Bond Manufacturing 63172 Newcastle Propane Firebowl Column Realistic Look Firepit Heater Lava Rock 40,000 BTU Outdoor Gas Fire Pit 20 lb, Pack of 1, Natural Stone

I don't write a lot of reviews but I wanted to write on this one for two reasons. First, because I like the product! I'd debated buying something like this for several years as my old one (a Craigslist find) was dying / rusting out. Hated spending more than "craigslist" prices but, this is definitely one of those "you get what you pay for" deals as this is a really good product. Exactly what we were looking for. Works exactly as described and looks great. The only thing it needs in my opinion is a way to deal with the funnel effect. If you think "rainstorm" and then look at the design of the fire-pit itself... it actually forms a giant funnel to collect rainwater and pour it inside the base / all over the metal parts inside... which in my experience rust out WAY to quick. :( Now granted there aren't a lot of metal parts inside but funneling water inside is certainly going to hasten their demise so.... I bought a HUGE bowl (search "Winco , 30-Quart, Stainless Steel" on Amazon) and put it on top, then put the included cover over that and strapped it down ($1.99 strap in the camping section at Walmart - I use them for everything!). Without the added bowl, when you put the included cover over the fire-it it simply sags down into the bowl and water fills up in it like a bird bath and... then water drips / seeps through the cover into the bowl and down into the base. No good. Bowl solves the problem and should make this fire-pit last a good 10+ years. See pics I've attached. Bowl is huge yes, but fits this perfectly.

We've had this fire pit for exactly 3 years. It still looks great. We've never had a problem with it. It's very sturdy but easy to move around if needed. It's the perfect size for our deck. We use it 3 seasons out of the year. I love everything about it.

I've had 5 or 6 firetables over the years, and I like this the best. In fact, I have two. Good value for money. Not much on it to rust. Puts out much heat, as much as burner rated higher in btus. Ignition works great. I did substitute glass firebeads. It comes completely assembled which is a plus. I've seen the reports of shipping damage. That's luck of the draw. I carefully unpacked mine for reuse if needed. Unneeded. Capable of substantial flame. Good instructions.

UPDATED REVIEW ******************** After a couple of back-and-forth messages with the seller it appears that I have the fire pit working correctly. We've now had probably 5 hours or more of usage without a single flame-out. It looks nice and at roughly 5% of a propane tank per hour it is giving me the warmth and ambience we were hoping for. I'd buy again. If it had initially worked fine or if the seller had been a little easier to deal with it would have been five stars from me. ORIGINAL REVIEW ********************* I love the way this fire bowl looks and when it is actually working it is fantastic. Unfortunately, it just doesn't work consistently. Every single time I've tried to use it I've experienced repeated instances of the flames just going out at random intervals for no apparent reason. It will light again immediately if I press the control button before the flames fully dissipate, but I don't want to sit there pressing the button a dozen times in the course of an hour. I sent the seller a message looking for assistance and the initial response was clearly a form letter that was wildly unhelpful since it told me to do things that are not obvious and for which they provided zero instructions. I received a somewhat more helpful second response a couple of days later, but that one was still not entirely clear as it made references to symbols on the fire pit and information in the instruction manual that don't appear to match my fire bowl. They've provided enough information that I think I can figure out the rest on my own, but I'm sure glad I saved all the packing materials because this one will be going back as defective if I can't get it working in the next few days.

Attached 20 gallon LP tank to regulator, added provided lava rock, added provided AAA battery for click starter, put on door then started it up. Really quick and easy set up maybe 10 minutes. Took more time removing from the box. Unit was packed in the box tight and extremely well protected, Perfect size, stone work looks real. Flame adjustment from low to high by a knob on one side. No wonder it’s 4 of 5 stars with great reviews. Also comes with a couple touch up pens in the event it gets scratched and a thin vinyl cover which I’ll probably replace. Overall extremely pleased. We recently got 4 resin Adirondack chairs that I placed around this unit. Excellent!

This is an excellent product. I was looking for a heater and then decided on this since it looked really nice. It gives off enough heat for me, though less than an actual heater. Well made product. I was gong to replace the lava rocks with colored flame glass chips, but I liked the lava rocks so much that I plan to keep them. They look much more natural. We even made smores using this last night. Worth every penny! Note: the starter is a little touchy but it's because I didn't read the instructions. You have to turn the dial to the start position and actually push it in and hold it in for about 15 seconds, and then push the starter button. Highly recommend.

This firepit is the real deal - it is heavy duty. From the stand to the bowl on top, it is not cheaply made. It is heavy so you won't just lift it up and around all the time, but the base and the bowl are really sturdy, not just look alike material. We bought the glass to go in it, we filled the bottom part with part of the lava rock included and then put the glass on top of that, otherwise, you may be buying 2 containers of glass. It was easy to assemble and we had it up and going within 20 to 30 minutes. We bought a different heavy duty cover for it, as the one that comes with it is very thin and it looks like water would likely leak through it. Very beautiful on our deck, I would recommend this fire pit.

I bought this because Amazon said “free returns” but that’s a lie. To my house this fire pit’s shipping was $40. I had to pay that to ship it back. Ive returned so many items for actual $0 to Amazon that when you say “free returns” to a prime member I assume that means “no cost to you, the customer.” Very frustrating when you can’t get a clear return cost anywhere on the amazon website. The fire pit itself works fine — it’s well made, looks nice, and puts out a nice flame. It’s just not enough warmth for my outdoor patio. If you want this for some moderate heat and aesthetics it’s perfect — as a heater it’s not great. I thought that could be the case and would not have tried it out if Amazon had been more explicit about how the returns on this item would work.

We had a larger fire table we were using but found it too big for our small pergola, this is perfect and gives us extra room for chairs. I replaced the coal rocks with fire glass as it’s so much nicer to look at. My only complaint is I was disappointed to see it on sale two weeks after I purchased it but Amazon do not do price adjustments like other places do!

Excelente pone a al lugar muy confortable. De muy facil encendido. Supero mis espectativas.

The firepit is a good product and gives a good flame. However the shipping box arrived damaged in the corner of the box and in turn damaged the product in the corner a bit as well (see photos).

Très déçu , allumeur casser et rebord du bol casser aussi