What's your campfire in fire season or no campfire areas?

[HappyOurOverlanding]

I searched the threads to see what folks used when campfires were not permitted. Couldn't find a thread. So as we come closer to spring and possible fire restrictions in the west. It would be interesting to see what OB'ers use on the trail.

After seeing a friends Unimog outfitted with a 20 foot attached hose from their propane source to a portable campfire, I knew I needed one but in a smaller version that would not take up much space in the 4Runner.

This is the unit I went with.....
This unit with a half size propane cylinder worked like a champ. It packs up in its own pouch and takes up limited space.

 

[Dana]

How much propane does it use in say an hour?

 

[shoredreamer]

We use an Outland Firebowl when wood fires are banned which happens more and more here in CA. A 5 lb propane tank will run on medium high for about 3.5 hrs. No wood fires in January haha. No problem.

 

[Quicksilver]

We have this little guy. My wife has used it more than I have, so I'm not sure yet how long propane will last. I'm taking a week-long solo trip in about 3 weeks, so I'll know the answer to that in about a month, haha.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

How much propane does it use in say an hour?

Not sure Dana. I will look into it since your question raised that topic the other day with the HappyOurOverlanding gang. Stay tuned.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

We use an Outland Firebowl when wood fires are banned which happens more and more here in CA. A 5 lb propane tank will run on medium high for about 3.5 hrs. View attachment 48910 No wood fires in January haha. No problem.

Very nice. I believe my firepit is a bit smaller than yours so it will be interesting to see how many nights I get out of the 11 lbs. tank when I go out in a couple weeks.

 

[Waino]

+1 on the Outland Firebowl. We used it recently on our Mojave Road, Death Valley trip. Even though the group had a campfire, it was nice to have a quick heat source right next to our rig. A 5lb. tank lasted a couple of evenings.

 

[dstock]

Campfire in a Can is what we use, it's a shame they went out of business, it's very well made and puts out a nice quiet flame. Seen in the background here on one of our more fancy camp evenings:

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Campfire in a Can is what we use, it's a shame they went out of business, it's very well made and puts out a nice quiet flame. Seen in the background here on one of our more fancy camp evenings:

Nice...my kind of camping/Glamping.

 

[Square Foot]

I saw this at Costco a few days ago. $100 seems like a good deal. 24" diameter is a little big, storage wise, but would be nice.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

How much propane does it use in say an hour?

Sorry for the long delay on the fire pit test with the 11 lb tank. I wanted to make sure it was done in the camping settings for the test....then winter came....again. Well I just got back from DV where we needed to use it so now the test is complete and the tank is empty.

The Tank holds about 2.5 gals of fuel and at medium setting I was able to get 3 nights out of it. This equates to a bit over 3 hours since we averaged sitting around the fire pit as the night chill sets in for about an hour-ish....then head to the RTT.

This is what I expected and was quite pleased with the pit and tank for its compact size. Easy to transport and setup.

 

[Dana]

Sorry for the long delay on the fire pit test with the 11 lb tank. I wanted to make sure it was done in the camping settings for the test....then winter came....again. Well I just got back from DV where we needed to use it so now the test is complete and the tank is empty.

The Tank holds about 2.5 gals of fuel and at medium setting I was able to get 3 nights out of it. This equates to a bit over 3 hours since we averaged sitting around the fire pit as the night chill sets in for about an hour-ish....then head to the RTT.

This is what I expected and was quite pleased with the pit and tank for its compact size. Easy to transport and setup.

Thanks for the info. A little off topic, I saw a video of a guy that used an old steel rim as his fire pit. He would store it under his rig where the spare would go. His spare was now on a swing arm on the rear of his vehicle. I thought it was very ingenious.

 

[Wanderlost]

Not to nit-pik, but wouldn't a propane fire be considered a campfire too? They too are capable of getting out of hand and starting a wildfire.

We simply put one of these on the ground in front of us and stare.
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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Thanks for the info. A little off topic, I saw a video of a guy that used an old steel rim as his fire pit. He would store it under his rig where the spare would go. His spare was now on a swing arm on the rear of his vehicle. I thought it was very ingenious.

That's a cool idea. I guess he could also add a tube set up to the ring and make it dual use.

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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Not to nit-pik, but wouldn't a propane fire be considered a campfire too? They too are capable of getting out of hand and starting a wildfire.

We simply put one of these on the ground in front of us and stare.
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I believe the propane firepits are in the same category of propane camp stoves. Flames can be regulated, they're off the ground, and produce no sparks.

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[dstock]

I believe the propane firepits are in the same category of propane camp stoves. Flames can be regulated, there off the ground, and produce no sparks.

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Correct, they are considered propane stoves.

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[Tim N Michele Davis]

We really like our Outland Bowl, quick and easy!

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

A little light painting with the propane campfire bowl

 

[Wasting Time In The Woods]

We love our Little Red Campfire. Way lighter and more self contained than a lava rock fire. More realistic and easily roof mountable:

 

[Viking1204]

We really like our Outland Bowl, quick and easy!

How is the quality? I noticed the Outland Bowl is bigger than both the Red campfires and $50 cheaper than the Little Red Campfire and $76 cheaper than the Big Red Campfire.