The top grill slides, but stays on, so you can move your small pots or food away from the fire. Also, the bottom grill, those handles hook to little tabs on the sides so you can use charcoal and bring it up closer to your food while cooking. I always keep a medium sized paint brush in the grill when not in use, I found that to be the best way to get the ashes out. And if you haven’t gotten their fire poke, do so, it’s great to hook on to wood to move it around. I use it more than I thought I would. They also have an app for your phone that you can use to control the fan and also shows you the amount of battery life for each fan speed setting.
Thanks great review. I like the comments on heat control. Also the control while starting the fire works great for ending the fire. Have had my pit for a couple years now. At the end of the night it’s as important to have that start stop control. So I crank up the fan to max to put the fire pit away safely at night. Works well. Fans stops when there is no fire left. Again great heat control on a fire pit.
Good review! I've been downsizing and lightening my kit, so this kind of goes the opposite direction for me. I actually replaced my 2 burner propane Coleman stove with a folding Firebox stove, which takes almost no space and is great for just my wife and I on our trips.
Yep, totally depends on what you're trying to do. I feel like for trips with friends or overnight camping trips with the kids, it's awesome for that. If I was going on a week long trip, I'd probably go with some of my smaller options.
I mainly clicked this video because you included a review for the 'griddle' in the title. Then you didn't give a review for it! It was a bit disappointing to find this out two thirds through the video.
The small ones that produce electricity are pretty cool. I'm assuming with a pit this large, it wasn't possible to capture enough energy to offset the expenditure from the fan. But, I just recharge mine off my solar so it's essentially "infinite" power anyway. There are definitely other benefits to the fire pit besides just producing electricity though like moving the fire up off the ground, making it more efficient with the use of the fan, and adding the functionality of the grill and topper. I'm going to WI this weekend and there's going to be snow on the ground, so I'm bringing this to get the fire up off the ground and to make it easier to get started and keep going.
The top grill slides, but stays on, so you can move your small pots or food away from the fire. Also, the bottom grill, those handles hook to little tabs on the sides so you can use charcoal and bring it up closer to your food while cooking. I always keep a medium sized paint brush in the grill when not in use, I found that to be the best way to get the ashes out. And if you haven’t gotten their fire poke, do so, it’s great to hook on to wood to move it around. I use it more than I thought I would. They also have an app for your phone that you can use to control the fan and also shows you the amount of battery life for each fan speed setting.
Dude, all of this is great info that I didn't even know. Thanks for sharing!
@@AllThingsOverlanding No problem!
Thanks great review. I like the comments on heat control. Also the control while starting the fire works great for ending the fire. Have had my pit for a couple years now. At the end of the night it’s as important to have that start stop control. So I crank up the fan to max to put the fire pit away safely at night. Works well. Fans stops when there is no fire left. Again great heat control on a fire pit.
Great! I love mine.
Great video and review as usual!! Awesome camera work to your son too!!👍
Haha, thanks Tim!
it sort of, kinda, basically works sort of kinda good
Exactly.
Good review! I've been downsizing and lightening my kit, so this kind of goes the opposite direction for me. I actually replaced my 2 burner propane Coleman stove with a folding Firebox stove, which takes almost no space and is great for just my wife and I on our trips.
Yep, totally depends on what you're trying to do. I feel like for trips with friends or overnight camping trips with the kids, it's awesome for that. If I was going on a week long trip, I'd probably go with some of my smaller options.
does the fire charge the battery as the camp lite does?
On this one it doesn't. You'd just recharge it after use.
that burger screamed of E.coli. Did you temp it?
I did not, but this video was shot a year and a half ago and I'm still kicking, :D.
3:16 cover needs a temp gauge, I guess it wouldn't be too hard to add one
That's a great idea!
Rich person's fire pit!..I'll stick with a half beer keg and a 3 dollar 12vlt fan ..good review though mate..cheers..
Haha, it’s a little bougie and not for everyone.
I mainly clicked this video because you included a review for the 'griddle' in the title. Then you didn't give a review for it! It was a bit disappointing to find this out two thirds through the video.
Sorry. Wasn't cooking anything that required the griddle, :D.
It needs to make electricity not take electricity. That price, that must have on it.
The small ones that produce electricity are pretty cool. I'm assuming with a pit this large, it wasn't possible to capture enough energy to offset the expenditure from the fan. But, I just recharge mine off my solar so it's essentially "infinite" power anyway. There are definitely other benefits to the fire pit besides just producing electricity though like moving the fire up off the ground, making it more efficient with the use of the fan, and adding the functionality of the grill and topper. I'm going to WI this weekend and there's going to be snow on the ground, so I'm bringing this to get the fire up off the ground and to make it easier to get started and keep going.