Oookay!! You ready?! I wish I had this review before buying this. I'm gonna give you everything I got to save you time, and money, and make yours last a long time. 1) – BUY IT: This is a GREAT PRODUCT. Solid and not janky at all. Legs are very study and strong. Grill is nice as well. 2) – NOT REAL CONS: I have only 2 cons, so let’s get them out of the way, and they aren't even real cons. -----A) - Wish the screen-lid was more of a tall bubble and not low laying. It would help to place larger fires in it. I believe you can buy other lids that will fit this that have that higher arch to them. -----B) I wish this had a hole in the bottom you could open and close to sweep ash into an ash-catcher. THAT would a Godsend. But these are not real cons. Just nit-picky stuff. 3) – 2000 DEGREE CAR PAINT HACK WORKS: I cannot testify to the paint or the rust resistance of this product. Every fire pit I came across, and I researched them for WEEKS before buying this one, all had reviews that said "rusts fast". All of them. So I continued to do my research and found out about Rust-Oleum 2000 Degree High Temp Spray Paint! Finishing Paint: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-248903-Automotive-12-Ounce-Degree/dp/B0723HH684/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1530615280&sr=1-2&keywords=rustoleum%2B2000%2Bdegree&th=1 Primer Paint: https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-249340-Automotive-12-Ounce-Primer/dp/B003CT499O/ref=pd_bxgy_60_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003CT499O&pd_rd_r=8451cd7a-7eaf-11e8-bf3d-090d28e95a86&pd_rd_w=MykOM&pd_rd_wg=l6MHr&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=NPEKQK6RFDZJZ8WJFHS4&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=NPEKQK6RFDZJZ8WJFHS4 THIS HACK WORKS!!! And NO, I do not have any nasty odors coming off my pit. If you follow the instructions it will work like a champ and stay on. I used 1 coat of primer directly onto the pre-existing paint, did not sand it, (only whipped it off to make sure it was clean), and 1 coat of the finishing paint. It has done the trick. Only about 2 inches on the lid around the center handle has pealed, but the primer layer has stayed even on the pealed parts. Yes, I sprayed the lid too, I recommend you do the same as this is the part that seemed to rush first for people. *(Buy this Rust-Oleum paint from Amazon from the link above, no I get no kickback. lol, you will spend WAY too much money other places. And get the 6 can pack. Whatever you don’t use you can keep for touch ups later. Trust me, the 6 pack is the same amount as a few cans elsewhere. I made that mistake and am kicking myself for it now.) 4) – COVERING IT: I found this... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S0NYTPQ/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_7?th=1 it is a very nice cover for it, heavy, waterproof, keeps the sun off it, and fits nicely. I got the 44 inch. It works, but I wish I would have gotten the 60 inch to cover everything. Compared to other covers this one was a great deal. Quality and price. It has air flaps on the side, water can't get in but it allows it to breathe so that moisture doesn't collect on the inside, which would lead to rust obviously. 5) – GET 26 INCH (MIN) TONGS, DON’T DO A POKER FOR THIS ONE: It’s a deep bucket, which I love and is one of the reasons I got it. But moving the wood around once the fire starts, really hard without one of these… https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P9RWYLC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 this one is a great price and has carried many logs into the fire without bending or breaking on me. Its light but strong enough to get the job done. Pokers will not do you well with this one. Get one of these tongs. 26 inches is just long enough. I would not go shorter, especially if you are like me and like a good size fire. 6) – BOTTOM IS HOT, LAYDOWN BRICKS: Laydown bricks if you put it on your patio like I did. Yes it sits high but it gets hot underneath it. I put red bricks under mine to keep my patio form getting too hot, and I'm glad I did. 7) – BUY IT, COAT IT, USE IT, YOU WILL ENJOY IT! ???? **** LATER ADDED NOTE: I use this pit literally every night. I place good size fires in it and have had it a for about month now. No rust on any part of it. The only part that pealed with the 2000 degree Rust-Oleum pain was the 3 triangles on the bottom because I didn't slowly warm them up the first time I used it, as the instructions said. But the 2000 degree primer paint has stayed on them so that layer of protection is still there. What I am really impressed by is my flames hit the lid every time, lots of flames, not a little, and the paint is not peeling off the screen-mesh part at all. Everywhere else looks EXACTLY the way it did the day I painted it, minus ash-dust of course. Direct flame and no peal, and no rust. I see this lasting me years. I also enjoy the solid black color to it. Looks great!
