Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
Cabelas Canada is carrying a commercially manufactured, portable "smokeless" firepit that looks like it's built on the principles of a rocket stove.

Yup, its a gasifier/TLUD ...
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Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
What do you think? It's kinda spendy at $299 CAD. Worth the money?

Depends, why are you thinking of buying it , what do you expect it will do?
how often do you plan to use this firepit?
how long will it last before it breaks/rusts?

Would you buy the cheapest firepit at homedepot (for 79.99)?
Would you buy a fireplace grate ( under 40)?

This fire pit produces less/no visible smoke if you top light it,
but so would the cheapest firepit if you top light it

Another one of the same type for "pellets" shorter by 2 inches about Flame Genie
price with shipping would come out a little bit cheaper ... yes you could burn logs inside as long as they're shorter and don't stick out above the holes


Another choice, a little smaller, similar price, but an actual tested cook stove, stainless, with chimney, don't put a pot on it and you can watch the fire silverfire hunter



I dunno, if you burn 30 fires a year in it, and the wood is free, thats about $10 a fire
If it lasts three years, ~$3.33 a fire ...

But if you got free rocks/mud you can stack in a circle a simple fire grate is even cheaper ...


since free wood is like play, you might also like to play with tin cans, punch a few holes in a bucket, cut a few strips and bend a grate ....


what is the goal? where is the joy?