If you haven’t sorted yourself a fire pit for winter this year, you’re in trouble. The cooler months are just around the corner and that means freezing nights trapped inside wrapped in many blankets. But with a portable fire pit or to fixed fire addition, you can easily make the backyard or a campground a winter long escape. So whether your toasting marshmallows or just chilling with friends by the fire, check out our list of the best fire pits Australia has in stock.
Most backyard fire pits are legal as long as they follow the laws and regulations of each state. So before buying any of the fire pits on our list check these links to see the laws in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.
Table of contents
- 1. Grillz 30 Inch Portable Outdoor Fire Pit and BBQ
- 2. Fireside Outdoor Pop-up Pit
- 3. BioLite FirePit Bluetooth
- 4. Solo Stove Ranger
- 5. Barebones All-In-One Cast Iron Grill
- 6. Grillz 26″ Outdoor Metal Fire pit
- 7. Fireside Outdoor Trailblazer
- 8. Solo Stove Bonfire
- 9. Kingso Fire Pit
- 10. Bali Outdoors Wood Burning Fire Pit with Cooking Grill
- 11. Grillz Fire Pit BBQ Table Grill Outdoor
- 12. Solo Stove Yukon
- 13. Cowboy Cauldron Fire Pit
- 14. UCO Flatpack Portable Stainless Steel Grill and Fire Pit
- 15. Boron Steel Fire Pit
- 20+ Fire Pit Ideas
- General FAQs
1. Grillz 30 Inch Portable Outdoor Fire Pit and BBQ
The Grillz 30 Inch Portable Outdoor Fire Pit and BBQ is a 2 in one made for every season. It’s a fire pit, perfect for sitting around a nice warm fire with family and friends, but it’s also a handy BBQ For when your feeling like having a snag or two. The Pit comes with accessories like the Table Frame, fire pit tray, log grate, mesh dome, stainless steel grill plate, fire poker and a pair of tongs as well as assembly instructions.
Price: $141.90
Material used: Steel
Size: 76 x 76 x 50cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
2. Fireside Outdoor Pop-up Pit
The Fireside Outdoor Pop-up Pit is the first truly portable fire pit. The Pop-Up Pit is simplistic yet rugged as there are no fasteners or bolts you can set it up in just under 60 seconds. The pit is made from 304 heavy-duty stainless steel which means the fire gets perfect airflow, you’ll enjoy a brighter and hotter fire with 80% less smoke. The Pop-up pit comes with a grilling gate, fire mesh, ember guards, heat shield, pop-up pit frame and a carry bag.
Price: $ 99.95 USD
Material used: 304 Stainless Steel and Aircraft Aluminum
Size: 60 cm x 60 cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
3. BioLite FirePit Bluetooth
The BioLite FirePit Bluetooth is possibly the future of fire pits as it uses a patented airflow technology that ensures the flames are efficient and with less smoke. You can see the fire with 360 views as there’s an x-ray mesh that wraps around it. Lift the fuel rack and toss in charcoal to transform the FirePit into a hibachi-style grill. This unit can be controlled manually or remotely from the free compatible Bluetooth app, and the folding legs make it super portable. The pack includes the FirePit, Rain Cover, Grill Grate, Fuel Rack and a USB A to Micro USB Cord.
Price: $389.95
Material used: Steel | Steel X-Ray Mesh | Plastic Airflow/Charger Unit
Size: 68.6cm x 33cm x 40.1cm
Fule used: Wood and Heat Beads
4. Solo Stove Ranger
The Solo Stove Ranger is one of the most compact and ultralight fire pits available on the market. It comes with a black nylon carrying case and only weighs 6.8 kgs making it easy to take anywhere. Its Signature 360° Airflow Design™ creates a super-efficient secondary burn meaning there’s way less smoke compared to other fire pits. The Ranger is also easy to clean as nearly everything burns to a fine ash.
Price: $229.99
Material used: 304 Stainless Steel
Size: 38 cm x 31 cm
Fule used: Wood
5. Barebones All-In-One Cast Iron Grill
The Barebones All-in-One Cast Iron Grill is a dream for camping. With its cast-iron base and domed lid, grill grate, baking steel, tripod stand as well as a coal tray. These all combine in countless configurations to expand your outdoor uses and they pack down into a single self-contained bundle to minimize what you carry. Its Solid, durable cast iron construction is perfect for any backyard or campground.
Price: $299.99
Material used: Cast Iron
Size: 38 cm x 38 cm x 12.5 cm
Fule used: Wood, Heat Beads and Charcoal
6. Grillz 26″ Outdoor Metal Fire pit
The Grillz 26″ Outdoor Metal Firepit is a multi-functional pit offering the option to be used as a BBQ grill as well as a portable fire pit due to the 4 Built-in foldable legs. This 2 in 1 fire pit is great for backyards and to carry with you to camping. This pack includes the fire pit, a mesh dome, one poker, a log grate and a stainless steel grill plate.
Price: $ 81.84
Material used: Steel with a powder coating
Size: 56 x 56 x 40 cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
7. Fireside Outdoor Trailblazer
The Trailblazer is designed to pack small so it can go anywhere you do. The Trailblazer’s patented Fire Mesh allows for perfect airflow into your wood or coals for nearly smokeless burns. Just like the pop-up pit, the Trailblazer has no fasteners or bolts making it easy to set and up pack away. The Trailblazer comes with a grilling gate, fire mesh, ember guards, heat shield, pop-up pit frame and a carry bag.
