HOW TO HAVE A CAMPFIRE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT
A campfire doesn’t require a campsite or an entire weekend. Here’s how to keep the best part of summer going between dinner and bedtime.
THE AIR GETS THINNER. YOUR FIRE SHOULDN’T.
BarCoal uses a 5 psi propane jet to pull in combustion air before ignition, keeping the mixture stable as altitude and weather change—without fans, sensors, or manual adjustments.
The $40,000 Mission Control Knob
Walk up to a HOWL Campfire, and you'll probably never think twice about the Mission Control Knob. Good. You shouldn't. A control knob is one of those parts people only notice when it feels cheap, s...
How to Melt Thighs Without Cooking the Ground
BarCoal makes thigh-melting radiant heat. The EchoHeat Reflector Shield aims it at cold humans instead of wasting it on the dirt.
Fire pit brands advertise BTUs like horsepower, but the number is closer to gallons per hour. It tells you how quickly a fire consumes propane—not how much useful warmth reaches the people around it.
Rain Usually Wins. HOWL Drains It.
Rain usually ruins the fire. HOWL is designed around that. The A-Flame sheds water quickly, while BarCoal drain ports shed rain and snow so the fire can keep delivering light and radiant heat in th...
Built Like a Tank Because Camp Eats Fragile Gear
Most fire pits are built like the trip to camp does not count. HOWL is different. The Pressbrake Frame starts as a stainless steel plate, gets cut to shape, and forms into a rigid exoskeleton built...
Your Flames Aren't Keeping You Warm
Most propane fire pits make flame, but flame is not the part that makes a wood fire feel so warm. The real heat comes from the coals. Here’s how HOWL’s patented BarCoal Technology brings that missi...
Why HOWL Is the Only Propane Campfire With 100% Primary Air Combustion
Most propane fire pits are built around a flame. HOWL is built around combustion. Here’s why HOWL’s patented 100% Primary Air Combustion System matters, how the Fuel Jet Orifice draws primary air i...
Why HOWL Uses 160 Tiny Emitters to Build One Big Flame
Most propane fire pits use a few large burner holes and hide the flame inside a bowl. HOWL’s A-Flame Burner uses 160 precision-machined micro-emitters to build one taller, brighter, more campfire-l...
Most propane fire pits treat transport like someone else’s problem. HOWL doesn’t. StrapLock Slots are built into the frame, so the fire and propane tank can be secured together and then tied down t...
Why Most Fire Pits Hide the Flame
Most propane fire pits solve the wind problem by enclosing the flame with walls. HOWL took a different approach. The FlexDome Windscreen protects the A-Flame with laminar separation, keeping the fl...
The Fire Season Update You Don't Actually Want
We love campfires.We also like forests not burning down. So this time of year, we watch the fire maps closely. And with Memorial Day Weekend coming, the latest outlook grabbed our att...
About Us HOWL Campfires exists to keep the forest AND the campfire alive. We believe sitting around a fire in the woods is good for people, so we developed our patented BarCoal™ Technology ...
Can I Have a Fire During a Burn Ban?
Can you use a propane fire pit during a burn ban? Sometimes. The answer depends on who manages the land where you’re camping. This plain-English guide shows you how to figure out whether wood fires...
Can You Cook on a Propane Fire Pit?
Can you cook on a HOWL? The official answer is no — HOWL Campfires are certified as portable propane campfires, not cook stoves. Here’s the story of why we gave up an easy cooking claim to build a ...
WE HAVE TO RAISE THE PRICE OF THE R1.
We set out to sell R1s for as little as possible. But as we scaled up from making 120 units per month to 1,000, it became clear: we just weren’t going to hit a sustainable margin.
Tariffs Update: Prices Will Hold Until April 30
Until April 30, the R4 will still be $1,299, and the R1 will still be $349, same as they've always been. After that, we don't know yet what a HOWL will cost.
Howdy Folks, Of all the things we do today, very few have been part of the human experience since the beginning. One of those very old things is the act of sitting around a campfire. Another is hun...
How to Ghost Camp with a Propane Fire Pit
Howdy folks! Maybe one day you’ll pull off for the night from an old logging road and find nothing at all. No rock rings or ripped-up trees. No bottle caps or bits of glass. No signs of man save ...
KEEPING THE FIRE BURNING WITH ROCKET RAMPS
Teddy Jaramillo and Henry Lanman are on a wild ride Together they started a company called Rocket Ramps to build some of the wildest and most fun bike trails in New Mexico. They're world-class ride...
What’s the best portable fire pit for camping? HOWL vs. SoloStove
A lot of folks are asking how the new HOWL Campfire stacks up against a SoloStove. Even though the HOWL is a propane fire pit, and the SoloStove burns wood, it’s a good question.
Do yourself a favor. Take a propane fire pit skiing.
It was a wild realization when we got back to the truck and looked at the clock. We’d spent a good amount of time that morning hanging by the fire, then put in a solid lap on the skis and splitboar...
What's The Science Behind A Good Propane Fire Pit?
Propane campfires rely on a few simple principles to make you warm. Some generate Infrared heat, while others only have flames. Some burn a ton of BTUs, while others burn less fuel. Some have lava ...