Solo Stove - Bonfire + Stand & Shelter 2.0 Bundle - Stainless Steel

This is so beyond awesome. I was afraid that it would create a wildfire out of control that would scorch my manicured grass. WRONG. It didn’t. It made quite the bonfire that was nice and inviting. The next day after everything cooled, ZERO scorch to my grass. Disclaimer: you gotta get the base if you’re going to put it on a surface that can be singed. It’s an amazing invention, we enjoy this every weekend, sometimes we do smores, sometimes just make tacos and chill out (as evidenced in the photo).

Smaller than most and does not put out a lot of heat to the sides because of the design, but we were searching for a bonfire pit that could sit safely on top of a cedar deck that was 10 ft off of the ground. This stove has an Ash Tray that is 4-6 inches above the bottom to keep heat from building up underneath the stove. Then you add in the "Stand" which boosts another 4 inches and has lots of holes for air to pass through and you get almost no heat build up from the fire burning above in the solo stove mid-section. This was a great design for someone who did not want to damage the surface the stove was sitting on. This was our primary factor in choosing this stove. The one problem we had was just burning any old piece of wood we could pick up and carry from the woods behind our home, sometimes you would get a "POP" from the fire that would send out embers onto the deck around the stove. We bought enough inexpensive pavers to make a 8ftx 8ft square around the Solo Stove to protect from this. So if a burning ember does pop out of the stove, it will not come into contact with our deck. We also bought a $25 fire extinguisher, just in case. But we have not had any issues since we put down the concrete pavers. Many safe fires made and enjoyed. This stove is small for the money and does not put out very much heat. It is the best burning stove I have ever had and is easy to start. However, the way it is designed, there is not a lot of heat that radiates out from the sides of the double walled stainless steel structure. Think of it as a really large YETI cup. The sides are insulated like a YETI and therefore do not pass heat. All of the heat flows straight up and out the top. So if you are sitting around the stove and it is below 40 degrees, you will find yourself scooting closer and closer to the stove, trying to stay warm. The insulated sides are part of what makes it burn so efficiently, but it also keeps it from radiating heat toward you. If you are going to use on a concrete surface, there are better, cheaper options for you that you might get more heat out of. Now if you wanted to cook over the top, then this is probably the best cooking/bonfire stove you can buy. Because it has cooking accessories and all of the heat is coming out of the top of stove at between 450 and 650 degrees and in a very even pattern, due to the design. One last note, it will smoke more than you think it should when you first start the fire, once the metal heats up and it starts drawing air the way it is designed, it will recirculate the smoke and perform much more to your liking. It is just that first 5 minutes, you may wonder why it is smoking so bad and not performing correctly, it will improve in a few minutes. Once the metal is nice and hot it does a great job of limiting the amount of smoke that gets on you and your clothes. We also purchased a box of small fire starter pieces that you light and forget. With those we have been able to burn almost anything in this stove from green wood to rotten wood, etc. We just start off with one fire starter and some nice twigs we grabbed off of the ground, then once the twigs are in, we put in a mixture of whatever we were able to collect from mother nature.

"Perfect fire pit: sleek design, efficient. Recommended