I'm one of those who insists on a real campfire, but I've been looking at propane for a couple of years anyway. I've never heard of ANYONE not liking propane fires after they've had one. That's a pretty good argument for trying it!
Building fires is a lot of fun for me, but loading firewood is becoming one of my hardest parts of getting ready to head out. Not as young as I used to be. I dread it!
Over the last couple years, I've come to enjoy cooking over my fire. Hmmm, can you cook hotdogs over those things without messing up the burner?