Really fantastic firepit, very happy with it overall! It will still give off some smoke (not sure why some people were expecting *zero* smoke, you are still burning wood after all) but compared to a standard firepit or a camp fire, this gives off much less smoke, with windless/low wind conditions allowing for a 90% smoke reduction. No need to shower after using it!One item I will highly recommend is that people spring for the heat deflector. The solo stove burns the wood so efficiently, all the heat literally shoots straight up, with a lot less heat going to the people around the campfire as a result. The heat deflector forces the heat to radiate onto the people sitting around it, keeping everyone much warmer as a result. You can get by with a much smaller fire this way, and as a result burn a lot less wood.The fire pit (and the heat deflector) are a bit on the pricey side, so here is to hoping that the added cost is going into solid construction that will last a long time. I plan on using it all 4 seasons, for as long as it stays in one piece.
