Campfire Defender Protect PreserveFireside Outdoor Portable Fire Pit for Camping, Outdoor Fire Pit for Backyard, Portable Outdoor Fire Pit with Heat Protect, Standing Fire Pit Outside for Camping, Camping Fire Pit,8 lb Weights-24 inch

Just used the fire pit last night for the first time. Used it with charcoal to make foil dinners then about 3 hours of burning wood. It held up extremely well. Very easy to set up and packs down pretty small for what it is. As stated there was less smoke than when the camp ground ring is used. I recommend this item

this was a wonderful purchase! I’ve used it in several off grid campsites and it works great!

Great product and a game changer for river trip fire pits. I actually look forward to packing this, whereas I would dread bringing my traditional, bulky fire pan on rafting trips.

Portable outdoor Firepit that great for camping or your outdoor patio. Easy to assemble and easy to clean up.

Updated Review August 2020 & 3 updated pics : Mike from the help team was kind enough to reach out to me after my original review, which was much appreciated. He said that they were happy to send out a new heat shield and cancelled my order that was in, so it was free of charge. Moreover, he said older instructions had lead this happening to others as well and as they stand by their product they were happy to replace for me or anyone else experiencing this issue. I have to say though, the new instructions are nearly identical looking to the old ones (I forgot to snap a pic). It recommends leaving 3 inches between the shield and the pit...this is exactly what I did before. This time I left about 5 inches and so far so good. I’ve only used it twice more with the new one, so time will tell how this goes. I honestly feel like the product is solid and the customer service was gold, i just wish the issue of where to place the heat shield exactly to prevent degeneration wasn’t so pesky. If there was a marking or a notch that came on the legs where to do this or a hook for straps this would be a non-issue and then no guess work or need for measuring tape. They provide these little stickers that you can slap on for guides, but the customer would have to be the one doing it and get out their measuring tape to decide where to place- it’s an easy product improvement that could be made for future pits. Right now I’m pretty dang happy though 🙂. We had some s’mores, chili and a hot dog cook out using the tray attachments. If this holds up well through the year I’ll be kicking the score up to 5 for sure. I just want to see how enduring this neat lil lightweight pit is. I would recommend to renters, especially if you don’t have the space or permission to do an in ground pit; if you are sick of metal pits that rust out quick even though they look cool at first, or if you are avid campers. Thank you again to Mike and the company for quick, attentive and kind service.First Review from July 2020 (1star): I’d love to give this 5 stars, but as the heat shield fell apart after only 3 uses, I’m pretty upset. I didn’t get around to using it last year, unfortunately, so this review is late. The whole reason I got this fire pit was for the heat shield, so with that not working I can’t give it more than 1 star (see photo). It’s easy to put together, lightweight. The mesh screen that holds the wood although discolored seems to be holding up (see pic). I can’t speak to sturdiness of grill grates that I purchased in addition to go with because I haven’t had the chance to use yet, but the frame seems pretty solid. The first time I used it I thought the heat shield was awesome, I put my hand below it safely and it didn’t brown my grass! That said, this will be completely worthless if I have to pay out for a heat shield every 3 uses - it burned apart on both sides....and yes I read the safety warning and followed instructions to the letter on set up, it’s very self explanatory (I also attached that image) I’m an apartment renter and our backyard grass is communal and needs to be kept nice and green and we can’t set up a permanent pit. If I get through to the manufacturer and a new free heat shield comes my way that holds up, I’ll be happy to re-review. I want to love this product and was so excited up until I just went to break it down....and right before the 4th of July holiday 😕.

Relatively light. fast set up. versatile

Light, compact, easy setup and tear down. We have only used it one night so far, but it looks like it will last.

This Pop Up Fire Pit is great! Lightweight. Takes about 90 seconds to setup and less to take down. Burns nice dry hardwood split down to about calf-size light and bright and almost smokeless! I'm afraid its useless if you want to go to bed wreaking of dank, foul smoldery smoke all smudged with black ash. No way. But if you want a super portable "firebowl" that won't leave burn scars and heaps of black ash that sets up in less than 2 minutes and sit by a light and bright fire that throws nice warmth then this is what you're looking for.It's made of lightweight aluminum and the high tech screen that holds the burning wood allows excellent airflow up through the fire, which is why it burns so clean. Everything fit perfect and the heat shield that goes a few inches below the coal screen does an amazing job reflecting heat up and protecting whatever surface the fire pit is sitting on. I'm not sure I'd trust it on a deck without some larger coal/spark protection - but the small weeds growing under our first 3-hour fire didn't even droop or wilt.The company deserves special mention for service. When I disassembled the fire pit after our first fire I found that the stitching on one edge of the heat shield had missed and the folded edge of heat shield was pulling away from the body of the heat shield. It hadn't melted or been affected by the heat at all - it was just quality control - bad stitching. I contacted the seller and they immediately sent a new heat shield, no questions asked. I received it in 4 days. They responded to my email in less than 24 hours.This is not the right fire pit if you want to burn mouse-eaten, rain soaked sofa arms and water-logged swamp stumps. You can't just huck a 25 lb unsplit half-rotten waist-sized round into the thing from 10 feet away. It's not a burn pile/bonfire. It's a portable, clean burning, heat throwing firebowl that will provide beautiful firelight and warmth in exchange for the tiniest bit of care in firebuilding and feeding. I live in VT and we heat our house with two woodstoves. I've probably forgotten more about burning firewood than most people will ever know. Build a nice fire with decent wood and you and your friends and family will enjoy this fire bowl many nice evenings!