So far we love this chiminea!! We purchased a cover and will cover it during rain and winter events. Had three fires thus far and the tall stack works great on elevating and sending away the smoky start of the fire. Burns beautiful and the opening is nice and wide so you can see the whole fire. We used lava rock and bricks to insulate the bottom so the fire sits on that instead of directly on bottom of chiminea. So far we love it!! It looks like it’s been a part of our patio forever. Fits right in and we stay out and enjoy the outside much longer now that we have it. ￼