I’d checked Solo Stove out before, but at the time I had a large yard and plenty of trees that dropped deadwood. A more efficient fire pit was not a concern.  I’ve moved to a smaller house and the neighbors are closer, so minimizing the smoke while still having a tall flame and a lot of heat was important.  The Ranger delivers.

Flames burning blue and purple, standing about three feet above the rim, and nary a whiff of smoke, once the dampish wood and leaves caught fire. It burned a couple of arm loads of twigs and 5-6 wrist-thick branches  over about ninety minutes. I left it still glowing red at around 11:00, and a check in the early morning found only cool ashes. As advertised.

A solid purchase.