Outland Living Portable Propane Fire Pit, 19-inch, 58,000 BTU Smokeless Gas Firebowl | Perfect for Camping, Patio, Backyard, Tailgating, Deck, RV| Black 823 Standard

This is my 3rd propane campfire. The other 2 were from Camp Chef. All 3 are excellent fire rings. This review is to point out some comparisons. My 1st one was the Camp Chef with the chrome ring around. It had a built in lighter & safety thermocouple. Sounds good but in actual practice it was a pain. Absolutely COULD NOT GET WET or lighter wouldn’t work. Also, small pieces of lava rock kept moving too close to the lighter & shorting it out. 2nd was Camp Chef cheapest basic model. Nothing but a On/Off valve. Not very pretty but got the job done. No safety device of any kind. I stupidly gave it away with my camp trailer when I sold it.After looking & comparing, I recently bought this Outland 823 unit & I’m VERY happy with it. About the same size as the other two, looks exactly like the picture. I’m using it in my patio & it looks great. I thought, excellent setup instructions (hookup, lava placement, etc.).Lights very simple with a propane lighter. When it lights there’s a WHOOSH of flame so a match is not a real good idea. For my liking, I keep the gas turned low. Plenty of flame & saves gas. After it’s on a few minutes at this setting, the fire is about like a small wood campfire (without any smoke).The only safety feature is that you must push in the control valve to open it. At least it can,t be opened by just a bump like my #2 Camp Chef.One warning on this unit is: DO NOT EVER DROP THE REGULATOR ON A HARD SURFACE! The slightest dent in the edge will break the seal of the diaphragm inside & you’ll have a dangerous propane leak. This applies to any brand of fire ring because they all seem to use a crimped together regulator.The reason I took one star off my rating is because the hose is crimped on at both ends. This may sound great because there’s NO assembly needed when hooking up. But it becomes difficult if you ever need to replace the regulator or hose. I’d much prefer a hose that was removable with a wrench.Added 4/22/24: Had a few years now. still love it. Just wanted to add. I’m in a wheel chair & the lighting flair up is because I can only use one hand & turning on the valve, THEN lighting makes the WHOOSH of flame. Cured this by using one of those shredded fire starter things ea. time. Now I just put one where I know the burner tube is & light IT with a rechargable candle lighter, THEN turn on the gas. Works great. A few sparks that only travel a few inches before burning out, but MUCH better than old way of lighting.Not nec. if you have both hands avail. Just wanted to pass along if you’re like me with only 1 usable hand.