This product may burn well in a laboratory setting with perfectly dry wood but struggles in the real world. I would not buy it again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from bioliteenergy.comBy BioLite, CS, December 22, 2020
Hi Fred, we're sorry to hear that you're disappointed with the FirePit. We recognize that, even for experienced fire builders, the FirePit can take some getting used to! Our team has some great tips and techniques and we'd be happy to help. Please reach out to us here: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/pages/contact
Easy to set up. Way easy to operate and cleans up nicely. Burns and warms beautifully. We spent evening talking and just watching fire and it was close to 30’s. Great for patio and staying socially distant outside. Thanks for a great product
Good size for two to six people to sit around. Burns great and decent heat. Three of us sat around the biolite with a light jacket in 30 degree weather.
Well designed and works as advertised. Long battery charge life! A top might be nice to keep smoldering embers secure as fire dies - You can’t use water to put out the fire. I looked at others with a tin can design, but I’m very glad I went with BioLite.
We’ve used our FirePit at least 50 times so far and it’s going strong... no rust (as other people have mentioned - we keep it dry)... great battery life... super heat generation... easy to clean!
Not as easy to get the fire started. Once started there is less smoke but I would not say 0%. I love the fire pit for how transportable it is, but wish that it was just a little bigger.