The wood sits on a perforated surface that lets air flow in and ash fall through. The updated Solo Stove Bonfire makes cleaning considerably easier than it was in earlier models.
The Solo Stove Bonfire effectively combats that effect by directing the airflow and preventing that familiar stinging sensation in your eyeballs while maintaining the ideal fire smell. Typical fire pits put off tons of smoke and, because your body provides a convenient wind break, that plume typically ends up billowing directly into your face. I was slightly concerned my dopey dog might not notice the heat and rub up against it, but she hasn’t had an issue even after many burns.Īs I mentioned before, the smoke control really is impressive.
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Leave it on for more than a second and you’re going to find your skin scalded like a slice of Taylor Ham on a New Jersey breakfast sandwich. However, it gets warm enough that even a quick touch is enough to really sting. You’d expect the heat-it’s made of stainless steel after all. Once the fire is going, the sides of the fire pit do get very hot. Adding wood that’s not all the way dry may cause a little smoke, but it’s trivial, even with moderately fresh lumber. I typically start the fire with a few kiln-dried logs and then add whatever wood I have laying around to the hot fire. Once the logs have caught, they burn evenly and efficiently. The lighting process is likely the only time you’ll encounter much smoke at all.
In subsequent tries, I found it’s still quicker and more reliable to follow the instructions, but every once in a while, the Solo Stove affords you a lazy start. Much to my delight, it caught quickly and started roaring in just a few minutes. The second time I started the fire, I simply threw a few logs into the chamber with a starter set between them and lit it to see if the Solo Stove would enable my lazy ways. I followed the directions the first time and it went flawlessly. It’s a typical process, which involves adding some kindling (I use small haybale-style starters out of laziness) and arranging the wood with some space underneath.
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Solo provides clear instructions about how to get the fire going. Stan Horaczek Come on, baby, light my fire The perforations in the walls spit out small flames during the burn. Plus, the Bonfire is relatively easy to pick up and move at just 23 pounds. The Bonfire will likely best suit most people as it strikes a solid balance of heat and flames without burning through a ton of increasingly expensive firewood. The company also offers the 15-inch Ranger for smaller spaces.
If you cut bigger logs, you might want to go up to the larger Yukon model, which measures 27 inches across. It measures 19.5 inches across, which I found accommodated typical split logs from the local garden store without much room to spare. The Bonfire is the middle size in the Solo lineup. The direction of the airflow and location of the vents also all but eliminates smoke at just about every phase of the burn. As long as you don’t block airflow into the main burn chamber, the air current feeds the fire plenty of oxygen to get it rip-roaring in no time. Holes in the bottom of the cylinder pull air into the chamber, through the walls, and out through another set of holes in the top. While the stove looks simple, its stainless walls contain some clever engineering and precise manufacturing. I also used the included Solo Stove Stand to slightly elevate the fire pit up off of my stone patio. With the collar around the top edge, it resembles a huge, squat soda can with a subtle Solo Stove logo embossed into the side. Take the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 out of the box and you’ll find that it’s essentially just a stainless steel cylinder. SEE IT What is the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 fire pit?
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