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Dude, your discussion ….you were sitting at a table! Expanded wire mesh, would be a fine table top to use it on, definitely not on wood or plastic top tho. At least you admitted you goofed up! Ha ha

Impressive very fast 🎉

Mistakes happen and you learned from them now you know 😅

Reviewing how well fire boils water. I mean, it's fire, kinda hard for it not to boil water.

I actually appreciate, and respect the fact, that you kept it real.

As he sets it on same table diff spot lol glad he caught himself

Underrated video you have a good personality for content creation

😂😂😂😂 love it, sucks but hey, it never happened

Pellets burn more efficient and cleaner, but don’t offer any character with the crackle and what not. I use pellet as to not smoke out the neighborhood.

how big is your ring inside?

The no name issue is that it's not able to provide as much air as the others. Drill a few more holes and your good to go.

Did you fill the inside with rocks or just leave that bottom layer of blocks exposed to the fire?

Looks good but I'm wondering why you didn't sow grass seed in all of that flat area. It's going to be a nightmare to clean up leaves, etc out of that mulch and especially the pine straw.

I see you can buy stands similar to the solo stove, but they are around $40... At that point you might as well just buy the solo.

Literally surrounded by wood..."I bought some wood off Amazon" LOL

This video made me realise that no one really needs a table top fire pit. If it's that cold, maybe it's the wrong time of year to be sitting outside, or maybe you're wearing the wrong clothes. These fire pits are intended to keep their manufacturer warm, sort of like most fishing gear is designed to catch anglers.

Kingsford charcoal chimney starter for 14.99 is by far the cheapest and best heat output. You turn it upside-down with the holes being at the top, it controls the fire and heats the stainless steel far better without soot or at least not a ton. Cheapest and it fits the Mesa Solo XL perfectly.

I usually start these from the top with tightly packed wood.

9:32 I like your kido’s corner table! So cute! I’m sure they’ll enjoy eating and playing there

i wanna try meeting in the middle with some woodchips

14” aluminum pizza pan and a tomato garden basket cut down would come in under $30 and give you greater coverage

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 ✌🏼

The simple safety of the Solo version is a major factor that might not show up under the heat results but can't be ignored. The thought of a drunk friend bumping the table when they stand and someone getting burned won't look good on an insurance claim.

Mortar will hold this and be resistant to the fire.

This is too many holes and 0.75” may be a better size.

Drill the wholes before assembly. Drill from the inside out for a cleaner look. That way you can use a backer board for drilling.

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.

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.

Good job. The experience one looks so much better. I would be worried about the cheap one with kids around! Thanks for the information

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

Did you use the same amount of pellets in each stove?

Great video

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.

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.

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

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.

Does it perform? Would've been great to see the flame come out of the holes which is what makes it smokeless. I think drilling the holes higher up would allow for better functionality as any wood above the holes will still produce smoke when burning. Thanks for the video

I think it comes down to energy density to be completely honest- look at the physical density of the two sides- pellets burn more evenly with less explosive heat, but that wood burn releases more heat and heats a larger area- but for shorter.

How often and how much pellets to keep the fire at full burn in the East Oak?

You would like the ozark trail fire pit at walmart

Great review. Thanks v much.

Great job

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

The one thing you didn't seem to cover was the amount of ash generated by pellets vs wood, which I would be really interested to hear about. We have a Solo Stove Ranger and a Mesa XL and use a combination of fuels including kindling and woolly firelighters to start, kiln dried wood, coffee logs and compressed smokeless logs and find this works great. It might be cool to add some pellets into the mix too - particularly for the Mesa XL which is too small for the coffee logs and smokeless logs. The other thing you need to take into consideration with the fire pits you have bought is their longevity. I am in the UK and first saw a Solo Stove on a caravan park we stay at. The Solo Stoves have been outside, uncovered for three years and are still absolutely fine. Would the other two fire pits stand up to that? Is the grade of steel as good as that used on the Solo Stove. They may well be, I don't have them to compare. Interesting point though that might dictate the price point of each item.

Did you measure how much fuel each holds?

The project is looking great. Just a caution on the placing of mulch. You do not want mulch going up to the siding or foundation of your house for reasons of termite tunneling not being spotted and the rotting wood also draws termite concerns. Placing rocks or river stone is a safer choice.

wood in my experience...pellets are too smokey

Simple straight forward instructions. Much appreciated video

Brilliant video, and greetings form 🇬🇧

Just an heads up, if you want the mulch to stay in place consider spraying it with mulch glue. That thing works wonders