Any firepit can be moved if you're strong enough, so "portable" comes down to three things:
It also has to lift the fire off the ground. Ground fires scorch grass and are banned on most campsites, so these pits sit on legs or a stand, with an ash pan or grate to stop embers dropping through. That's the real difference between a camping fire pit and a big outdoor bowl with handles.
Think about how far you'll carry it. Using the real weights from our range:
To backpack with a fire you'd want a foldable mesh pit of 1-3kg. None of the steel pits here are made for that.
Real figures from the listings in our range, lightest first. Size is width x height when set up.
| Firepit | Size | Weight (kg) | Fuel | How it travels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Peak Pack & Carry L | 45.5 x 31.5cm | 5.5 | Logs | Folds flat, nylon case |
| Winnerwell 910251 | 35.5 x 38.5-49.5cm | 6.7 | Logs | Folds to 32.5 x 31.5 x 14.5cm |
| Endless Summer WAD15121MT | 74.4 x 43.2cm | 6.7 | Logs | Tool-free, mesh spark guard |
| Onlyfire FP037 | 49.8 x 39.9cm | 8 | Logs | Top lifts off, carrying bag |
| YEFU Smokeless 19 inch | 38.1cm high | 8.3 | Logs | Carry bag |
| Blumfeldt Colima GDW27 | 65.5 x 68cm | 9.4 | Logs | Tripod, no tools, rain cover |
| Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 with Stand | 49.5 x 44.5cm | 10 | Logs | Stand, carry case |
| Outland Living Firecube 805 | 35.9 x 23cm | 10.2 | Propane, 58,000 BTU | Cover and carry kit |
| Outland Living Firebowl 870 | 48.3 x 27.9cm | 11.34 | Propane, 58,000 BTU | Cover and carry kit |
| Fire Beauty RO6142 | 88.9 x 25.4cm | 12.96 | Logs, pellets, charcoal | Wooden handles, no assembly |
| Solo Stove Yukon 2.0 | 73.7 x 47cm | 18.33 | Logs | Stand and lid, no assembly |
The most packable kind. The Snow Peak opens like an upturned pyramid, and the Winnerwell folds into a box with its legs and grill inside. A folding fire pit takes up little room in the boot but holds a smaller fire, so it's best for two to four people and for cooking. If cooking is the main job, our fire pit BBQs are built round a grill.
Solo Stove, YEFU and the Onlyfire FP037 are double-walled cylinders. Air is drawn in low, heats up between the walls and feeds back in through holes near the top. That secondary combustion burns off most of the smoke once the fire is hot, which your neighbours on a busy pitch will thank you for. They don't fold, but they're compact, easy to set up and come with carry bags. See our smokeless fire pits for the full range.
The Outland Living Firecube 805 and Firebowl 870 run on propane, put out up to 58,000 BTU and use lava rocks instead of logs: no smoke, no ash, and the flames go off at the turn of a knob. The catch is carrying a gas bottle too. Check the regulator suits the UK bottle you'll use; the REALGLOW Glassport, for example, comes with a 27mm clip-on regulator for a 5kg patio gas cylinder. More in our gas fire pits.
The Blumfeldt Colima and Endless Summer are open steel bowls rather than camping gear, but at 9.4kg and 6.7kg they're easy to load up and give a bigger fire for a group. The Colima's tripod tilts the bowl towards you. You'll find more like them in our wood burning fire pits.
For a weekend away, a smokeless pit like the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 (10kg, stand and carry case) is the easiest to live with. If space matters more, the Snow Peak (5.5kg) and Winnerwell (6.7kg) both fold down small.
Only where it's allowed. Check the signs, keep off the dunes and take everything home, ash included.
Yes, if it's raised on tall legs or sits on a fire pit mat. A pit low on the lawn will still scorch it.
Not completely. Once hot and burning dry wood they give off very little, but expect some while the fire gets going.
Logs give the crackle and smell of a real campfire. Gas is cleaner and instant, but you carry a bottle. For a pit that stays at home, a bigger bowl gives more warmth: see our round fire pits.
