Our favourite portable fire pit review

When travelling and camping in our camper van, we often use a fire pit. You may already know, we often cook over a fire pit too, whether it be curry, steak, burgers or chicken. We use a mixture of charcoal and wood for that authentic smoke flavour but aside from cooking, there's nothing better than a campfire surrounded by family & friends with a beer in hand, especially if you're fighting mosquitos or midges!
We own a Kadai travel fire bowl, a Snowpeak folding fire pit, a Petromax Atago and an Amazon special.
They all have their own features & benefits and I'm sure there's something in this collection to suit most of you!
If you think there's a gap in our collection then let us know which addition you think we should add.
Tune in next week to see us cook something special over one of these pits.
I know it's easy to assume, all youtubers only talk about free stuff... we paid for all of this 😁

[@alanbenham4139]

Thanks Al. I stayed awake until the end, so good job!

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄 was it Jack who kept you interested?

[@raikey284]

Brilliant reviews,…..We carry a frontier stove, ( the cheap tent stove) its excellent for cooking, in terms of a cars iron or dutchy,..a bonus is its a good heat source and the smoke is ten foot above you. Ok, it’s no bush telly unless you leave the door open, but it feels safer too as it’s enclosed and the flue has a decent spark arrester.

[@Professionalmoochers]

We’ve toyed with the idea of getting a Glawning and a stove like that would a must have item for an awning, they look really good 👌🏼

[@mikelambrou4462]

I have the Atago, brilliant but of kit. I also use it for Dutch oven cooking, I also have the hot plate which is brilliant for al fresco breakfasts. The other thing I was dubious about is the fireproof 'cloth' oven cover but it’s surprisingly effective. So versatile and a brilliant fire pit - very efficient and probably the only one you can pick up and move it whilst it’s hot of the wind changes direction!

[@Professionalmoochers]

The hot plate does look very tempting 😍 Fireproof cloth?? I’m going to have to look into that! 😁

[@mikelambrou4462]

@@Professionalmoochers I looked it up, it’s actually called a convection dome! I bought the atago as a set which included the bag and the dome. Didn’t think I’d ever use the dome but it’s great, can use it as a smoker or to create an oven when using a small Dutch oven on the top grate etc. The hot plate I have is the one with the hole in the middle (to feed fuel) but also doubles up as a great burner to boil water for a brew while frying the bacon for breakfast butties!

[@Professionalmoochers]

@@mikelambrou4462 just looked, the convection lid looks very interesting! 🤩

[@mikelambrou4462]

@@Professionalmoochers I just need to erase that Kadai from my mind now before I convince myself I need another fire pit! 🤣

[@Professionalmoochers]

@mikelambrou4462 if you tune in next week, you’ll see exactly why two pits is a must 😄

[@DanHeywood92]

Love the look of that Kadai but can’t really beat the Amazon one for price and store-ability. Always got one in the van don’t even know it’s there.

[@Professionalmoochers]

100%! It’s impossible to beat as an always there option for an easy fire 👌🏼

[@tinacanavan3817]

Brilliant review, loved your personal assistant 🐶

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄 he’s a real camera hogger!!

[@expat0149]

I have a Fireside outdoor Trailblazer fire pit , it's great for cooking or just a fire folds down nice n small . :)

[@Professionalmoochers]

Ooooo might have a look at that 😉

[@CampervanHabitude]

Thankfully you have all four of the fire pits that I need. As such, Ruth won't protest too much when I tell her I just want one... The Petromax! Have you gone for the Ooni or the Gozney pizza oven. I'm already sending Ruth pics of the Gozney Dome in green. Yet again, your name will be mentioned in the bargaining process! 😆

[@Professionalmoochers]

Petromax is an excellent choice sir! Don’t forget to include the bag in your sales pitch, maybe a Dutch oven too 😉 I’ve gone for a black Gozney Roccbox, haven’t even opened it yet but I’ve made some dough balls so will be using it for the first time tonight 🤞🏼🧑‍🍳

[@CampervanHabitude]

I'm going to use the, 'slowly, slowly, catchy monkey' style of persuasion. A few seeds planted over this summer and I may have a gleaming Gosney on my new patio next year! 😆

[@Professionalmoochers]

@CampervanHabitude well if Ruth seen our first pizzas last night, you might be half way there as they were GOOOOOOD! 😍

[@CampervanHabitude]

@@Professionalmoochers 😋

[@Steven_Newcombe]

Well I’ve got the amazon one and never used it. We mainly stay where you can’t have open fires. I love the look of the snow peak one, I was just looking at it in Keswick just before this video. One question though, which may or may not be stupid……..how does your clothes/down jackets etc fair up when near the fire? I would be worried about the embers. Also, do you use it under the wind out awning or outside of it when sitting underneath?

