Cheap vs. Expensive: Testing Tabletop Smokeless Fire Pits

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Testing the Solo Stove Mesa XL and East Oak tabletop smokeless fire pits against a very cheap one, to see if it's worth spending the extra money or if the affordable one is the way to go. This video is not sponsored, and these are my real opinions.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
00:39 - Fire Pit Unboxing
02:30 - Fire Pit Testing
06:26 - Testing At Night
06:47 - Overview and My Opinion of All Three

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18 июн 2024

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@hartleyhubbard3827 2 месяца назад

this is what I like about youtube - when people do "product reviews".... we get to see comparisons on similar products, without having to spend money or time purchasing those same items. If there's no editing, or changing anything about the comparisons - then it's authentic. Thanks for the review. Greg (garden grove, CA usa)

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

No problem thanks Greg

@pzmcgowan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this! Incredibly helpful review. Straight into the burn, showing the flames, smoke and telling us about the heat. No faffing with how it looks against your fence or other nonsense. Helped me make a choice. 👍

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

No problem, I am glad it was helpful. Thank you!

@thisguy2659 2 месяца назад

I just bought the East oak. Took it camping with me to the Grand Canyon. Worked really well at keeping me warm when I was cooking in the snow. And then again by our campfire in 24 degree weather.

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

That's awesome! I'm glad it worked well for you.

@user-wq7bx5fo2v 2 месяца назад

I enjoyed your video. Very informative! Thank you!

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bucls22 Месяц назад

I’m glad that I watched this. Very informative!

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

I am glad it was helpful thank you!

@gm2256 10 дней назад

Solo is most known, but the price reflects all the $ they put into marketing. East Oak seems like a good way to go

@Ghostrider-gm5wf 2 часа назад

Very good demonstration, that helped me a lot.👍🏼 So I chose the East Oak. 😊 What I'm missing would be a suitable heat shield. Do you think there will be anything else? Best regards ✌🏼

@cordsman 3 месяца назад

Good stuff brother!

@Homedadgriff 3 месяца назад

Thank you

@G17-911 2 месяца назад

I have the 21” East Oak and it’s great. I’m going to get this table top. Thanks for the review.

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

No problem thank you

@andrewschuschu3499 17 дней назад

Same here, had the big one, got the little for day trips, roaring hotdogs at the beach or the lake, or just for when I want something smaller. Works great, both have their place.

@matth5237 Месяц назад

Very helpful thanks! Bought the east oak in blue using your link

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

No problem, I'm so glad it was helpful. Thank you for supporting the channel using the link.

@AniMAy27 Месяц назад

I’m choosing it as well TY

@Stigmaru 2 дня назад

The East Oak was very tempting to me after this video, however it looks like the East Oak has that interior cylinder that takes up a lot of the volume for me to put in fire wood instead of pellets. The Solo Stove interior seems to look like it allows me to toss in my sticks of wood...? Current deals you can get a Solo Stove Mesa XL at $80 or you can get two Mesa XLs for $50 each from previous Costco deal.

@Homedadgriff 2 дня назад

The center column is optional. It can be removed and use the same without. I have a Costco membership and I’ve never seen that deal if it comes up again I will pick it up where are you from the US?

@MaxReckless99 Месяц назад

great video bud. keep up the good work.

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

Thank you!👍

@hauk3839 Месяц назад

Solo titan is the best. You can put out on it or other ways of using being just fire

@scotlandsbest3981 24 дня назад

Great review. Thanks v much.

@Homedadgriff 24 дня назад

No problem thank you!

@Homedadgriff 24 дня назад

No problem thank you!

@lilpopler Месяц назад

Great video! Would you mind doing a cooking review using the 3? Something like breakfast to show if the flames are strong enough

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

Thank you! I will definitely look into that. Great idea for a video.

@dbcrn859 Месяц назад

The Ozark Trail one is good, and has flip-up stands on top to put a skillet or saucepan on. $39US at Walmart.

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

Awesome I need to check that one out

@bucky716 16 дней назад

Bought a knock off on Temu similar to the one you have and it gets the job done, no complaints. Great for camping/outdoor trips at dusk to get a quick fire going to have something without starting a bigger fire and saves wood.

@Homedadgriff 16 дней назад

Great to hear!

@bucky716 16 дней назад

@@Homedadgriff good series of videos and content. 👍

@Homedadgriff 16 дней назад

Thank you!

