Solo Stove's blog recommends using a stand if you're going to be burning your fire pit on a deck — wooden or composite/PVC — and adding pavers underneath it if you plan on letting the flames go for more than an hour or two. (A stand should also be used on green grass and sand, FYI.) The stand that came with the Bonfire 2.0 I tested stayed impressively cool to the touch during my burns (even as the pit itself got searingly hot), though I'm still not sure if I would completely trust it on a deck. Keep a very close eye on it if you do.