Small Fire Pit next to the larger Fire Pit XL, showing the size difference between Pretzel Designs fire pit models

How to choose your Fire Pit

At a glance

Model Assembled size (L×H×W) Weight Material From Best for
Victor Fire Pit 35 × 40 × 35 cm 12 kg 3mm Steel R2,749 Cozy patios, Brazier-style
Fire Pit 50 × 23 × 50 cm 25 kg 5mm Steel R3,749 Cozy patios, Everyday garden entertaining
Fire Pit & Grill Combo 50 × 23 × 50 cm + grill 26.5 kg 5mm Steel & Stainless Steel (Grill) R4,499 Garden fires and braai in one
Fire Pit Mobile Pro 50 × 23 × 50 cm + carrier bag 8 kg 6mm Anodised Aluminium R5,899 Camping, road trips, easy carrying
Fire Pit Mobile Pro & Grill Combo 50 × 23 × 50 cm + grill + carrier bag 9.5 kg 6mm Anodised Aluminium & Stainless Steel (Grill) R6,499 Portable fire and braai
Fire Pit XL 80 × 35 × 80 cm ~100 kg 6mm Steel R9,499 Large gardens, bomas, big groups
Fire Pit XL & Grill Combo 80 × 35 × 80 cm + grill ~100 kg 6mm Steel & Stainless Steel (Grill) R11,499 Big gatherings with braai

Not all fire pits are built for the same job. Some are made to slot into a car boot for a weekend away, others are built to anchor a boma and keep a crowd warm all night. Here's how our range breaks down, with real dimensions and weights, so you can pick the right one the first time.

Cozy spaces, everyday garden and first fire pits: Fire Pit & Victor Fire Pit

The Fire Pit and Victor Fire Pit are our most compact models. The Victor Fire Pit is 3mm Steel, flat-packs down, and suits a townhouse patio, a balcony, or anyone wanting their first fire pit without committing to a big footprint. Starting at R2,749, it's also the most affordable way into the range.

The Fire Pit is our most popular size for regular garden use: 50 × 23 × 50 cm assembled, 25 kg, R3,749. It's low and wide rather than tall, built to throw heat outward across a seating circle rather than up. If you want to braai as well as gather round the fire, the Fire Pit & Grill Combo (R4,499) adds a stainless steel grill sized to fit straight on top.

Same size, a third of the weight: Fire Pit Mobile Pro

Here's a genuinely useful fact if you're choosing between models: the Fire Pit Mobile Pro is exactly the same footprint as our standard Fire Pit, 50 × 23 × 50 cm assembled, but it's built from Anodised Aluminium instead of steel, which brings the weight down from 25 kg to just 8 kg, with no warping under heat due to the aluminium hardness rating, all pieces fit into the custom carrier bag. It starts at R5,899, or R6,499 as the Combo with a matching grill.

Big gatherings and bomas: Fire Pit XL

For bigger spaces and bigger groups, the Fire Pit XL steps up to 80 × 35 × 80 cm assembled and about 100 kg, R9,499. It's built for gardens with room to spare, bomas, or anywhere you're regularly hosting a crowd around the fire. The Fire Pit XL & Grill Combo (R11,499) pairs it with our largest grill for full braai capacity.

Steel or aluminium?

If weight and portability matter, the anodised aluminium Mobile Pro range is the clear choice, it won't rust, and it's roughly a third of the weight of the equivalent steel model. If you're setting a fire pit up once and leaving it in place, our painted steel range gives you a lower price point for the same footprint, with the same 1-year warranty against factory faults either way. For more on how we finish and protect each material, see our post on powder coating, high-heat paint and anodising.

Every fire pit in the range ships flat-packed and slots together by hand, no welding required, more on that in our post on flat-pack design. Still not sure which size is right? Get in touch and we'll help you pick.

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