@MartzMimic 8 дней назад

Thanks for the comparison! I love my $80 Solo XL (also have a Bonfire with the surround). I do wonder if the extra half pound of pellets is responsible for the 10-minute longer burn on the East Oak. How easy was cleanout? With the XL, I rarely have to do more than remove the fire ring and dump the ashes. How does that work with the East Oak’s center tube? Lastly, I sometimes use wood chips in my XL; that doesn’t seem possible with the East Oak.

@Homedadgriff 8 дней назад

It’s really easy to clean out you just pull the ashtray out and dump it. The center column is not mandatory when using so you could burn wood chips in it if you wanted to just take the center air column out. I have another video where I’m comparing wood pellets vs wood and I don’t use the center column for the wood.

@brygreth72 Месяц назад

Thanks good video 👍🏼

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

No problem thank you!

@Rad_B_OLand 2 месяца назад

I wish you would have got the Ozark Trails for the cheap fire pit to compare.

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

I looked into it, but the price was not coming in on the really cheap end. I could only find it around the $40 range. Maybe a future video though.

@RashidahHasan 2 месяца назад

I recognize that marshmallow dance. Here for it.

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

Oh ya she loves those marshmallows and making s’mores

@TheGlatch 4 дня назад

Are you able to fill it back up after its almost burnt out?

@Homedadgriff 4 дня назад

Yes, after you start seeing it kind of slowly dying down I put about a 1/2 cup to a 1 cup of pellets in it to get it back going or you can follow up with wood either will work I have a video on my channel called Wood vs. pellets explaining all of that.

@quantumofconscience6538 2 дня назад

With pellets ITS ALL SECONDARY burning. There is almost no primary burn. Air cannot rise adequately from the bottom unless it's wood twigs. The "cheap one" either has no outer and inner (2) channel in the walls or it's channel is very thin. It's probably not meant for pellets. The fair test is wood pieces.

@Homedadgriff 2 дня назад

They are all meant or either wood or pellets and yes, the cheap one does have a channel.

@keithadamson491 2 месяца назад

I mean in the cheaper ones defence, it didn't hold nearly as much.

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

The solo Stove Mesa XL holds about 2.2 pounds of pellets the cheaper one holds 2 pounds not much of a difference between them. The East Oak holds 2.75 pounds of pellets with air column installed more without

@mariesheppard3750 2 месяца назад

Cotton ball with Vaseline best fire starter

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

I will have to try that out.

@mikey_mike 28 дней назад

Did you measure how much fuel each holds?

@Homedadgriff 28 дней назад

The solo 2.2 pounds the cheap one holds 2 pounds and the Eastoaks holds 2.75 pounds

@mikey_mike 28 дней назад

@@Homedadgriff thanks for the reply

@DavidDavidsonvii 24 дня назад

You would like the ozark trail fire pit at walmart

@Homedadgriff 23 дня назад

That’s what I hear. It may make an appearance at some point.

@hartleyhubbard3827 2 месяца назад

lol... "that's pretty much, it."

@Homedadgriff 2 месяца назад

I was a little surprised since the Solo was $100

@chrisaskham5754 26 дней назад

From other videos I’ve seen, you overfilled all of them apparently you are meant to add fuel throughout the use

@Homedadgriff 26 дней назад

Nope not overfilled according to directions you are supposed to fill them up to right below the top holes. If you would like to add pellets throughout use that would be fine too. I don’t see why not.

@LarsSveen 8 дней назад

I bought the solo stove about 6 months ago. It was in a two pack for $100, so $50 each. I think you got ripped off.

@Homedadgriff 4 дня назад

Don’t know where you got it at but good for you. I’m glad you got great deal

@LarsSveen 4 дня назад

@@Homedadgriff Costco

@petert8931 Месяц назад

What a pity it culd have easily been a useful video , but instead it was a different capacity smokeless fire pits ie a apples/oranges/bananas 'comparision' waste of time video

@Sara-Smile Месяц назад

I found it quite useful, you should make your own video as a comparison because that’s a lot of money he spent.. I would love to see your contribution if you have more similar stoves !

@Homedadgriff Месяц назад

They are all small tabletop fire pits. The apple/Solo stove holds 2.2 pounds, the orange/East Oak holds 2.75 pounds, and the banana/knockoff holds 2 pounds. I'm sorry you feel that way.