Fire Pits

A fire pit is really a fuel decision wearing a shape decision. Wood pits give the crackle, the smell and the long evening, and they ask for dry wood, a place to store it and ash cleanup the next morning. Propane firebowls give a flame at the turn of a knob, no ash and no smoke in anyone's face, and they ask for a tank, a hose and a check of the connections. Smokeless wood pits sit between the two: a double wall and a second burn of the gases cut visible smoke, but only when the wood is dry and the fire is built small and hot.

The twelve pits below cover the honest spread. Solo Stove supplies the smokeless ladder, from the carryable Ranger to the group-sized Yukon, with the Bonfire in the middle for most patios. TIKI and East Oak offer rival smokeless designs at two sizes each. Outland Living covers propane in a big patio bowl and a smaller camping bowl. BioLite adds a battery fan that actively feeds the fire and lets the same box grill. BALI OUTDOORS, Amazon Basics and Sunnydaze cover the traditional open bowl, with a grill, a lattice screen or a patterned bowl respectively. Every pick is sold on Amazon, every ASIN is wired from two agreeing sources, and every image is the listing's own main photo, curl-verified.