Our favourite portable fire pits for camping

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Professional moochers

Professional moochers

27 күн бұрын

When travelling and camping in our camper van, we often use a fire pit. You may already know, we often cook over a fire pit too, whether it be curry, steak, burgers or chicken. We use a mixture of charcoal and wood for that authentic smoke flavour but aside from cooking, there's nothing better than a campfire surrounded by family & friends with a beer in hand, especially if you're fighting mosquitos or midges!
We own a Kadai travel fire bowl, a Snowpeak folding fire pit, a Petromax Atago and an Amazon special.
They all have their own features & benefits and I'm sure there's something in this collection to suit most of you!
If you think there's a gap in our collection then let us know which addition you think we should add.
Tune in next week to see us cook something special over one of these pits.
I know it's easy to assume, all youtubers only talk about free stuff... we paid for all of this 😁

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@Loz2286
@Loz2286 24 күн бұрын
Jack's a star!
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 23 күн бұрын
And he knows it! 😄
@jrobinson5933
@jrobinson5933 25 күн бұрын
We have the amazon one, great for that last little bit of space in the van😅
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
Couldn’t agree more! We carried ours on every trip before building a collection of pits 👍🏼
@alanbenham4139
@alanbenham4139 25 күн бұрын
Thanks Al. I stayed awake until the end, so good job!
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
😄😄 was it Jack who kept you interested?
@expat0149
@expat0149 26 күн бұрын
I have a Fireside outdoor Trailblazer fire pit , it's great for cooking or just a fire folds down nice n small . :)
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
Ooooo might have a look at that 😉
@jasonnicol8302
@jasonnicol8302 21 күн бұрын
Mmm, don’t have any fire pits. Food for thought. Anyway, vans packed for three nights in Aberlour. Leffe, malt shall be drank with a nice steak.
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 21 күн бұрын
Ooooo that steak would be perfect cooked over fire 😉
@mccoysmedia
@mccoysmedia 25 күн бұрын
The wife just said “why does he need four fire pits” I said because they do different things, a man answer! Less than a minute later you two have the same conversation 😂😂😂
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
😄😄😄 it’s a real life struggle!
@OoovAvooO
@OoovAvooO 24 күн бұрын
This is a man who has a knife for every need, so of course he’s going to have a fire pit for every eventuality. In fact I’m surprised he doesn’t have a different one for different cuts of meat 🙄 He does make a great blog though.
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 24 күн бұрын
@@OoovAvooO I don’t have kids so I have knives and fire pits instead 😁
@ianlowe481
@ianlowe481 25 күн бұрын
Strange, I had been looking at fire pits all day and then up pops your video. The best one I have seen is someone used the drum out of a washing machine. 😂
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
😄😄 very strange! The washing machine drum is an extremely good option as they’re stainless steel, full of ventilation but, doesn’t pack down so too large for our van 👍🏼
@ianlowe481
@ianlowe481 25 күн бұрын
@@Professionalmoochers Put a bin liner in it when not using as a fire pit lol. Have you tried a solo fire pit? Interested to know if they are any good.
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
@ianlowe481 no I haven’t, my parents just bought one so I’ll be trying it out soon 😁
@grahams3417
@grahams3417 24 күн бұрын
A steel car wheel is also a good option!
@ianlowe481
@ianlowe481 24 күн бұрын
@@grahams3417 With or without the tyre 😂
@CampervanHabitude
@CampervanHabitude 23 күн бұрын
Thankfully you have all four of the fire pits that I need. As such, Ruth won't protest too much when I tell her I just want one... The Petromax! Have you gone for the Ooni or the Gozney pizza oven. I'm already sending Ruth pics of the Gozney Dome in green. Yet again, your name will be mentioned in the bargaining process! 😆
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 22 күн бұрын
Petromax is an excellent choice sir! Don’t forget to include the bag in your sales pitch, maybe a Dutch oven too 😉 I’ve gone for a black Gozney Roccbox, haven’t even opened it yet but I’ve made some dough balls so will be using it for the first time tonight 🤞🏼🧑‍🍳
@CampervanHabitude
@CampervanHabitude 22 күн бұрын
I'm going to use the, 'slowly, slowly, catchy monkey' style of persuasion. A few seeds planted over this summer and I may have a gleaming Gosney on my new patio next year! 😆
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 22 күн бұрын
@CampervanHabitude well if Ruth seen our first pizzas last night, you might be half way there as they were GOOOOOOD! 😍
@CampervanHabitude
@CampervanHabitude 22 күн бұрын
@@Professionalmoochers 😋
@dd-yg3cx
@dd-yg3cx 25 күн бұрын
good vid Alan
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
Cheers 😁
@martih68
@martih68 23 күн бұрын
We have a Solo Mesa XL. Bloody good
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 23 күн бұрын
Really like the look of a solo. My parents just bought one, yet to test theirs out 👍🏼
@martih68
@martih68 23 күн бұрын
@@Professionalmoochers the Mesa is great for the two of us. Only used it in the garden so far.
@tinacanavan3817
@tinacanavan3817 25 күн бұрын
