This wagon easily folds and unfolds, and we found that it was simple (at 24.5 pounds) to lift into the car after a long day in the sun. We have a few issues with this wagon—the telescoping handle ozark trail chairs can feel flimsy, and it costs around $50 more than the standard Mac Sports wagon. At 30 pounds, the L.L.Bean Collapsible Wagon was the largest and heaviest of the folding wagons we tested.
Clean-up required scooping ash out, as the unit is too heavy to dump out easily—Breeo sells a shovel designed to ease this process. The brand also offers several accessories for cooking over the fire, which make the X Series as much as grill as it is a fire pit. We found the interior to be relatively cavernous, which means more wood fit inside, and with that you get bigger fires and more heat. Other than the first couple of minutes when we lit the kindling, the X Series was virtually smokeless, as promised. Wagons can be helpful for all kinds of jaunts, including trips to the beach and the farmers market. This wagon has wider wheels that can traverse sandy terrain with ease.
This wasn’t too problematic when the wagon was carrying an average load (beach chairs, towels, drinks, and snacks). But with a kid or two added to the mix, this wagon’s wheels started to drag deeper. We think the Mac Sports wagon is fine for occasional beach use, especially if your gear is more bulky than heavy and you don’t have to travel too far to your spot. But if you’re looking for a folding wagon to primarily use at the beach, we recommend paying more for the Mac Sports Heavy Duty Collapsible Folding All Terrain Utility Cart. Most of our testers found the REI Co-op Skyward Chair to be one of the least comfortable chairs in our testing pool.
Senior staff writer Lauren Dragan said the Renetto is her most comfortable camping chair. Blue Sky’s Peak Patio fire pit in a flat, high-heat finish, is a bit less flashy than other stainless steel options. It blends in with the environment without drawing much attention, making it perfect for more rustic settings.
Fast-forward another five years and her area of expertise includes home decor, appliances, tech, and outdoor adventure gear. In her spare time, you’ll find her planning her next trip, reading historical fiction, and seeing as much art as she can squeeze into a weekend. These sleek stoves are available in a range of colors to fit into any outdoor decor and hit the sweet ozark trail canopy spot in size when you want both heat and ambiance. It’s two inches wider and taller than the smaller model, and burns pellets for up to an hour before it needs more fuel. As heat from the fire rises, it pulls air through the inside holes, drawing in air from the bottom outside holes, which creates secondary combustion that cuts down on smoke and speeds up the burn.
Solo Stove has an optional heat deflector that helps distribute heat more evenly. The heat can be intense, so we used welding gloves while tending the fire and adding logs. If you want a smokeless fire pit that lives up to the hype, looks great, and fits in at home or on an occasional weekend of car camping, then the Bonfire 2.0 is a solid option. Solo Stove’s Bonfire 2.0 is an update to the Bonfire we previously tested, now including a removable ash pan. While its smokeless performance remains unchanged, the ash pan does add about five pounds to the overall weight.
One staffer who also owns the Mac Sports Heavy Duty Collapsible Folding All Terrain Utility Cart has also noticed scratches on the wheels. But the Seina offers just half the internal space, and its 4-inch wheels were more prone to tipping when packed with the same beach gear. The Chair One has a 600-denier polyester and mesh seat and aluminum legs, which are linked with shock cord (like what you’d find inside high-end tent poles).
Today, when he’s not testing tools or writing for Popular Mechanics, he’s busy keeping up with the projects at his old farmhouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Danny Perez is a Commerce Editor for Popular Mechanics with a focus on men’s style, gear, and home goods. Recently, he was coordinator of partnership content at another product journalism outlet. Prior to that, he was a buyer for an independent men’s shop in Houston, Texas, where he learned all about what makes great products great. His spare time is occupied by watching movies and running to impress strangers on Strava. There was some initial smoke when we first lit the wood in the Peak and it took a little longer than others we tested for the fire to get hot enough for the smoke to abate—a good fifteen minutes.