Steel Cauldron

I am really happy with my purchase. I bought it for my husband and we have used it every night since getting it.

I opted for a very simple fire pit and this fits the bill. We used it last night and enjoyed it very much.

After putting this together and looking everything over I would have to say that this Fire Pit should only be selling for about $150.00, but even at [$] it will be saving us a couple hundred dollars by not building one out of stone. as you will see in my pictures we had originally started to do.First of all the only assembly required is 8 screws and 2 rings. The 1st small ring holds the legs together, and the 2nd larger ring attaches on the inside of those legs for the Cauldron to sit in. Took me about 15 minutes to slap it all together.For those wondering, it does have a small 1/4" drain hole in the bottom center which is covered by one of the v shaped metal pieces in case you don't want to use the cover. The cover is nice, but I can see this only lasting probably one season before it starts falling apart due to the summer heat.The top screen cover is nice, but flimsy. It does not fit perfectly on the top of the Cauldron, but it does its job. This will probably only last 1 season also with a 2 year old and a teenager.The poker is literally only about 14 inches long, if that. My wife thinks it's longer, but that's only because I have taught her to think short things are longer than they appear. Anyways, so don't plan on using this to poke into your fire or you'll burn your hand off! The only use this will get is for placing and removing the top screen cover.All this being said the only real negative thing I saw in this product is the screws that attach the rings and legs together. They are very short (1/4" long) and over time, with the expansion and contraction from the heat and cold, will work themselves out very rapidly. Now this is just a guess on my part, but I will be putting some Red Loctite on the screws to keep them in place.The whole thing assembled is very light weight and could be placed into the back of a pickup easily to take camping. We plan on making a cooking grill for it that can be sat ontop of it for cooking hamburgers or hotdogs. Hey why waste the heat!Hope this review has helped.(Attached a couple of pictures, with cover and without)

Service and delivery comments:

Delivery was exactly when Hayneedle said it would be.

Product arrived in excellent condition.

Better looking even than the photo, we purchased the larger of the two units and just love it. It's well made, it looks good, it comes with a rain cover to protect it. Definitely recommend this product!

I gave this product 4 stars only because it is made in China. Cauldron arrived dented on bottom edge. I did not return it because I will use it for camping only.