Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring Review – Campfire Accessories

A campfire is part of the reason to go camping. I mean you get to have a fire and roast marshmallows. I mean make Smores. Err, well I meant get to enjoy sitting by the fire and not eating anything. However, you have to make sure that you do this in a safe manner. With that being the case, I started looking around and found the Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring. After looking at this for a little bit, I decided it was time to do a review and share my thoughts on the ring. With that being the case, here is my review of the Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring.

Features Of The Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring

• 6 hinged decorative hinged panels to make the ring.
• The final product is a hexagon shape that is 36 inches.
• When you look at the construction of the panels you will notice that they are made from steel.
• An option cooking grate is available for the campfire ring.

What I Like About The Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring

The Decorative Design Looks Great With The Fire

Normally I would not care about a design pattern on a fire ring, but I have to say that the pattern here is actually very nice looking and makes the fire look great. Just imagine sitting by a campfire at night and staring into the fire is great, but now imagine seeing deer, stars, and other items. All of this makes it worthwhile to have a nice fire going and know it will actually be putting out a pattern for you to enjoy, but also make all the neighbors or fellow campers jealous of your fire.

Steel Construction Is Very Durable And Nice Looking

With any camping product that I buy I want one that is going to last for a long period of time, but also keep the great look. With a campfire ring that is no different, but with these I want an item that is going to actually last the test of time to. The Guide Gear folding portable campfire ring definitely has all the features that I want with it being of steel construction and the durability factor comes into play as well as this item tends to last quite a long time.

Optional Cooking Great Makes It Easy To Cook On The Ring

 With most of the campfire rings they are not going to be a great way to cook your food. However, with this ire ring it is actually not that bad as it has an optional cooking grate that you can buy. This means the campfire ring is not only going to keep the fire contained for you, but it will also help you prepare your food. The downside is with any of the grates that go over a fire you do have the chance to potentially burn your hands so using this with caution is advised!

Folding Makes It Easier To Transport

The weight of a fire ring tends to be a little bit on the heavy side, but when you add in the size it tends to make it very awkward. However, with the Guide Gear company they realized that this can be a problem and have decided that a foldable option is the best. While this does help in the carrying, it does not really remove a lot of the weight that you may have come to expect to get from a fire ring.

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What I Disliked

Folding Can Become Difficult

This is more of an issue if you are using the ring in a hot fire or have direct exposure of the steel to the flame. Obviously since this is steel if you heat it too many times or have direct flame to the ring it will start to have what could be considered a normal problem and that is warping of the material. While this most likely will not happen, I know from working with some steels in my own yard before, mainly one of my older cooking grates that I had used for about 5 years, steel can and will warp. When the folding rings start to warp, well, I will give you one guess what happens and it usually means the folding aspect that you enjoy quickly becomes a headache that you hate.

My Final Thoughts On The Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring

I have to say that I love having a campfire going, but like most people I want to have a fire responsibly and that often means keeping the campfire inside of a ring. The ring allows you to enjoy a fire, but also have it put in responsibly and help to prevent the spread of the fire. With that being said, I have to admit that the Guide Gear folding portable campfire ring definitely adds in a new notion and idea that I never thought of before is the design in the campfire ring definitely adds to the charm of the ring and makes it one that is worth checking out and I definitely recommend any campfire ring, but getting one with style and looks I think the Guide Gear Folding Portable Campfire Ring is one of the best options you can have.   

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