I'm starting a fire now, and was looking through some posts. They seem pretty popular.
Does anyone recommend the heat deflector for fall?
Heat Deflector with Surround?
Bonfire heat deflector thoughts
Evening mate from the UK. Tried the heat deflector while camping this weekend after receiving it on Thursday gone.
Thoughts as follows
Stuck it on after burning and getting up to temp. Did nothing, honestly thought I’d wasted my money.
About an hour later I put enough wood on to see flames roaring. Heat was excellent around fire. Legs almost too toasty which was excellent. Torso also hot. Lovely. Going to keep it.
To answer your questions,
You can toast marshmallows below the heat deflector itself, the legs on the units bought through solo are the larger ones than originally came with the deflector when it first launched, which means you can comfortably place chopped wooden pieces in without a problem. Obviously if the pieces are massive you’re going to have a problem.
Not sure what others think but if I had my way with the bonfire again I’d have worn gloves when setting up and before burning for the first time to stop my fingers from creating the blue effect probably from the oils reacting. Was more careful with the deflector and it still looks perfect. I washed it with water the next day as it was sooty underneath and it came up great.
Finally, it’s hot as balls once on so if for any reason you want to move it afterwards then make sure you wear fire resistant gloves.
Any more questions feel free to ask.
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