Do propane fire pits put out any heat?

opnspaces wrote:
A 4 foot flame? I can just picture the propane cylinder freezing up.

At full open on our camp chef the tank starts to frost up. It's a decent flame and I am sure a pretty good lp draw.

kellem wrote:


A Propane firepit would have to be quite small to be considered portable as Lava rock is dense.

Lava rock isn't dense at all. Quite the opposite, it's very porous and light.

Kind of funny: I recall as a kid my Dad yelling at me about closing the front door: "what are you trying to do, heat the whole outside?"
A gas fire pit strikes me as a bit of a run down that road!

way2roll wrote:

kellem wrote:


A Propane firepit would have to be quite small to be considered portable as Lava rock is dense.

Lava rock isn't dense at all. Quite the opposite, it's very porous and light.

The 2 bags of lava rocks that came with our firepit were indeed porous but definitely not light.....a cinder block is also porous.

kellem wrote:

way2roll wrote:

kellem wrote:


A Propane firepit would have to be quite small to be considered portable as Lava rock is dense.

Lava rock isn't dense at all. Quite the opposite, it's very porous and light.

The 2 bags of lava rocks that came with our firepit were indeed porous but definitely not light.....a cinder block is also porous.

SMH. Lava rock isn't heavy. Maybe you need to hit the gym.

way2roll wrote:

kellem wrote:

way2roll wrote:

kellem wrote:


A Propane firepit would have to be quite small to be considered portable as Lava rock is dense.

Lava rock isn't dense at all. Quite the opposite, it's very porous and light.

The 2 bags of lava rocks that came with our firepit were indeed porous but definitely not light.....a cinder block is also porous.

SMH. Lava rock isn't heavy. Maybe you need to hit the gym.

City people !

There decent, get one , especially for the fire bans. You can always buy wood and have a real fire some nights also. For me it was a bit of both , convenience and bans. You can come back late , light it up in no time and shut it off with a turn of a knob. Good for rainy days, soaked firewood and the like. I dont travel with firewood, as its not kiln dryed. ( trying to stop the bugs, yea thats a big deal) Sometimes i do take lumber scraps but they burn too quick. Just get it.

Best fuel is acetylene. When I was a field construction boilermaker working winters outside in Chicago we'd make salamanders from a piece of 6-8" pipe with legs welded to it and holes burned in it. Then stick an acetylene torch in it, nice heater.