A smokeless fire pit is a wood-burning fire pit that burns firewood so efficiently that it causes very little smoke. Smoke appears when firewood doesn't burn hot enough, as in a conventional fire pit, and the wood doesn’t ignite and combust.

September 20, 2024 - A smokeless fire pit burns wood like a traditional fire pit, but it does so more efficiently, which results in little to no smoke. The design features an insert that contains the fire and reduces the amount of smoke produced.

1 week ago - The first occurs at the bottom where airflow feeds burning wood. Secondary combustion occurs along the top, essentially burning off the smoke and gases the fire produces. For more, check out our deep dive on how smokeless fire pits work. The answer is mostly yes, but manage your expectations. While good smokeless fire pits are nearly completely smokeless, they still produce exhaust gasses and have a campfire smell, especially if it’s breezy.

March 14, 2025 - A smokeless fire pit works when oxygen reaches the fire from the top and the bottom of the fire pit. This increases the air flow and helps the fire burn efficiently. It’s also important that the firewood is dry and the fire burns very hot.

April 14, 2025 - A good smokeless fire pit is indeed visually smokeless for the most part but still produces exhaust gasses. You still may get a whiff of that campfire smell (not a bad thing in my opinion), and get a face full of "invisible smoke" if you're on the bum end of the wind (a bad thing in my opinion). Another way to ensure smokeless operation is to use seasoned wood, which is dried out for six months or more and thus has less moisture.

The heated air is released through the inner ring of holes into the top of the burn chamber, infusing the fire with an extra boost of oxygen which improves the burn. The improved burn vaporizes wood particles, creating little to no smoke or embers.

October 29, 2024 - Every fire needs fuel, and in a smokeless fire pit, wood pellets are the fuel of choice. But how does burning wood pellets instead of logs help eliminate smoke? The answer lies in the moisture content of both fuels. Logs may have more water in them than you might expect. A freshly cut, unseasoned log could contain up to 50% of its ...

January 24, 2023 - While the fire is heating up, all fire pits are using the air around the logs + the heat from the growing fire to create primary combustion and burn the wood (this is the “fire triangle” of heat + oxygen + fuel).

October 1, 2025 - The fire pit uses a secondary combustion system, and smokeless fire pits draw the air from the bottom of the pit. The air gets super hot, rises, works its way up the side walls, and is then sent back through vent holes around the lip of the fire pit.

September 12, 2025 - Here’s where things get interesting. A smokeless fire pit uses airflow to its advantage by strategically channeling oxygen through both the base and the walls of the burn chamber.

October 27, 2022 - At the bottom of each smokeless fire pit from Solo Stove, there is a series of holes where air is pulled into the main fire chamber for oxygen to burn. Once inside, the air flows in two different directions.

December 5, 2024 - Assuming that you're using one of these types of modern "smokeless" pits, once that secondary-burn is absolutely raging (this is why Breeo, for example, recommends that owners start the fire about 30 minutes before guests show up, so that it can get to this stage), it won't even matter if you toss in wet wood. The fire just consumes it. I will use dry kindling and smaller splits to start mine, but after that, if it's a wet day or if there's snow on the cordwood, I don't even bother worrying about it. See those circumferential holes along the inside radius of the pit, a the ~1-3 o'clock, spitting fire? That's what makes these pits work. All this said, even a traditional campfire can be "smokeless" if its air:fuel ratio is smartly managed.

May 31, 2023 - Traditional wood-burning fire pits allow hot air, embers, sparks, and ash to escape through the opening, whereas smokeless fire pits recycle much of the smoke and debris back into the fire to be consumed. ... Smokeless fire pits make use of inner and outer walls and heat up the air between them. As ...

September 17, 2025 - Vent placement is another critical factor in how smokeless fire pits work. Lower vents in the outer wall allow air to enter and circulate. Upper vents in the taller inner wall create a chimney effect. As the heated air rises, it exits through the upper vents and carries smoke and gases with it.

December 23, 2021 - We’ll be looking at “smokeless” fire pits designed to burn logs, as well as wood pellets or charcoal. Propane-fueled fire pits are inherently smoke-free, so they don’t quite fall in this category. Read on for a complete overview of what smokeless fire pits are, how they work, and the pros and cons of buying one or making your own.

Fires smoke because of three reasons: ... fire. So, what does smokeless mean exactly? ... The X Airflow raised air vent design on the bottom of the fire pit enables oxygen to feed the fire even after significant ash build up....