Brilliant review, loved your personal assistant 🐶
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
😄😄 he’s a real camera hogger!!
@danielheywood2660
@danielheywood2660 25 күн бұрын
Love the look of that Kadai but can’t really beat the Amazon one for price and store-ability. Always got one in the van don’t even know it’s there.
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
100%! It’s impossible to beat as an always there option for an easy fire 👌🏼
@denperrydidit
@denperrydidit 22 күн бұрын
Ive got the amazon one. Its really good but the rate it burns through wood is crazy
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 22 күн бұрын
Yeh you’re right, so much oxygen getting to the fire, it rips through them as there’s no wind protection
@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs
@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs 25 күн бұрын
I wish I could get all excited about sitting oot at a firepit or a bbq like you guys ( or Col over at Yorkshire poptop adventures) but I just sit ootside roon ma Airfryer until the midges start eating us 😂😂😂
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
There you go! You need a fire to fend off the beasties 😁
@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs
@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs 25 күн бұрын
@Professionalmoochers ach ye know I'm only carrying on Al , great vlog on firepits but oor Jack stole the show again lol
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
@@DunkfaeOotnAbootWiUs 😄😄😄 he’s a real camera queen!
@mikelambrou4462
@mikelambrou4462 25 күн бұрын
I have the Atago, brilliant but of kit. I also use it for Dutch oven cooking, I also have the hot plate which is brilliant for al fresco breakfasts. The other thing I was dubious about is the fireproof 'cloth' oven cover but it’s surprisingly effective. So versatile and a brilliant fire pit - very efficient and probably the only one you can pick up and move it whilst it’s hot of the wind changes direction!
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
The hot plate does look very tempting 😍 Fireproof cloth?? I’m going to have to look into that! 😁
@mikelambrou4462
@mikelambrou4462 25 күн бұрын
@@Professionalmoochers I looked it up, it’s actually called a convection dome! I bought the atago as a set which included the bag and the dome. Didn’t think I’d ever use the dome but it’s great, can use it as a smoker or to create an oven when using a small Dutch oven on the top grate etc. The hot plate I have is the one with the hole in the middle (to feed fuel) but also doubles up as a great burner to boil water for a brew while frying the bacon for breakfast butties!
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
@@mikelambrou4462 just looked, the convection lid looks very interesting! 🤩
@mikelambrou4462
@mikelambrou4462 24 күн бұрын
@@Professionalmoochers I just need to erase that Kadai from my mind now before I convince myself I need another fire pit! 🤣
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 24 күн бұрын
@mikelambrou4462 if you tune in next week, you’ll see exactly why two pits is a must 😄
@Steven_Newcombe
@Steven_Newcombe 18 күн бұрын
Well I’ve got the amazon one and never used it. We mainly stay where you can’t have open fires. I love the look of the snow peak one, I was just looking at it in Keswick just before this video. One question though, which may or may not be stupid……..how does your clothes/down jackets etc fair up when near the fire? I would be worried about the embers. Also, do you use it under the wind out awning or outside of it when sitting underneath?
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 18 күн бұрын
We’ve started looking specifically for sites which allow fires 😉 If you have properly dried wood, it’ll spit & smoke less, with a lot less embers but, we normally try not to wear a fragile jacket near it. Normally go wool or fleece. Under the awning shade should be fine but, you’d have to use less fuel, keep the heat levels down
@karenhesketh5658
@karenhesketh5658 18 күн бұрын
Come and try the solo 😀
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 18 күн бұрын
😄😄 you’ll have to take the wrapper off first!
@grahams3417
@grahams3417 24 күн бұрын
This video was the pits
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 24 күн бұрын
😄😄 not too far from the truth
@grahams3417
@grahams3417 20 күн бұрын
We’re away in the van this weekend and using our new Kelly Kettle. Not quite a fire pit but have you tried one?
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 20 күн бұрын
Brilliant, love them! I have a ghillie kettle, exactly the same thing and it’s frighteningly efficient 👌🏼
@grahams3417
@grahams3417 20 күн бұрын
1 twizzler and a bunch of sticks will boil 2 litres of water in no time
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 20 күн бұрын
@@grahams3417 and fill the air with the best smell going 😍
@grahams3417
@grahams3417 20 күн бұрын
True dat. I have tried burning pine cones too but it’s like the inside of a 200 year old fish smokery covered in tar.
@eamonncheverton
@eamonncheverton 25 күн бұрын
The snow peak grill is both adjustable and 304 stainless steel. Whoever said it was made of chrome is either a liar or clueless when it comes to the art of metallurgical compounds. 😂😂
@Professionalmoochers
@Professionalmoochers 25 күн бұрын
It’s the additional grill which goes ontop, which is chrome plated. The reason I didn’t invest the extra on it. The fire pit itself though, is really robust 👌🏼
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