Price: $99.95 USD
Material used: 304 Stainless Steel and Aircraft Aluminum
Size: 30 cm x 30 cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
8. Solo Stove Bonfire
The Solo Stove Bonfire is another amazing portable fire pit from Solo Stove, it comes with a black nylon carrying case and weighs 9Kgs making it easy to carry anywhere. The signature 360° Airflow Design™ creates a super-efficient burn and strategically placed holes in the double-wall structure draw in air from the bottom. This feeds the heated oxygen to the top, resulting in a spectacular secondary burn with nearly no smoke. The Solo Stove Bonfire is slightly bigger than the Solo Stove Ranger but it is just as easy to clean and carry.
Price: $299.99
Material used: 304 Stainless Steel
Size: 49 cm x 35 cm
Fule used: Wood
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9. Kingso Fire Pit
The Kingso fire pit is made with a durable steel frame with 4 easily attachable legs all of which has a black heat-resistant coating. The fire bowl is very versatile as it can be used as a fire pit or as a BBQ grill, It only weighs 5.5 kgs so it is portable and it’s perfect for the backyard or the campground. The Kingso fire pit comes with a spark screen, wood-handled fire poker and a fire pit cover.
Price: $ 400
Material used: Alloy Steel
Size: 55.9 cm x 55.9 cm x 50.8 cm
Fule used: Wood
10. Bali Outdoors Wood Burning Fire Pit with Cooking Grill
The Bali Outdoors Wood Burning Fire Pit is made with a dual-purpose design for heating & grilling, it also features a sturdy base construction with a circular steel ring fixed on the four legs. The pit also features a grill that swivels 360 degrees this is perfect for cooking, the grill also adjusts up and down. The fire pit also features a unique collapsible triangle frame rack that holds logs for better ventilation and provides plenty of space for the fire to burn. The fire pit also comes with a poker and log rack.
Price: $410.89
Material used: Metal
Size: 81.3 cm x 81.3 cm x 63.5 cm
Fule used: Wood
11. Grillz Fire Pit BBQ Table Grill Outdoor
The Grillz Fire Pit and BBQ Table Grill is perfect all year round. This 2-in-1 Fire Pit is embossed with stylish stone patterns and features a sturdy powder-coated steel base that is easy to put together. The Fire Pit and BBQ outdoor table comes with a fire pit tray, log grate, a mesh drome, a chrome-plated BBQ grill as well as a fire poker.
Price: $ 219
Material used: Steel frame with a powder coating
Size: 4 m x 2.5 m
Fule used: Wood, Heat Beads and Charcoal
12. Solo Stove Yukon
Like every Solo Stove fire pit the Yukon uses signature 360° Airflow Design™ but this time in an extra-large size compared to other Solo Stove fire pits. This means there’s less smoke compared to other fire pits as strategically placed holes in the double-wall structure draw in air from the bottom making the fire burn to its potential. The Solo Stove Yukon is bigger than the Solo Stove Ranger but it is just as easy to clean and carry.
Price: 479.99
Material used: 304 Stainless Steel
Size: 68 cm x 43 cm
Fule used: Wood
13. Cowboy Cauldron Fire Pit
The Cowboy Cauldron fire pit is a must-have, it is made from solid steel and ruggedly designed to last. This tripod fire pit has a suspended solid steel cauldron hanging from an overbuilt chain. It comes with a charcoal/firewood grate for the basin and a stainless steel one-piece grate for grilling, plus it even comes with a rain cover to protect the cauldron when not in use. The Cowboy Cauldron fire pit is designed to be disassembled to fit in the trunk of a standard passenger car.
Price: $ 999
Material used: Solid plate steel
Size: 1.5 m x 60 cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
14. UCO Flatpack Portable Stainless Steel Grill and Fire Pit
The UCO Flatpack Portable Stainless steel grill and fire pit folds into a 3.8 cm thick square that fits in an included carry case. The foldable pit takes a quick 30-seconds setup and features a stable base for safe grilling that Safely contains fire and keeps fire off the ground. A grilling plate is also included.
Price: $ 74.15
Material used: Metallic-Fiber
Size: 34.3 cm x 25.4 cm x 27.9 cm
Fule used: Wood and Charcoal
15. Boron Steel Fire Pit
The Boron Steel fire pit is perfect for any backyard, the use of Boron Steel makes this a pretty strong fire pit so you know it will handle those extra cold nights. This fire pit is 72 cm wide and can fit a lot of wood, so your fire will be raging for hours.
Price: $ 145.80
Material used: Boron Steel
Size: 72 cm
Fule used: Wood
20+ Fire Pit Ideas
Sometimes a simple backyard firepit is all you need. Forget the fancy stuff and build one yourself with whatever you have laying around in your backyard. We’ve compiled over 30 fire pit ideas to make life a little easier, and you can find them all below. A DIY fire pit area all comes down to space you have at your disposal, if you’re lacking for room, maybe one of the options below will satisfy your needs better.
General FAQs
Fire pits can contribute to fine-particle air pollution, this is mostly because of Smoke released when burning. To limit this bad effect only burn seasoned and dry wood and never use your fire pit during air quality alert days when air pollution is already high.
The best type of wood to burn in a fire pit arguably would have to be hardwoods such as Oak and others. Hardwoods are used as they burn longer and burn cleaner as they create less smoke compared to other types of woods.
There are many materials that are used to make outdoor fire pits and each of them has there strengths and weaknesses. But the best material for an outdoor fire pit is stainless steel for its durability and corrosion and stain-resistant surface.
