With the fall season upon us and winter nearing, it’s time to start looking for campfire alternatives to keep us warm when we spend time outdoors.
Even if the Florida sun can sometimes be hot enough, you will need an outdoor heating system when you spend a cool night with family and friends in your backyard. No matter the season, your guests would also love to gather around a nice and cozy fire.
Instead of installing a fireplace or putting effort into building a fire, you can opt for a fire pit table. Here’s why you should get this outdoor furniture before we enter the winter months.
1. Keeps your outdoor area warm and lit at night.
Our winter may not get as cold as other places, but we will still need an outdoor heating system during the evenings, especially in the winter. If you want to spend those chilly nights around an outdoor blaze, you won’t need to travel to a local campground.
A fire pit table is a great piece of furniture to add to your outdoor area so you can enjoy a beautiful starry night together with family and friends.
You can also use this furniture to keep your outdoor area lit. Its fire’s fiery glow is comforting and enough for you to see around your yard. You won’t have to worry about tripping or hitting some patio furniture if you have this equipment.
2. Wow your guests with this unique patio furniture.
Besides keeping your patio, deck, garden, or backyard warm, a fire pit table also increases the aesthetic value of your home.
Your outdoor area should also look as pleasing as your interior decoration. Having this furniture in your outdoor area will bring an extra style to the overall look of your backyard. Fire pit tables tend to stand out and become a focal point of your landscape. It also comes with multiple features and different purposes, making it a practical piece of furniture to have in your home.
Find a fire pit table that matches the theme of your home and landscaping. After getting one, you’d probably be excited to show off your newly-decorated yard. Be prepared, because once your friends or family see it, they’d probably be asking you to host events or evening cookouts.
3. You can start hosting parties or family gatherings.
Instead of being cooped up in the living room or kitchen, you can host your party or gathering outdoors. This furniture plus the starry night creates a great ambiance for your big event or get-together.
Spend the night conversing with your guests around a cozy fire. This furniture also comes with a table where you can place snacks, small dishes, beer bottles, or wine glasses. If you have some board games, you can also set it up on the table.
Even if you don’t like to host parties, you can use this furniture when you’re lounging in your outdoor area by yourself or with a loved one.
4. It’s time to practice your outdoor cooking skills.
Who doesn’t enjoy eating freshly-cooked food over a fire? Aside from holding your drinks, this equipment is enough to help you host a cookout.
Fire pit tables come with a grate or grill so you can cook meat and other dishes. Some advantages of cooking with this equipment are real fire tends to bring out the flavor of the food and if you get a large one, you can use it to cook for at least a dozen of people at one go. You also don’t have to worry about a smoke-filled kitchen or your home heating up.
Aside from barbecues, you can even cook pancakes and eggs if the fire pit table you bought comes with the right accessories. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy your mornings eating breakfast outdoors?
You’re not limited to appetizers and main dishes since you can also use a fire pit table to create a famous messy and chocolatey dessert. Get some skewers to roast marshmallows and then add a chocolate bar and crackers so you can make s’mores.
5. Have enough time to choose between the different varieties.
You might be planning to buy this furniture when the weather gets colder but it’s not something you should rush. There is a large selection of fire pit tables that you can choose from. You should first decide if you want a permanent or a portable one.
The permanent ones can be made out of fire-resistant brick, stone, or clay. If you want a portable one, it comes in different shapes, sizes, and materials. With portable fire pit tables, you can also easily move it around your backyard, store in your home, or bring it to a camping trip.
You also have to choose between a propane fire pit table which runs on gas or a wood burning fire pit table which needs wood. To help you determine which outdoor fire pit table to get, there are some table varieties among these different types of outdoor fire pits.
6. Save money on heating and electricity.
The fire pit table will also make a practical addition to your home. Getting this furniture can help reduce your heating and electricity expenses and conserve energy.
When the weather is warm, you can decrease your air conditioning expenses by cooking outside instead of fighting the heat in the kitchen. When it’s cold, you’ll be saving money on your heating and gas or electricity bill by using this furniture to provide warmth while cooking your food.
A safe alternative for your home.
If your fire pit table is constructed or installed properly, it’s a safe way to cook outdoors and to keep you warm. Most permanent fire pit tables are built with walls on all sides so that sparks won’t spread out. This will make sure that your grass or other things won’t get caught in a fire or burned. Some portable ones also come with walls but if it doesn’t have some, you can add a wire mesh on top for either type to lessen the risk of starting a fire.
If you get a fire pit table that runs on gas, you can easily control the fire with a knob. You won’t have to worry about putting out the fire or waiting for it to entirely die down.