Portable Stainless Steel Mesh Fire Pit
I know a few people who have one of these and love them to bits, so when a Facebook ad showed me that they were on offer on Amazon, I decided to go ahead and order one (well Muddy Madam ordered it).
The design is very simple, and comprises of just four legs and a stainless steel mesh. When open it measures 41.5(L) x 41.5(W) x 34cm(H) and weighs a measly 0.68kg.
Despite truly terrible instructions, it’s easy and straightforward to put together. The fiddly bit is when you unfold the mesh and insert the metal pins through each corner and into the top of the legs - though once that's done you’re finished, and it becomes very stable.
The mesh is constructed out of 0.96mm eco-friendly stainless steel and anti-heating material. It’s designed to support firewood and kindling up to 5kg, and is fine enough not to let ash or embers fall through to the ground below, whilst still allowing oxygen to reach the underside of the fire.
Unlike other fire pits there are no sides, so in windy conditions embers can easily be blown away, so beware. It’s designed to keep heat and embers off the ground, which it does. You can have a decent size fire in it, enough to keep you warm, and you could easily arrange a tripod with a hanging Dutch oven over it to create some tasty meals.
Once you’ve finished, and dusted all the ash away, it takes less than a minute to pack away in its sturdy bag (10cm x 10cm x 25cm). The bag, by the way, has enough spare room to hide a couple of fire lighters and ferro-rod.
price: £13.80
buy in the UK from amazon.co.uk
