Even at this size, it creates what can only be described as a bonfire-level fire. Even having exclusively used the new 27-incher, it’s easy to see why it shrunk.
The difference between this new Yukon and the old one is size the older model was three inches wider in diameter. Solo Stove’s smaller pits are much easier to move and cost hundreds of dollars less.
If you’re after a leave-no-trace pit for car camping, you’ll need a big SUV, van, or pickup to transport it. But it’s a bit too large to take anywhere you want.
SOLO STOVE HEAT DEFLECTOR FULL
The next morning, I roll it back to its storage spot and my dog has full reign of the yard once more. I just roll it out from under a tree behind my garage, and it doesn’t damage the grass when I have a fire in it. It’s self-contained enough that you feel safe letting the final coals burn out overnight, unlike a plate-style or sunken firepit, which I’d typically douse with water before heading to bed. One of my roommates declared he could feel the heat a dozen feet across the yard. It’s impressive how warm and cozy the Yukon can make your backyard, even on cooler late-summer nights. When this effect is happening, the Solo Stove is nearly smokeless but still so hot. Get it going hot and high enough and you’ll notice the small holes on the upper inside rim emitting flames, presumably colder outside air igniting as it exits from below. Next time, I’ll go with oak or another harder wood, so I won’t have to pop logs in as often.Ī stainless steel lip that fits around the top of the pit creates a smoke deflector of sorts, working with the high heat below to push smoke straight up instead of blowing it toward people around the fire, a big perk compared to home-brewed firepits. In my experience, it will reduce a medium-size log to glowing ash in about 30 minutes.
It’s a great design that lets the pit suck air through the wood the entire time a fire is lit.īut that design also comes with a downside: It burns wood hotter and faster than most fires, ripping through my soft fir logs in no time. Solo Stove’s keglike circle has round holes around the bottom of the outside and the top of the inside, with an elevated section to put the wood in, allowing for excellent airflow. This all comes down to how hot the thing is able to get. But the first time I piled a mountain of Douglas fir (the cheapest in my neck of the woods) in the Yukon and lit it, I realized I needed much harder wood. My basic teepee fires burn relatively low and slow, no matter what I use. It’s not that I don’t know that various types of woods burn differently, it’s just that I never needed to care. I like oak-smoked burnt ends as much as the next guy, but outside of bimonthly excursions to Matt’s BBQ ( a Guy Fieri–approved must-try in Portland, Oregon,) I’ve never paid much attention to the type of wood I put in a fire.
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