Landmann Georgia Clay Fire Pits Price: $89.99 Shipping Options: $5 Standard OR $10 Two-Day OR $20 One-Day Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Friday, Mar 07 to Monday, Mar 10) + transit Condition: New
I have the larger version of this fire pit. We’ve only used it a handful of times and it’s great. I compared a lot of the fire pits out on the market and this one was made of much thicker steel and seemed much sturdier than other options.
I would definitely recommend putting some sand in the bottom of the pit (I put 70 lbs in mine which was about a 2" layer) and getting a fireplace grate to keep the heat off the bottom steel.
All of the negative reviews seemed to revolve around people putting wood directly on the bottom of the pit and after several uses the coating pealed off the bottom and then the thing eventually started rusting.
I would also recommend getting a cover for it to keep rain from getting into it. In combination with the problem above it’s a guaranteed way to destroy any fire pit.
This a pretty good deal. I have the same one ay home now, buried under snow. I drilled a bunch of holes in the bottom for water drainage, and never used sand or anything else on the bottom. I usually let it burn out overnight, then dump it out in the woods behind my house. The mesh cover os great, keeps a lot of the flyers from starting a fire elsewhere if it get’s too big, or if someone decides to throw too much paper in it. It’s very deep to allow a good amount of coals to build up for extended heat and huge fires too. I am about to buy another one, maybe…if the wife doesn’t see me do it…
I had one of these and I had it on my deck but put a concrete stepping stone under it just to be sure my deck wouldn’t be in danger. If you are burning a massive fire in it for a very long time, then it might get hot around the edges because, fire.
The advice about sand in the bottom is good for protecting it, also some folks drill a hole in the bottom of theirs so that if rain gets into it, it drains out. Of course, then you have ashes dropping out too, so choose your battles. I have the larger version of this and absolutely love it- very sturdy compared to other brands, but it’s also not going to stay pristine (just like other brands). This is overall a nice rugged backyard firebowl rather than a fancy-shmancey little candle-like flame-spitter for your themed patio. This is for actual fires. There are fire pits that look like a piece of wedding china with nice dainty screens and little bejeweled whatevers on them, but this thing is a rugged, metal awesome thing that can handle logs. Logs, I tell you!
The coating is kind of a powder finish so it’s not all smooth and delicate. The legs bolt on. The screen cover for the top kinda dents up in my experience, but it’s over the top of a hot burning fire, so it holds up considering. I’ve had my firebowl for I think 10 years and it’s simply awesome. It lasts longer if you hose it out and store it inside during the wet or winter periods, or get a cover or tarp for it.
The Features Tab clearly tells me that I should expect:
Full Size enamel cooking grate
Spark screen with handle
Poker
Clay Fire Pit
But, the Specs Tab says that “in the box” I shall find:
Clay fire pit
poker
??? Hello ???
In this day and age of cut and paste, I don’t think it’s too much to ask that the Features and the Specs actually seem to be talking about the same deal.
I really hope I’ll be finding that the Features Tab wins the day.