Ignik  FireCan Elite Portable Fire Pit

I've had the older black firecan for years. Got one of these earlier this year, and it's a face melter. I put the fire rocks that Ignik sells in it, and they seem to work great, although I think there are a lot of other options on the net. This thing is all I need to cook and stay heated while camping with my 2017 Tacoma. Just the right size to fit in my system.

Picked up the Ignik Fire Can due to the fact that Colorado has low snowpack. Odds are we will have fire bans for camping this year.

Perfect for late fall and early winter outings. SUPER warm! Can fit four people around quite easily, 6 can squeeze. Have to also buy the rocks or glass beads to go inside, which adds to the weight...but worth it.

Next to no radiant heat, with or without lava rocks. Buy a Howl Campfires R1 instead and actually be warm.

Have had my eye on the FireCan Elite by Ignik for some time to enable better car camping during wildfire/burn-ban season. Was able to use my not-a-dividend-anymore to sweeten the deal, and brought one home. I already had a 5-lb propane growler for my car-camping cooktop, so I was able to hook it up to the FireCan right away and test it out. Wow is this thing loud! The lowest setting gives nice flames, but a pretty loud hiss, and turning it up to high makes it sound like the same jet engine built into my Primus OmniFuel stove without the silencer. I had planned to get some lightweight ceramic "rocks" to place inside in order to enhance the aesthetic; I ended up eschewing the expensive and every-rock-looks-the-same Ignik Moon Rocks and sprang for Stanbroil's charcoal-black ceramic "lava rocks", which were half the price for twice the volume. The lava rocks made a huge difference, not just in the aesthetics, but in the sound. I layered smaller nuggets around the outside of the oval burner, then just barely covered the burner with a single layer. Unlit, it looks like the FireCan is nearly half-full with irregular nuggets of charcoal. Lit, the flames look more natural and reach slightly higher when on low, and the noise is *significantly* less. And I have half a bag of lava rocks left over. The rocks take slightly longer to cool than an empty FireCan after turning it off, but that's a small price to pay for the leap in Pleasant Experiences. I can just leave the rocks in the FireCan, too, and the regulator hose packs in atop them with no problem. A few other thoughts: —The quick-connector on the regulator hose is a bit stiff; I have to hold the opposite end of the FireCan while attaching the hose so it doesn't scoot around. —The FireCan is slightly awkward to light. The pilot/ignition hole is on the opposite end from the control knob (likely for good reason); because the knob must be held in in order to light the FireCan, and my butane lighter wand also requires the trigger to be held down to maintain flame, I have to squat next to the long side of the FireCan and use both hands to light the flame, all while being cautious not to lean over and singe my hair or eyebrows. —The FireCan comes with a foldable propane tank stand, intended to prevent a small gas growler from falling over. It wasn't obvious what it was until I read the instructions. —One of the things that drew me to the FireCan Elite was that the propane hose connector did not protrude out from the FireCan very much, thus was less likely to be bent or broken by an ill-placed boot. This has so far been borne out in real life. —The foldable legs have rubber "feet" on the sides that have the effect of making the FireCan less likely to skid around when the legs are folded up. When unfolded, the feet are well away from both dirt/grime and the heat of the fire. Ingenious design. All my use of the FireCan so far is just testing it out, not use in the field. Nonetheless, I'm pretty pleased with it so far, especially with the addition of the "lava rock".