Best small propane firepit?

[OTH Overland]

My wife got me a Tacticool for Christmas, also with the green can adaptor. Here is me using it for the first time.

We have one of the Ignik ammo can firepits, and I know how fast it goes through my 5lb tank .... did you figure out how much burn time are you getting out of the little green bottles?

 

[Mtnmn99]

My wife got me a Tacticool for Christmas, also with the green can adaptor. Here is me using it for the first time.

We have one of the Ignik ammo can firepits, and I know how fast it goes through my 5lb tank .... did you figure out how much burn time are you getting out of the little green bottles?

I have ran it for about 30 minutes and have about a half a can. I keep it low, I am sure if I crank it up it would burn through the can quickly.

 

[CJTherapy]

I'm looking for a reliable propane firepit that is easy to set up, highly reliable/durable, and fairly compact (will fit inside my 4Runner) for an upcoming trip to Baja (Pacific side). The Little Red Campfire looks promising. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks much in advance.

We got the Lavabox last year and it's great. Highly recommend taking a look if you want compact and reliable. Bonus: if you get one of the accessories you can also use it as a secondary cook surface.

 

[Mtnmn99]

We got the Lavabox last year and it's great. Highly recommend taking a look if you want a compact and reliable one. Bonus: if you get one of the accessories, you can also use it as a secondary cook surface.

So far most I have used are reliable. The big difference is space. That is why I downscaled to a Tacicool. I carry a small wood fire pit, so carrying both a wood and a larger gas was a pain. So far I have not seen any problems, it is a simple design, and everything fits into the can. I liked Taticool because the price was reasonable compared to others.

 

[NM95Bronco]

We hav had the small camp chef fire pit for years, works well, only problem is all the lava rock will end up in the bag if it gets tipped during transport. not a problem in our larger rigs, but not so good when we carry it in our spare tire trash bag in the JK, for that we went with the Ignik FireCan ammo box style. works well for the two of us, but not for a group. (we did upgrade it with some lava rock and the heat is much better. )

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+1 on the Ignik. I love it, my wife loves it, just enough for two. Make sure you know what your expectations are! It's no raging fire like a pomoly stove and going to keep you warm in -20 with wind! It will however take the edge off and add the ambiance! I would also recommend a bigger regulator for a larger burn. Cooked steaks on this with a rack on the top (amazon rack was 19 bux).

 

[OTH Overland]

+1 on the Ignik. I love it, my wife loves it, just enough for two. Make sure you know what your expectations are! It's no raging fire like a pomoly stove and going to keep you warm in -20 with wind! It will however take the edge off and add the ambiance! I would also recommend a bigger regulator for a larger burn. Cooked steaks on this with a rack on the top (amazon rack was 19 bux).

We added some leftover lava rock from our backyard fire pit and it made a huge difference to the amount of heat and the quality of the flames

 

[NM95Bronco]

Nice tip. I will have to do that, thank you kind sir!

 

[Mikderf]

Used to use the Outland Fire Cube but recently switched over to my homemade ammo can firepit. Super compact. Lots of heat.

 

[Ebrinker]

Just got the Lavabox Ammo Can fire pit and it’s great. Puts out a lot of BTUs and you can control the flame. Looking forward to using this fall/winter.

 

[Mtnmn99]

My one year review of my Tacticool Firepit.

 

[Nickel]

Used to use the Outland Fire Cube but recently switched over to my homemade ammo can firepit. Super compact. Lots of heat.

How well do the lava rocks work? Do they retain heat and help to warm things up a bit with a lower flame?

 

[Cpol]

 

[oneleglance]

Building your own with Amazon ceramic rocks and quick disconnect parts is super easy (if you have a welder, and not tooo hard if you just bend some metal)

 

[Mikderf]

Used to use the Outland Fire Cube but recently switched over to my homemade ammo can firepit. Super compact. Lots of heat.

How well do the lava rocks work? Do they retain heat and help to warm things up a bit with a lower flame?

The Firecube is using lava rocks and the ammo can is using ceramic rocks. Not sure how well either retain heat. But they're both good for dispersing the heat.

 

[jeepers29]

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Building your own with Amazon ceramic rocks and quick disconnect parts is super easy (if you have a welder, and not tooo hard if you just bend some metal)

Write up on your build?

 

[PapaDave]

I second making your own! Not too hard. $12 ammo can, high temp paint, 3/8” copper tubing that you poke holes, and make it simple or fancy as needed. I splurged on rounded lava rock.
I painted the top silver to match the grating. My wife said it looked like a pumpkin :-)

 

[Speric]

I second making your own! Not too hard. $12 ammo can, high temp paint, 3/8” copper tubing that you poke holes, and make it simple or fancy as needed. I splurged on rounded lava rock.
I painted the top silver to match the grating. My wife said it looked like a pumpkin :-)

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Where do I place my order? :D

 

[reaver]

Gonna be making my own this weekend. I opted to order the tacticool (though I think that's a dumb name, unless he's intentionally poking fun, then good on him) diy kit.

It'll be here Thursday, so I should have the firepit up and running Friday night.

 

[Outdoordog]

We hav had the small camp chef fire pit for years, works well, only problem is all the lava rock will end up in the bag if it gets tipped during transport. not a problem in our larger rigs, but not so good when we carry it in our spare tire trash bag in the JK, for that we went with the Ignik FireCan ammo box style. works well for the two of us, but not for a group. (we did upgrade it with some lava rock and the heat is much better. )

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Does the firecan accept 1 lb propane?

 

[OTH Overland]

Does the firecan accept 1 lb propane?

Not out of the box, it has a regulator with the newer quick thread fitting for larger bottles, however you can get an adapter that will let you use a 1lb bottle on any standard BBQ / Fire pit. I carry one in the rig just in case. We get about 3 nights from a 5lb bottle with it set to about mid point on the regulator. maybe 1.5 to 2 hours each night for reference of how much fuel it will use.