Any experience with a gas fire pit?
Well..The wood campfire is getting outdated...smoke and fire danger is not a good idea anymore. So..the new way and clean way is to hook up a LPG camp fire...been looking at the options. Most of us al...
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I do like a nice wood fire on cool nights... In my wood stove at home...
I have enjoyed for many decades a wood camp fire too..
But, I've had a propane fire pit for about 12 years now and love the thing when the wood fire just is not in the cards.
I use separate bbq cylinder for the fire pit, as it has it's own regulator and I won't empty my trailer cylinders..
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I usually only run it for a couple of hours a night, so by the end of a long weekend if used every night, it uses about 1/2 a tank (about 6-8 hours total time). I turn the cylinder valve all the way, but the fire pit has it's own regulator and valve to control the flame size and I only turn it 1 turn. It'll turn around 5 turns for full blast, but you don't need that.. Well, I don't..
We can use it during burn bans in our state where they even say you can't use a charcoal bbq.... I've had several people come over to my site when I have it running during a burn ban to scold me for having a fire, but then they see it's propane and I really don't have to say anything! :) They just say, "oh, it's propane... Where did you get that?"
We have even used it under the awning while it's raining out! As long as it's not too windy or cold out, it's really nice to have the fire, the rain on the awning and us outside enjoying it all..
Yeah, it's not the same as a real wood fire... But, it's just so easy.. Want to go to bed.. Turn it off and go to bed... With the wood fire, it's either wait for it to burn down to ashes, or put it out with wood in the pit...
I will still do a real camp fire and enjoy them.. But sometimes the propane is just as well.
Mitch
I have enjoyed for many decades a wood camp fire too..
But, I've had a propane fire pit for about 12 years now and love the thing when the wood fire just is not in the cards.
I use separate bbq cylinder for the fire pit, as it has it's own regulator and I won't empty my trailer cylinders..
'
I usually only run it for a couple of hours a night, so by the end of a long weekend if used every night, it uses about 1/2 a tank (about 6-8 hours total time). I turn the cylinder valve all the way, but the fire pit has it's own regulator and valve to control the flame size and I only turn it 1 turn. It'll turn around 5 turns for full blast, but you don't need that.. Well, I don't..
We can use it during burn bans in our state where they even say you can't use a charcoal bbq.... I've had several people come over to my site when I have it running during a burn ban to scold me for having a fire, but then they see it's propane and I really don't have to say anything! :) They just say, "oh, it's propane... Where did you get that?"
We have even used it under the awning while it's raining out! As long as it's not too windy or cold out, it's really nice to have the fire, the rain on the awning and us outside enjoying it all..
Yeah, it's not the same as a real wood fire... But, it's just so easy.. Want to go to bed.. Turn it off and go to bed... With the wood fire, it's either wait for it to burn down to ashes, or put it out with wood in the pit...
I will still do a real camp fire and enjoy them.. But sometimes the propane is just as well.
Mitch
