Fire Pit 2.0 in four color options, meaning you can customize your bonfire’s look now beyond classic stainless steel to complement your patio or exterior color scheme.
The original Bonfire has gotten an upgrade and now comes with a removable base plate and ash pan that make cleanup way, way easier. The rest? Just as easy to set up and get going as the original.
Everything you need for impressively sized autumnal backyard bonfires is right here in this Yukon bundle, which includes the firepit, removable base plate and ash pan, stand and lid. For more, check out our review.
This pizza oven is very easy to use and makes it a great option for a private pizzeria attached to the kitchen. It’s dropping $200 off the list price on Sept. 30.
BioLite FirePit+: Making a Campfire More Convenient and Efficient with Batteried Batteries and the Built-in Fan
The shades are very autumnal. There is an on trend deep blue, olive green, apple red, and black joining the usualstainless steel offering.
The new colorways are available for two sizes of the Solo Stove: the mid-size Bonfire 2.0, which is great for patios and still portable enough for camping, and the gather-the-group Yukon 2.0.
The “2.0” indicates they’re the recently redesigned and relaunched models, which boast a removable ash pan and generally make cleanup a lot easier. They have a special design that makes them smoke less, so they won’t annoy neighbors.
There’s nothing like cozying up around a roaring campfire while you’re in the great outdoors. The problem is when lighting a campfire and dealing with the aftermath it turns out to be more difficult than it looks.
The higher price tag of the BioLite FirePit+ means that it is a bigger investment than the average fire pit. No matter if you’re heading to the beach or into a rustic campsite in the backwoods the BioLite FirePit+ puts a modern and convenient spin on the classic campfire experience.
Honestly, it doesn’t. The BioLite FirePit+ is the only battery-powered fire pit of its kind on the market. The Bio lite brand designed a built-in fan for theDetached battery pack. I couldn’t locate any other fire pit out there that used battery power to help burn a campfire more quickly and smoke less.
I especially like using this fire pit during the winter months. We took the FirePit+ to a cabin in west Michigan in order to make an easier fire in the cold. Turns out, it was the right choice. Instead of fussing with wet kindling and the damp fire pit at the site, we painlessly set up the FirePit+ outside our cabin and loaded it with one piece of newspaper and several small pieces of wood. A quick light of the match and the flames took off with the wood combusting almost immediately after kicking up the fan speed a couple of notches.
At $300, the BioLite FirePit+ definitely isn’t a small investment. It also isn’t for everyone. Anyone who’s opposed to bringing technology to the campsite and wants a “true” camping experience will probably scoff at the FirePit+. I had a few questions about the product while testing it for you.
The FirePit+ is 27 inches by 13 inches by 15.8 inches, weighs in at just under 20 pounds and is much smaller than your average raised metal fire pit you can buy at Lowe’s or The Home Depot. Its rectangular shape also makes it easy to store. Its portability makes it easy to bring the FirePit+ with you — especially to places that don’t typically have fire rings.
There is a fire pit with up to four pieces of standard cordwood being fit into it at a time. The fire you can build in the BioLite is by no means as big as a bonfire you can build in a standard campground fire ring or in a larger, albeit less fancy, standard metal fire pit. However, the problem isn’t the amount of wood you can fit, it’s the number of people you can fit around the fire pit and still enjoy the heat.
It’s a good thing that you sit around the campfire because listening to the wood crackle is one of the best parts. I found the raddle and hum of the FirePit+ fan distracted from this serene moment when using it both in the wilderness and in my own backyard. Even on its lowest setting, you can hear the fan humming inside the battery pack. The sound on its loudest setting was so loud that I found it too67531 to stay on for more than a few minutes.
A Battle of the Brands: Benchmarking the BioLite FirePit+, the Solo Stove Ranger, and other Battery-powered Fire Pits
Side note: The battery lasts up to 30 hours on low, 14 hours on medium and 7 hours on its highest settings. It took about 4 hours to charge the battery to its full capacity when it was completely drained.
This is part of our series Battle of the Brands, and we compare category leading products to their counterparts to determine which are actually worth your money.
While the Ranger was able to grow its fire much faster than the FirePit+, its big downfall is its ability to fit standard-size logs. Regular pieces of wood, which you can buy at the grocery or hardware store, would not fit into the base of the Ranger fire pit. The only way you could fit it in the Ranger’s base is if you cut a regular piece of firewood in half, or if you had a log sticking out of the top of the pit. On the other hand, the FirePit+ can fit three regular size logs inside its base.
Weighing 4.8 pounds less than the BioLite FirePit+ (19.8 pounds), the Solo Stove Ranger (15 pounds) is not only lighter but boasts a more sleek and simple design. Its smooth base without legs makes the Ranger super easy to set up and pack away — no fussing with foldable legs and battery packs like the FirePit+. The bio lite firepit carry bag costs $60 more than the solo Stove Ranger carry case, but it comes with a free waterproof carry case.