[@Professionalmoochers]

We’ve started looking specifically for sites which allow fires 😉 If you have properly dried wood, it’ll spit & smoke less, with a lot less embers but, we normally try not to wear a fragile jacket near it. Normally go wool or fleece. Under the awning shade should be fine but, you’d have to use less fuel, keep the heat levels down

[@Loz2286]

Jack's a star!

[@Professionalmoochers]

And he knows it! 😄

[@denperrydidit]

Ive got the amazon one. Its really good but the rate it burns through wood is crazy

[@Professionalmoochers]

Yeh you’re right, so much oxygen getting to the fire, it rips through them as there’s no wind protection

[@dd-yg3cx]

good vid Alan

[@Professionalmoochers]

Cheers 😁

[@martih68]

We have a Solo Mesa XL. Bloody good

[@Professionalmoochers]

Really like the look of a solo. My parents just bought one, yet to test theirs out 👍🏼

[@martih68]

@@Professionalmoochers the Mesa is great for the two of us. Only used it in the garden so far.

[@jrobinson5933]

We have the amazon one, great for that last little bit of space in the van😅

[@Professionalmoochers]

Couldn’t agree more! We carried ours on every trip before building a collection of pits 👍🏼

[@grahams3417]

We’re away in the van this weekend and using our new Kelly Kettle. Not quite a fire pit but have you tried one?

[@Professionalmoochers]

Brilliant, love them! I have a ghillie kettle, exactly the same thing and it’s frighteningly efficient 👌🏼

[@grahams3417]

1 twizzler and a bunch of sticks will boil 2 litres of water in no time

[@Professionalmoochers]

@@grahams3417 and fill the air with the best smell going 😍

[@grahams3417]

True dat. I have tried burning pine cones too but it’s like the inside of a 200 year old fish smokery covered in tar.

[@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs]

I wish I could get all excited about sitting oot at a firepit or a bbq like you guys ( or Col over at Yorkshire poptop adventures) but I just sit ootside roon ma Airfryer until the midges start eating us 😂😂😂

[@Professionalmoochers]

There you go! You need a fire to fend off the beasties 😁

[@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs]

@Professionalmoochers ach ye know I'm only carrying on Al , great vlog on firepits but oor Jack stole the show again lol

[@Professionalmoochers]

@@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs 😄😄😄 he’s a real camera queen!

[@jasonnicol8302]

Mmm, don’t have any fire pits. Food for thought. Anyway, vans packed for three nights in Aberlour. Leffe, malt shall be drank with a nice steak.

[@Professionalmoochers]

Ooooo that steak would be perfect cooked over fire 😉

[@karenhesketh5658]

Come and try the solo 😀

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄 you’ll have to take the wrapper off first!

[@ianlowe481]

Strange, I had been looking at fire pits all day and then up pops your video. The best one I have seen is someone used the drum out of a washing machine. 😂

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄 very strange! The washing machine drum is an extremely good option as they’re stainless steel, full of ventilation but, doesn’t pack down so too large for our van 👍🏼

[@ianlowe481]

@@Professionalmoochers Put a bin liner in it when not using as a fire pit lol. Have you tried a solo fire pit? Interested to know if they are any good.

[@Professionalmoochers]

@ianlowe481 no I haven’t, my parents just bought one so I’ll be trying it out soon 😁

[@grahams3417]

A steel car wheel is also a good option!

[@ianlowe481]

@@grahams3417 With or without the tyre 😂

[@mccoysmedia]

The wife just said “why does he need four fire pits” I said because they do different things, a man answer! Less than a minute later you two have the same conversation 😂😂😂

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄😄 it’s a real life struggle!

[@OoovAvooO]

This is a man who has a knife for every need, so of course he’s going to have a fire pit for every eventuality. In fact I’m surprised he doesn’t have a different one for different cuts of meat 🙄 He does make a great blog though.

[@Professionalmoochers]

@@OoovAvooO I don’t have kids so I have knives and fire pits instead 😁

[@grahams3417]

This video was the pits

[@Professionalmoochers]

😄😄 not too far from the truth

[@eamonncheverton]

The snow peak grill is both adjustable and 304 stainless steel. Whoever said it was made of chrome is either a liar or clueless when it comes to the art of metallurgical compounds. 😂😂

[@Professionalmoochers]

It’s the additional grill which goes ontop, which is chrome plated. The reason I didn’t invest the extra on it. The fire pit itself though, is really robust 👌🏼