

But then, none of the pits we tested are. Like all the fire pits we tested, the Bonfire is easy to load with wood and to light-though due to the smaller pit diameter, you have to stack standard-size logs carefully to make them fit. It’s also small enough that we had no trouble hiding it behind patio furniture or in the garage when it wasn’t in use. Why it’s great: The Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 is simple and so light-it’s half the weight of our other picks. We have picks that are lightweight and easy to move around, aesthetically unobtrusive for a patio, great for cooking over, sturdily built at a bargain price, and the type you might expect to own for a lifetime. What distinguishes fire pits from one another is largely their looks, how easy they are to clean, and, to some extent, the available accessories.Īs a result, finding the right fire pit for you is a matter of personal choice, depending on your needs. That extra oxygen creates a secondary combustion of the fire’s off gassing, molecules which usually create smoke if they aren’t burned. In the end we chose two as our top picks: the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 for most people and small backyards, and the Tiki Fire Pit for people with larger yards or those who enjoy the more patio-inspired looks of the Tiki model.Īlthough we did choose two favorites, note that in our testing nearly all the smokeless-pit designs worked more or less the same: They each have two walls (kind of like an insulated thermos bottle), and they leverage the difference in air temperature between those walls to create extra airflow through holes in the walls of the firepit. We spent four months testing nine fire pits in Hawaii and California.
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Few things are as pleasurable as a toasty fire in the backyard on a chilly evening.īut if you find that the accompanying smoke dampens the pleasure, or if your neighbors live close by and prefer to keep their bedroom windows open to catch the cool air, you might consider using a so-called smokeless fire pit, which eliminates some (but not all) of your fire’s smoke and most of the ash.
