The stand obviously isn’t necessary, but it does the job you want it to do. The best feature of the Bonfire is the ability to take it anywhere easily. The stand elevates it to provide a heat barrier for use on any surface. It provides a little extra aesthetic height as well.
This is a well engineered product. I usually notice a thing or two on products that I buy, where I say to myself “well they could have improved this or that”. They nailed this one, as they have with the other product I have purchased from solo stove. For example, heavy gauge steel, rolled on BOTH edges, and even embossed.
I hope SoloStove is around for a long time and continues to make these great products. What is really like to see is a fire pit with a coil of attached stainless steel pipe that could be used to form a loop for heating water. Hint hint...
This looks really nice and is well made. I bought it specifically to use the Bonfire fire pit over grass. We have a dedicated area in our backyard lines with rocks for where we usually have bonfires, but we keep killing the grass around it.
I figured with this I could put the Bonfire anywhere and we wanted and have a fire anywhere we wanted in the backyard.
Had two fires in two different spots. The top of the grass underneath was singed both times. I didn’t think it was bad but now the grass is starting to look dead.
Time will tell if it fully dies. Will wait and see. I might just need to buy a large round paver stone and use that instead.
Needed a stand for the Bonfire as it sits on the deck. I was wondering if it would need anything else to protect the deck but I checked it multiple times even when Bonfire was super hot. Underneath is cool and it works great. Very happy with the purchase.
Excellent! The ring is made better than I had hoped with the nice rolled edges. The height will keep it from burning the grass or deck and the holes all the way around it will keep the air space under the bonfire cooler to keep the surface it’s sitting on cooler. Great idea. Great functionality. I even like that it fits inside my bonfire for storage.